专四词汇辨析1

专四词汇辨析1

选词填空：将forsake, abandoned, desert, give up, quit放到合适的位置，完成句子。

At fourteen he run away, ______ his home and friend.

He ______ his wife and went away with all their money.

The fort had been hurriedly ______.

Y ou must ______ smoking, or you won't survive.

One friend of mine has decided to ______ his highly-paid but demanding position in his company recently.

点津：

abandon 指完全、永远地放弃，尤其指对其负有责任或义务者，或者放弃一个项目或计划。desert 强调故意违背自己的义务、责任或誓言等。

forsake 指遗弃以前所爱的人或事物，着重于断绝情感上的依恋。

quit 强调突然或出其不意的放弃，一般指“停止”。

give up 多用于口头，表示停止做某事。

After the age of about thirty they abandon individual ambition.

他们一过三十就放弃了个人的雄心壮志。

It is despicable to desert your children.

你抛弃你的孩子是卑劣的。

She persuaded her husband to forsake his drinking habit.

她说服丈夫改掉嗜酒的习惯。

He concluded to quit on pay day.

他决定在发薪水这天辞职。

Don't give up hope; keep on trying.

不要灰心，继续努力。

答案：forsake, abandoned, desert, give up, quit

选词填空：将respectable, respectful, respective放到合适的位置，完成句子。

He wishes to straighten up and lead a ______ life.

He is ______ to his elders.

After the party we all go off to our ______ room.

点津：

Respectable 值得尊敬的，体面的

He wishes to straighten up and lead a respectable life.

他希望改邪归正，过体面的生活。

Respectful 恭敬的，有礼貌的

He is respectful to his elders.

他对长辈很尊敬。

Respective 各自的，分别的

After the party we all go off to our respective room.

聚会之后我们回到各自的房间。

答案：respectable, respectful, respective

选词填空：将sense, sensitive, sensible, sensational放到合适的位置，完成句子。The rhino's most acute ______ is smell.

Do not be ______!

That seems to be a ______ idea.

Newspaper reports the incident ______, makes it appear worse than it really be.

点津：

Sense 感觉，感官

The rhino's most acute sense is smell.

犀牛最敏锐的感觉器官是嗅觉。

Sensitive：敏感的

Do not be sensitive!

别神经过敏！

Sensible 明智的，理性的

That seems to be a sensible idea.

那似乎是个明智的主意。

Sensational

轰动性的，耸人听闻的

Newspaper reports the incident sensational, makes it appear worse than it really be.

报纸大肆渲染这件事，描述得更不像话。

答案：sense, sensitive, sensible, sensational

选词填空：将instinct, distinct, extinct放到合适的位置，完成句子。The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal ____. The party split into two ____ groups.

Nothing could rekindle her ____ passion.

点津：

instinct 本能

The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts. 那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。

distinct 清楚的，截然不同的

The party split into two distinct groups.

该党分裂成两个截然不同的团体。

extinct 灭绝的，消逝的

Nothing could rekindle her extinct passion.

她激情已逝, 无从心回意转。

答案：

instincts, distinct, extinct