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• interpret
• claim
• elaborate
• engage
• obsess

1.interpret (inter- between, in pret- value)
  interpreting -adj interpretive -adj
  interpretability -n interpretable -adj
  interpreter -n
I.meanings:

• v.解释，诠释，说明
• v.理解，领会
• v.演绎，口译
• to explain or tell the meaning of

II.examples:

• We need someone to interpret these results for us.
  我们需要一个人帮我们解释一下这些结果。

• How should we interpret the law?
  我们应该如何诠释法律？

• I interpreted his behavior to mean that he disliked me.
  我把他的这种行为理解为他讨厌我。

• He interpreted the role with a lot of humor.
  他把这个角色演的十分幽默。

• I couldn't speak much English so my interpreter had to interpret for me.
  我讲不了几句英文，所以我的翻译将会为我翻译。

III.Synonyms:

• clarify, clear up
• demostrate
• explain, simplify, spell out

IV.Associations:

• interpretative -adj 作为说明的，解释的
• misinterpret -v 误解
• reinterpret -v 重新解释

2.claim (claim- cry out, shout)
  claimer -n claimable adj
I.meanings:

• v.声称，宣称
• v.认领
• v.要求
• v.索取
• n.索赔
• n.宣称，声明
• to ask for especially as a right
• to call for

II.examples:

• The girls claim to have seen the fairies.
  这些女孩声称看到了仙女????‍♀️。

• A lot of lost property is never claimed.
  许多失物从未被认领。

• You could have claimed the cost of the hotel room your insurance.
  你本可以从你的保险中索取旅馆住宿费。

• He claims for compensation.
  他要求赔偿。

• The product claims 'to make you thin without dieting'.
  该产品声称“不节食也可让你瘦下来。

III.Synonyms:

• assert, declare
• retrieve
• demand, require, request, ask for

IV.Associations:

• claimant -n 申请人，要求人
• declaim -v 高谈阔论，大声说
• reclaim -v 放弃，拒绝
• proclaim -v 正式宣布，公布
• exclaim -v 大叫，呼喊
• acclaim -v 欢呼，喝彩

3.elaborate (e- out, up, outer labor- work)
  elaborator -n elaboration -n elaborately adv
I.meanings:

• v.详细说明????
• v.精心制作
• adj.精致的，详尽的，复杂的
• done with great or numerous details and efforts
• to add details to something

II.examples:

• This hotel has recently installed an elaborate computer system.
  这家酒店安装了一套精密的计算机系统。

• It's a pretty elaborate scheme.
  这是个精心设计的骗局。

• If I can elaborate, I'd be happy to explain.
  如果我能详细说明，我很乐意解释。

• Elaborate efforts were made to reconstruct what had happened.
  为重现当时的场景，他们做了大量细致的工作。

• He said he had new evidence, but refused to elaborate any further.
  他声称有新证据，但拒绝进一步详细说明。

III.Synonyms:

• complex, complicated
• detailed
• sophisticatd, intricate

IV.Associations:

• overelaborate -v 过分推敲，对...阐述过度
• elaborative -adj 详尽的，精心制作的，煞费苦心的

4.engage (en- in, inner gage- promise)
  engaging -adj engagement -n
I.meanings:

• v.吸引住
• v.参与
• v.订婚
• v.与...建交
• to get someone interested in something or to have a conversation or discussion with someone
• to interlock with

II.examples:

• The toy didn't engage her interest for long.
  这个玩具对她的吸引力没有维持多久。

• American forces did not directly engaged.
  美军没有直接出兵。

• Jack and Anne are engaged.
  他俩订婚了。

• Despite her illness, she remains actively engaged in shaping policy.
  虽然她病了，但她还是积极参与政策的制定。

• I told you not to engage！
  我警告过你不要多管闲事！

III.Synonyms:

• attract, catch up, fascinate, grip, interest, catch one's eyes
• involve, participate
• enwrap

IV.Associations:

• disengage -v 脱离
• unengaged -adj 未婚的
• engaging -adj 迷人的，有魅力的

5.obsess (ob- opposite sess- sit)
  obsessive -adj obsession -n
I.meanings:

• v.使痴迷，使着迷????
• v.使困扰
• to think about someone or something to an extreme extent
• to worry about something all the time

II.examples:

• She's completely obsessed with him.
  他让她神魂颠倒。

• Jody's been obsessed with some lifeguard for month.
  乔迪几个月来一直迷恋着某个救生员。

• A lot of young girls are obsessed by their weight.
  许多少女都过于担心自己的体重。

• He's obsessed with programming.
  他迷上了编程。

• Do you find that you obsess much about things.
  你发现你着迷于某些事吗？

• Stop obsessing about your hair. It's fine.
  别再担心你的头发了，它看上去很好。

III.Synonyms:

• drunk in, fascinate
• crazy
• preoccupy

IV.Associations:

• obsessive -adj 着迷的
• obsession -n 困扰，困扰人的情绪