Part 2 字根 表示{方位}的字根 loc = place 地方

入门字

location (n.) 地点

loc/ ation

place/ 名词字尾

进阶字

1. locale (n.) 地点

loc/ ale

place/ 名词字尾

The King and I is more than a stock romance set in an exotic locale.

《国王与我》不只是一个以异国地点为背景的老式文艺故事。

2. locate (v.) 地点

loc/ ate

place/ 动词字尾

The bat uses a sonar system to locate its food.

蝙蝠用声呐找到食物。

3. locomotive (n.) 火车头；推动者 (a.) 移动的

loco/ mot/ ive

place/ move/名词字尾

                      形容词字尾

Germany has served as a locomotive, with Helmut Kohl as engineer, pulling the rest of Europe toward economic and political union.

德国扮演了火车头的角色，柯尔总理就是司机，带动欧洲走向经济与政治统一。

4. locus (n.) 场所，主要地点

loc/ us

place/ 名词字尾

The Presidential Hall has traditionally been the locus of political power in Taiwan.

总统府一向是台湾政治权力的重镇。

5. allocation (n.) 分配

al (ad) / loc/ ation

to/ place/ 名词字尾

A chief merit of the capitalist system is that it ensures efficient allocation of resources.

资本主义的一大优点是能确保资源最有效率的分配。

6. collocate (v.) 并列，对照，校对

col (com)/ loc/ ate

together/ place/ 动词字尾

The difference in handwriting is noticeable when one collocates the two signatures.

把两个签名并列就可看出笔迹不同。

7. dislocate (v.) 脱臼，偏离，错乱

dis/ loc/ ate

away/ place/ 动词字尾

The boxer decided to quit the fight because of a dislocated shoulder.

这位拳击手因为肩关节脱臼而决定放弃比赛。

8. relocate (v.) 迁移，改至其他地点

re/ loc/ ate

again/ place/ 动词字尾

After the devastiating earthquake, all the surviving inhabitants of Tungluo Village were relocated to a safer spot.

大地震过后，铜锣村幸存的居民全部迁移到比较安全的地点。