【例】Because of the violent volcanic eruption which destroyed his house completely, John was obliged to leave his hometown for good.剧烈的火山喷发将约翰的家夷为平地,他不得不永远地离开家乡。
【构词】ob-(反)+lig(绑住)+e →反绑住某人→迫使
【同义替换】enforce
【派生】obliged a.必须的;感激的
【真题】Moreover, the integration of the European community will oblige television companies to cooperate more closely in terms of both production and distribution.
此外,欧共体的形成将迫使电视公司在生产和配送方面进行更为密切的合作。
substantial
a.实质的;相当的;显著地;坚固的;富裕的;大量的
【例】These improvements mean that trade policy can in the future play a more substantial role in ensuring the coherence of global economic policy-making.这些改进意味着贸易政策在未来保证全球经济决策一致性方面可以发挥更具实质性的作用。
【同义替换】massive, extensive
【派生】substantially ad.主要地;实质地
【真题1】Retailers that master the intricacies of wholesaling in Europe may well expect to rake in substantial profits thereby.
那些掌握了欧洲复杂的批发流程的零售商因而有望获得巨额利润。
【真题2】These merges will allow for substantial cost deduction.
这些合并会带来大幅度的成本下降。
bizarre
a.异乎寻常的,稀奇古怪的
【例】The plot of the novel was too bizarre to be believed.这部小说的情节太离奇了,简直令人难以置信。
【同义替换】fantastic, funny
【真题】Other linguists in the earlier part of this century, however, who were less eager to deal with bizarre data from “exotic” language, were not always so grateful.