deprive v.剥夺

同strip, dispossess, divest, bereave, denude

The prisoners were deprived of any communication with the outside world.这些囚犯被剥夺了与外界进行沟通的自由。

discrepancy n.差异；不符

同inconsistency, disagreement, divergence, discordance

The manager found a discrepancy between the company's records and what actually sold.

经理发现公司的纪录与实际的销售不符。

Efface v.消除

同erase, eradicate, expunge, delete

The wind had effaced the deer's hoofprints from the snow.

风吹散了雪地上鹿留下的蹄印。*hoofprint n.蹄印

engross v.全神贯注

同absorb, preoccupy, engage

Richard engrossed himself in the study of marine biology.

理查德在全神贯注地研究海洋生物。

ethnic adj.种族的；人种的

同racial, national, native

Our school has students from different ethnic backgrounds.

我们学校的学生有着不同的种族背景。

facilitate v.使容易；促进

同smooth, ease, promote, speed up

Melissa's help facilitated our work to clean up the garage.

梅利莎的帮助加快了我们打扫车库的工作。

Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

1. Eating more grains is a healthy _____ to eating a lot of meat.

2. Three of the presidential _____ participated in the televised debate.

3. Jenny was _____ by the breathtaking scenery of the waterfall.

4. Diane was _____ in reading a book when I entered the room.

5. The fax machine has _____ communication between offices and homes considerably.

解答：1. Alternative 2. Candidates 3. Dazed 4. Engrossed 5. facilitated