现在看看下列 8 组字，如何凑在一起：

　　⒈下列 6 个动词的共同意思是“伤害”或“破坏”：
　　damage, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar

　　⒉下列 6 个动词的共同意思是“减少”：
　　decrease, lessen, diminish, reduce, abate, dwindle

　　⒊下列 6 个名词的中心意思是“武装叛变”：
　　rebellion, revolution, uprising, revolt, mutiny, insurrection

　　⒋下列 7 个名词都含有“边缘”之意：　　edge, brink, brim, rim, verge, border, margin

　　⒌下列 7 个名词都含有“ 路”之意：　　way, road , path , route, passage, street, aveune

　　⒍下列 7 个形容词都含有“著名”之意：　　 famous, renowned, celebrated, noted, distinguished, eminent, illustrious

　　⒎下列 7 个形容词都含有“快速”之意：
　　fast, rapid, swift, quick, speedy, hasty, expeditious

　　⒏下列 9 个动词含“胜过”或“克服”之意：
　　conquer, defeat, vanquish, overcome, beat, rout, surmount, subdue, overthrow

　　上述 8 组字，每组都有个中心意思。在学习词汇时，若能将意思有关联的字词或习语摆在一起，通过联想来记忆，不但轻松而且还很有效。必须注意的是，虽然几个字有共同的意思，但是每个字在句子中的用法，难免会有些差别，不可不察。

　　现在举个和“laugh”（笑）有关的动词，来说明这点。

　　① The President smiled（微笑） as he went past the crowd.

　　② His joke made us laugh（发笑）.

　　③ The spectators jeered（嘲笑） when their team was defeated.

　　④ The audience roared with rage（暴笑如雷）.

　　⑤ If you tease（揶揄） her again, she will get angry.

　　⑥ The pupils giggled（格格地笑） on seeing the teacher fall down.

　　⑦ The crowd booed（喝倒采） when the referee made a mistake.

　　⑧ The listeners hooted（轻蔑地叫喊） at the ignorant speaker.

　　⑨ Irene sat at a corner, chuckling（轻声暗笑） to herself.

　　⑩The naughty girl grinned（露齿而笑） in response to her mother‘s question