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grav.i.tate [}gr$vD`tet] v. 受吸引 à gravitate to /toward
Different types of students gravitate toward different subjects.
The major industries gravitated toward the outer parts of the city where rents were
cheap.
College graduates tend to gravitate to the cities in search of work.
Many young people now gravitate to careers in the computer industry.
【 字根grav- (重) 】
gravitation [`gr$vD}teNDn] n. 1. 引力 gravity
2. 吸引
the gravitation of young people to /toward computer careers
gravitational [`gr$vD}teNDnl] adj. 引力的
a gravitational field 引力場 // the gravitational pull of the moon
grav.i.ty [}gr$vDti] n. 1. 重力；引力
Objects fall to earth because of the force of gravity.
An apple falls down from a tree because of the Earth’s gravity.
2. 嚴重性 seriousness
When the shooting started, the gravity of the situation became clear.
I don’t think you realize the gravity of the situation.
3. 嚴肅；
They were asked to behave with the gravity that was appropriate in a court of law.
【 字根grav- (重) ； 字尾-ity (狀態或性質)】
mollify [}mAlD`fa0] v. 撫慰；使平靜；使平息怒氣 placate
A customer was unhappy, and the store manager mollified him by returning his
money.
She tried to mollify her critics with an apology.
diffuse [d0}fjuz] v. 1. (使) 傳播；(使) 擴散；(使) 漫射
Technologies diffuse rapidly.
The printing press helped diffuse knowledge.
The light diffused into the room.
The heat from the radiator (was) diffused throughout the room.
The moon was fuller than the night before, but the light was diffused by clouds.
【字首dif- (朝著不同的方向) ； 字根fus- (融化；傾注)】
diffusion [d0}fjuIDn] n. 傳播；擴散
the diffusion of political power
diffuse [d0}fjus] adj. 1. 瀰漫的；散開的
Don’t read in such diffuse light. // a large and diffuse organization
a soft, diffuse light 漫射光 // diffuse pain
a diffuse community
2. (文章) 冗長的；不簡潔的；難解的
~ a diffuse paper, speech, essay, etc.
a diffuse style of writing 冗贅的文體
repudiate [r0'pjudi`et] v. 1. 否認；駁斥 denounce
A witness repudiated his earlier testimony and told the truth.
They repudiated all accusations of unlawful activity.
~ to repudiate a report
She published an article that repudiates the study’s claims.
He says he has evidence which repudiates the allegations.
2. 拒絕 to reject (something or someone)
Party members appeared on television to repudiate policies they had formally
supported.
He repudiated the government’s policies. // to repudiate a suggestion
repudiation [r0`pjudi'eNDn] n.
~ his public repudiation of the conference decision
His statements are a repudiation of the government’s policies.
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