verboten forbidden forgo forget

forbidden中的前缀for是日耳曼本土词素，表示against，而词根bid表示to ask,to demand,to pray，即要求、请求和祈祷。这样forbid的字面含义就是“to ask against”，那不就是禁止嘛？

verboten [və:'bəutən]
Forbidden; prohibited
adj. 禁止的

bid [bid]
to offer a particular amount of money for something which is for sale and compete against other people to buy it, especially at a public sale of goods or property
If two or more people bid for a job, they compete with each other to do the work by offering to do it for a particular amount of money
If someone bids to do something, they compete with other people to do it:
v 投标；出价；表示；吩咐
n. (拍卖中买方的)出价；叫牌；努力争取
[过去式bade或 bid 过去分词bidden或 bid 现在分词bidding ]

词组短语
make a bid for
(拍卖中)出价竞买；投标争取
(尤指许诺)企图得到，争取
in a bid to 为了…
bid on 投标；出价；承包…的投标
successful bid 中标
takeover bid 收购行动；收购竞争；购并出价
the olympic bid 申奥
invitation to bid [经]招标；投标邀请书

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选
They convicted us of guilt; Bid me strike a match and blow.
他们宣告我们有罪；让我划一根火柴把火吹着

bead ：[bi:d]
a small coloured often round piece of plastic, wood, glass, etc. with a hole through it. It is usually put on a string with a lot of others to make jewellery
a very small amount of liquid
n. 珠子；滴；念珠
v 形成珠状，起泡;用珠装饰；使成串珠状

短语
say(或tell, count) one's beads (数念珠)祷告，拨弄着念珠喃喃祈祷

例句
The perspiration beaded his face.
成串的汗珠挂在他的脸上。
Her forehead was beaded with sweat.
她的额上冒着滴滴汗珠。

beadle ：['bi:dl]
a minor parish official whose duties include ushering and preserving order at services and sometimes civil functions
an officer in British churches in the past, who helped the priest in various ways, especially by keeping order
n.游行领队；教区执事；小吏(字面意思就是负责颂扬、宣告之人)

趣味单词

quaff [kwɑ:f] 夸父追日，渴极痛饮
to drink something quickly or in large amounts
v大口地喝，痛饮

例句
He quaffed a glass of wine.
他将一杯葡萄酒一饮而尽。

昨日重现
TEM-4
The multinational corporation was making a take-over _____ for a property company.
A.application
B.bid
C.proposal
D.suggestion

本题正确答案：
B.bid
本题解析：
【参考译文】那家跨国公司正提议接管一家地产公司。
【试题分析】本题为名词词义辨析题。
【详细解答】application意为"申请, 请求"; bid意为"投票, 报价", make a bid for意为"出价买, 企图获得"; proposal意为"提议"; suggestion意为"建议"。 根据句意, 选项B为正确答案。