minute ['mɪnɪt] 词频1 词根: min

n. 分，分钟;瞬间，片刻;备忘录;会议记录; vt. 把…记录在案;为…测定时间;

💡 minut小+e → 一分钟； 微小的，细微的

"The vendors were gazundered at the last minute."

近义：insignificant, little, miniscule, minuscule, petty, pokey

tell [tel] 词频1

vt. 告诉，说;辨别;吩咐;讲述; vt.& vi. 分辨，辨别;告诉，吩咐;泄漏;保证; vi. 泄密，告发;（颜色、声音等）显示;识别; n. [考古学]（古代村落遗址堆积而成的）台形土墩;[方言]讲的话;谈话;传闻;

💡 他告诉（tell）我，他哥哥很高（tall）

"He adjured them to tell the truth."

近义：maintain, assert, asseverate, mention, assure, name 反义：hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil

last [læst] 词频1 词根: /lə/

n. 末尾;最后;上个;鞋楦（做鞋的模型）; vt. 经受住;到…之后;够用;足够维持（尤指某段时间）; adj. 最近的;最后的;最不可能的;惟一剩下的; vi. 持续; adv. 上一次，最近一次;最后;

"The two sides signed a peace accord last July."

近义：live, persist, stand, subsist, survive, hindermost 反义：part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire

think [θɪŋk] 词频1

vt. 想;思索;以为;看待; vi. 思辩;考虑;构想;回忆; adj. 深思的;供思考的; n. 想;想法;

💡 深刻(谐音):深刻的思 想 我在想（think）该如何感谢（thank）他们

"They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go."

近义：imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate

position [pə'ziʃən] 词频1 词根: 放置

n. 位置，方位;地位，职位;态度;状态; vt. 安置;把…放在适当位置;给…定位;驻扎军队;

"Her unwillingness to answer questions undermined the strength of her position."

近义：lay, locate, marshal, place, posit, post 反义：layoff, leisure, lockout, joblessness