unique [jʊ'nik] 词频3 词根: uni

adj. 唯一的，仅有的;独一无二的，独特的;不平常的，特别的;超绝;

💡 un,uni =one,表示”单一,一个”#词根助记：uni+que表形容词→单一的→独特的

"I want to ride a unique cycle."

近义：irreplaceable, matchless, outstanding, peculiar, single, sole 反义：artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average

opportunity [ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-] 词根: port

n. 机会;适当的时机良机;有利的环境，条件;

💡 op=ob靠近 + portun=harbor港口+ ity 表名词 → 向港口靠近 →机会

"He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub."

近义：instance, occasion, case, episode, event, happening 反义：hindrance, hitch, knot, misadventure, mishap, obstacle

prize [praɪz] 词频1 词根: prize

n. 奖赏;战利品;值得努力争取的东西; vt. 珍视，珍惜;估价; adj. 获奖的，有望获奖的;理应获奖的;

💡 prehend, pris 抓住,夺取,获得#词根助记：战利品要靠自己抓取

"The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Mo Yan"who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary"."

近义：appraise, appreciate, assay, regard, relish, respect 反义：reject, remonstrate, underestimate, undervalue, reprove, downplay

embrace [ɪm'bres] 词频2 词根: brace

vt.& vi. 拥抱; vt. 包括;包含;接受;信奉; n. 拥抱，怀抱;

💡 em进入…之中，包围+brace胳膊→进入怀抱 → 拥抱

"He held her to him in a warm embrace."

近义：hold, hug, clasp, cuddle, embosom, honor 反义：quit, reject, relinquish, resign, waive, abandon

surely ['ʃʊrli] 词频1

adv. 无疑;一定，确实;（回答）当然，好;保管;

"You surely don't begrudge him his happiness."

近义：indubitably, infallibly, assuredly, sure, undoubtedly, unequivocally 反义：hesitantly, arguably, uncertainly, wonderingly, deniably, dubiously

failed

a. 已失败的\\n[计] 失败的

近义：unsuccessful, faulty 反义：jammy, lucky, privileged, prosperous, thriving, thrifty