托福词汇词根记忆之flu流动

 

Part 2 字根 表示{现象}的字根 flu = flow 流动

 

入门字

 

flood (n.) 洪水 (v.) 淹没

 

flood

flow

 

进阶字

 

1. fluctuation (n.) 波动

 

fluct/ uat/ ion

flow/ 名词字尾

 

Normal fluctuation in stock prices are nothing to worry about.

股价的正常波动无须担心。

 

2. fluent (a.) 流利的，流畅的

 

flu/ ent

flow/ 形容词字尾

 

I'm fluent in written and spoken English.

我的英文读写和听讲很流利。

 

3. fluid (n.) 流体 (a.) 流动的

 

flu/ id

flow/ 名词字尾

         形容词字尾

 

Honey is a viscous fluid.

蜂蜜是一种粘稠的流体。

 

4. flush (v.) 冲水

 

flu/ sh

flow/ 动词字尾

 

You can flush dead cockroaches down the tiolet.

死蟑螂可以丢马桶冲掉。

 

5. flux (n.) 动荡

 

flu/ x

flow/ 名词字尾

 

The Tai-Ex has been in a state of flux for months.

台湾股市最近几个月都处于动荡中。

 

6. affluent (a.) 富裕的

 

af(ad)/ flu/ ent

to/ flow/ 形容词字尾

 

The U.S.A. is one of the most affluent societies in the world.

美国社会在全世界居于最富裕之列。

 

7. confluence (n.) 汇流，合流

 

con/ flu/ ence

together/ flow/ 名词字尾

 

Towns often flourish at the confluence of two rivers.

两条河的汇流处常有市镇兴起。

 

8. effluent (n.) 排放物，污水

 

ef(ex)/ flu/ ent

out/ flow/ 名词字尾

 

The EPA has sent someone to take samples from the factory effulents for analysis.

环保署派人来采取工厂排放物样品以供化验。

 

9. influential (a.) 有影响力的

 

in/ flu/ ent/ ial

in/ flow/ 形容词字尾

 

The Speaker of the House is a highly influential personage in Congress.

众议院议长在国会很有影响力的人物。

 

10. influx (n.) 流入，涌入

 

in/ flu/ x

in/ flow/ 名词字尾

 

Should a famine break out in China, there would be an influx of refugees to Southeast Asian countries.

中国要是爆发饥荒，难民会涌入东南亚各国。

 

11. superfluous (a.) 多余的

 

super/ flu/ ous

over/ flow/ 形容词字尾

 

Online shopping might one day make bookstores superfluous.

线上购物有朝一日可能让书店成为多余的。

 

12. floe (n.) 浮冰

 

floe

flow

 

Sailing near Antarctica, you can see giant ice floes passing by.

在南极洲附近航行，可看到巨大浮冰流过。

 

13. flotilla (n.) 船队

 

flot/ illa

flow/ 名词字尾

 

A flotilla of fishing boats plies the waters around Taiwan.

台湾四周海域有渔船船队在作业。

 

14. flotsam (n.) 漂流物

 

flot/ sam

flow/ 名词字尾

 

After a typhoon, seaside residents often go to the beaches to pick up flotsam and jetsam.

飓风过后，沿海居民常到岸边见识漂流物与抛弃物。