emulate 英 /ˈemjuleɪt/ 美 /ˈemjuleɪt/ v. 仿效，模仿；仿真；努力赶上 adj. <古>争强好胜的
【考法 1 】vt.仿效并努力超越: to strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation
【例】a role model worthy emulating值得效仿的榜样
【近】copy, imitate, mimic, mime
【派】emulation n模仿
retrieve 英 /rɪˈtriːv/ 美 /rɪˈtriːv/ v. 找回，收回；检索（储存于计算机的信息）；（狗等）衔回（物品、猎物）；挽救，挽回；回忆，追忆；收绕钓鱼线
n. （尤指中枪猎物的）找回；收绕钓鱼线；<古> 恢复的可能性；检索
【考法1】vt.寻回，找回: to get back again
【例】I needed to retrieve the book from my friend so I could return it to the library.我需要先把书从朋友那里拿回来才能还给图书馆。
【近】reacquire, recapture, reclaim, re-collect, recoup, recover, regain, repossess, retake
【近】lose, mislay, misplace 丢失
peripheral 英 /pəˈrɪfərəl/ 美 /pəˈrɪfərəl/ adj. 外围的；次要的；（神经）末梢区域的 n. 外部设备
【考法 1】adj.外围的: related to, located in, or constituting an outer boundary or periphery
【例】development in the peripheral areas of megacities 大城市边缘地区的发展
【近】circumferential, marginal
【反】central 中心的；interior 内部的
【考法 2】adj.辅助性的: available to supply something extra when needed
【例】The IT consultant suggested that we update the drivers for all of the computer's peripheral devices. IT 咨询师建议我们更新电脑所有外围辅助设备的驱动程序
【近】accessorial, accessory, appurtenant, supplemental, supplementary
【反】chief, main, principal 主要的
stockade 英 /stɒˈkeɪd/ 美 /stɑːˈkeɪd/ n. 栅栏；围起的地方 vt. 用栅栏围住；用栅栏防卫
【考法 1 】n.栅栏，围栏: an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes
【例】a heavy stockade that protected the troops 保护驻扎部队的厚厚的栅栏
【近】barricade, barrier, blockade, fence, wall
【考法 2】n.监狱: a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
【例】All POWs were kept in a remote stockade. 所有的战俘都被关在一个遥远的监狱里。
【近】bastille, coop, jail, pen, prison
discommode 英 /ˌdɪskəˈməʊd/ 美 /ˌdɪskəˈmoʊd/ v. 使不方便，给……添麻烦
【考法 1 】v.打扰，使不便: to cause inconvenience to: trouble
【例】The breakdown of her car didn't discommode her seriously车的故障没有给他带来很大麻烦。
【近】disturb, trouble, incommode, put out
【反】accommodate, assist, oblige, favor 帮忙
