相近词组归纳
1. about around round 作副词时都含“四处”、“遍地”的意思。
about 系常用词 如:
look about 四处看。
around 具有 about 的基本意思 因此 look about=look around 但在下列短语里around没有 about正式 如:
travel around 各处旅行
round 和 around在非正式用法中可以互换 但一般用 round时更简练。在正式用语中 一般用round指“旋转” 而用 around指“处处” “到处” 如:
She turned round at such a noise. 听到这样的吵声 她回头看。
I have been looking for it all around. 我到处都过了。
另外 英国人用 round的地方 美国人倾向于用 around 如:
[英] Winter comes round.
[美] Winter comes around.
2. aboard,abroad,board,broad
aboard 在船(或飞机,车)上。如:I never went aboard a ship.
abroad 副词,在国外或海外。如:He often goes abroad.
board 为动词,上(船,飞机,车)。如:The passengers are boarding the plane now.
broad 为形容词,宽广的。如:He has very broad shoulders.
3. accident,incident,event
accident事故。如:a traffic accident (交通事故)
incident“附带事件”,在政治上特指引起国际争端或战争的事件,事变。
event “事件”,指特别重要的事件,通常是由以前的努力而产生的结果,也指国家和社会的事件。
4.accomplish,complete,finish,achieve,attain
accomplish表成功,强调完成的结果而不是过程。如:Because of his hard word,things are accomplished. (由于他的努力,事情都已完成了。)
complete 表示积极的完成,更具体地指建筑、工程等的完成。如:Has he complete his novel yet?(他的小说写完了吗?)
finish最常用,后接动词的-ing形式,表示在一个活动的连续过程中完成了最后的一步或阶段。如:I'll finish the job alone. (我要独自完成这项工作。)
achieve 完成,实现,强调通过努力而达到目的。如:You will achieve success if you work hard.
Attain达到,实现,常用于一般人的能力不易达到的目的。如:Greater efforts are needed before we can attain our goals.
5. accurate,correct,exact,precise
accurate准确的,精确的。如:Clocks in railway stations should be accurate.(火车站的钟应该是准确的。)
correct“正确的”,指符合一定的标准或准则,含有“无错误的”意味。它的反义词是incorrect,wrong。
exact“精确的”,“恰好的”,比“大体上正确”更进一步,表“丝毫不差”。它的反义词是inexact。
precise强调“精确”,“精密”。
6.accuse,charge,sue
accuse 指责,指控,常与of 搭配。如:His boss accused him of carelessness.
charge 常与with搭配。如:The police charged the driver with reckless driving.
sue 常与for 搭配。如:Smith sued his neighbor for damaging his house.
7.achieve,acquire,require,inquire
achieve(成功地)完成,实现。如:He will never achieve anything unless he works harder. (如他不努力工作,将会一事无成。)
acquire取得,获得,学到。如:acquire knowledge (获得知识)
inquire打听,询问。如:inquire a person's name(问一个人的姓名)
require需要。如:We require more help. (我们需要更多的帮助。)
8.act,action,deed
act 用作名词时,与action,deed均可表“行为”,“举动”。Act指时间较短的个人行动或行为,强调结果。如:The farmer caught the boys in the act of stealing his apples. (农夫在孩子们正偷他的苹果时把他们抓住了。)
action较正式,往往指不止包含一个步骤,且持续时间较长的行为或行动,强调行为的过程。如:Actions are more important than words. (行动比语言更重要。)
deed为正式用语,多指伟大的,显着的,感人的行为。如:They thanked him for his good deeds. (他们感谢他做的好事。)
9.actual,true,real,genuine
actual 意为“实际的”,“现实的”,指所形容的事物在事实上已经发生或存在,而不是仅在理论上可能发生或存在的。
true“真实的”,指与实际相符,而非虚假。
genuine “真的”,“非冒充的”,“货真价实的”,强调正宗而非冒牌。
10. adequate,enough,sufficient
adequate 足够的,指数量多,适合需要的数量。
enough足够的,指数量多,足够满足某种目的或愿望。
sufficient同enough,常可互换使用。但sufficient指数量多,足够满足某种需要,在口语中常用enough,在书面语中常用sufficient,在不易肯定时多用enough。Enough可放在被修饰名词后,且可作副词,sufficient则不可这么用。
11.admit,confess
两者都表“承认”。
admit指大胆地承认以前试图不论或推诿的坏事。如:John has admitted to breaking the window. (约翰已承认打破了窗玻璃。)
Confess常指承认错误,罪行等。如:The thief confessed his crime to the police. (小偷向警察承认了罪行。)
12.advice,advise
advice劝告(名词)。如:I want to give you some advice.
advise劝告(动词)。如:What do you advise me to do?
13. adopt,adapt
adopt (1)收养。如:Since they have no children of their own,they decided to adopt a little girl. (他们自己没有孩子,所以决定收养一个小女孩。)
(2)采纳,采用,通过。如:He adopted our suggestion.(他采纳了我们的建议。)
adopt与adapt词形相近,后者的意思是“使适合”,“改编”等。
14. advantage,benefit,profit
advantage 常指一种使某人处于比其他人相对有利的地位,机会或时机。如:He had the advantage of good education. (受过良好的教育对他十分有利。)
profit 多指报偿或报偿性的收入。如Did you make any profit last year? (你去年赚钱了吗?)
benefit 指物质利益或精神方面的好处。如:I get no personal benefit from the business.(我个人从这家企业中并不获益。)
15.advise,convince,persuade
均可表“劝说”。
advise表建议,规劝某人应该做某事或如何做。如:He advised me to put my money in the bank. (他劝我把钱存入银行。)
convince指向某人陈述事实,运用推理或逻辑证明使某人信服。如:We convinced Smith to go by train rather than plane. (我们说服了史密斯乘火车而不乘飞机前往。)
persuade指用感情说服某人去做某事。如:I persuaded him to go back to work. (我说服他回去工作了。)
16.affect,effect
affect影响(动词)。如Smoking affects health.
elect是什么意思
effect效果,影响(名词)。如:Government policy will not have any effect on us.
17.afford,provide,supply
都有“提供,供给”的意思。
afford一般只用于抽象事物。
provide 和supply意思相同,两个词都和with连用,构成provide /supply somebody with something的结构。
18.agree,consent
agree 为常用词。如:Do you agree to the condition? (你同意这个条件吗?)
consent为正式用词,多用于上下级的关系,表示同意别人的要求或请求。如:Did the king consent to your plan?(国王同意你的计划吗?)
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