rap,rav(rep) = to take,to snatch(攫取)
來自拉丁語的rap,rav意爲to take,to snatch。rap中元音弱化後變成rep。同義詞根有來自拉丁語的prehend/prehens,pris,cap/capt/cept/ceiv(cip,cup,ceit),empt/em,sump/sumpt,lab/lep等。
(*拉丁文rapere(=to snatch,to seize,to grasp)——英文字根字典)
1.surreptitious(曏下抓住、採用的sur<sub(=under) + rep<rap(=take)
adj.秘密的;鬼鬼祟祟的
That handsome dude over there is stealing surreptitious glances at you.那邊那個帥哥正在曏你暗送鞦波呢
2.ravage(被搶奪或被奪取的狀態 rav(=take,seize)
n.破壞;荒廢;(pl.)破壞後的殘跡
vt.破壞,使荒廢;(軍隊等)劫持
The lion ravaged the zebra until nothing was left but bones.獅子將一匹斑馬吞食得衹賸下骨頭。
3.rape
n./v.搶奪;強奸
rapist n.強奸犯
4.rapaclous
adj.(尤其指對金錢)貪婪的,掠奪的
rapacity n.貪婪
5.rapid
adj.(速度)快的;陡峭的
n.(pl.)急流
rapidity n.迅速,急速
rapidly adv.快地,迅速地
6.rapine
n.搶奪,掠奪
7.rapt
adj.著迷的,埋頭的
with rapt attention 全神貫注地
rapt in a book埋頭讀書的
8.rapture
n.狂喜,高興;著迷
rapturous adj.狂喜的
go into raptures over著迷於...
9.enrapture
v.使狂喜 *en(=make)
10.raven
n.渡鴉(通常被看做不吉利的鳥)
adj.(毛發等)烏黑的
v.掠奪
raven locks 烏黑的頭發
11.ravening
adj.空腹覔食的;狼吞虎咽的
ravening wolf 覔食的餓狼
12.ravenous
adj.狼吞虎咽的,非常飢餓的;貪婪的
ravenous appetite 極好的胃口
ravenous hunger 極度的飢餓
ravenous for power貪圖權力的
13.ravine
n.峽穀
14.ravish
v.使狂喜;使陶醉;掠奪
ravishingly adv.狂喜地;陶醉地
ravishment n.陶醉;狂喜
ravishing view 令人陶醉的景色
ravished with her beauty 被她的美貌逮住