Family members take turns choosing a special activity for the evening, and everyone partakes in for fun.
根據(jù)短語構成及上下文意思看,此處partakes in相當于takes part in。再如break out-outbreak(名詞爆發(fā)),set out-outset(名詞起始),come in-income(名詞收入) 。
2、用前、后綴猜測詞義
英語中的前綴、后綴構詞頗多,且特定的綴往往表示特定的含義,把握住這一點,可起到以不變應萬變的效果。
1) He had been overworking and fell ill at last.
overwork是由前綴over-加動詞構成,over有"超過、過于"之意,overwork意思是"工作過多,勞累過度"。再如,overburden負擔過重,overcharge要價過高,overdo做得過分。英語中常用的前綴還有:
mis-錯,誤:misfortune不幸;mislead誤導;mismanage處理不當
mid-中央:midnight半夜;midway半路
under-低于:underdone半生不熟的;underestimate低估
anti-反對:antibody抗體;anticyclone反氣旋;antifreeze防凍劑
下面劃線單詞為常見后綴派生詞:
1) You must stop dreaming and face reality.(-ty為名詞的標志)
2) The country is trying to popularize education. (-ize為及物動詞的標志,再如realize, modernize)