20 crease

■ 词根考古学

词根crease来自拉丁语，意为grow，make，表示“增长；产生”。其变形为cre。

■ 单词拆拆看

decrease = de + crease

释 [dɪˈkriːs] n./v. 减少

解 de-表示“除去”，crease表示“增长”，除掉增长，即“减少”。

例 Population growth is decreasing each year. 人口增长逐年下降。

ncrease = in + crease

释 [ɪnˈkriːs] n./v. 增加，提高

解 in-表示“里面”，crease表示“增长”，向里增长，即“增加”。

例 Crime is on the increase. 犯罪活动日益猖獗。

create = cre + ate

释 [kriˈeɪt] v. 创造，创作；造成

解 cre表示“产生”，-ate表示“做，造成”，造成产生，即“创造，创作”。

例 The businesses created many jobs in that region. 这些企业在那个地区创造了许多就业机会。

■ 词汇拓展营

creative [kriˈeɪtɪv] a. 创造性的

creature [ˈkriːtʃər] n. 生物；人；创造物

recreation [ˌrekriˈeɪʃn] n. 娱乐，消遣；休养

procreate [ˈproʊkrieɪt] v. 生育，生殖

concrete [ˈkɑːŋkriːt] a. 具体的v. 使凝固n. 混凝土

■ 词缀一家亲

1. de-（除去）　devalue v. 贬值，降低…的价值

2. in-（里面）　indulge v. 沉溺；满足；放任

3. -ate （做，造成）　frustrate v. 挫败，阻挠

测验大比拼

I. 搜索关键词：请将下列单词的正确形式填入句子中，使句子完整。

1. Bess fi nally ______ that Nancy was right.

2. We shall first look briefl y at the historical ______ of this theory

3. He showed this vast ______ of Napoleonic times.

4. This claim seems to us to be rather ______.

5. The board ______ approved the project last week.

答案： 1. conceded 2. antecedents 3. chronicle 4. dubious 5. unanimously

II. 复习对对碰：请将下列词汇和英文词义配对。

A. to sit or lie in a relaxed way, with your body leaning backward

B. the fact of people doing things for enjoyment, when the are not working

C. a formal agreement between two organizations, countries, etc.

D. to make somebody/something less valuable or respected

E. peace and agreement

答案：debase—D; recline—A; accord—C; recreation—B; concord—E

III. 备忘笔记本：请写出以下词根、词缀的含义和相关词，写不出来的部分要重点学习、记忆哦！

1. crease _________________________

2. cid _________________________

3. corp _________________________

4. dis- _________________________

5. cess _________________________