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詞語辨析lesson 1 Rock Superstarsadulation, admiration adulation: excessive admiration or praise, flattery 奉承 He received adulations from many people. 他受到许多人的奉承。 admiration: feeling of respect, warm approval 钦佩，佩服 She was filled with admiration for his courage. 她对他的勇气 充满敬意。 - argue, debate argue: give reasons for or against sth. esp. with the aim of persuading sb. 争论 The lawyers argued the case for hours. 律师们对这个案子 辩论了几个小时。 debate: formally argue, esp. defend ones position and attack his opponents point of view 辩论 The House of Representatives debated the proposal for three days. 众议院就这个提案辩论了三天。 - arrogant, proud arrogant: showing too much pride in oneself and too little consideration for others 傲慢 Its arrogant of you to assume youll win every time. 你 自以为每次都能赢，未免太自大了。 proud: feeling or showing just or reasonable pride 骄傲 We are proud of our country. 我们为祖国感到骄傲。 - conceive, imagine conceive: form an idea, plan, etc. in the mind, often used in the phrase “conceive of sth.” 想到 The ancients conceived (of) the world as flat. 古人认为地球 是扁的。 imagine: form a mental .image of sth. 想象 Can you imagine what it would be like to live without electricity? 你能想象出生活中没有电会是一幅什么样的情景吗？ - confuse, bewilder confuse: make sb. unable to think or act clearly 使糊涂 They confused me by asking so many questions. 他们提了一 大堆问题，把我都弄糊涂了。 bewilder: confuse, esp. by the presence of many different or complicated things at the same time 因太复杂而 使不知所措，糊涂 I was totally bewildered by the clues to this crossword puzzle. 这个纵横字谜的提示完全把我弄糊涂了。 - ideal, idealistic ideal: satisfying ones idea of what is perfect, most suitable, unrealistic 理想的，不切实际的 It is the ideal weather for a holiday. 这是度假的理想天气。 These are ideal plans for reform. 这些都是不切实际的改革计划。 idealistic: of idealism or of person who has high ideals 理想 主义的，理想主义者的 He is too idealistic as a politician. 作为政治家，他太理 想主义了。 - mix, blend mix: put together tow or more things to make sth. else 混合 You mix flour and water to make paste. 你把面粉与水和在一 起，调制成面糊。 blend: mix thoroughly 融合 Blend blue and yellow, and youll get green. 把蓝色和黄色 混合，就可以得到绿色。 - ramble, rumble ramble: walk for pleasure with no special destination 漫步，散步 I like rambling in the country. 我喜欢在乡间漫步。 rumble: make a deep heavy continuous sound 发出隆隆声 I heard thunder rumbling in the distance. 我听见远方雷声隆隆。 -Four Choices for Yong People词语辨析 (Word analysis) sight, glance sight: n. ability to see; action of seeing 视力；看见 Some drugs can affect your sight. 有些药物会影响视力。 Their first sight of land came after ten days at sea. 他们在 海上十天之后首次看到陆地。 glance: n. quick look 一瞥 She walked off without a glance in my direction. 她扬长而去， 都不朝我这儿看一眼。 - relevant, relative relevant: connected with what is being discussed, what is happening, what is being done 有关的，切题的 the facts relevant to the case 与案件有关的事实 I dont think his remarks are relevant to our discussion. 我 认为他的话不切我们的议题。 relative: having a connection with sth; referring to sth. 与某事有关的，涉及某事的 the facts relative to the problem 与问题有关的事实 Keep your comments relative to what is under discussion. 把你 的发言集中在正在讨论的问题上。 区别：relevant 可用作定语，如：a highly relevant suggestion 密切 相关的建议, relative 作定语只用于语法术语，如：a relative pronoun 关系代词 - exasperate, exhiarate exasperate: irritate or annoy (sb.) greatly 激怒，恼怒 That child exasperated me. 那孩子让我很生气。 She was exasperated at / by his stupidity. 她因为他愚笨而发怒。 exhilarate: make sb. feel very happy or lively 使人愉快或活跃 We felt exhilarated by our walk along the beach. 我们沿着海滩 散步感到心旷神怡。 - noisome, noisy noisome: offensive, disgusting 令人不快的，令人讨厌的 They are most noisome politicians of that century. 他们是 那个世纪最令人厌恶的政客。 noisy: full of noise 喧闹的，嘈杂的 I cant work in here - its far too noisy. 我无法在这 里工作，太吵了。 - live, inhabit live: vi. make ones home 居住，住 live at home, in London, in a flat 住在家中，伦敦，公寓 inhabit: vt. live in, occupy 居住于， 占据 He inhabited a small two-room flat. 他住在一套两室的小公寓里。 - clutter, jumble clutter: fill or cover sth. in an untidy way 胡乱地塞满或覆盖 Dont clutter（up）my desk - Ive just tidied it. 不要在 我的书桌上乱放东西，我刚收拾好。 jumble: mix in a confused way 胡乱混在一起 Toys, books, shoes and clothes were jumbled (up) on the floor. 玩具，书，鞋，衣服都杂乱地堆在地上。 - appeal, attraction appeal: earnest request 恳求，呼吁 attractiveness, interest 吸引力，兴趣 The mayor launched an appeal the public to give blood to the victims of the disaster. 市长向公众呼吁为灾难的受害者献血。 This kind of music hasnt much appeal for me. 这种音乐对我 没什么吸引力。 attraction: action or power of attracting 吸引，吸引力 The television has little attraction for me. 电视对我没什 么吸引力。 - wholesome, healthy wholesome: good for ones health or well-being 有益于健康的 plain but wholesome meals 清淡而有益于健康的饭菜 Milk is very wholesome. 牛奶对健康大有好处。 healthy: having good health 健康的 a healthy child, tree 健康的孩子，茁壮的树木 -The Use of Forceby William Carlos Williams词语辨析 (Word analysis) terrifying, terrified, terrific terrifying: filling with terror 令人恐怖的 That must have been a terrifying experience. 那一定是一段可 怕的经历。 terrified: feeling terror, very afraid 感到害怕的 Im terrified at the prospect of being alone in the house. 我要是自己一个人呆在一所房子里就很害怕。 terrific: very great, excellent 很大的，极好的 There is a terrific new restaurant in South Street. 南大街新 开了一家极好的饭店。 - admonish, coax admonish: give a mild but firm warning; advise seriously 温和 而严正地警告；告诫 The teacher admonished the boys for being lazy. 老师责备 男生懒惰。 coax: persuade gently or gradually 哄劝 He coaxed her into letting him take her to the cinema. 他哄 得她同意带她去电影院。 - contemptuous, contemptible contemptuous: feeling or showing contempt 鄙视的，表示轻蔑的 He threw it away with a contemptuous gesture. 他带着不屑 一顾的样子把它扔了。 contemptible: deserving contempt 可鄙的， That was a contemptible trick to play on a friend. 这是对 朋友玩弄的卑鄙的手段。 - apprehension, distrust apprehension: anxiety about the future, fear 忧虑，担心 I feel a certain apprehension about my interview tomorrow. 我 对明天的面试感到有些担心。 distrust: lack of trust, suspicion 不信任，怀疑 Negotiation between union and management are made more difficult by mutual distrust. 工会和资方之间的谈判由于互不信 任而愈加困难。 - excuse, apology excuse: reason given to explain ones act 借口，辩解 Hes always making excuses for being late. 他迟到总是有借口。 apology: statement of regret for doing sth. wrong 道歉，认错 I made my apologies and left early. 我道过歉后便提前离去。 - desist, resist desist: stop, cease 停止，结束 I wish hed desist from entertaining his friends at all hours of the day and night. 但愿他别再昼夜不分地招待他的朋友。 resist: use force in order to prevent sth happening, oppose 抵 抗，对抗 He told us to get ready to resist the enemy attack. 他让 我们做好准备，抵抗敌人的进攻。 - spend, expend spend: give or pay out money for goods, services, etc. 用钱，花钱 She spends too much on clothes. 她在衣着上花费太大。 expend: spend or use up 用掉，耗费掉 They had already expended six thousand dollars in advertisement. 他们在广告上已经用掉了六千美元。 -Die as You Choose词语辨析 (Word analysis) evade, dodge evade: get or keep out of the way of 避开，躲避 The thief evaded the police by dodging into the an alley. 小偷 躲进巷子里以避开警察。 dodge: move quickly in order to avoid 闪开，躲开 He dodged to left and right as the gunman opened fire. 持枪歹徒 开火时他东躲西闪。 - drown out, stop drown out: be louder than another sound and prevent it being heard 淹没 She turned up the radio to drown out the noise of traffic. 她放大收音机的音量以压过来往车辆的噪声。 stop: prevent sb from doing sth 阻止，阻碍 You cant stop our going if we want to. 如果我们要去，你是阻 止不了的。 - intrude, invade intrude: come in when not wanted 打搅，侵扰 I dont wish to intrude, but could I talk to you for a moment? 我无意打搅你，不过我可以跟你谈一会儿吗？ invade: enter with armed force in order to attack 侵犯，侵入 These countries have been ruthlessly invaded. 这些国家受到 无情地侵犯。 - omission, exclusion omission: action of omitting or leaving out sth 忽略，省略 The play was shortened by the omission of two scenes. 该剧 被删去两场而缩短了。 exclusion: action of excluding 排斥，排除在外 His exclusion from the club hurt him very much. 不让他加入 俱乐部使他很伤心。 - oath, promise oath: solemn promise to do sth 誓言，宣誓 There is a standard form of oath used in lawcourts. 法庭中 使用的誓词有固定的格式。 promise: declaration that one will do sth 承诺，诺言 We received many promises of help. 许多人答应帮助我们。 - prevent, withhold prevent: stop or hinder 阻止，妨碍 Your prompt action prevented a serious accident. 你动作敏捷 因而防止一次严重事故。 withhold: refuse to give, keep back 拒绝给，保留 The board has decided to withhold part of their grant money from certain students.董事会决定不发给某些学生部分助学金。 - debatable, arguable debatable: not certain, open to question 不肯定的，可争议的 It is debatable whether or not the reforms have improved conditions.改革是否改善了现状，这个问题仍有争议。 arguable: questionable， doubtful in some degree 有问题的，可疑的 That their decision is the best one is arguable. 他们的决定 最佳有待商榷。 - credible, believable credible: that can be believed 可信的，可靠的 The news report is hardly credible. 新闻报导简直难以置信。 He is a credible witness. 他是个可信的证人。 believable: that can be believed 可信的（不作定语） His story is hardly believable. 他的话不大可信。 -A Good Chanceby Elizabeth Cook-Lynn词语辨析 (Word analysis) separate, segregate separate: set apart, divide 分离，分开 The child was separated from its mother. 小孩和母亲分散了。 segregate: put apart from the rest of a group 隔离，隔开 The two groups of fans must be segregated in the stadium. 必须把体育场里这两部分球迷隔开。 - embitter, agitate embitter: fill sb with bitter feelings 使人苦恼 The failure of his plans embittered the old man. 计划没成功 使老人很难过。 agitate: cause anxiety to sb; disturb 使人焦虑，搅乱 She was agitated by his sudden appearance at the party. 他 在聚会上突然出现，使她心烦意乱。 - noncommittal, tentative noncommittal: not showing what one thinks, which side one supports 不表明的，不表态的 She was very noncommittal about my suggestion. 她对我的 建议不置可否。 tentative: done or said to test sth; not definite or decisive 试探性的，不确定的 Our vacation plans are still tentative. 我们的假期计划 还没定下来。 - untrue, unrealistic untrue: not true; contrary to fact 不真实的，违反事实的 The story was probably untrue. 这传说可能不确。 unrealistic: not practical 不现实的 This demand is unrealistic and unworkable. 这个要求不切实 际，难以实现。 - intent, hesitant intent: full of eager interest and concentration 专心的，渴望的 He gave me an intent look. 他专注地看了我一眼。 hesitant: showing uncertainty or slowness about deciding to act 犹豫不决的 Im rather hesitant about signing this. 我不大愿意签这个字。 - scoff, scold scoff: speak contemptuously; mock 嘲弄，嘲笑 I told them my ideas but they scoffed at them. 我把自己 的想法告诉他们，但是被他们嗤之以鼻。 scold: express anger, criticism; rebuke 责骂，斥责 If I walk in with my muddy boots, Dad always scold me. 我 的靴子上要是有泥，一进屋爸爸就骂我。 -Miss Brillby Katherine Mansfield词语辨析 (Word analysis) get used to, used to get used to: become accustomed to 习惯于 After three weeks she had got used to the extreme heat. 三个 星期后她就适应酷热的环境了。 used to: expressing a frequent action in the past 表达过去经常性的行为 You used to smoke a pipe, didnt you? 你过去一向是抽烟斗的， 对不对？ - pour, splash pour: (cause to) flow in a continuous stream 不断流动，倒，灌 I knocked over the bucket and the water poured all over the floor. 我打翻了水桶，水流了一地。 splash: cause to fly about in drops 溅起 The children love splashing water over each other. 儿童喜 欢互相泼水。 - wave, flap wave: cause sth in ones hand to move up and down or to and fro 挥动，挥舞 He came out waving the document at the crowd. 他出来时向人群 挥舞着文件。 flap: cause sth to move, swing up and down or from side to side 摆动，摇动 The bird flapped its wings and flew away. 那只鸟振翅飞去。 - drift, swoop drift: move casually or aimlessly 漫无目的地移动，漂泊 The crowds drifted away from the stadium. 人群慢慢从体育 场散去。 swoop: come down suddenly with a rushing movement 突然下降，猛扑 The owl swooped down on the mouse. 猫头鹰向老鼠猛扑下来。 - rescue, save rescue: make sb free from danger by prompt or vigorous action 营救，救援 The police rescued the hostages. 警方救出了人质。 save: make sb safe 救，保全 It was too late to save the sick woman, and she died. 病妇 未获及时抢救而死亡。 - rub, stroke rub: press against a surface with a to-and-fro sliding movement 擦，揉，搓 He rubbed his hands to warm them. 他搓着双手好暖和暖和。 If you keep rubbing, the paint will come off. 你在多擦擦颜 色就能掉了。 stroke: pass the hand gently over a surface 轻抚，抚摩 She gently stroked his arm. 她轻轻地抚摸他的胳膊。 - scrub, scrape scrub: clean sth thoroughly by rubbing hard 彻底擦洗，刷洗 After dinner he scrubbed the table-top clean. 饭后他把桌面 擦洗干净。 scrape: make sth clean, level or smooth by drawing a sharp tool 擦净，削平，磨光 He is scraping the path clear of snow. 他正在把路上的积雪铲掉。 - make a point, make a plan make a point: do sth as one think it important or necessary 认为 做某事很重要 I always make a point of checking that