Accost
[ ə'kɔst ]
出国 Abroad
vt. 走过去跟…讲话;跟…搭讪;（乞丐等）上前向…乞讨;（妓女等）勾搭;
vi. 贴近地面飞;<古>接界;邻接;交接;
n. <罕>搭讪，攀谈;
💡 词根助记
ac=ad=to+cost=coast海岸 → [古]靠近海岸（攻击） → [引申]搭讪
📝 例句
He ruminated on his defenses before he should accost her father.
他在与她父亲搭话前,仔细地考虑着他的防范措施.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ coast-岸边,accost-搭讪:岸边的妓女跟游人搭讪
※ ac-AC米兰队,cost-代价、费用:AC米兰队队员引诱女孩付出了很大代价
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
ab-在c前变为ac-
表示“在；使；向”
📖 牛津释义
accost
v[Tn]
(a) approach and speak to (sb) boldly 贸然上前与（某人）搭讪或攀谈
She was accosted by a complete stranger. 有一个她完全不认识的人过来跟她搭讪.
(b) (of a prostitute) solicit (sb) （指妓女）勾搭, 勾引（某人）.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'kɒst]vt. 招呼, 搭讪, 勾引【法】 勾引, 引诱
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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My little boy is having a school play tonight, I don't want to miss it.
我的小儿子今晚会参加学校的戏剧表演，我不想错过了。
The eagle glides gracefully.
老鹰优雅地在空中滑翔。
It has always been a mystery to me who city dwellers, who appreciate all these things, obstinately pretend that they would prefer to live in the country.
城里人对这一切心里很明白，却偏要执拗地装出他们喜欢住在乡村的样子，这对我来说一直是个谜。