高级英语近义词辨析题上册第二部分

高级英语近义词辨析题上册二
1.Do you think soil samples are (obtainable, absorbable) from the Mars by an unmanned aircraft in the near future?
Obtainable: able to be obtained Absorbable:可吸收的,容易吸收的
2.She was so dear to him that he still kept her picture in a (preeminent, prominent) position on his desk.
Preeminent:优秀超群的
Prominent: something that is in a prominent place is easily seen
3.Soft background music will (enhance, increase) a delicious meal. Enhance: to improve something
Increase: if you increase something, or if it increases, it becomes bigger in amount, number, or degree
4.He was so disappointed when the manager said that his plan was completely (dismissible, disposable).
Dismissible: not deserving to be considered
Disposable: intended to be used once or for a short time and then thrown(一次性) available to be used(可再生的)
5.The baby-sitter kept the kids (accompanied, company) until we got back from the theater.
Accompany: to go somewhere with someone
Company:固定搭配keep… company= be with her so that she doesn't feel lonely与谁做伴
6.Will the financial (reverse, adverse) prevent you from taking a holiday this summer?
Reverse: the exact opposite of what has just been mentioned Adverse: not good or favorable
7.The (distribution, allotment) of funds to these universities is decided by the Ministry of Education.
Distribution: the act of sharing things among a large group of people in a planned way(普通的分配)
Allotment: an amount or share of something such as money or time that is given to someone or something, or the process of doing this(尤指上下级之间的分配)
8.The employees are openly (contemptuous, contemptible) of their
corrupt manager.
Contemptuous, Contemptible: see number 19
9.The gardener was asked to cut the bushes (even, equal) with the fence. Even: flat and level, with no parts that are higher than other parts (作形容词表示与持平的)
Equal: the same in size, number, amount, value etc as something else 10.H is handwriting was so tiny that it was hardly (readable, legible). Readable: interesting and enjoyable to read, and easy to understand(因有趣味而可读的)
Legible: written or printed clearly enough for you to read(因书写印刷清
晰而可读的)
11.T he (shameful, shameless) family secret was brought to light. Shameful: shameful behavior or actions are so bad that someone should feel ashamed(形容行动或事件)
Shameless: not seeming to be ashamed of your bad behavior although other people think you should be ashamed(只能形容人)
12.T he bus came to a (quick, abrupt) stop, and some passengers lost their
balance.
Quick: lasting for or taking only a short time
Abrupt: sudden and unexpected
13.M ary aired her (grievances, grief) at not being treated fairly by the
salesperson.
Grievances: a belief that you have been treated unfairly, or an unfair situation or event that affects and upsets you(委屈,冤情)
Grief: extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has died 14.He felt (daunted, discouraged) by the enormous difficulties involved in completing the construction of the airport in one year.
Daunt: to make someone feel afraid or less confident about something Discouraged: no longer having the confidence you need to continue doing something
15.T here is a (contrariness, contradiction) between what he says and what
he does.
Contrariness: someone who is contrary deliberately does different things from other people (contrary特有的意思)
Contradiction: a difference between two statements, beliefs, or ideas about something that means they cannot both be true
16.It was in the (dark, dim) light of the early dawn that I saw a man moving towards me.
Dark: if it is dark, there is little or no light
Dim: fairly dark or not giving much light, so that you cannot see well 17.The poor, sick man is (abused, tormented) by the policeman’s endless interrogation.
Abuse: to treat someone in a cruel and violent way, often sexually(虐待尤指性方面的); to deliberately use something for the wrong purpose or for your own advantage(滥用)
Torment: to make someone suffer a lot, especially mentally Interrogate: to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats
18.T oo much food (induces, tempts) sleepiness.
Induce: (formal) to persuade someone to do something, especially something that does not seem wise; formal to cause a particular physical condition(这是本句的意思)
Tempt: to try to persuade someone to do something by making it seem attractive;
19.H e (wondered, mediated) for a whole week before making that
important decision.
Wonder: to think about something that you are not sure about and try to guess what is true, what will happen etc
Mediate: to try to end a quarrel between two people, groups, countries etc(在本句中表示思量考虑)
20.A (n) (literal, exact) translation is not always the best.
Literal translation: a translation that translates each word exactly instead of giving the general meaning in a more natural wayExact: completely correct in every detail
21.The author declares that the plot and characters of the novel are (imaginary, imaginative).
Imaginary: not real, but produced from pictures or ideas in your mind(虚拟的,虚构的)
Imaginative: containing new and interesting ideas or good at thinking of new and interesting ideas(富于想象的,爱想象的)
CF imaginable: used to emphasize that something includes every possible example of something(可以想象到的)
22.W e walked for miles along the (twisted, crooked) path in the forest. Twisted: something twisted has been bent in many directions or turned many times, so that it has lost its original shapeCrooked: bent, twisted, or not in a straight line
23.We advise girls below twenty not to marry, because they are still emotionally (naive, immature).
Naive: not having much experience of how complicated life is, so that you trust people too much and believe that good things will always happen
Immature: someone who is immature behaves or thinks in a way that is typical of someone much younger - used to show disapproval
24.H er feelings (fluctuated, changed) between excitement and fear. Fluctuate: if a price or amount fluctuates, it keeps changing and becoming higher and lower(与WITH搭配)
Change: to become different, or to make something become different 25.The police will not hesitate to use (force, compulsion) if they bank robbers still refuse to surrender.
Force: violent physical action used to get what you want Compulsion: a strong and unreasonable desire to do something
26.After twenty years of antagonism, the two countries were finally (reconciled, friendly).
Reconcile: if you reconcile two ideas, situations, or facts, you find a way in which they can both be true or acceptable(和解)Friendly: behaving towards someone in a way that shows you like them and are ready to talk to them or help them
27.To call the air strikes against Yugoslavia peace-keeping is a
(downright, thorough) lie.
Downright: used to emphasize that something is completely bad or untrue Thorough: including every possible detail
28.“As red as blood” is a (metaphor, simile)
Metaphor: a way of describing something by referring to it as something different and suggesting that it has similar qualities to that thing(隐喻)Simile: an expression that describes something by comparing it with something else, using the words 'as' or 'like', for example 'as white as snow(明喻)
29.T he sight of the snake gave me the (trembling, shivers). Trembling: shaking slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are upset or frightened Shiver: give sb. The shivers=informal to make you feel afraid(固定搭配,除此以外trembling和shiver同义词) 30.Although the children found the fables most (readable, understandable), they sometimes missed the messages of the stories.Readable:见No.76
Understandable: seem normal and reasonable because of the situation you are in
31.The office buildings with their (desirable, desired) locations are very much in demand.
Desirable: something that is desirable is worth having or doing(正式用法)
Desired: to want to have sex with someone(文学上特指这个意思)
32.D riving after drinking Whiskey (is about, is apt) to cause traffic
accidents.
Be about to: if someone is about to do something, or if something is about to happen, they will do it or it will happen very soon Be apt to: to have
a natural tendency to do something
33.I don’t want the (actual, literal) meaning of the word, I’m asking you its figurative sense here.
Actual: used to emphasize that something is real or exact(强调确切的,事实的); used to introduce the most important part of an event or activity(强调实质上的)
Literal: the literal meaning of a word or expression is its basic or original meaning
34.In that part of the world the summer weather is so (varied, variable) that even when the sun is shining brightly you never can be sure if it is going to rain in an hour’s time.
Varied: consisting of or including many different kinds of things or people, especially in a way that seems interesting Variable: likely to change often
35.H e said he would go to the dress rehearsal, (unless, provided) he was
not too busy.
Unless: used to say that something will happen or be true if something
else does not happen or is not true Provided that: used to say that something will only be possible if something else happens or is done 36.Something has been wrong with their marriage for a long time, although she makes (pretenses, excuse) that it is not.
Pretense: a way of behaving which is intended to make people believe something that are not true Excuse: to be or give a good reason for someone's careless or offensive behavior
两者的区别在于:前者表示事实上是错的,而在主观上去让别人相信是对的,
后者表示对于自己所作所为进行的辩解,而别人并不清楚事实上是对是错.
37.T he Suzhou Style embroidery (requires, acquires) very exquisite
skills.
Requires: if you are required to do or have something, a law or rule says you must do it or have it Acquires: to obtain something by buying it or being given it
38.A lot of retired people play chess to (kill, spend) time.
Kill time: to spend time doing something which is not important while you are waiting to do something important or waiting for something else to happen(固定搭配)(强调事情的不重要性)
Spend: to use time doing a particular thing or pass time in a particular place(不论事情的重要性)
39.He knows that his parents have to work very hard in order to provide for his education, so he never (spends, squanders) money.
Spend: to use your money to pay for goods or services
Squander: to carelessly waste money, time, opportunities etc
40.H e wanted a (transcript, manuscript) of the report to show to his
friends.
Transcript: a written or printed copy of a speech, conversation etc(打印稿,手抄稿,强调可以复制成多份)
Manuscript: a book or piece of writing before it is printed(手稿,原稿,强调只有一份)
41.T he workers were filled with (indignity, indignation) when they
discovered that they were secretly watched during working hours. Indignity: a situation that makes you feel very ashamed and not respected Indignation: feelings of anger and surprise because you feel insulted or unfairly treated
42.P eople should (clean, purge) their minds of too strong a desire for
money.
Clean: to remove dirt from something by rubbing or washing(指清洁物质世界的东西)
Purge: (literary) to remove bad feelings(专指净化,清除思想上的东西) 43.T he policemen risked their lives in order to (preserve, protect) the
children.
Preserve: to save something or someone from being harmed or destroyed(挽救正在被破坏,受害的人或物,另还有维持(和平),保存(食品)的意思)
Protect: to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness(使人或物免于受到破坏,伤害)
44.In the past year, quite a few (dormant, unimportant) women’s organizations became active again.
Dormant: not active or not growing at the present time but able to be active later(休眠状态的) Unimportant: not important
45.T he newspaper’s (mistake, distortion) of the incident needs to be
looked into.
Mistake: something that has been done in the wrong way, or an opinion or statement that is incorrect
Distortion: to report something in a way that is not completely true or correct
46.T he heroic deeds of the firefighters should be (glamorized, praised). Glamorize: to make something seem more attractive than it really is Praise: to say that you admire and approve of someone or something, especially publicly
47.S he sensed (intrinsically, instinctively) that somebody is following her. Intrinsically: being part of the nature or character of someone or something(本质地)
Instinctively: based on instinct and not involving thought(本能地)
48.She is (occupied, preoccupied) with some urgent work and can’t see you today. Be occupied with: busy doing something
Be preoccupy with: thinking about something a lot, with the result that you do not pay attention to other things
49.W hen the twins wear the same kind of clothes, they are almost (indistinct, indistinguishable).
Indistinct: an indistinct sound, image, or memory cannot be seen, heard, or remembered clearly(模糊的)
Indistinguishable: things that are indistinguishable are so similar that you cannot see any difference between them
50.T he (instinctive, intrinsic) quality of a person is more important than
his/her appearance.
Instinctive: based on instinct and not involving thought(本能的) Intrinsic: being part of the nature or character of someone or something(本质的)
51.(As long as, in so far as) human beings can’t live completely and harmoniously, according to Huxley, men and women will never be beautiful.
As long as:只要; In so far as: (formal) to the degree that (到….的程度,在…..范围内)
52.T hey improved their pronunciation by (imitating, mimicing) their
teacher.
Imitate: to copy the way someone behaves, speaks, moves etc, especially in order to make people laugh Mimic: to copy the way someone speaks or behaves, especially in order to make people laugh
53.The way in which TV can (affect, effect) a person’s thinking should never be overlooked.
Affect: to do something that produces an effect or change in something or in someone's situation Effect: to make something happen
54.She said that she would (preserve, reserve) the right to take the issue to a higher authority.
Preserve: SEE NO.109
Reserve: (formal) if you reserve the right to do something, you will do it if you think it is necessary - used especially in notices or official documents
55.T hat year he published his first book, which was a (spacious, huge)
success.
Spacious: a spacious house, room etc is large and has plenty of space to move around in Huge: extremely large in size, amount, or degree; enormous
56.T he company is seeking to (recruit, register) young managers. Recruit: to find new people to work in a company, join an organization, do a job etc
Register: to put someone's or something's name on an official list
57.“Hong Kong Morning” is an (biographical, autobiographical) novel that depicts all types of people in Hong Kong an d the author’s own struggle with himself.
Biographical: a book that tells what has happened in someone's life, written by someone else
Autobiographical: a book in which someone writes about their own life, or books of this type
58.H e cut stone with a knife and (blunted, blurted) the edge.
Blunt: to make the point of a pencil or the edge of a knife less sharp Blurt: to say something suddenly and without thinking, usually because you are nervous or excited
59.The US economy is still growing at a spectacular (ratio, rate), but there are hidden problems with it.
Ratio: a relationship between two amounts, represented by a pair of numbers showing how much bigger one amount is than the other Rate: the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of something within a certain period
60.The parents received only $3000 as a (reward, compensation) for the loss of their son killed in a car crash.
Reward: something that you get because you have done something good or helpful or have worked hard; prize; benefit compensation: money paid
to someone because they have suffered injury or loss, or because something they own has been damaged; 法律上叫damages
61.The strength of domestic (demand, command) was the main engine of growth in both countries.
Demand: the need or desire that people have for particular goods and services command: an order that should be obeyed
62.In order not to hurt her feelings, he just (played down, play along) with her suggestion, although it was not what he really wanted.
Play down: to try to make something seem less important or less likely than it really is(淡化)
Play along: to pretend to agree to do what someone wants, in order to avoid annoying them or to get an advantage(假意作某事)。