熟词僻义 | parcel 是“快递”还是“块地”？
说起该词来，脑海里往往对应的就是“包裹、邮包”这类几乎天天接触的东西，以及将东西扎成的不太大的或适中的“小包”。该词通常出现于英式英语中，同美式英语中的 package 一词。比如：
词汇
《经济学人》每日一词：encompass
她的丈夫满腹疑虑。
Her husband is encompassed with doubts.
区别辨析memorize、remember、recall、recollect与remind
memorize、remember、recall、recollect与remind这些动词均有“记忆，记住，回忆”之意。
小词详解 | wrest
Muddy swinesnouts, hands, root and root, gripe and wrest them.
满是泥泞的猪鼻子啊，手啊，又是拱，又是掘，把它们紧紧攥住，吃力地弄到手里。
区别辨析melt、dissolve与fuse
melt、dissolve与fuse这些动词均含“融化、溶解”之意。
《经济学人》每日一词：hybrid
袁隆平因其对杂交水稻的贡献而被称为“杂交水稻之父”。
For his contributions, Yuan Longping is known as the "Father of Hybrid Rice".
小词详解 | hamper
She had pagan eyes, full of nocturnal mysteries, and their light, as it came and went, and came again, was partially hampered by their oppressive lids and lashes.
她那异教徒的眼睛，充满夜的神秘，沉沉的眼睑和睫毛，半遮着来去流转的眼波。
区别辨析melody、song、tune与theme
melody、song、tune与theme这些名词均含有“乐曲、曲调”之意。
小词详解 | scurry
Scurry 是一个与 hurry, furry, flurry 等有着相同结尾的单词，可以一并联想记忆。不仅如此，从词源上来看， scurry 可能缩略自 hurry-scurry ，后者也就是 hurry 的重叠词。
小词详解 | gratify
真正令人满意的经历和成就通常是时间和努力的结果。
Truly gratifying experiences and accomplishments usually are the result of time and effort.
区别辨析meet、encounter、confront、face与contact
meet、encounter、confront、face与contact这些动词均有“遇见、会见、碰见”之意。
区别辨析medium、median与average
medium、median与average这些形容词均含“中等的、平均的、适中的”之意。
