spend [spɛnd] 词频1 词根: sp-

vt.& vi. 用钱，花钱; vt. 花费;消耗;花（时间）;度过; n. （为某目的或某段时间内的）花销，花费，开销;

💡 s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花费；耗用

"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."

近义：outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain 反义：husband, keep, maintain, conserve

holiday ['hɑləde] 词频2

n. 假日，休息日;节日; vi. 度假，休假;

💡 holi=holy神圣的+day日子 → 宗教节日 → 节日，假日

"The company offers scuba-diving as an add-on to the basic holiday price."

近义：vacation, aestivate, estivate, holyday, playday, sabbath 反义：weekday, usable, workaday, exploitable

whole [hol] 词频1

adj. 全部的，所有的;完整的; n. 整体，整个;全部;

💡 who(谁)+le(乐): 整个的 用W去堵洞(hole)不就变成 整个的了吗？

"The whole building was soon ablaze."

近义：totality, unity, continuum, entirety, intact, integral 反义：quota, share, slice, imperfect, sketchy, unaccomplished

family ['fæməli] 词频1

n. 家庭;家族;孩子;祖先; adj. 家庭的;一家所有的;属于家庭的;适合全家人的;

💡 音“发米粒”： 家庭吃饭又叫“发米粒 father and mother I love you家庭就是爸爸妈妈我爱你

"These diamonds have been handed down in his family for generations."

近义：kindred, kinfolk, kinsfolk, offspring, progeniture, progeny

decided [di'saidid] 词频3

adj. 清楚的;坚决的;明显的;明白无误的; v. 下决心( decide的过去式和过去分词 );（使）决定;解决;裁决;

"He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache."

近义：sharp, unquestionable, categorical, conclusive, decisive, definite 反义：arguable, argumentary, moot, mootable, pregnable, protestable