Unit 74

access / assess

access n. 通道，入口 (liberty to enter or pass to and from a place) /ˈakˌses/

• The underage girls dressed in short skirts and high heels in hopes of gaining access to the club.

v. 取得… (to be able to use, enter, or get near something)

• Bae was unable to access his account after three failed attempts to enter his password.

assess v. 评定 (to determine the importance, size, or value of) /əˈsɛs/

• The insurance company sent an auditor to assess the damage after our house flooded.

accent / ascent / ascend / accede

accent v. 发重音 (to pronounce with accent) /ˈækˌsɛnt/

• Jing carefully accented her English in order to make herself sound more American when she spoke.

ascent n. 上升 (the act of rising or mounting upward) /əˈsɛnt/

• Actress Elizabeth Olsen's ascent to stardom was likely aided by her family's Hollywood connections.

ascend v. 上升，登高 (to move upward) /əˈsend/

• The climbing party slowly ascended K2, stopping at several camps on their way to the summit.

accede v. 同意 (to agree to a request or a demand) /əkˈsid/

• Tired of the child's incessant pleas, the mother finally acceded to let her son go for a ride on the Ferris wheel.

renounce / denounce / pronounce

renounce v. 拒绝，否认 (to give up, refuse, or resign, usually by formal declaration) /rəˈnouns/

• Some expats are so tired of double taxation that they have formally renounced their U.S. citizenship.

denounce v. 批评 (to criticize (someone or something) harshly and publicly) /dəˈnouns/

• The international community has denounced North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a despot and dictator.

pronounce v. 宣布 (to declare officially or ceremoniously) /prəˈnouns/

• The Porsche LMP Team were pronounced the winners of Le Mans 2017 after completing 367 laps around the course.