來自拉丁語的vac意為empty,它的變形為vas。同義詞根有來自拉丁語的van,void以及來自盎格魯-撒克遜語的wan。 1.devastate(使完全變空 de(=intensive) + vas<vac(=empty)) vt.蹂躪;使荒蕪 devastation n.破壞,荒蕪;蹂躪 The tornado devastated a 4-block area of the small town. 那場龍卷風使小村莊的四個街區(qū)遭到了破壞。 2.vacate(使清空vac(=empty)) vt. 騰出屋子,搬出;退出,讓出 vacancy n.空房,空地,空白;空虛 vacant adj.空的;空虛的 The school was vacated for 2 hours while the police searched for a bomb. 在警方搜尋炸彈期間,學校清場兩個小時。 3.vacillate(使成空的狀態(tài)vac(=empty)) vi.猶豫不決,搖擺,躊躇 vacillation n.躊躇,猶豫 During my teenage years my singing voice vacillated between baritone and tenor. 在我十幾歲的時候,我的嗓音總是在男中音和男高音之間變換不定。 4.evacuate v.(特指軍人)從...撤退;使疏散,使避難;排空(胃或腸)*e<ex(=out) evacuation n.撤離,撤退;疏散;排泄(物) evacuee n.避難民,被疏散者 evacuate a fort 撤離要塞 The children were evacuated to the country. 孩子們被送到鄉(xiāng)下避難。 5.vacancy n.空;空間;空虛;空白;空房,空地;心不在焉(的狀態(tài));空職,空缺;空額 look into vacancy 失神地望著 good vacancies for typists and clerks 優(yōu)厚的打字員和辦事員的空缺 fill(up) a vacancy 填補空缺 three vacancies in the apartment 公寓里的三間空房 I'd like to make a reservation for tonight. Do you have any vacacies ? 我想今晚訂一間房,請問還有空房嗎? 6.vacant adj.空白的,空的,空著的;(時間)空閑的;(心靈)空虛的;(眼神)茫然的 vacant space 未使用的空間 vacant room 空房間 vacant position 空職位 vacant possession 空屋(或空地)的合法占有 vacant expression/stare 茫然的表情/茫然的凝視 7.vacation n.(大學的)假期;(法庭的)休庭期;休假日,休假;(特指避暑、避寒等的)休假旅行;(房屋等的)空出;辭職 v.度假 vacationist n.休假者 on vacation 休假中 His vacation of a good position in the Civil Service was unwise. 他辭去不錯的公務員工作非明智之舉。 8.vacuous adj.發(fā)呆的;愚蠢的;茫然的;沒有意義的;漫無目的的 vacuously adv.直愣愣地;愚蠢地 vacuity n.心不在焉;空虛;愚蠢;空洞無聊的話(或行為) 9.vacuum n.真空 vacuum cleaner 真空吸塵器 vacuum flask/bottle 保溫瓶,熱水瓶 vacuum pump 真空泵,真空抽氣機 vacuum tube/valve 真空管 10.vain n.無效的;空虛的(沒有內(nèi)容的) 11.vanity n.空虛;虛榮(心) 12.vanish v.消失;消滅(變成空虛) 13.evanesce v. 逐漸消失(出去而消失)《e- = ex- = out》 14.evanescence n.逐漸消失 15.evanescent adj.易消散的;暫時的 16.ineviable adj. 不可避免的《in- = not;e- = ex- = out》 《in(not) + 拉丁文evitare(to avoid》 17.vainglorious adj.自負的;虛榮心強的《vain(empty) + glor(glory) + -ious(形容詞后綴)》