新东方刘畅词汇笔记－17-2（接上）第三十三节

distribute分开来赠予，动词1“分发”，例：They distributed books to students.他们给学生们发书。2“（over）散布”，如distribute grass seeds over the lawn把草种全部散布在草坪里

tribute名词1“贡品”2“颂词，称赞”，例：A doctor pay tribute to his nurses by praising their work.医生称赞护士的工作。

attribute动词（to）1“把…归于”，例：David attributed his company's success to the unity of all the staff.大卫把公司的成功归结于全体员工的团结努力。2“认为…是…所为”，例：The tone is usually attributed to sb.这个曲子通常被认为是某人所做。名词“属性，品质，特征”，例：Kindness is one of his best attributes.仁慈是他的好品格之一。

contribute完全的赠予，动词1“（to）贡献，捐助，捐献”，如to contribute food and clothing for the relief of the poor.捐赠食品和衣服以救助贫民。2“投稿”，如contribute two stories to the magazine给杂志投两投故事

contribution名词“贡献”，短语make contribution to doing sth.对…做出贡献

前缀di也表示away

diffuse（fuse流淌）四处流淌，动词1“（气体，液体）扩散”，例：A drop milk diffused in the water.一滴牛奶在水里扩散开来。2“传播，散布”，如diffuse light / heat / knowledge传送光 / 传导热 / 传播知识，形容词1“（文章等）冗长的，漫无边际的”，如a diffusing writing style一种累赘的写作文体，2“四散的，弥漫的”，如diffuse light散射的光

confuse动词1“混淆”，例：They confused me by asking so many questions.他们提了一大堆问题，把我彻底搞糊涂了。2“使混乱”，例：I was confused by all the noise.一片嘈杂声把我弄得头昏脑胀。

confusion名词1“混乱”，例：Her unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion.她的突然到来让我们不知所措。2“混淆”

refuse动词“拒绝”，名词“废物，垃圾”，如kitchen refuse厨房里的垃圾

refusal名词“拒绝，回绝”

disperse动词“分散，驱散，解散”，例：The police dispersed the crowd.警察驱散了人群。A gust of wind dispersed the smoke from the stove.一阵风把炉子里放出的烟驱散了。

sparse“稀疏的，稀少的”，如a sparse population稀疏的人群

distinguish动词1“区别，辨别”，例：Can you distinguish between those two objects? 你能把这两个东西区分开么？2“辨认出”，例：I can distinguish them at a distance.在很远的地方我就能把他们辨别出来。3“使杰出”，例：The young officer distinguished himself many times in the battle.这个年轻的军官每次在战斗中都很风光。

distinct 1“清楚的，明显的”，例：There is a distinct improvement in your study.你的学习有一个非常明显的进步。2“（from）截然不同的”，例：These two suggestions are quite distinct from each other.这两个建议截然不同。

distinction名词“差别，区分”，例：A distinction should be made between the primary and secondary contradictions.我们要区分主要矛盾和次要矛盾。

extinguish动词“熄灭，扑灭”，如extinguish a fire灭火

extinct“熄灭了的，灭绝的”，例：Some of the species of birds are extinct.一些鸟类绝种了。如an extinct volcano死火山

extinction名词1“熄灭”2“灭绝”

divide动词1“分，划分，分开”2“分配”，例：The prize money will be equally divided among the three winner.奖金会在三个胜利中均分。3“（by）除”，如15 divided by 3 is 5. 15除以3等于5。

dividend名词“股息，红利，年息”

division名词1“分，分割”2“部门，科，处”，如foreign division of the company这个公司的外事部，3“除法”

individual不能再分的单元，名词“个体，个人”形容词1“单独的，个人的”，例：Each individual boy in the class has his own personality.这个班上的每个男孩都有自己的个性。2“独特的”，如an individual style of speaking谈话的一种独特的风格