词根:rap, rav(rep) = to take, to snatch(攫取)
来自拉丁语的rap,rav意为to take,to snatch。rap中元音弱化后变成rep。同义词根有来自拉丁语的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)
同源词:
1. surreptitious(向下抓住、采用的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.那边那个帅哥正在向你暗送秋波呢
2. ravage(被抢夺或被夺取的状态 rav(=take,seize)
n.破坏;荒废;(pl.)破坏后的残迹
vt.破坏,使荒废;(军队等)劫持
The lion ravaged the zebra until nothing was left but bones.狮子将一匹斑马吞食得只剩下骨头。
3. rape
n./v.抢夺;强奸
rapist n.强奸犯
4. rapaclous
adj.(尤其指对金钱)贪婪的,掠夺的
rapacity n.贪婪
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.抢夺,掠夺
7. rapt
adj.着迷的,埋头的
with rapt attention 全神贯注地
rapt in a book埋头读书的
8. rapture
n.狂喜,高兴;着迷
rapturous adj.狂喜的
go into raptures over着迷于...
9. enrapture
v.使狂喜 *en(=make)
10. raven
n.渡鸦(通常被看做不吉利的鸟)
adj.(毛发等)乌黑的
v.掠夺
raven locks 乌黑的头发
11. ravening
adj.空腹觅食的;狼吞虎咽的
ravening wolf 觅食的饿狼
12. ravenous
adj.狼吞虎咽的,非常饥饿的;贪婪的
ravenous appetite 极好的胃口
ravenous hunger 极度的饥饿
ravenous for power贪图权力的
13. ravine
n.峡谷
14. ravish
v.使狂喜;使陶醉;掠夺
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