evolve v.演变，进化

develop • evolve

第七段

evoke v.引发，引起

remind somebody of • make somebody think of • bring/call to mind • be areminder • bring back memories/take somebody back • evoke • evocative • comeflooding back

第八段

merge v.合并，混合

combine • be a mixture of something and something • bring together • blend •mingle • merge

unite • team up • get together • combine • join forces • come together •amalgamate • merge

surrender v.投降，放弃

admit/accept defeat • give in • surrender • concede

第九段

forgo v.放弃

do without/go without • deny yourself • abstain • forgo

dictate v.听写，控制，指挥

tell • order • ask somebody to do something • demand • insist • dictate

elucidate v.阐明，说明，解释

To explain something that is difficult to understand by providing moreinformation

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第二段

starve v.使……挨饿

starving • starve • hungry • not get enough to eat • half-starved • underfed •malnourished

exaggerate v.夸大,夸张

exaggerate • blow something (up) out of all proportion • make too much of •overrated • overemphasize • overstate • be melodramatic • lay it on

associate v.与……相连

link • associate • make a connection • establish a link

be connected/be related • be linked • associated • have/be something to do with• be bound up with something/go hand in hand

cure v.治愈

cure • remedy • antidote

restrict v.限制，约束

limit • restrict • set/impose/put a limit • keep to/keep within • confine • fix

accelerate v.加速，加快

go faster • speed up • pick up/gather speed • accelerate • quicken your pace •gain/gather momentum

第三段

nurture v.培育，形成

nurture • foster

decline v.下降

go down/come down • fall/drop • decrease • decline • reduction • cut •plummet/plunge • taper off • dwindle • slide • take a nosedive

第五段

overstate v.夸大

exaggerate • blow something (up) out of all proportion • make too much of •overrated • overemphasize • overstate • be melodramatic • lay it on

第六段

apply v.适用，应用

apply • claim • request • approach • put in for • applicant • claimant

oppose v.反对

be against/be opposed to • oppose • not agree with something • not believe insomething • anti- • hostile • antagonistic