back
beck: mountain streams, 点头打招呼
bock: a kind of beer or a cup of beer
buck
cock
deck
dick
dock
duck
fuck
guck: 粘糊糊的东西
hack
heck: 感叹词，表示轻微的懊恼惊讶
hick: 乡巴佬
hock: 踝关节，白葡萄酒，典当
jack: 千斤顶，插座，抬起
jock: 骑手
keck: 想吐
kick
kuck: 库克
lack
leck: 硬黏土
lick
lock
luck
mack: 雨衣，防水胶布
mick: 爱尔兰人
mock
muck: 牲畜粪便
neck
nick: 小切口
nock: 箭的尾端
pack
peck: 啄
pick
pock: 痘疮
puck: 淘气的小孩
rack: 挂衣服的架子
reck: 介意，和 ... 相关
rick: 轻度扭伤
rock
ruck: 弄皱
sack
seck: 不生产的，无结果的
sick
sock
suck
tack: 平头钉
tick
tuck: 褶，糖果
wack: 怪人
wick: 蜡烛芯
yack: 闲扯
yock: 大笑
yuck: 哼，呸
zack: 6 便士
Friday, July 13, 2007
Thursday, July 12, 2007
analgesic vs. anesthetic
Love can be analgesic for the loss of old feelings. But it can also be a dose of anesthetic for individual thinking.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
*ject
ject:
abject:
adject:
conject:
countersubject:
deject:
disject:
eject:
inject:
interject:
megaproject:
microinject:
object:
project:
reject:
resubject:
retroject:
subject:
superject:
traject:
abject:
adject:
conject:
countersubject:
deject:
disject:
eject:
inject:
interject:
megaproject:
microinject:
object:
project:
reject:
resubject:
retroject:
subject:
superject:
traject:
*duct
duct: a pipe
abduct: to lead sb. to an abnormal place
adduct: to add so as to bring together similar parts
He adducted his fingers to hold the cup more steadily.
Derivatives: adduction, adductive
aqueduct: a pipe
The murderer cut off the aqueduct that transfused life-sustaining liquid to the dying patient.
caliduct: calorie carrying duct ;-p in purpose of warming up
The caliduct was broken somewhere, since it was cold in the bedroom.
circumduct: circum~ is to rotate about axis
The circumduction of the plane indicated that something was going uncontrolled on ground.
Derivatives: circumduction
coelomoduct: 体腔管
conduct: con~ is to pass sth., direct the course of sth., to lead or guide
The chairman conducted the country to overthrow all intruders and win independency.
Derivatives: conductor(ress), conduction, conductance, conductible, conductibility, conductive, conductivity, conductron
coproduct: co~
deduct: to de~ is to take away sth. from ..., as corollaries takes away proofs from prime theorems
The government deducts tax from deposits.
Derivatives: deductible, deductibility, deduction, deductive
related to: deduce
dorsiduct: physiology, to turn or draw toward the back
educt: e~ 引（析）出物
Derivatives: eductor
gonaduct = gonoduct
induct: to in~ is to put into duct so as to make affiliated, familiar with sth
Derivatives: inductance, inductee, inductile, induction, inductive(ly), inductivism(st), inductivity, inductor, inductorium
related to: induce
introduct: obsolete introduce
misconduct: mis~
nephridioduct:
nephrogonaduct:
nerviduct: the duct of nerves
oviduct: the duct of ova
product
Derivatives: production, productivity, productive
related to: produce
reconduct: re~
reduct
related to reduce
spermiduct: duct of sperms
spermoduct
sporoduct: duct of spores
subduct: to sub~ is to subtract
superconduct: super~
ventiduct: duct for ventilation
viaduct: duct for cars to pass via
abduct: to lead sb. to an abnormal place
adduct: to add so as to bring together similar parts
He adducted his fingers to hold the cup more steadily.
Derivatives: adduction, adductive
aqueduct: a pipe
The murderer cut off the aqueduct that transfused life-sustaining liquid to the dying patient.
caliduct: calorie carrying duct ;-p in purpose of warming up
The caliduct was broken somewhere, since it was cold in the bedroom.
circumduct: circum~ is to rotate about axis
The circumduction of the plane indicated that something was going uncontrolled on ground.
Derivatives: circumduction
coelomoduct: 体腔管
conduct: con~ is to pass sth., direct the course of sth., to lead or guide
The chairman conducted the country to overthrow all intruders and win independency.
Derivatives: conductor(ress), conduction, conductance, conductible, conductibility, conductive, conductivity, conductron
coproduct: co~
deduct: to de~ is to take away sth. from ..., as corollaries takes away proofs from prime theorems
The government deducts tax from deposits.
Derivatives: deductible, deductibility, deduction, deductive
related to: deduce
dorsiduct: physiology, to turn or draw toward the back
educt: e~ 引（析）出物
Derivatives: eductor
gonaduct = gonoduct
induct: to in~ is to put into duct so as to make affiliated, familiar with sth
Derivatives: inductance, inductee, inductile, induction, inductive(ly), inductivism(st), inductivity, inductor, inductorium
related to: induce
introduct: obsolete introduce
misconduct: mis~
nephridioduct:
nephrogonaduct:
nerviduct: the duct of nerves
oviduct: the duct of ova
product
Derivatives: production, productivity, productive
related to: produce
reconduct: re~
reduct
related to reduce
spermiduct: duct of sperms
spermoduct
sporoduct: duct of spores
subduct: to sub~ is to subtract
superconduct: super~
ventiduct: duct for ventilation
viaduct: duct for cars to pass via
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abduct: ab~wrongly lead, that's abduction.
The abducted boy came back, with a wound in his heart unperceiveable to others.
Derivatives: abduction, abductor
see also: *duct
aberrant: I don't know when I am on an aberrant way in the research work.
Derivatves: aberrance, aberrancy, aberrantly,
abet: If we are still abetting all the ill-doers in stealing money from our society, our people won't stay with us any more.
Derivatives: abetment, abettor
abey: He abeyed his forther's advice.
Derivatives: abeyance
abhor: abhor something/to do sth
She abhorred to cry in the face of her prince.
Derivatives: abhorrent
abide: abide something, abide by(comply with)
We will abide by our promises.
Derivatives: abiding
abject: The abject poverty impeded the development of tourism.
Derivatives: abjectness, abjectly
see also: *ject
abjure: to abandon (believes, rights) publicly
Those who abjure their belief will be deserted by God.
see also: *jure
ablution: The bishop performed his ablution and served a solemn ceremony.
Derivative: abluted, ablutionary
The abducted boy came back, with a wound in his heart unperceiveable to others.
Derivatives: abduction, abductor
see also: *duct
aberrant: I don't know when I am on an aberrant way in the research work.
Derivatves: aberrance, aberrancy, aberrantly,
abet: If we are still abetting all the ill-doers in stealing money from our society, our people won't stay with us any more.
Derivatives: abetment, abettor
abey: He abeyed his forther's advice.
Derivatives: abeyance
abhor: abhor something/to do sth
She abhorred to cry in the face of her prince.
Derivatives: abhorrent
abide: abide something, abide by(comply with)
We will abide by our promises.
Derivatives: abiding
abject: The abject poverty impeded the development of tourism.
Derivatives: abjectness, abjectly
see also: *ject
abjure: to abandon (believes, rights) publicly
Those who abjure their belief will be deserted by God.
see also: *jure
ablution: The bishop performed his ablution and served a solemn ceremony.
Derivative: abluted, ablutionary
Sunday, March 11, 2007
*dicate
abdicate: After the president abdicated, he was soon found murdered at his home.
adjudicate: ju~jury, related to court, hence to abjudicate is to settle finally in a court
The bribery involved so much interest that it was sent to a special commitee to abjudicate.
Derivatives: adjudication, adjudicative, adjudicatory, adjudicator
coindicate: co~provide conjoint indication
The turmoil coindicated the following revolution.
contraindicate: contra~ to indicate the inadviability of (a medical treatment)
dedicate: He dedicated himself in the theory of number all his life.
dijudicate:
eradicate: era~erase, to eradicate is to erase something including its root
The grasshppers were eradicated by introducing birds and other natural enemies.
indicate: We need an saliant indicator telling us when the fire occurs.
irradicate:
medicate: to treat with medcine
Derivatives: medication, medicative
mendicate: to beg
predicate: to assert
Derivatives: predication, predicational, predicative
He predicates his arguments on facts.
preindicate: pre~
prejudicate: pre~
premedicate: pre~
radicate: to root deeply
He is the one who radicated the theory of relativity.
rededicate: re~
revendicate: to demand a restoration of territory
We are now revendicating, for Taiwans has been separated from us for more than 50 years.
revindicate: re~
syndicate: to union as a syndicate (-,-)
vindicate: to clear accusation
Our society permits people to sue for libel so that they may vindicate their reputations.
adjudicate: ju~jury, related to court, hence to abjudicate is to settle finally in a court
The bribery involved so much interest that it was sent to a special commitee to abjudicate.
Derivatives: adjudication, adjudicative, adjudicatory, adjudicator
coindicate: co~provide conjoint indication
The turmoil coindicated the following revolution.
contraindicate: contra~ to indicate the inadviability of (a medical treatment)
dedicate: He dedicated himself in the theory of number all his life.
dijudicate:
eradicate: era~erase, to eradicate is to erase something including its root
The grasshppers were eradicated by introducing birds and other natural enemies.
indicate: We need an saliant indicator telling us when the fire occurs.
irradicate:
medicate: to treat with medcine
Derivatives: medication, medicative
mendicate: to beg
predicate: to assert
Derivatives: predication, predicational, predicative
He predicates his arguments on facts.
preindicate: pre~
prejudicate: pre~
premedicate: pre~
radicate: to root deeply
He is the one who radicated the theory of relativity.
rededicate: re~
revendicate: to demand a restoration of territory
We are now revendicating, for Taiwans has been separated from us for more than 50 years.
revindicate: re~
syndicate: to union as a syndicate (-,-)
vindicate: to clear accusation
Our society permits people to sue for libel so that they may vindicate their reputations.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
*bate
``bate'' might mean walk/hit.
abate: Although anesthetic had been injected several minutes ago, the biting pain never abated.
absorbate and adsorbate: I don't think they should be put here. However they are so similar. They originate from absorb and adsorb(吸附). So they are the instance that is absorbed/adsorbed.
Heminths can't be absorbed, on the contrary, they can adsorb in the organs, such as intestine.
approbate: to approve of formally or legally.
The act was approbated by the congress days ago and now it's illegal to sell this stuff.
Derivatives: approbation, disapprobate
barbate: originates from barb, barber, means bearded...
I don't like barbate leaves which cause my allergy.
bate: His curiosity has bated since he finished that thesis. He didn't want to bate a minute out of his current interest.
celibate: looks like celibrate, but means single
As a celibate all his life, the mathematician led a poor life.
cohobate: to distil again
conglobate: to make into ball/globe-like shape or adj.
The gravity will distort the conglobate rain drops.
probate: will, or check the validity of a will
The probate court rejected his heritance of his father's wealth.
dealbate: white or whitened or vt.
The dealbate clothes will poison those who wear it.
debate: The hot debation last for two hours without a conclusion.
exacerbate: to aggravate, deteriorate, irritate
The long-last drought exacerbated the burden of local resident.
extubate: to remove a tube from
intubate: to insert a tube into
globate: globe-like
incubate: to hatch
The mathematician sat down to incubate for a while suddenly when he was walking downtown.
Derivative: preincuate, incubation
jubate: with long pendent beard
libate: Libation is usu. regarded as respect for the antecessors.
Derivatives: libation
lobate: leave-like
The lobate bookmark she sent me has been in my favorite book for years.
makebate: the one who causes quarrels
We don't need makebates in our company.
masturbate: When one is desiring sex and can't satisfy himself/herself, masturbation might be a way out.
Derivative: masturbation
perturbate: The perturbation in China deferred her prosperity for more than 20 years.
Derivative: perturbation
rebate: to discount
If you buy goods more than $100, there will be a rebate of 1$ per 100$.
reprobate: adj, n. morally unprincipled, to disapprove of
The reprobate was reprobated by those protected by justice.
sorbate: adsorbate
stereobate: 台基
stylobate: a base for pillars of a building
tholobate: 圆屋顶座
titubate: to totter, hobble, stumble
The elders always titubate.
tubate: tube-like
abate: Although anesthetic had been injected several minutes ago, the biting pain never abated.
absorbate and adsorbate: I don't think they should be put here. However they are so similar. They originate from absorb and adsorb(吸附). So they are the instance that is absorbed/adsorbed.
Heminths can't be absorbed, on the contrary, they can adsorb in the organs, such as intestine.
approbate: to approve of formally or legally.
The act was approbated by the congress days ago and now it's illegal to sell this stuff.
Derivatives: approbation, disapprobate
barbate: originates from barb, barber, means bearded...
I don't like barbate leaves which cause my allergy.
bate: His curiosity has bated since he finished that thesis. He didn't want to bate a minute out of his current interest.
celibate: looks like celibrate, but means single
As a celibate all his life, the mathematician led a poor life.
cohobate: to distil again
conglobate: to make into ball/globe-like shape or adj.
The gravity will distort the conglobate rain drops.
probate: will, or check the validity of a will
The probate court rejected his heritance of his father's wealth.
dealbate: white or whitened or vt.
The dealbate clothes will poison those who wear it.
debate: The hot debation last for two hours without a conclusion.
exacerbate: to aggravate, deteriorate, irritate
The long-last drought exacerbated the burden of local resident.
extubate: to remove a tube from
intubate: to insert a tube into
globate: globe-like
incubate: to hatch
The mathematician sat down to incubate for a while suddenly when he was walking downtown.
Derivative: preincuate, incubation
jubate: with long pendent beard
libate: Libation is usu. regarded as respect for the antecessors.
Derivatives: libation
lobate: leave-like
The lobate bookmark she sent me has been in my favorite book for years.
makebate: the one who causes quarrels
We don't need makebates in our company.
masturbate: When one is desiring sex and can't satisfy himself/herself, masturbation might be a way out.
Derivative: masturbation
perturbate: The perturbation in China deferred her prosperity for more than 20 years.
Derivative: perturbation
rebate: to discount
If you buy goods more than $100, there will be a rebate of 1$ per 100$.
reprobate: adj, n. morally unprincipled, to disapprove of
The reprobate was reprobated by those protected by justice.
sorbate: adsorbate
stereobate: 台基
stylobate: a base for pillars of a building
tholobate: 圆屋顶座
titubate: to totter, hobble, stumble
The elders always titubate.
tubate: tube-like
Friday, March 9, 2007
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abacus: The abacus was invented by ancient Chinese people as a computing tool.
abandon: The courage once abandoned will help no one at all.
abash: to bash sb. is to strike sb./sth. heavily and suddenly to injure or break. So to abash is to bash sb. in his mind so as to make him/her feel guilty, shy or worried. However, a calabash is 葫芦（树）. It seems like being bashed = =. To ear-bash is to say sth. repeatedly so as to bash sb.'s ear @@
His gift abashed her because it is totally out of proportion. With a bash on the table, she decided to reject it without bearing his ear-bashing proposing.
Here are several derivatives: abashless(ly), abashment
abate: to make (wind, noise or pain) or become less.
As the wind abated, we set off immediately.
Derivatives: abatement
see also: *bate
abbreviate: The People's Republic of China is commonly abbreviated to P.R.C..
Derivatives: abbreviation, abbreviator
abdicate: When the King abdicated, his kingdom was disintegrated by continual wars.
Derivatives: abdication, abdicator
see also: *dicate
abdomen: This is a part of one body.
I like to dance on the abdomen of my tutor.
abandon: The courage once abandoned will help no one at all.
abash: to bash sb. is to strike sb./sth. heavily and suddenly to injure or break. So to abash is to bash sb. in his mind so as to make him/her feel guilty, shy or worried. However, a calabash is 葫芦（树）. It seems like being bashed = =. To ear-bash is to say sth. repeatedly so as to bash sb.'s ear @@
His gift abashed her because it is totally out of proportion. With a bash on the table, she decided to reject it without bearing his ear-bashing proposing.
Here are several derivatives: abashless(ly), abashment
abate: to make (wind, noise or pain) or become less.
As the wind abated, we set off immediately.
Derivatives: abatement
see also: *bate
abbreviate: The People's Republic of China is commonly abbreviated to P.R.C..
Derivatives: abbreviation, abbreviator
abdicate: When the King abdicated, his kingdom was disintegrated by continual wars.
Derivatives: abdication, abdicator
see also: *dicate
abdomen: This is a part of one body.
I like to dance on the abdomen of my tutor.
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Medicines
anesthetic, 麻醉剂
anodyne, anthing that relieves pain or soothes
antidote, a remedy to counteract a poison
antihistamine, 抗组胺剂
antiseptic, 杀菌剂
fungicide, 杀真菌剂, substance that kills fungus
hemostat, sth. that hastens clotting
herbicide, a substance used to destroy weeds
anodyne, anthing that relieves pain or soothes
antidote, a remedy to counteract a poison
antihistamine, 抗组胺剂
antiseptic, 杀菌剂
fungicide, 杀真菌剂, substance that kills fungus
hemostat, sth. that hastens clotting
herbicide, a substance used to destroy weeds
Sciences
aeronautics, 航空学
agronomy, 农学
alchemy, 炼金术
anthropology, 人类学
arithmetic,
archeology, 考古学
astrology, 占星术
astronomy. 天文学
botany, 植物学
calculus, 微积分学
calligraphy, 书法
cartography, 制图学
choreograph, 舞蹈编排学
demography, 人口统计学
dermatology, the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases
dietetics, the study of the kinds of quantities of food needed for health
discography, 录音音乐研究
entomology, a brach of zoology that deals with insects
epistemology, the study or theory of the nature, sources and limits of knowledge
ethnography, 人种学
etymology, 语源学
dermotology, 皮肤病学
gastronomy, the art or science of good eating, rpicurism
genealogy, study of family history
genetics
herpetology, 爬行动物学
homiletics, the art of preaching
horology, the science or art of measuring time or making time pieces
horticulture, 园艺学
ichthyology, 鱼类学
agronomy, 农学
alchemy, 炼金术
anthropology, 人类学
arithmetic,
archeology, 考古学
astrology, 占星术
astronomy. 天文学
botany, 植物学
calculus, 微积分学
calligraphy, 书法
cartography, 制图学
choreograph, 舞蹈编排学
demography, 人口统计学
dermatology, the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases
dietetics, the study of the kinds of quantities of food needed for health
discography, 录音音乐研究
entomology, a brach of zoology that deals with insects
epistemology, the study or theory of the nature, sources and limits of knowledge
ethnography, 人种学
etymology, 语源学
dermotology, 皮肤病学
gastronomy, the art or science of good eating, rpicurism
genealogy, study of family history
genetics
herpetology, 爬行动物学
homiletics, the art of preaching
horology, the science or art of measuring time or making time pieces
horticulture, 园艺学
ichthyology, 鱼类学
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Come on... Diseases!
Here are those diseases, all in a peculiar form.
acrophobia, fear of heights
amnesia, partial of total loss of memory
anemia, 贫血
anorexia, an eating disorder oraversion to food
aphasia, partial or total loss of the ability to articulate
apoplexy, 中风
arthritis, 关节炎
asphyxia, loss of consciousness
asthma, 哮喘
concussion, 脑震荡
dipsomania, an abnormal and insatiable craving for alcoholic drink
dyslexia, impairment of the ability to read
dyspepsia, impaired digestion
gerontology, the scientific study of aging and the problems of aged people
hemophilia, 血友病
hepatitis, inflammation of the liver
hyperchondria, 忧郁症
hysteria, 歇斯底里症
insomnia, abnormally prolonged inability to sleep
acrophobia, fear of heights
amnesia, partial of total loss of memory
anemia, 贫血
anorexia, an eating disorder oraversion to food
aphasia, partial or total loss of the ability to articulate
apoplexy, 中风
arthritis, 关节炎
asphyxia, loss of consciousness
asthma, 哮喘
concussion, 脑震荡
dipsomania, an abnormal and insatiable craving for alcoholic drink
dyslexia, impairment of the ability to read
dyspepsia, impaired digestion
gerontology, the scientific study of aging and the problems of aged people
hemophilia, 血友病
hepatitis, inflammation of the liver
hyperchondria, 忧郁症
hysteria, 歇斯底里症
insomnia, abnormally prolonged inability to sleep
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