Unit 18

thrift / shrift / spendthrift

thrift n.节约 (careful use of money so that it is not wasted) / THrift /

• June's thrift took the form of careful adherence to her budget and the assiduous use of coupons to save money on her weekly shopping.

shrift n. 忏悔，认罪 (a remission of sins pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of reconciliation) / SHrift /

• Ted hoped that his sins would be wiped away when the priest granted him shrift for confessing.

spendthrift n.挥霍的人 (a person who spends money in a careless or wasteful way) / ˈspɛn(d)ˌθrɪft /

• Unlike thrifty June, her sister Marsha was a spendthrift who spent money on whatever trinket caught her eye.

wary / chary / awry / weary / wiry

wary adj. 谨慎小心的 (marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness, especially in detecting and escaping danger) / ˈwerē /

• Ming-Na was wary of walking down dark alleys at night because she feared being mugged.

chary adj. 谨慎的，仔细的 (cautious about doing something) / ˈCHerē /

• Toshiko took a chary view of our plan to climb the mountain, pointing out all the potential dangers.

awry adj. 错误的 (away from the correct course) / əˈraɪ /

• Our plans to spend the afternoon relaxing in the sunshine went awry after our car broke down on the way to the beach.

weary adj. 疲劳的 (exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness) / ˈwɪri /

• Timothy was so weary after spending hours at library studying for his exams that he fell asleep the moment his head hit the pillow.

wiry adj. 瘦而强壮的 (very thin but strong and muscular) / ˈwī(ə)rē /

• The dancer seemed lithe and elegant from afar, but when we got close to her, we could see that her body was wiry, with strong muscles rippling beneath her skin.