盘点那些“自相矛盾”的英语口语表达

盘点那些“自相矛盾”的英语口语表达1. sanction“制裁”&“批准” Economic sanctions will only be lifted when the aggressor nation withdraws its troops. 只有侵略国撤回其军队，经济制裁才会解除。 They tried to get official sanction for the scheme. 他们想使计划获得正式批准。 2. overlook“检查；监视”&“忽视；忽略” I am overlooking her work. 我正在检查她的工作。 I think there is one key fact that you have overlooked. 我认为你忽略了一个重要的事实。 3. finished“完成的”&“失败的” Are you finished with that drill? 你的那个练习做完了吗？ This financial crisis means that the governments economic policy is finished. 这次金融危机意味着政府的经济政策失败了。 4. dust“擦去的灰尘”&“在上撒粉末” I was dusting the mantelpiece when I noticed a crack. 我在擦壁炉台的时候发现了一道裂纹。 Dust the top of the cake with icing sugar. 在蛋糕上撒些糖霜。 5. left“留下”&“离开” He left the house by the back door. 他从房子的后门离开了。 His shoes left muddy marks on the floor. 他的鞋在地板上留下了泥印。 6. trim“添加，装饰”&“修剪，剪枝” The children are trimming up a Christmas tree with ribbons, laces. 孩子们正在往圣诞树上挂彩带和蕾丝。 He trimmed dead branches off a tree. 他从树上剪掉枯枝。 7. cleave“劈开；分开”&“粘住；紧贴” With one blow of the knights axe, he clove the rock in twain (= into two pieces). 武士大斧一挥，将石头劈成了两半。 The ancient ivy cleaved to the ruined castle walls. 古老的常春藤紧紧攀附在破败的城堡墙上。 注意：表“粘住；紧贴”时，cleave通常与to连用。 8. scan“细看，审视”&“粗略地看” She anxiously scanned the faces of the men leaving the train. 她急切地盯着一张张下火车的人的脸。 I scanned through the booklet but couldnt find the address. 我很快地翻阅了一遍小册子，但没有找到那个地址。 9. fast“快速的”&“固定的” Computers are getting faster all the time. 计算机一直在提速。 She made her end of the rope fast to a tree. 她把绳子的一头牢牢地绑在树上。 10. off“关掉”&“响起” She turned off the TV. 她关掉了电视。 The alarm went off. 闹铃响了起来。 11. weather“经受住”&“受侵蚀” The company weathered the recession. 这家公司挺过了经济衰退。 The rock was weathered. 岩石风化了。 12. screen“放映；播出”&“遮掩；遮蔽” The programme was not screened on British television. 这个节目没有在英国电视上播出过。 She raised her hand to screen her eyes from the bright light. 她抬手遮住耀眼的亮光。 13. help“协助”&“抑制” How can I help you? 我如何才能帮你呢？ I couldnt help laughing. 我忍不住大笑起来。1. clip“剪下来”&“别上去” I clipped his picture from the newspaper. 我把他的照片从报纸上剪了下来。 He clipped his flashlight to his belt. 他把手电筒别在腰间。 2. fine“糟糕的；不合时宜的”&“优秀的；极好的” He picked a fine time to leave us. 在那个时候扔下我们走了，他可真是会挑时间。 This building is the finest example of its type. 这幢建筑是同类建筑中最杰出的代表。 3. flog“鞭笞，棒打”&“推销，出售” Soldiers used to be flogged for disobedience. 过去士兵们常常因不守军令而遭鞭笞。 He tried to flog his old car, but no one would buy it. 他想快点儿卖掉他的旧车，但没人愿意买。 4. ravel“使纠缠；使错综复杂”&“弄清；解开” Marks interference merely ravelled things further. 马克的掺和仅仅让情况进一步复杂化了。 It took Daisy a long time to ravel out all the wool. 黛西花了很长时间才把毛线解开。 5. mean“吝啬的，小气的”&“极好的，出色的” Hes too mean to buy her a ring. 他太吝啬了，舍不得给她买一枚戒指。 Shes a mean piano player. 她是个出色的钢琴演奏家。 6. toss out“丢弃”&“提出” She tossed out my old chair. 她把我的旧椅子扔了。 I decided to toss out the idea. 我决定提出这个想法。 注意：第二个例句在特定情况下也能够指“抛弃”那个想法，要根据上下文而定。 7. buckle“坍塌，垮掉”&“系牢” My knees buckled with fear. 我因为害怕而膝盖瘫软。 Buckle your seat belt. 请系好安全带。 8. compromise“和解，让步”&“危害，损害” In the end I agreed to compromise. 最终我同意让步。 The virus will compromise our immune system. 这种病毒会损害我们的免疫系统。 9. bolt“逃跑”&“锁住” The horse bolted at the sound of the shot. 那匹马听到枪声后跑走了。 Youd better bolt your doors. 你锁上门。 10. trip“旅行”&“绊倒” The trip from York to Newcastle takes about an hour by train. 乘火车从约克到纽卡斯尔大约要花1个小时。 She had a nasty trip on the stairs. 她在楼梯上重重地绊了一跤。 11. apology“道歉，谢罪”&“辩解，解释” Please accept my apology. 请接受我的道歉。 The consequence of those measures will be the best apology for my conduct. 这些措施产生的后果为我的行为做了诠释。 12. consult“寻求咨询”&“提供咨询” If you have any questions, consult an attorney. 你有任何问题，都能够咨询律师。 The retired executive consults for several large companies. 这位退休高管为好几家大公司提供咨询。 13. custom“惯常，习惯”&“特殊的，定制的” He left the house at nine exactly, as is his custom. 他9点准时离开了家，这是他的习惯。 Justin Bieber looks suave in his custom suit. 穿上了定制西装的贾斯汀比伯体现了儒雅风范。 1. first-degree“最低级”&“级” first-degree burn 一度烧伤（处于烧伤级别的低级） first-degree murder 一级谋杀（处于谋杀级别的高级） 2. enjoin“嘱咐”&“禁止” He enjoined caution. 他嘱咐要谨慎行事。 The government enjoined the publication of the book. *禁止出版这本书。 3. bound“去往，前往”&“束缚，绑缚” She was on a plane bound for Moscow. 她在前往莫斯科的飞机上。 We found the girl bound. 我们发现女孩被绑起来了。 4. seed“播撒种子”&“去掉种子” He is seeding the fields with wheat. 他在地里种小麦。 Wash, seed and cut the pepper into small pieces. 将辣椒洗净，去籽，切成小片。 5. dollop“（固态的）一团，一块”&“（液态的）一点，少许” a dollop of whipped cream 一团生奶油 a dollop of whiskey 少量威士忌 6. garnish“增添配菜”&“扣钱” Garnish the dish with parsley before serving. 这道菜端上桌之前，能够在上面配些欧芹点缀一下。 His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt. 雇主扣除了他的一部分工资用于支付他所欠的债务。 7. lease“（房东）出租”&“（租客）租用” It was agreed they would lease him the flat. 按照约定他们要把公寓租给他。 He went to Toronto, where he leased an apartment. 他去了多伦多，在那儿租下一间公寓。 8. out of“在外”&“在内” I hardly get out of the house because I work out of my home. 我几乎不出屋，因为我在家里办公。 注意：第一个out of表示“在之外”，第二个out of表示“在之内”。 9. model“榜样的，优于别人的”&“按原样复制的模型” She really is a model student. 她真是个模范学生。 There is a model of a wooden house. 这儿有一个木屋模型。 10. presently“现在”&“不久之后” Of 200 boats, only 20 are presently operational. 200条船中，当前只有20条可用。 The room was hot and presently her eyes grew heavy and she began to feel sleepy. 屋子里很热，不一会儿她就觉得眼皮发沉，昏昏欲睡。 11. out“亮了”&“灭了” Its a good thing the full moon was out when the lights went out. 熄灯之后，满月出来了。很好。 注意：第一个out表示“出来”，第二个out表示“灭掉”。 12. resign“辞职”&“重新签署” She resigned as director. 她辞去了董事职务。 Athletes who renew their contracts resign with their teams. 想要续签的运动员都与各自的队重新签署了合约。 注意：第二句里的resign也能够写作re-sign，发音不同于“辞职”的resign。 13. fight with“与打架”&“与并肩战斗” He fought with his mothe