专升本公共英语串讲复习资料-词义辨析

1、1. adopt, adapt, acquire, acceptadopt vt. adapt vt. accept vt. acquire vt. 2. accident, event, incidentaccident “ a railway accident event “ the ten chief events in the world last year incident “ an ordinary incident the Lugouqiao Incident3. accomplish, complete, finish, fulfillaccomplish ” It took

2、us 40 days to accomplish this work. 40 complete She has completed the book. finish Have you finished your homework? ? fulfill ” The task must be fulfilled as quickly as possible.4. accomplishment, achievement,fulfilment, establishment accomplishment ”achievement ”fulfilment ” establishment ”5. admit

3、, acknowledge, confess admit acknowledgeconfess6. advantage, benefit, interest, profit advantage “ ” benefit “ ”profit ” interest “ ”7. affect, effectaffect vt.effect8. affair, business matteraffair business affair Mind your own affairs (business. business matter9. allow, permit, letallow Tom allowe

4、d her some time for consideration. permit The law does not permit smoking here. let Lets go home.10. almost, nearly, scarcely, hardlyall, every, always any, no, none, never, nobody, nothing almost Almost no one knows her. very, not nearly He very nearly died.almost nearly almost nearly almost hardly

5、, scarcely11. alive, living, livealive (living( live12. also, as well, too eitheralso, as well too either13. among, between among He is sitting among the students. between and I am sitting between my father and mother.14. amount numberamount the amount of (= as much as number the number of (= as man

6、y as 15.answer, reply, respondanswer I cannot answer you right now. reply I sent in my application, and the university replied at once. respond : They did not respond to my invitation.16. arrive, reach, get toarrive in, at He arrived in Beijing last week. We arrived at the station this morning. reac

7、h They reached London on Thursday. get to Would you please tell me how to get to the railway station? ?17. appetite, desire”18. assume, consume, resumeassume consume resume19. assure, ensure, insureassure vt. ensure vt. insure vt. 20. base, basis foundationbase basis “ foundation base basis21. be ma

8、de of, be made from, be made up of ” be made of The bridge is made of stone. be made from These wines are all made from grapes. be made up of Clouds are made up of little drops of water.22. be tired of, be tired withbe tired of “ You must be tired of waiting for me. be tired with “ He is tired with

9、walking.23. beautiful, pretty, handsome, lovelybeautiful “ ” a beautiful girl a beautiful house pretty “ beautiful a pretty girl a pretty picture handsome “ a young and handsome man a handsomelady a handsome old building lovely “ a lovely boy a lovely voice24. because, as, for, sincebecause why She

10、would not trust me because I was new. as because As its raining youd better stay at home. for Please do not smoke, for I dont like it. since Since he hasnt made up his mind, Ill give him more days to consider.25. besides, but, except, except for besides (=as well as ” ” Have you got any clothes besi

11、des these? ? but (=except no, all, nothing, nobody I have no friend but you. except (=not including They all went to the Summer Palace except one. except for Your examination paper is all right except for a few spelling errors.26. bring, take, fetch, carrybring Please bring the dictionary tomorrow.

12、take bring She will take you to the center of town. fetch (go and bring Fetch me some bread from the shop. carry Let me carry the child for you.27. base, basis, bottom,groundbasebasis (pl. bases bottomground28. both, either neither1 both , both.and.2 either neither “either.or.” “neither.nor.”29. cho

13、ose, select, pickchoose I choose my friends for their good character. select choose To select is to choose from several things. “ ” pick Pick the one you like.30. clothes, clothing, dress, coatclothes many, these a suit of clothes He went off to the city in his working clothes. clothing Clothing her

14、e is much cheaper than in America. dress The dresses of the foreigners looked unique. coat The coat doesnt fit me well.31. common, ordinary, averagecommon It is a common error for beginners. ordinary common He is not a hero, just an ordinary man. average The average temperature is higher this yearth

15、an last.32. compare to, compare withcompare to The writer compares his lover to a rose. compare with Compare your translation with the model translation.33. continual, continuous, constantcontinual He suffered from continual attacks of toothache. continuous This continuous hot weather is very bad fo

16、r the patients. constant The birth rate in some countries is constant.34. considerate, considerableconsiderate (of sb. to do sth. considerable35. contain, include, comprise, cover containincludecomprisecover36. correct, accurate, exactcorrect He used correct English in his article, but his facts wer

17、e incorrect. accurate He gave us an accurate report of the accident. exact What is the exact size of the table? ?37. create, invent, discovercreate“ The poets create beauty. invent “ Bell invented the telephone in 1876. 1876 discover Columbus discovered America in 1492. 149238. dear, expensive, valu

18、abledear Diamonds are dear. expensive The book is too expensive for me. valuable We have taken much of your valuable time.39. damage, harm, hurt, injuredamageharmhurt injure 40. decline, refuse, reject, denydeclinerefuserejectdeny41. directly, straightdirectlystraight42. embrace, kiss, cuddle, hugem

19、brace kisscuddle hug43. empty, blank, vacantemptyblankvacant44. equipment, device, apparatus,instrument, applianceequipmentdeviceapparatus(instrument (appliance 45. explain, interpret, illustrate explain:interpretillustrate46. expose, disclose, revealexposedisclosereveal47. every day everydayevery d

20、ay everyday48. familiar to familiar with familiar to (to English is familiar to her. familiar with (with She is familiar with English.49. fairly, quite, rather, prettyfairly, quite, rather, pretty fairlyquiteratherprettyrather prettyfairlyrather too50. few, a few little, a little few( a few( little(

21、 a little( few little a few a little51. gently, softlygentlysoftly52. gold, goldengold “ She won two gold metals at the winter Olympics. golden “ The photos often remind him of the golden years of his life.53. glance, glimpseglanceglimpse54. happen, occur, take placehappen The accident happened beca

22、use of his carelessness. occur happen occur to It occurred to me that I had left my keys behind. take place The conference will take place next week.55. hard hardlyhard hardly56. hint, imply, suggesthintimplysuggest57. high highlyhigh sing high( climb high( aim high( highly highly skillful(highly am

23、using( think highly of ones work(58. home, house, familyhome “ I will go home for the summer vacation. house “ She bought a house in Beijing. family “ His family are very anxious about him.59. how long, how often, how soonhow long (I have lived here for six years . How long have you lived here? ? ho

24、w often How often do you write home?(I write home once a month. ? how soon How soon will you be ready?(Ill be ready in an hour. ?60. immigrant, emigrant, migrant immigrantemigrantmigrant61. imaginable, imaginative, imaginary imaginableimaginativeimaginary62. individual, person peopleindividual an in

25、dividual a person person people person63. industrial, industriousindustrialindustrious64. just just nowa moment ago just just now65. kind, sort, typekind “ She is not the kind of person to lie. sort “ kind I dont like this sort of books. type “ There are the four basic types of blood.66. lie, laylie

26、 lay lay laid laid laying vt.lie lay lain lying vi.lie lied lied lying vi.67. little, a little, few, a fewlittle, a little little not much “I have very little money left.a little some, but not much “ May I have a little of that cake? ? few, a few few=not many “ Few students know him.a few=some, but

27、not many “ There are a few students in the classroom.68. living, aliveliving All living plants grow fast in the spring. No man living could do better than he. alive He is the happiest man alive.69. live, alikelivealike70. look, appearancelookappearance71. machine machinerymachine machinery72. mend,

28、repair, fixmend repairfix73. message, information, newsmessage “ Will you take this message to my sister? ? information “ This is a piece of useful information. news “ Itll be on the piece of news this evening.74. mistake, error, fault, shortcomingmistake error He made a mistake about the time. erro

29、r It was human error that caused the accident. fault His only fault is that he has no sense of humour. shortcoming “ strong points ( Everybody may have shortcomings.75. nevertheless, therefore neverthelesstherefore76. noise, sound, voicenoise “ Trees along the sides of roads can reduce the noise of

30、traffic. sound Healthy babies are very sensitive to sound. voice She has a very pleasant voice.77. obtain, attain, achieveobtainattain achieve78. opinion, view, ideaopinion In our opinion you are right. view “ What are your views on college education? ?idea You shouldnt force your ideas on other peo

31、ple.79. one, other anotherone one ones, ones his oneself himself other the second of two, one one.the other others other people the others the rest another “an + other” another an any another80. chance, opportunity, occasionchance opportunity occasion81. pain, achepainache82. pay, salary, wagepay “

32、salary wage How much tax do they take out of your pay? ? salary I received mysalary for last month this morning. wage “ His wages are 200a week. 20083. particular, peculiarparticular (about/over sth.peculiar84. power, energy, force, strengthpower“ Every normal healthy person has the power to think.

33、energy “ He is a man of great energy and character. force “ They used brute force to break open the door. strength The strength of my memory begins to fall.85. prize, award rewardprize award reward86. price, charge, cost expenseprice“ What is the price of the coat? ? charge “ They are happy to give

34、their services free of charge. cost “ We must reduce production cost. expense “ The expenses of a good education is great.87. prefer, would ratherprefer towould rather than “preferrather than”88. maybe, probably, possibly, most likely, likely,perhapsprobable “ likely possible This is the most probab

35、le interpretation of the situation. likely “ probable possible It is likely to rain today. possible It is no longer possible to find a cheap flat in Beijing. maybeprobablypossiblymost likelylikely probably possiblyperhaps maybe89. produce, product productionproduce product production90. profession,

36、occupation, job,work professionprofession “ What made you chose law as a profession? ? occupation “ Many middle-aged women have no fixed occupation. job “ The students are seeking for summer jobs. work “ Ive a lot of work to do. profession ”91.produce, product, productionproduce product production92

37、. question, issue, problemquestion It is a question of raising more funding and we must talk about it now.issue “ The great issue today is whether the reform should go on. problem “ The unemployment problem is getting worse.93. rise, raise, arise, arouserise (rose, risen vi.raise vt.arise (arose, ar

38、isenvi. risearouse vt.94. recommend, advise, suggest recommendsuggestsuggest that sb. should doadviseadvise sb. to do sth.95. remember, recall, memorizeremember “ I remember the whole thing as if it happened yesterday. recall “ I remember his face, but I cannot recall where I met him. memorize“ He t

39、ried to memorize his lines for the play.96. road, street, avenue, path, wayroad Remember to look both ways before crossing the road. street Our business address is No.24 Oxford street.24 avenue This is a famous New Yorks Madison Avenue. pathIt is not a road, only a path. way Can you tell me the way

40、to the railway station? ?97. say, tell, speak, talksay The paper says that it might rain. tell “ The young man told us of his hometown and his childhood. speak “ The President spoke at the meeting for twenty minutes. 20 talk “ They all sat down and began to talk about their plan.98. see, look, watch

41、, viewsee Could you see the difference between the two words now? ? look see If you only look, you will be able to see what I am doing. watch Just watch what happens when I press this button. view The artist viewed the pictures for hours.99. seem,look, appearlookseemappear100. sensible, sensitivesen

42、siblesensitive101. short shortlyshort ”(suddenly shortly ”(soon ”(briefly102. show, exhibit, displayshow He showed his new home to friends. exhibit Up-to-date styles of wedding dresses are exhibited in the showroom. display She proudly displayed her skating skills to her friends.103. special, especi

43、al, particularspecial Every country has its own special problems. especial Its a matter of especial importance. particular special Do you have any particular plan in mind? ?104. state, condition, situationstate The patient was in a poor state of health after the operation. condition People in this a

44、rea demanded better housing conditions. situation The current economic situation shows little sign of improving.105. still, yet, alreadystill (yet ( ” already106. some anysome any some any107. sometime, sometimes some time sometime ”( ”( sometimes ”(at times, now and then some time some time108. sub

45、stitute, replace“substitute+ +for” “replace+ +by”109. sufficient, efficientsufficient (for sth./sb.efficient110.swarm, herd, flock, shoalswarmherdshoalflockswarms of peopleshoals of people111. take, spend, cost, chargetake It takes.spendcostcharge112. travel, journey, tour, trip, voyagetravel I hope

46、 to travel all over the African continent. journey The journey will take a long time. tour Were going to have a tour round the city this weekend. trip Im planning a trip to Hong Kong. voyage The ship set out on a long voyage.113. therefore, consequently, hence, thentherefore The house is smaller and

47、 therefore cheaper.consequently My car broke down and consequently I was late. hence The economic situation was very bad, hence the high unemployment rate. then Come in by the back door, then no one will notice you.114. thoroughly, completelythoroughlycompletely 115. used to, to be used toused to“to

48、 be used to“ ” -ing 116. valuable, invaluable, precious valuableinvaluable (to sth./sb.(precious117. way, method mannerway method manner 119wonder at, wander aboutwonder at wander about120. whole, all, entire, totalwhole He has got a whole set of Shakespears plays. all All his money went to pay the

49、rent. entire There is an entire silence in the hall. totalWhat is the total population o4.121. wait, awaitwait vi. forawait vt.122.weather, climateclimateweatherf this country? ?1 quite quiet2 affect v , effect n ,3 adapt adopt adept4 angel angle5 dairy diary6 contend , content , context contest ,7

50、principal , principle8 implicit explicit9 dessert desert v dissert10 pat tap slap rap11 decent descent n , descend v12 sweet sweat13 later latter latest lately adv14 costume custom15 extensive intensive16 aural oral17 abroad aboard18 altar alter19 assent ascent accent20 champion champagne campaign21

51、 baron barren barn22 beam bean been have23 precede proceed24 pray prey25 chicken kitchen26 monkey donkey27 chore chord cord28 cite site sight29 clash crash crush30 compliment complement31 confirm conform32 contact contract contrast33 council counsel consul34 crow crown clown cow35 dose doze36 drawn

52、draw drown37 emigrant immigrant38 excess n exceed v excel39 hotel hostel40 latitude altitude gratitude41 immoral immortal42 lone alone lonely43 mortal metal mental medal model meddle44 scare scarce45 drought draught , draughts ( 47 assure ensure insure48 except expect accept excerpt exempt49 floor f

53、lour50 incident accident51 inspiration aspiration52 march , match53 patent potent potential54 police policy politics55 protest protect56 require inquire enquire acquire57 revenge avenge .58 story storey store59 strike stick strict60 expand expend extend61 commerce commence62 through thorough (althou

54、gh thought think63 purpose suppose propose64 expect respect aspect inspect suspect65 glide slide slip66 steal steel67 strive stride68 allusion illusion delusion elusion69 prospect perspective70 stationery stationary71 loose lose loss n lost lose72 amend , emend73 amoral unmoral immoral1. add toadd t

55、o add upadd up to2. break away frombreak down ( break o ffbreak i nbreak intobreak into piecesbreak outbreak upbreak through3. bring upbring aboutbring outbring inbring backbring down4. call oncall a tcall for , ,call u p ,call incall outcall off5. come aboutcome downcome income into (sight/being/ex

56、istence/use/notice/effect come on /come outcome alongcome to (an end/an agreement/a stopcome overcome upcome acrosscome backcome from6. cut acrosscut downcut o ffcut upthroughcut outcut i n7. die of (disease/hunger/grief/old agedie fromdie awaydie outdie down( die o ff8. fall behindfall over one's