【核心词汇】DAY 118

词根：riv=river河，由“河”引申为“流动，跑，一起跑+al表名词，“人，物，状态”→竞争→竞争者

参考例句

1 . He was utterly unscrupulous in his competition with rival firms.
他与对立公司竞争完全不讲道德。

2 . The party leader has been supplanted by his rival .
那位政党领导已被他的对手取而代之了。

constrain [kən'strein]

vt. 强迫，限制

词根：con一起，strain（v 紧张；拉紧）－把你们拉到一起作苦工－限制；强迫

参考例句

1 . Cold weather constrains the plant's growth.
寒冷的天气抑制了植物的生长。

2 . I felt constrained to do what he told me.
我觉得不能不做他叫我做的事。

priority [prai'ɔriti]

n. 优先权，优先顺序，优先

参考例句

1 . Vehicles coming from the right have priority .
从右边驶来的车辆享有优先通行权。

2 . The search for a new vaccine took priority over all other medical research.
在各种医药研究中，应首先解决寻找新疫苗的问题。

recession [ri'seʃən]

n. （经济）不景气，后退

词根：recess+ion→走回去→撤退；交还

参考例句

1 . There is no sign that the recession has bottomed out yet.
没有迹象表明萧条已经到了极点。

2 . Share prices were buoyed up by hopes of an end to the recession .
因经济衰退状况终止有望，股票价格得以保持高位。

salvation [sæl'veiʃən]

n. 得救，拯救，赎罪

参考例句

1 . One selected by divine will for salvation .
被上帝选中灵魂得救的人

2 . One that is or is regarded as a source of salvation in a crisis.
救星是或被认为是在危机中拯救别人的人

prestige [pres'ti:ʒ]

n. 威望，声望

词根：pre前，sti＝stand，ge哥：在前面站着的哥哥－有威信的感觉

参考例句

1 . The company would do anything but risk their prestige