单词词根变化规律（每日单词Day11词根serv）

友课MBA加油站：第729期英语晨读

今日词汇

词根serv = save, keep 保存

▪ reserve；preserve；conserve；observe

▪ deserve；amuse；leisure；idle

▪ spare；quest

1. reserve [rɪ'zɜːv]

v. 保留，预定 n. 储备（金、物）

These seats are reserved for the elderly and women with babies.

这些座位是为老年人和带婴儿的女性预留的。

2. preserve [prɪ'zɜːv]

vt. 保存，保护

preservationn.

to preserve the environment 保护环境

3. conserve [kən'sɜːv]

vt. 保护，节省

conserve energy 节省能源

natural conservation area自然保护区

4. observe [əb'zɜːv]

v. 观察；遵守

The role of scientists is to observe and describe the world.

科学家的角色是观察和描述这个世界。

observe traffic rules遵守交通规则

5. deserve [dɪ'zɜːv]

v. 应得，应受，值得

After all that hard work, you deserve a holiday.

辛苦工作之后你该有个假期。

6. amuse [ə'mjuːz]

vt. 使娱乐，使发笑

We amused ourselves by watching the passers-by.

我们观察来往的行人自娱自乐。

7. leisure ['leʒə]

n. 空闲，闲暇；休闲

leisure activities 休闲活动

Most people only have a limited amount of leisure time.

大多数人只有有限的空闲时间。

8. idle ['aɪd(ə)l]

adj. 闲置的；不工作的；懒惰的

v. 闲置；虚度

They idled their time away in the pub.

他们在酒吧里消磨时光。

idleness n. 懒惰，闲散；失业

9. spare [speə]

adj. 多余的；备用的

v. 抽出，匀出；饶恕

spare time 空闲时间

spare parts备品，备件

We will spare no effort to find out who did this.

我们会不遗余力，一定查出是谁做了这件事。

10. quest [kwest]

n. 探索；寻求；追求

Nothing will stop them in their quest for truth.

没有什么可以阻止他们对真理的追求。

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