embargo

em-bar(阻擋)-go

n.封港令 [A government order prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.]

n. 禁運 [A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation.]

 

ps.United States embargo against Cuba

 

embargo:commerce
禁止貿易令防止貿易

 

 

 

embarrass

v.使困窘

  ex.當你發現游泳時,誤把內褲當泳褲,it may embarrass you.

 

 

 

 

embed

v.嵌入

  ex. The arrow embedded itself deeply in the stone.

 

 

 

 

embellish

em-bell-ish

v.美化;裝飾 [ to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; adorn.]

  ex. Ivy leaves embellish the front of the dresser.

 

ps. belle n.[法文]美女

 

 

 

embezzle

v.盜用;侵佔 [To take (money, for example) for one's own use in violation of a trust.]

 

ex.
公司出納員或收銀員,將老闆金錢轉往自己袋中
銀行將客戶投資轉入自己戶口
政府官員將公家賬戶轉入自己及親友名下

embezzle:funds
貪污是違法的佔有資金

 

 

 

embezzlement

n.盜用;侵佔

 

聯想: 把中間的ZZ想成睡覺,管理人睡著了,錢就被偷走了

 

ps.

bribe

n.賄賂(的錢) 

v.行賄 = suborn

  ex.They tried to bribe the reporter into silence.
  他們試圖收買該記者,不讓他張揚。

 

 

 

 

emblem

n.象徵;標誌

n.徽章;符號 [ [a design representing a country or organization. ]

 

來說說emblem與symbol的不同之處(但今日已經大家都混用了)

emblem是一種pattern用來代表某個想法,個體。

例如美國的 national emblem為bald eagle,日本的national emblem是雉雞。

 

 

symbol的話,就只是另外一個東西的代名詞而已

比方說瓶子上的骷顱頭的symbol,代表有毒

 

 

 

 

emblematic

adj.象徵的;可當標誌的 [relating to, or serving as an emblem]

  ex.Whiteness is emblematic of purity.
  白色是純潔的象徵。

 

 

 

 

embody

en-body [使有個身體]

v.使具體化  [To represent in bodily or material form]

  ex.Words embody thought.
  語言具體表現思想。

v.賦予...以形體 [To give a bodily form to; incarnate.]

 

 

 

 

embolden

em-bold(a. 大膽的)-en

v.使大膽;使有勇氣 [to make bold or bolder; hearten; encourage.]

  ex. It can embolden us by giving names to our fears.

 

 

 

emboss

v.浮雕(凸起的圖案)[carve in relief, a raised design]

 

聯想:想像boss肚子禿禿的,emboss v.浮雕

 

ps. chase v.雕鏤,雕刻

 

 

 

 

 

embrace

em-brace

v.擁抱 [hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection; hug]

v.(比喻)抓住機會,信奉,環繞

 

 

 

review

brace

v.支撐 n.支撐物

v.振奮

 

bracelet

brace-let(小東西)

n.手鐲

bracing

adj.令人振奮的 [invigorating]

 

 

bracket

brack(from .brace)-et

n.方括弧 []