Unit 67

adduce / induce / traduce

adduce v. 引用…证明 (to mention or provide (something, such as a fact or example) as evidence or proof to support an argument) /əˈd(y)o͞os/

• The detective went to court to publicly adduce the evidence that had collected.

induce v. 引起，招致 (to cause (something) to happen or exist) /ɪnˈd(j)us/

• The nurse tried to induce the child to vomit in order to make him expel the large amount of gummy vitamins that he had eaten.

traduce v. 中伤，诽谤 (to tell lies about someone) /trəˈd(j)us/

• The witness found himself in contempt of court after traducing a false alibi while on the stand.

delegate / relegate

delegate n. 代表 (a person who is chosen or elected to vote or act for others) /ˈdɛləɡət/

• The party's delegate officially announced his candidacy at the Democratic National Convention.

relegate v. 降低 (to assign to a place of insignificance or of oblivion ) /ˈrɛləˌɡeɪt/

• Amanda relegated her stuffed animals to the closet after her brothers made fun of her for sleeping with them.

petrify / putrefy / stupefy

petrify v. 吓呆 (to make someone very afraid) /ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪ/

• Suzuki remained petrified of dogs after one savagely bit her on the leg when she was a child.

putrefy v. 腐烂 (to rot) /ˈpyo͞otrəˌfī/

• We came back from our holiday to discover that the vegetables we left in our refrigerator had putrefied to liquid form.

stupefy v. 使惊呆 (to shock or surprise very much) /ˈst(y)o͞opəˌfī/

• Kimiko was stupefied with amazement to learn that she had won the lottery.