Unit 47

team / teem

team n. 组，队 (a group of people who work together) / tim/

• The students worked together as a team in order to complete the science fair project in time for the show.

teem v. 充满 (to become filled to overflowing) / tēm/

• In spring, the forest teems with life as the hibernating animals wake up and many new baby animals are born.

callow / callous

callow adj. 幼稚的，稚嫩的 (lacking adult sophistication) /ˈkæloʊ/

• Many of Donald Trump's tweets bespeak a callow, unsophisticated psyche, unable to moderate his emotional responses to even the slightest insult.

callous adj. 冷漠的 (not feeling or showing any concern about the problems or suffering of other people) /ˈkæləs/

• The Arab Spring saw citizens from several Islamic nations replace their callous dictators with more concerned and responsive, democratically elected leaders.

contrite / contrive / connive

contrite adj. 后悔的 (feeling or showing regret for bad behavior) /kənˈtrʌɪt/

• Suzanne felt so bad about having been caught trying to steal the necklace that she made a made a contrite apology to the store manager.

contrive v. 设法做到 (to make (something) happen in a clever way or with difficulty) / kənˈtraɪv/

• Lindsay Lohan's public relations consultant was tasked with the difficult job of contriving a positive spin after her client was sentenced to serve jail time.

connive v. 同流合污 (to secretly help someone do something dishonest or illegal) / kəˈnaɪv/

• The thieves connived to rob the bank together.

discrete / discreet

discrete adj. 分开的 (separate and different from each other) / dɪˈskrit/

• Although the twins share obvious physiognomic similarities, they have such discrete personalities that few people would ever mistake one for the other.

discreet adj. 谨慎的，小心的 (careful and prudent in one's speech or actions, especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment) / diˈskrēt/

• Jiang and Lisa were so discreet about their romance that none of their friends or family realized that they were in a relationship.