Week 2 day 4: YOU’VE GOT TO BE A FOOTBALL EXPERT

As an avid football fan, I try to see every game the Jets play. Whenever I can cajole my father
into accompanying me, I try to do so. He has only a rudimentary knowledge of the game, and
since I am steeped in it, I enjoy explaining its intricate details to him. It certainly does
enhance your appreciation of football when you are aware of every nuance of the sport.

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avid

词性:n.
音标:[ˈævɪd]
释义:渴望的; 贪婪的; 热心的

Avid usually means very eager or enthusiastic. If you’re an avid reader, it means you read as much as you can, whenever you can.

But this adjective can also mean wanting something so much that you can be thought of as greedy. For example, a person can be avid for success or power. Avid is from French avide, from Latin avidus, from avere “to desire, crave.”


I’m an avid reader of the Journal.


Yes, and I’m listening avidly,fellow.

cajole
词性:v.
音标: [kəˈdʒoʊl]
释义:勾引,哄骗

To cajole someone is to persuade them by using insincere compliments or promises. If you say “Please, pretty-please, I’ll be your best friend,” when asking for a stick of gum, you are cajoling the gum holder.

The origin of this word is probably a blend of two French words meaning “to chatter like a jaybird” and “to lure into a cage.” When you cajole that guy into lending you some money, picture him as the bird going into the cage. In fact, the word cajole may be associated with another French word meaning “to put in jail.”


No matter how you plead, cajole, beg, or attempt to stir my sympathies, nothing you do will stop me from placing you in a steel cage with gray bars.


I have cajoled,I have begged them, now I’m begging you.


That took quite a bit of cajoling, but I think I was able to convince him.

rudimentary

词性:v.
音标: [ˌruːdɪˈmentri]
释义:基本的,初步的,未成熟的

Rudimentary means basic, or at a very early stage. The test should be easy: it requires only a rudimentary understanding of the materials.

The word rude means simple or offensive — and people with only rudimentary understanding of good manners might not know how that belching is rude. If you remember that the word rude is the foundation of rudimentary, you’ll have a rudimentary understanding of the word.


It’s a little rudimentary, butyou’re on the right track.


I only have a rudimentary idea of what his reasoning might be.


Oh, come on. It’s rudimentary science.


I could teach you some rudimentary physics.

Intricate

词性:adj.
音标: [ˈɪntrɪkət]
释义:错综复杂的; 难理解的; 曲折; 盘错

Intricate things are complex and have many elements: they’re not simple. Think of the intricate wiring of a computer’s motherboard, or the intricate plot of a movie that you have a hard time following.

Anything intricate is complicated. Chess is a very intricate game that you could study your entire life and still not know everything about. On the other hand, a game like Connect Four is not very intricate. The more details and parts something has, the more intricate it is. A two-part plan isn’t very intricate. A 2000-step plan is intricate; it’s harder to wrap your head around.


We have a pretty intricate matching algorithm.


I worked it out in intricate detail.


This is intricate work.


I’ve never seen anything this intricate.


Their blood flow is intricately connected.

@Chatbot 你是一个英语教学的大师,你会用通俗易懂的方式给学生讲解各类英语知识,现在请你给我解释下上面帖子中我着重讲解的单词,介绍下这些单词在正式文书和口语中的各类含义,各举几个地道,自然的例子。介绍下这些单词的来历,以及我如何才能记住这些单词呢?

当然可以,让我们来详细地讲解一下这些单词及其用法。

1. Avid

词性:形容词 (adj.)
音标:[ˈævɪd]
释义:渴望的; 贪婪的; 热心的

解释

  • 形容非常热衷的、热心的:用于形容某人对某事物非常渴望或充满热情。例如,一个 avid reader 就是一个非常爱读书的人。
  • 想要很多的,有贪欲的:有人对某件事物极度渴望,甚至可能有贪心的成分。

例句

  • 正式文书:He is an avid supporter of environmental reforms.
  • 日常口语:She’s an avid fan of the show; she never misses an episode.

记忆方法

  • 关联词汇:Avid 来源于拉丁语 avidus,意思是“渴望的”。可以和“贪心的”avarice 联系起来记住。

2. Cajole

词性:动词 (v.)
音标:[kəˈdʒoʊl]
释义:勾引,哄骗

解释

  • 使用甜言蜜语或各种承诺去说服某人。Cajole 比较强调为了达到自己的目的而采用的温和而讨喜的方法。

例句

  • 正式文书:She managed to cajole her colleagues into supporting her proposal.
  • 日常口语:I had to cajole him into coming with us.

记忆方法

  • 联想记忆:Cage + jail(牢房),想象用甜言蜜语把人骗进“牢笼”。

3. Rudimentary

词性:形容词 (adj.)
音标:[ˌruːdɪˈmentri]
释义:基本的,初步的,未成熟的

解释

  • 描述某事物仍处于初级或基础水平,尚未发展成熟。例如,rudimentary skills 就是基础的技能。

例句

  • 正式文书:The training program is designed for students with only a rudimentary understanding of the subject.
  • 日常口语:His knowledge of the language is still pretty rudimentary.

记忆方法

  • 关联词汇:Rudimentaryrude(粗鲁的)同源,基本、粗糙、未充分发展的意思一脉相承。

4. Intricate

词性:形容词 (adj.)
音标:[ˈɪntrɪkət]
释义:错综复杂的; 难理解的; 曲折; 盘错

解释

  • 用来形容某物有多个相互关联的复杂部分,或者某事物非常复杂、难以理解。例如,intricate patterns(复杂的图案),intricate plot(复杂的情节)。

例句

  • 正式文书:The architect’s work is known for its intricate decorative elements.
  • 日常口语:The plot of that movie was really intricate; I had trouble following it.

记忆方法

  • 词源:Intricate 来自拉丁语 intricatus,意为“复杂的”,可以联想一个复杂、交织在一起的 track(轨迹)。

通过这些详细的释义和举例,相信你对这些词汇应该有了更深的理解,记住单词的关键在于将它们和它们的根源、应用场景结合起来,反复使用自然会变得熟练。