Advanced English近義詞辨析題
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1. The whole natio n watched the two candidates debating the issue of raising taxes on TV.
Argue: (transiti ve) to state, giving clear reasons, that something is true, sho uld be do ne etc
Debate: (transitive) to discuss a subject formally when yo u are trying to make a decision or find a solutio n
2. It was a pro ud mo ment fo r my co usin when she shook hands with the President.
Proud: feeling pleased about so mething that yo u have done o r something that y o u o wn, or about so meo ne or so m ething y o u are invo lved with or related to
Arro gant: behaving in an unpleasant o r rude way because yo u think yo u are mo re impo rtant than other people
3. Even if yo u blend oil and water, they will not mix.
Mix: if yo u mix two o r mo re substances or if th ey mix, they co mbine to beco me a single substance, and they cannot be easily separated
Blend: to co mbine different things in a way that produces an effective o r pleasant result, o r to beco me co mbined in this way
4. So me people watch television so much that they canno t conceive of living witho ut it.
Conceive: (fo rmal) to imagine a particular situation o r to think about so mething in a particular way
Imagine; to fo rm a picture or idea in y o ur mind abo ut what something co uld be like
5. As it was an info rmal dinner, most people were dressed in their co mfo rtable clothes.
Wear: [transitive] to have so mething such as clo thes, shoes, or jewellery on y o ur body
Dress: to put clothes on yo urself or so meo ne else dressed in
6. Do y o u think those yo ung people are idealistic or pragmatic?
Idealistic: believing that yo u should live acco rding to high standards and principles, even if they canno t really be achieved, o r sho wing this belief
Ideal: the best o r most suitable that so mething co uld possibly be
7. Filled with great admiration for their integrity and courage, he was determined to be a man like them.
Adulation: praise and admiration for so meo ne that is mo re than they really deserve
Admiratio n: a feeling of great respect and liking fo r so mething o r so meone
8. Deep at night, they co uld still hear gun-fire rumbling in the distance.
Ramble: to talk for a lo ng time in a way that does no t seem clearly o rganized, so that other people find it difficult to understand yo u; To go on a walk in the co untryside fo r pleasure
Rumble: to make a series of lo ng lo w sounds, especially a lo ng distance away fro m yo u
9. The professor looked o ver o ur papers with a hasty glance.
Sight: the act of seeing so mething
Glance: to quickly look at so meo ne o r something
10. Before ordering their dinner, the y co nsidered the, relative merits of chicken and roast beef.
Relevant: directly relating to the subject or problem being discussed or considered(强调与一方相关)
Relative: having a particular quality when co mpared with so mething else(强调比较)
11. the little bo y’s constant noise exasperated his father, who was busy writing a paper fo r a symposium.
Exhilarate: to make so meo ne feel very excited and happy
Exasperate: to make so meo ne very anno yed by co ntinuing to do so mething that upsets them
12. isn’t it no isome to live in a city with so many vehicles passing day and night?
Wholesome: likely to make yo u healthy
Noiso me: very unpleasant
13. He was bo rn in a small to wn inhabited by abo ut 500 people.
Liv e: if y o u live in a place, y o u have y o ur ho me there
Inhabit: if animals o r people inhabit an area o r place, they live there
14. Her desk was all cluttered with old papers, strings, and o ther odds and ends.
Jumble: to mix things together in an untidy way, without any o rder(及物动词经常用于被动,不能作
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Clutter: to co ver o r fill a space or roo m with too many things, so that it looks v ery untidy(与with搭配)
odds and ends: small things of various kinds without much value(零星东西)
15. He thinks they are extremely idealistic, for all their pragmatism.
Idealistic, ideal: see number 6
16. She made o ne last appeal to her father for permission to go to the party.
Attraction: a feeling of liking someone, especially in a sexual way(强调双方相互吸引)
Appeal: a quality that makes people like so mething or so meo ne(强调一方吸引另一方)
17. The girl looked at the do cto r terrified. PS:形容人ED,形容事/物ING.
Terrifyingly: extremely frightening; scary(表主动)
Terrified: very frightened; scared(表被动)
18. “If y o u finish all the ho mewo rk tonight, we’ll go for a picnic tomo rro w,” he coaxed.
Admo nish: (fo rmal) to tell so meone severely that they have done so mething wro ng
Coax: to persuade so meo ne to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle, and patient way
19. He tho ught their behavio r was contemptible, but he didn’t say anything in front of the host.
Contemptuo us: sho wing that y o u think someo ne o r so mething deserves no respect
Contemptible: not deserving any respect at all
20. Summoned by the boss, he appro ached his office full of apprehension.
Apprehension: anxiety abo ut the future, especially abo ut dealing with so mething unpleasant o r difficult; anxiety
Distrust: a feeling that y o u cannot trust so meone
21. He was sincerely so rry fo r what happened at the party, so people accepted his apology.
Excuse: a reason that y o u give to explain careless or offensive behavio r; a reason that yo u invent to explain an action and to hide yo ur real intentio ns
Apolo gy: so mething that yo u say or write to show that yo u are so rry fo r doing so mething wro ng
22. They were walking in the forest when they heard a terrifying roar, which made their blood freeze.
Terrifying: extremely frightening
Terrific: (informal) very good, especially in a way that makes y o u feel happy and excited;
very large in size o r degree(在尺寸和程度上很大)
23. Obvio usly they were getting nowhere with the meeting, so he decided to desist fro m making a final decision that afternoon. Desist: (fo rmal) to stop doing so mething (跟fro m搭配)
Resist: to stop y o urself fro m having so mething that y o u like very much o r doing so mething that y o u want to do (后面直接加动名词)
24. “How can yo u say that y o u do n’t want to see y o ur grandmo ther” the fat her admonished co axed).
Admo nish, coax: see number 18
25. The warrio r managed to dodge the arro w that came flying thro ugh the air.
Evade: to avoid talking about so mething, especially because yo u are trying to hide something(避而不谈); to escape fro m someone who is trying to catch y o u(逃避)
Dodge: to mo ve quickly to avoid so meo ne o r something
26. They speaker’s last few wo rds were drowned out by the audience’s thunderous applauses.
Dro wn out: if a lo ud noise dro wns out another sound, it prevents it fro m being heard
Stop: prevent, no t co ntinue
27. Wo uld I be intruding if I joined in yo ur discussio n?
Intrude: to interrupt so meo ne o r beco me involved in his or her private affairs in an anno ying and unwanted way
Invade: to enter a co untry, town, o r area using military fo rce, in o rder to take control of it
28. The omission of a full stop at the end of the sentence is a deliberate act by the writer.
Omissio n: when yo u do not include o r do not do so mething
Exclusion: when so meone is not allo wed to take part in so mething o r enter a place
29. The newly-recruited soldiers swo re an oath of lo yalty to their country
Oath: a fo rmal and very serio us pro mise
Pro mise: to tell so meo ne that y o u will definitely do or pro vide something o r that so mething will happen
30. The suspect was accused of withholding some important evidence fro m the court.
Prevent: to stop so mething fro m happening, o r stop someo ne fro m doing so mething
Withhold: to refuse to give so meo ne so mething(隐瞒)
31. Whether or no t he is the best perso n fo r the pro motion is arguable.
Debatable: things that are debatable are not certain because people have different opinio ns about them
Arguable: no t certain, or no t definitely true o r co rrect, and therefo re easy to doubt
32. He has established himself as a credible businessman.
Credible: deserving o r able to be believed o r trusted(可形容人或事)
Believable: so mething that is believable can be believed because it seems possible, lik ely, or real(只能形容事)
33. His sto ry of having disco vered the treasure buried by so me pirates seemed incredible to everyo ne
Incredible: too strange to be believed o r very difficult to believe
Incredulous: unable or unwilling to believe so mething
34. “Bu t the piano is out of tune”, she said in a disappointed tone.
Tone: the way yo ur v o ice sounds, which sho ws how y o u are feeling o r what y o u mean
Tune: a series of musical no tes that are played o r sung and are nice to listen to
35. Her friends expressed great sympathy to her when her mo ther died.
Sympathy: the feeling of being so rry fo r so meone who is in a bad situatio n(表具体)
Empathy: the ability to understand other people's feelings and problems(表抽象)
36. They are now enjo ying a sho rt vacation at the seasho re.
Vocatio n: the feeling that the purpose of y o ur life is to do a particular type of wo rk, especially because it allows yo u to help other people(尤指一种能够帮助他人的职业,比如说教师等)
Vacation: a holiday, o r time spent not wo rking
37. At contented person is one who is happy with what he has.
Content: happy and satisfied(因为别人的原因而使你感到满意)
Contented: happ y and satisfied because y o ur life is good(因为自己的原因而使你感到满意)
38. All the streets will be illuminated to morro w evening for the celebration.
Eliminate: to co mpletely get rid of something that is unnecessary or unwanted(有除掉敌人或淘汰比赛对手意思)
Illuminate: to make a light shine on so mething, o r to fill a place with light(原意为照亮,另有阐明的意思)
39. Her persistence in wearing that old-fashio ned hat surprised her husband.
Perseverance: determination to keep trying to achieve so mething in spite of difficulties(坚毅)
Persistence: determination to do something even tho ugh it is difficult or other people oppose it(坚持或固执)
40. The effect of the officer’s speech was such that the army reco vered it’s mo rale at o nce.
Moral: relating to the principles of what is right and wro ng behavio r, and with the difference between good and evil(道德) Morale: the le vel of confidence and positive feelings that people have, especially people who work together, who belo ng to th e same team etc(士气)
41. So uth Africa used to be a co untry where black people and white people were segregated.
Separate: to divide o r split into different parts, if so mething separates two places or two things, it is between them so tha t they are no t touching each other
Segregate: to separate one gro up of people fro m others, especially because the y are of a different race, sex, or religio n(尤指种族隔离)
42. The letter fro m her sister so agitated her that she stayed awake half the night, trying to think of a way to get back at her. Embitter: angry, sad, o r full of hate because of bad or unfair things that have happened to y o u
Agitate: (fo rmal) to make so meone feel anxio us, upset, and nerv o us(使不安,另有煽动的意思)
Get back at sb.: to do something to hurt o r harm so meo ne who has hurt or harmed y o u
43. Yo u haven’t seen him fo r o ver a year?” he so unded incredulous.
Incredible: too strange to be believed o r very difficult to believe(表示一种怀疑的态度)
Incredulous: unable or unwilling to believe so mething(表示虽然不愿相信但承认事实)
44. No matter what he said, the only respo nse he go t fro m him was a noncommittal“I see”
Nonco mmittal: deliberately not expressing y o ur opinio n or intentio ns clearly(不明朗的)
Tentative: no t definite o r certain, and may be changed later(暂时,试验性的)
45. That plan was too unrealistic to be adopted.
Untrue: no t based o n facts that are correct
Unrealistic: unrealistic ideas or hopes are not reaso nable or sensible
46. When people looked at him too (intently, tentatively), he felt very unco mfo rtable.
Intently: giving careful attention to something so that yo u think abo ut no thing else
Tentatively: not definite or certain, and may be changed later(暂时,试验性的)
47. Since she didn’t kno w anybody in that city, she was rather (hesitant, tentative) when accepting the job offer.
Hesitant: uncertain abo ut what to do or say because y o u are nervo us or unwilling
Tentative: done without confidence(这是tentative的第二个意思)
48. “Do y o u really think he will gi ve up the position?” he (scoffed, scold).
Scoff: to laugh at a perso n or idea, and talk abo ut them in a way that sho ws y o u think they are stupid; make fun of
Scold: to angrily criticize so meo ne, especially a child, abo ut so mething they have done
49. She told the children abo ut her life o n the farm all those years ago, how she (got used to, used to) get up at four every mo rning to milk the cows.
Get used to: to have experienced so mething so that it no lo nger seems surprising, difficult, strange etc
Used to: if something used to happen, it happened regularly o r all the time in the past, but does not happen no w
50. The teacher told the bo y s first to (pour, splash) so me water on the floor before mopping it.
Pour: to make a liquid or o ther substance flo w o ut of or into a container by holding it at an angle
Splash: to make so meone or so mething wet with a lot of small drops of water o r o ther liquid CF: sprinkle
51. When he was disco vered, the pick-pocket (waved, flapped) a knife to threaten the people aro und him.
Wave: to raise yo ur arm and mo ve y o ur hand fro m side to side in o rder to make so meo ne notice y o u
Flap: to mo v e quickly up and do wn or fro m side to side, often making a noise
52. The eagle suddenly (drifted, swooped) do wn and snatched the piece of meat.
Drift: to mo ve slo wly o n water o r in the air
Swoop: if a bird or aircraft swoops, it mo ves suddenly do wn through the air, especially in o rder to attack so mething
53. With the help of the specially trained dogs, they were able to (rescue, save) ten people buried in the sno w.
Rescue: to save so meo ne o r so mething fro m a situation of danger o r harm(强调营救的过程)
Save: to make someo ne o r so mething safe fro m danger, harm, or destruction(强调安全)
54. His feet were numb with co ld; as soon as he got into the roo m he started (rubbing, stro king) them vigo ro usly.
Rub: to mo ve yo ur hand, or something such as a clo th, backwards and fo rwards o ver a surface while pressing firmly
Stroke: to mo ve y o ur hand gently o ver so meth ing
Numb means unable to feel anything
55. The kitchen floo r has to be (scrubbed, scraped) every o ther day.
Scrub: to rub something hard, especially with a stiff brush, in o rder to clean it
Scrape: to rub against a rough surface in a way that causes slight damage or injury, o r to make so mething do this
56. Every night befo re he went to bed, he (made a point, made a plan) of checking all the doo rs and windo ws.
Made a point: to do so mething deliberately, even when it involves making a special effo rt
Made a plan: plan to do something
57. Students of English are required to (remember, memo rize) the listed 2000 wo rds.
Remember: to have a picture o r idea in yo ur mind of people, events, places etc fro m the past
Memo rize: to learn wo rds, music etc so that yo u kno w them perfectly
58. Yo u should not be (intolerable, intolerant) of different religio us beliefs.
Intolerable: too difficult, bad, anno ying etc for y o u to accept o r deal with(句子主语表示动作的对象)
Intolerant: no t willing to accept ways of thinking and behaving that are different fro m yo ur o wn
59. He tried to (infuse, fill) the awkward situation with humo r.
Infuse: (fo rmal) to fill so mething o r so meone with a particular feeling o r quality(表抽象)跟with搭配
Fill: if a container o r place fills, or if yo u fill it, eno ugh of something goes into it to make it full(表具体)
60. We have a sense of working to wards a (co mmo n, o rdinary) go al.
Commo n: co mmo n aims, beliefs, ideas etc are shared by several people o r groups(这是co mmo n特有的意思表示共同的) Ordinary: average, co mmo n, or usual, not different o r special
61. The virus can only be transmitted thro ugh (familiar, intimate) contact.
Familiar: so meone or something that is familiar is well-kno wn to yo u and easy to reco gnize
Intimate: relating to sex(在本句中的意思) ;Private and friendly so that y o u feel co mfo rtable
62. I t suddenly (happened, occurred) to him that he had wo rked fo r twelve hours witho ut eating anything.
Happen: if y o u happen to do something, yo u do it by chance
Occur: if an idea o r thought occurs to y o u, it suddenly co mes into yo ur mind
63. The students waited in (respectable, respectful) silence for the Noble Prize winner to make his speech.
Respectable: someone who is respectable behaves in a way that is considered socially acceptable
Respectful: feeling or sho wing respect
64. The children suffer most when their parents (divide, separate).
Divide: if so mething divides, or if yo u divide it, it separates into two or mo re parts
Separate: if two people who are married or have been li ving together separate, th ey start to live apart
65. The teacher (allo tted, divided) the children into several small gro ups for the trip to the Palace Museum.
Allot: to use a particular amo unt of time fo r so mething, or give a particular share of mo ney, space etc to so meone or something Divide: if so mething divides, or if yo u divide it, it separates into two or mo re parts
66. Aro und mid-night, she received a (mysterio us, miraculous) phone call fro m so meo ne she did not kno w of.
My sterio us: mysterio us events or situations are difficult to explain o r understand
Miraculous: very good, co mpletely unexpected, and often very lucky
67. Do y o u think soil samples are (obtainable, absorbable) fro m the Mars by an unmanned aircraft in the near future? Obtainable: able to be obtained
Abso rbable:可吸收的,容易吸收的
68. She was so dear to him that he still kept her picture in a (preeminent, pro minent) position o n his desk.
Preeminent:优秀超群的
Pro minent: so mething that is in a pro minent place is easily seen
69. Soft backgro und music will (enhance, increase) a delicious meal.
Enhance: to impro v e something
Increase: if yo u increase so mething, o r if it increases, it beco mes bigger in amo unt, number, o r degree
70. He was so disappointed when the manager said that his plan was co mpletely (dismissible, disposable).
Dismissible: not deserving to be considered
Disposable: intended to be used o nce or fo r a sho rt time and then thrown(一次性) available to be used(可再生的)
71. The baby-sitter kept the kids (acco mpanied, co mpany) until we got back fro m the theater.
Acco mpany: to go somewhere with so meone
Company:固定搭配keep… co mpany= be with her so that she doesn't feel lonely与谁做伴
72. Will the financial (reverse, adverse) prevent y o u fro m taking a holiday this summer?
Rev erse: the exact opposite of what has just been mentioned
Adverse: not good or favo rable
73. The (distributio n, allotment) of funds to these universities is decided b y the Ministry of Educatio n.
Distributio n: the act of sharing things amo ng a large gro up of people in a planned way(普通的分配)
Allotment: an amo unt or share of something such as money or time that is given to someo ne o r something, o r the process of doing this(尤指上下级之间的分配)
74. The emplo yees are openly (co ntemptuo us, contemptible) of their co rrupt manager.
Contemptuo us, Contemptible: see number 19
75. The gardener was asked to cut the bushes (even, equal) with the fence.
Ev en: 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, amo unt, value etc as something else
76. His handwriting was so tiny that it was hardly (readable, legible).
Readable: interesting and enjo yable to read, and easy to understand(因有趣味而可读的)
Legible: written o r printed clearly eno ugh for y o u to read(因
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77. The (shameful, shameless) family secret was bro ught to light.
Shameful: shameful behavio r or actio ns are so bad that so meone sho uld feel ashamed(形容行动或事件)
Shameless: no t seeming to be ashamed of y o ur bad behavio r although o ther people think yo u should be ashamed(只能形容人) 78. The bus came to a (quick, abrupt) stop, and so me passengers lost their balance.
Quick: lasting for o r taking only a sho rt time
Abrupt: sudden and unexpected
79. Mary aired her (grievances, grief) at not being treated fairly by the salesperso n.
Grievances: a belief that y o u have been treated unfairly, or an unfair situation o r event that affects and upsets y o u(委屈,冤情) Grief: extreme sadness, especially because so meone y o u lo ve has died
80. He felt (daunted, discouraged) by the enormo us difficulties inv o lved in co mpleting the co nstruction of the airport in one year.
Daunt: to make so meone feel afraid or less co nfident about so mething
Discouraged: no lo nger having the confidence yo u need to co ntinue doing so mething
81. There is a (co ntrariness, co ntradiction) between what he says and what he does.
Contrariness: so meo ne who is contrary deliberately does different things fro m other people (contrary特有的意思) Contradictio n: a difference between two statements, beliefs, or ideas abo ut so mething that means they cannot both be true
82. It was in the (dark, dim) light of the early dawn that I saw a man mo ving towards me.
Dark: if it is dark, there is little or no light
Dim: fairly dark o r not giving much light, so that y o u cannot see well
83. The poor, sick man is (abused, to rmented) by the policeman’s endless interrogation.
Abuse: to treat so meone in a cruel and vio lent way, often sexually(虐待尤指性方面的); to deliberately use so mething fo r the wro ng purpose or for yo ur o wn advantage(滥用)
Torment: to make someone suffer a lo t, especially mentally
Interro gate: to ask so meo ne a lo t of questio ns for a lo ng time in o rder to get info rmation, so metimes using threats
84. Too much food (induces, tempts) sleepiness.
Induce: (fo rmal) to persuade so meone to do so mething, especially so mething that does not seem wise; fo rmal to cause a particular physical co nditio n(这是本句的意思)
Tempt: to try to persuade so meo ne to do som ething by making it seem attractive;
85. He (wo ndered, mediated) for a who le week before making that important decision.
Wonder: to think abo ut something that y o u 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, gro ups, co untries etc(在本句中表示思量考虑)
86. A (n) (literal, exact) translation is no t alway s the best.
Literal translatio n: a translation that translates each wo rd exactly instead of giving the general meaning in a mo re natural way Exact: co mpletely correct in every detail
87. The autho r declares that the plo t and characters of the no vel are (imaginary, imaginative).
Imaginary: no t real, but produced fro m pictures o r ideas in yo ur mind(虚拟的,虚构的)
Imaginative: co ntaining new and interesting ideas o r good at thinking of new and interesting ideas(富于想象的,爱想象的)
CF imaginable: used to emphasize that so mething includes every possible example of so mething(可以想象到的)
88. We walked for miles along the (twisted, crooked) path in the fo rest.
Twisted: something twisted has been bent in many directions o r turned many times, so that it has lost its o riginal shape Crooked: bent, twisted, o r not in a straight line
89. We advise girls belo w twenty not to marry, because they are still emo tio nally (naive, immature).
Naive: not having much experience of ho w complicated life is, so that yo u trust people too much and believe that good things
will alway s happen
Immature: someone who is immature behaves or thinks in a way that is typical of so meone much y o unger - used to sho w disappro val
90. Her feelings (fluctuated, changed) between excitement and fear.
Fluctuate: if a price or amo unt fluctuates, it keeps changing and beco ming higher and lo wer(与WITH搭配)
Change: to beco me different, o r to make something beco me different
91. The police will no t hesitate to use (fo rce, co mpulsio n) if they bank robbers still refuse to surrender.
Force: violent physical action used to get what yo u want
Compulsio n: a strong and unreasonable desire to do something
92. After twenty years of antago nism, the two countries were finally (reconciled, friendly).
Reconcile: if y o u reco ncile two ideas, situatio ns, o r facts, yo u find a way in which they can both be true o r acceptable(和解) Friendly: behaving to wards so meone in a way that sho ws y o u like them and are ready to talk to them or help them
93. To call the air strikes against Yugoslavia peace-keeping is a (do wnright, thoro ugh) lie.
Downright: used to emphasize that so mething is co mpletely bad o r untrue
Thoro ugh: including every possible detail
94. “As red as blood” is a (metapho r, simile)
Metapho r: a way of describing so mething by referring to it as something different and suggesting that it has similar qualitie s to that thing(隐喻)
Simile: an expressio n that describes so mething b y co mparing it with so mething else, using the words 'a s' or 'like', fo r example 'a s white as sno w(明喻)
95. The sight of the snake gave me the (trembling, shivers).
Trembling: shaking slightly in a way that y o u cannot control, especially because y o u are upset o r frightened
Shiver: give sb. The shivers=info rmal to make y o u feel afraid(固定搭配,除此以外trembling和shiver同义词)
96. Although the children found the fables most (readable, understandable), they so metimes missed the messages of the sto ries. Readable:见No.76
Understandable: seem normal and reasonable because of the situation yo u are in
97. The office buildings with their (desirable, desired) locations are very much in demand.
Desirable: so mething that is desirable is worth having or doing(正式用法)
Desired: to want to have sex with so meo ne(文学上特指这个意思)
98. Dri ving after drinking Whiskey (is abo ut, is apt) to cause traffic accidents.
Be about to: if someone is abo ut to do so mething, or if so mething is abo u t to happen, they will do it or it will happen very soon Be apt to: to have a natural tendency to do something
99. I don’t want the (actual, literal) meaning of the wo rd, I’m asking y o u its figurative sense here.
Actual: used to emphasize that so mething is real or exact(强调确切的,事实的); used to introduce the most important part of an ev ent o r activity(强调实质上的)
Literal: the literal meaning of a wo rd or expressio n is its basic or o riginal meaning
100. In that part of the wo rld the summer weather is so (varied, variable) that even when the sun is shining brightly yo u never can be sure if it is going to rain in an ho ur’s time.
Varied: consisting of o r including many different kinds of things o r people, especially in a way that seems interesting Variable: likely to change often
101. He said he wo uld go to the dress rehearsal, (unless, pro vided) he was no t too busy.
Unless: used to say that so mething will happen or be true if so mething else does not happen or is not true
Pro vided that: used to say that so mething will only be possible if so mething else happens or is done
102. So mething has been wro ng with their marriage fo r a lo ng time, altho ugh she makes (pretenses, excuse) that it is no t. Pretense: a way of behaving which is intended to make people believe so mething that are not true
Excuse: to be o r give a good reason fo r so meo ne's careless or offensive behavio r
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.
103. The Suzhou Style embroidery (requires, acquires) very exquisite skills.
Requires: if y o u are required to do or have so mething, a law or rule says yo u must do it o r have it
Acquires: to obtain so mething by buying it o r being given it
104. A lo t of retired people play chess to (kill, spend) time.
Kill time: to spend time doing so mething which is not impo rtant while y o u 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 o r pass time in a particular place(不论事情的重要性)
105. He kno ws that his parents have to wo rk very hard in order to pro vide for his education, so he never (spends, squanders) mo ney.
Spend: to use y o ur money to pay for goods or services
Squander: to carelessly waste mo ney, time, opportunities etc
106. He wanted a (transcript, manuscript) of the report to show to his friends.
Transcript: a written o r printed copy of a speech, conversatio n etc(打印稿,手抄稿,强调可以复制成多份)
Manuscript: a book o r piece of writing before it is printed(手稿,原稿,强调只有一份)
107. The wo rkers were filled with (indignity, indignation) when they disco vered that they were secretly watched during wo rking ho urs.
Indignity: a situation that makes yo u feel very ashamed and no t respected
Indignation: feelings of anger and surprise because y o u feel insulted o r unfairly treated
108. People sho uld (clean, purge) their minds of too stro ng a desire fo r mo ney.
Clean: to remo ve dirt fro m so mething by rubbing o r washing(指清洁物质世界的东西)
Purge: (literary) to remo ve bad feelings(专指净化,清除思想上的东西)
109. The policemen risked their lives in o rder to (preserve, pro tect) the children.
Preserve: to save so mething or so meone fro m being harmed or destro yed(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 so meone o r so mething safe fro m harm, damage, or illness(使人或物免于受到破坏,伤害)
110. In the past year, quite a few (do rmant, unimportant) wo men’s organizations became acti ve again.
Dormant: not active or no t growing at the present time bu t able to be active later(休眠状态的)
Unimportant: no t important
111. The newspaper’s (mistake, disto rtion) of the incident needs to be looked into.
Mistake: so mething that has been done in the wro ng way, or an opinion or statement that is incorrect
Disto rtio n: to report so mething in a way that is no t completely true or correct
112. The heroic deeds of the firefighters sho uld be (glamo rized, praised).
Glamo rize: to make so mething seem mo re attractive than it really is
Praise: to say that y o u admire and appro ve of so meone or so mething, especially publicly
113. She sensed (intrinsically, instinctively) that so mebody is following her.
Intrinsically: being part of the nature o r character of so meone o r so mething(本质地)
Instinctively: based on instinct and no t involving thought(本能地)
114. She is (occupied, preoccupied) with so me urgent wo rk and can’t see y o u today.
Be occupied with: busy doing so mething
Be preoccupy with: thinking abo ut so mething a lot, with the result that yo u do not pay attentio n to other things
115. When the twins wear the same kind of clo thes, they are almost (indistinct, indistinguishable).
Indistinct: an indistinct so und, image, o r memo ry canno t be seen, heard, o r remembered clearly(模糊的) Indistinguishable: things that are indistinguishable are so similar that y o u cannot see any difference between them
116. The (instincti ve, intrinsic) quality of a perso n is mo re impo rtant than his/her appearance.
Instinctive: based o n instinct and not inv o lving tho ught(本能的)
Intrinsic: being part of the nature or character of someone o r so mething(本质的)
117. (As long as, in so far as) human beings can’t live co mpletely and harmo nio usly, according to Huxley, men and wo men will never be beautiful.
As lo ng as:只要; In so far as: (fo rmal) to the degree that (到….的程度,在…..范围内)
118. They impro ved their pro nunciatio n by (imitating, mimicing) their teacher.
Imitate: to copy the way so meone behaves, speaks, mo ves etc, especially in o rder to make people laugh
Mimic: to copy the way so meo ne speaks or behaves, especially in o rder to make people laugh
119. The way in which TV can (affect, effect) a person’s thinking should never be o verlooked.
Affect: to do something that produces an effect o r change in so mething o r in so meo ne's si tuation
Effect: to make so mething happen
120. She said that she would (preserve, reserve) the right to take the issue to a higher autho rity.
Preserve: SEE NO.109
Reserve: (formal) if yo u reserve the right to do something, yo u will do it if yo u think it is necessary - used especially in no tices o r official documents
121. That year he published his first book, which was a (spacio us, huge) success.
Spacio us: a spacio us house, roo m etc is large and has plenty of space to mo ve around in
Huge: extremely large in size, amo unt, o r degree; eno rmo us
122. The co mpany is seeking to (recruit, register) y o ung managers.
Recruit: to find new people to wo rk in a co mpany, join an o rganization, do a job etc
Register: to put so meo ne's or so mething's name on an official list
123. “Hong Kong Morning” is an (biographical, autobio graphical) no v el that depicts all types of people in Hong Kong and the autho r’s own struggle with himself.
Biographical: a book that tells what has happened in so meo ne's life, written by so m eo ne else
Autobio graphical: a book in which someo ne writes abo ut their o wn life, o r books of this type
124. He 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 so mething suddenly and witho ut thinking, usually because yo u are nerv o us o r excited
125. The US econo my is still gro wing at a spectacular (ratio, rate), but there are hidden problems with it.
Ratio: a relatio nship between two amo unts, represented by a pair of numbers sho wing how much bigger one amo unt is than the other
Rate: the number of times so mething happens, o r the number of examples of so mething within a certain period
126. The parents received o nly $3000 as a (reward, co mpensation) fo r the loss of their so n killed in a car crash.
Reward: so mething that yo u get because y o u have done so mething good or helpful o r have wo rked hard; prize; benefit Compensation: money paid to someone because they have suffered injury o r loss, or because so mething they o wn has been damaged; 法律上叫damages
127. The strength of domestic (demand, co mmand) was the main engine of gro wth in both countries.
Demand: the need or desire that people have fo r particular goods and services
Command: an o rder that should be obeyed
128. In order no t to hurt her feelings, he just (played down, play alo ng) with her suggestio n, altho ugh it was not what he really wanted.
Play do wn: to try to make so mething seem less impo rtant or less likely than it really is(淡化)
Play along: to pretend to agree to do what so m eone wants, in order to avoid anno ying them or to get an advantage(假意作某事)
高級英語近義詞辨析題總滙
下冊(共128題)
1. It took him three years to pay off all the debts (occurred, incurred) by buying that new house.
Occur: to happen
Incur: if yo u incur a cost, debt, o r a fine, yo u have to pay mo ney because of something y o u have done, o r yo u do no t make mo ney 2. The bo y gave an (ingenuo us, ingenio us) acco unt of what had happened, concealing nothing.
Ingenuo us: an ingenuo us perso n is simple, trusting, and honest, especially because they have not had much experience of life Ingenious: so meo ne who is ingenio us is very good at inventing things or at thinking of new ideas
3. He gave such (implicit, explicit) instructions that every o ne understood them.
Implicit: suggested o r understood without being stated directly
Explicit: expressed in a way that is very clear and direct
4. The two brothers (co mpliment, complement) each o ther; o ne is impulsive, the other, cautio us.
Compliment: to say something nice to someone in order to praise them
Complement: to make a good combinatio n with so meo ne o r so m ething else(相辅相成,结合得很好)
5. The little bo y (stimulated, simulated) illness no t to go to school.
Stimulate: to enco urage o r help an activity to begin o r de velop further
Simulate: to make o r produce so mething that is not real but has the appearance or feeling of being real
6. Sitting alo ne in his roo m, he (wo ndered, brooded) o ver his failure to get a job after a whole year of trying.
Wonder: to think abo ut something that y o u are not sure about and try to guess what is true, what will happen etc
Brood: to keep thinking about so mething that y o u are worried o r upset abo ut
7. She has had a (grudge, malice) against me ever since I turned do wn her unreaso nable request.
Grudge: a feeling of dislike for so meo ne because yo u canno t fo rget that the y harmed y o u in the past
Malice: the desire to harm so meo ne because yo u hate them
8. After graduating fro m the business school, he went to wo rk in a big co rpo ration and pro ved to be quite a (shrewd, cunning) businessman.
Shrewd: good at judging what people o r situatio ns are really like
Cunning: so meone who is cunning is clever and good at deceiving people in o rder to get what they want
9. (Invariably, Unchangeably) strict with himself, he went o ver the acco unts yet another time.
Invariably: if something invariably happens o r is invariably true, it always happens or is true
Unchangeably: no t likely to change, o r changing often
10. Many people are wo rried b y what they think is (unaccusto med, undesirable) scenes on TV fo r the children.
Unaccusto med: no t used to something
Undesirable: so mething o r so meone that is undesirable is not welco me o r wanted because they may affect a
Situation or person in a bad way
11. It is impossible to sort o ut all the (squabbles, debates) amo ng the children. So metimes one just has to igno re them. Squabbles: to argue abo ut something unimpo rtant
Debates: to discuss a subject fo rmally when yo u are trying to make a decisio n or find a solutio n
12. It is such a (pitiful, sympathetic) sight to see the elderly people sitting on park benches, lo nely and expressionless.
Pitiful: someone who is pitiful looks or so unds so sad and unfo rtunate that y o u feel very sorry for them(直接修饰人) Sympathetic: caring and feeling sorry about so meo ne's problems(可跟人或物或动作)
13. The party o ver, the guests gone, she looked at the empty rooms and sank into (anguish, melancholy).
Anguish: mental o r physical suffering caused by extreme pain or wo rry
Melancholy: a feeling of sadness for no particular reason
14. He (stumbled, tumbled) o n the pavement and twisted his ankle.
Stumble: to walk in an unsteady way and often almost fall
Tumble: to fall do wn quickly and suddenly, especially with a rolling mo vement
15. What happened to them o n the trip was a nightmare, which left them (unspeakably, pitifully) furious for weeks. Unspeakably: unspeakable feelings are so extreme that it is impossible to describe them
Pitifully: very bad in quality(作副词只表示这个意思) (上述为形容词解释)
16. The vulgar co mmercial which follo wed broke the (spell, appeal) of the film.
Break the spell: to make someone stop paying all their attentio n to something, o r to make a time stop feeling special
Appeal: an urgent request fo r so mething impo rtant(作为名词的其中一个意思)
17. His six-y ear experience gave him a big (advantage, strength) o ver the other applicants fo r the job.
Advantage: so mething that helps yo u to be mo re successful than others, o r the state of having this
Strength: the physical po wer and energy that makes so meone stro ng
18. These rules and regulatio ns not o nly apply to the graduate students, but to the school (o n the whole, as a who le).
on the whole: used to say that so mething is generally true(大体上,基本上)
as a whole: used to say that all the parts of something are being co nsidered together(从总体上来考虑)
19. We (met, enco untered) a serio us setback in the battle when our supplies were intercepted by the enemy.
Meet: to go to a place where so meone will be at a particular time, acco rding to an arrangement, so that y o u can talk or do something together
Encounter: to experience so mething, especially problems or opposition(遭遇); to meet someone without planning to(偶遇) 20. I was very sick and was (co nfined to, limited to) bed fo r o v er two weeks.
Be confined to: to exist in o r affect only a particular place or gro up(限制)
Be limited to: to exist o r happen o nly in a particular place, gro up, o r area of acti vity(限于)
21. The lo cal newspaper gave an extensive (co v erage, repo rting) of the trial.
Co v erage: when a subject o r event is repo rted on televisio n or radio, o r in newspapers
Reporting: the activity of writing abo ut news events fo r a newspaper or telling people abo ut them o n television o r on the radio 22. The singer was fully (justifiable, justified) in suing the newspaper fo r slander.
Justifiable: actions, reactions, decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons Justified: having an acceptable explanation o r reaso n(be justified in doing固定搭配)
23. This magazine is intended to (attract, appeal to) millions of co llege students in China.
Attract: to make so meo ne interested in so mething, o r make them want to take part in so mething
Appeal to: if so meo ne o r so mething appeals to y o u, they seem attractive and interesting
24. Jamaica (functio ned, worked) as a center of the American slave trade in the 18th century until the abolition of slavery in 1833.
Function as: if something functions as a particular thing, it does what that type of thing no rmally does, o r is used as that thing(起某物的作用或功能)
Work: if so mething such as a fact, situatio n, o r system wo rks in a particular way, it has a particular effect on so meo ne o r something(起作用,不与as连用)
25. These undergro und pipes are (interrelated, interconnected).
Interrelate: if two things interrelate, they are co nnected and have an effect o n each o ther
Interconnected: if two systems, places etc are interco nnected, o r if they interconnect, they are joined together
26. Nuclear po wer is (inherently, naturally) both dangero us and po werful.
Inherently: a quality that is inherent in so mething is a natural part of it and canno t be separated fro m it
Naturally: use this to say that so mething is normal and no t surprising
27. The (one-time, o nce) bus driver is no w a famo us pop singer.
One-time: fo rmer
Once: o n one occasio n only
28. The film is (based, established) on a no vel by Lu Xun.
Be based on: to use so mething as the thing fro m which so mething else is developed
establish: to start a co mpany, o rganization, system, etc that is intended to exist or continue fo r a long time(不与搭配o n)
29. Spoiled children will not manage to live against (difficulty, adversity).
Difficulty: if yo u have difficulty doing so mething, it is difficult fo r yo u to do(不可数解释)
Adversity: a situation in which yo u have a lot of problems that seem to be caused by bad luck(逆境)
30. He go t the job by (false, fraudulent) means; he said he had ten years of wo rking experience.
False: not real, but intended to seem real and deceive people
Fraudulent: intended to deceive people in an illegal way, in o rder to gain mo ney, po wer etc
31. Mental problems of all ages are not totally (untreatable, incurable).
Untreatable: a treatable i llness or injury can’t be helped with drugs or an operat ion(不可治疗的)
Incurable: an illness that is curable can be cured. (无可救要的)
32. The students are advised to (conserve, preserve) water and electricity.
Conserve: to use as little water, energy etc as possible so that it is not wasted(这个意思是独有的)
Preserve: to pro tect so mething and prevent it fro m changing or being damaged(conserve也有这个意思)
33. She took the skirt out of the suitcase and fo und it terribly (pleated, wrinkled).
Pleated: a pleated skirt, dress etc has a lot of flat narro w folds
Wrinkled: skin o r clo th that is wrinkled has small lines or folds in it
34. The owner of the house came back and disco v ered that his ho use had been broken into during his absence. He (snooped aro und, checked) to see if anything valuable had been stolen.
snoop aro und: to try to find out about someone's private affairs by secretly looking in their ho use, examining their possessions etc(调查, 窥探)
Check: to do something in o rder to find o ut whether so mething really is co rrect, true, o r in good co ndition
35. Since their father lost his job, their mother was hard up and always bo ught them (shabby, cheap) clothes.
Shabby: shabby clothes, places, o r objects are untidy and in bad co ndition because they have been used fo r a lo ng time Cheap: not at all expensive, o r lo wer in price than y o u expected
36. He needed the mo ney, so he said he didn’t (care for, mind) the long wo rking hours as long as he was well paid.
Care for: to look after so meone who is not able to look after themselves; to do things that keep so mething in good co nd ition Mind: [usually in questions and negatives] to feel anno yed o r upset about so mething
37. He lost interests in the debate, merely sitting there to tally (unconcerned, unbent).
Unco ncerned: not worried about so mething because y o u think it does no t affect y o u
Unbend: to relax and start behaving in a less formal way
38. While y o u are in the booksto re, please (keep an eye fo r, look at) dictionary that I have been looking fo r.
Keep an e ye fo r: to watch carefully so that y o u will notice when so meo ne o r something appears
look at: to turn yo ur eyes to wards so mething, so that yo u can see it(其中的一个意思)
39. The elderly couple always avoids parties and gatherings. The y are the kind of people who (keep fro m, keep to) themselves. keep fro m: to pre vent so meo ne fro m doing so mething o r prevent something fro m happening to prevent so meone fro m kno wing something, by deliberately not telling them abo ut it (隐瞒,阻止)
keep to oneself: to live a very quiet private life and not do many things that involve o ther people (不交际)
40. He knew there was (no use, no need) going back to the market place to look fo r the pocket book, but he went anyway to make her feel better.
Be no use doing: used to tell someone no t to do so mething because it will have no effect
There’s no need f o r sb.to do sth: used to say that so meone does not have to do something
41. She (held back, held fo rth) her criticism on the plan because she needed mo re time to think abo ut it.
hold back: to make so meone o r so mething stop mo ving fo rward(阻止,抑制)
hold forth (o n): to give yo ur opinio n on a subject, especially fo r a long time(滔滔不绝,大谈特谈)
42. Marry had an uneasy feeling that so mething terrible was going to happen. Was she beco ming (igno rant, superstitio us)? Igno rant: not knowing facts o r info rmation that y o u ought to kno w
Superstitio us: influenced by superstitions
Superstitio n: a belief that some objects or actions are lucky o r unlucky, o r that the y cause events to happen, based o n old i deas of magic
43. Ron said he wo uld alway s (remember, have on his mind) the wonderful trip to the great wall.
Remember: to have a picture o r idea in yo ur mind of people, events, places etc fro m the past
Have on his mind: if so mething is o n y o ur mind, y o u keep thinking or wo rrying abo ut it; if something is o n yo ur mind, that is what yo u are thinking about
44. The glass fell fro m the shelf and (went, broke) to pieces.
Go to pieces: if a person or what they do goes to pieces, they are so upset or nerv o us that they cannot live, wo rk, or perfo r m as they sho uld(瓦解,身体垮掉)
Break to/into pieces: if y o u break something, y o u make it separate into two or mo re pieces, for example by hitting it, dropping it, or bending it (成为碎片)
45. I like Walter and have always enjo yed his (pleasant, pleasantry) co mpany.
Pleasant: enjo yable or attractive and making y o u feel happy
Pleasantry: things that yo u say to someo ne in order to be polite, but which are no t very impo rtant(打趣的话)
46. “I-I-didn’t-“ clearly the kid was frightened and (faltered, wavered) out the answer.
Falter: to speak in a v o ice that so unds weak and uncertain, and keeps stopping
Wavered: to beco me weaker o r less certain
47. “The bo y has been doing his ho mework for o ver an hour no w and is (nervo us, fidgety), why don’t y o u tell him to go o ut and play fo r a while?”
Nervo us: wo rried or frightened abo ut so mething, and unable to relax
fidgety: unable to stay still, especially because of being bo red o r nervo us(烦躁的)
48. He was caught giving (co vered, co vert) glances at the textbook during the examination.
Co v ered: having a roof; having a layer of so mething o n top
Co v ert: secret o r hidden
49. Ever since he reco vered fro m his heart attack, he realized he had to (feel like himself, take things easy).
Feel like himself: feel himself fit and healthy
Take things easy=take it easy: to relax and not do very much
50. They had to (scrub, brush) the floor after the party was o v er.
Scrub: to rub something hard, especially with a stiff brush, in o rder to clean it
Brush: to clean so mething o r make so mething smooth and tidy using a brush
51. He (flicked, plucked) the dust fro m his hat befo re entering the house.
Flick: to make so mething mo ve away by hitting or pushing it suddenly o r quickly(轻弹)
Pluck: to pull so mething quickly in o rder to remo ve it(拨毛,摘花等)
52. Sensing that so meone was appro aching him fro m the back, he (twiddles, whirled) aro und suddenly.
Twiddle: to mo ve o r turn so mething aro und with y o ur fingers many times, especially because yo u are nervo us o r bo red
Whirl: to turn o r spin aro und very quickly, o r to make someone o r so mething do this
53. The child was shy. She kept (plucking, picking) her mo ther by the sleeve to drag her away fro m the wo rd.
Pluck: to pull so mething quickly in o rder to remo ve it(拨毛,摘花,扯,猛拉等)
Pick: choose something; remo ve a flo wer etc; remo ve something
54. He just sat there (turning, twiddling) his thumbs, sho wing no interest in the discussion.
Turn: to mo ve y o ur body so that yo u are looking in a different directio n
Twiddle o ne’s thumbs: to do nothing while yo u are waiting fo r so mething to happen
55. He doesn’t like his job, but he (keeps at, keeps) it befo re he can find so mething better.
keep at: to fo rce so meo ne to co ntinue to work hard and no t let them stop(坚持)
keep: to stay in a particular state, co ndition, o r position, o r to make someone o r so mething do this(维持)
56. The bo y s (tossed, threw) a coin to decide who sho uld make the first mo ve.
Toss: to thro w so mething, especially so mething light, with a quick gentle mo vement of y o ur hand
Throw: to make an object such as a ball mo ve quickly thro ugh the air by pushing y o ur hand forward quickly and letting the object go
57. Don’t (put do wn, put off) him by his appearance; he is actually quite a charming perso n.
put do wn: 不赞成,羞辱
put off: 阻止, 搪塞
58. At the seminar so me scientists discussed heroic new experiments on the (intact, innate) human heart.
Intact: not bro ken, damaged, o r spoiled
Innate: an innate quality o r ability is so mething yo u are born with
59. We (co ntribute, attribute) Edison’s success to intelligence and hard work.
Contribute: to give mo ney, help, ideas etc to so mething that a lo t of other people are also inv o lved in
Attribute: to believe or say that a situation o r event is caused by so mething
60. A wise man (preserves, reserves) so me mo ney fo r use in rainy day s.
Preserve: =save
Reserve: to keep part of something for use at a later time during a process - used especially when describing ho w to cook something
61. The reckless driver got his just (deserts, desserts) when his driver’s license was suspended.
Desert: a place where there is no activity o r where nothing interesting happens
Dessert: sweet food served after the main part of a meal
62. The captain (demanded, co mmanded) the soldiers to fire.
Demand: to ask fo r something very firmly, especially becau se y o u think y o u have a right to do this
Command: to tell so meone officially to do something, especially if y o u are a military leader, a king etc
63. The pho tos sent back fro m the satellite support the (theo ry, hypothesis) that possibly there is life o n Mars.
Theory: an idea o r set of ideas that is intended to explain so mething abo ut life o r the wo rld, especially an idea that has not yet been pro ved to be true
Hy po thesis: an idea that is suggested as an explanatio n for something, but that has no t yet been pro ved to be true
64. There is so me (resemblance, similarity) between the acco unts of the fire, but all the impo rtant details are different. Resemblance: if there is a resemblance between two people o r things, they are similar, especially in the way they look(强调某一方面是相似的)
Similarity: if there is a similarity between two things or people, they are similar in so me way(强调某几方面是相似的)
65. Western businessmen co me in (dro ves, groups) to invest in light industry in China.
Dro ves:
Gro ups: several people o r things that are all together in the same place
66. The assassinatio n of Martin Luther King did no t quench the civil rights mo vement. It made the black leaders more (warlike, militant).
Warlike: liking war and being skilful in it(作好战斗准备的)
Militant: a militant o rganizatio n o r person is willing to use stro ng o r vio lent actio n in o rder to achieve political o r social change(好战的)
67. It is not (custo mary, habitual) in So uth China to eat dumplings on Lunar New Year’s Eve.
Custo mary: so mething that is customary is normal because it is the way so mething is usually done; usual
Habitual: done as a habit that yo u cannot stop
68. These certificates and awards are enough to (pro ve, qualify) him as an excellent engineer.
Pro ve: to sho w that so mething is true by pro viding facts, information etc; proof
Qualify: if so mething qualifies y o u to do something, y o u have the necessary skills, knowledge, and ability etc to do it
69. The boss (demo nstrated, manifested) a total indifference to the safety of the workers.
Demonstrate: to sho w o r pro ve so mething clearly
Manifest: to sho w a feeling, attitude etc
70. Just (follo w, obey) his instructio ns and y o u will succeed.
Follow: to do something in the way that someone has told o r advised yo u to do it
Obey: to do what so meo ne in autho rity tells y o u to do, o r what a law o r rule say s y o u must do
71. The co mmander-in-chief (was thinking of, was reflecting on) a massive frontal attack against the enemy.
Be thinking of: to use yo ur mind to solve so mething, decide something, imagine so mething etc
Be reflecting o n: to think carefully abo ut something, or to say so mething that y o u have been thinking abo ut
Frontal attack: a direct attack o n the front of an army
72. It is a (regrettable, regretful) fact that o ur health declines, as we grow old.
Regrettable: so mething that is regrettable is unpleasant, and yo u wish things co uld be different
Regretful: so meone who is regretful feels sorry or disappointed
73. China has the ability to pay off the debts (incurred, occurred) in acquiring fo reign technology.
Incurred: Occurred: See No: 1
74. Consumer demands are changing and are beco ming mo re (modern, sophisticated), which drives the need for technolo gy to meet this market demand.
Modern: having very recent attitudes o r ways of behaving
Sophisticated: having a lot of experience of life, and good judgment abo ut socially important things such as art, fashio n etc(久经世故的)
75. The dramatic depreciation of the currency caught even so me econo mists (on, off) guard.
On guard: to be paying attentio n to what is happening in o rder to av o id danger, being tricked etc (警惕)
Off guard: to surprise so meo ne by happening when the y are not expecting something or prepared for it(不提防)
76. The two sides (differentiate, differ) greatly about the wo rding of the contract.
Differentiate: to recognize or express the difference between things o r people
Differ: to be different fro m something in so me way
77. The ad says the (minimum, optimum) requirements fo r the job are a Bachelor degree and two yea rs’ experience. You don’t stand a chance without wo rking experience.
Minimum: the minimum number, degree, o r amo unt of something is the smallest o r least that is possible, allo wed, o r needed Optimum: the best o r most suitable fo r a particular purpose or in a particular situatio n
78. The co mpany (excels, surpasses) in developing an intimate relatio nship with its custo mers.
Excel in: to do something very well, or much better than most people
Surpass: [transitive] to be even better o r greater than so meo n e o r something else
79. Docto rs (contribute, attribute) the fall in the number of death fro m heart disease to impro vements in diet.
Contribute: Attribute: See No: 59
80. Believe it or no t, the manager is also (adapt, adept) in wo rking o ut crossword pu zzles.
Adapt: to gradually change y o ur behavio r and attitudes in o rder to be successful in a new situation(与to搭配)
Adept: good at something that needs care and skill; skilful
81. There is a long histo ry of (hostility, ri valry) between Cambridge and Oxford.
Hostility: when someone is unfriendly and full of anger towards ano ther perso n
Rivalry: a situation in which two o r mo re people, teams, o r co mpanies are co mpeting for something, especially o ver a lo ng period of time, and the feeling of co mpetitio n between them; co mpetition
82. His (greed, acquisitiveness) dro ve him to (keep, ho ard) mo re food than he needed.
Greed: a set of beliefs or principles(信条)
Acquisitiveness: wanting to have and keep a lo t of possessions(占有欲)
Keep: if food keeps, it stay s fresh enough to be eaten(其中的一个意思)
Hoard: a collection of things that someone hides so mewhere, especially so they can use them later
83. On her deathbed, she told her children that she had nothing to (repent of, regret).
Repent of: to be sorry fo r something and wish yo u had no t done it - used especially when considering yo ur actio ns in a religio us way(忏悔)
Regret: to feel sorry about so mething y o u have done and wish yo u had not done it(后悔)
84. An (immense, great) amo unt of mo ney has been put into building the dam to co ntrol the river.
Immense: extremely large; eno rmo us
Great: very large in amo unt o r degree
85. Crop rotatio n has prevented the soil fro m (po verty, impo verishment).
Pov erty: not as good as it co uld be o r should be
Impo verishment: to make something worse in quality
86. It is a very mo noto nous and (tiresome, tiring) job to be o n watch the who le night.
Tireso me: making yo u feel anno yed or impatient(厌烦)
Tiring: making yo u feel that y o u want to sleep o r rest(厌倦)
87. I (obtain, derive) great pleasure fro m making new friends.
Obtain: to get so mething that yo u want, especially thro ugh yo ur o wn effo rt, skill, o r wo rk
Derive: to get so mething, especially an advantage o r a pleasant feeling, fro m so mething
88. The (victorio us, triumphant) wo men football team made a (victo rio us, triumphant) return to China.
Victorio us: having wo n a victory, o r ending in a victo ry(胜利的,获胜的)
Triumphant: showing pleasure and pride because of a victo ry or success(因胜利而欢欣鼓舞的)
89. She fell do wn and injured her ankle badly. Sitting there, she (grimaced, made a face) fro m the pain.
Grimace: to twist yo ur face in an ugly way because y o u do not like something, because yo u are feeling pain, or because yo u ar e trying to be funny
made a face: an expression o n someone's face(做鬼脸)
90. When we were 5miles sho rt of New York, we got a flat tyre, and the car (trembled, jerked) to a stop.
Tremble: to shake slightly
Jerk: to mo ve with a quick sudden mo vement, o r to make part of y o ur body mo ves in this way
91. Fred gave his father a special Christmas present-he (milked, nursed) all the co ws fro m him on Christmas mo rning.
Milk: to take milk fro m a co w or go at
Nurse: if a wo man nurses a baby, she feeds it with milk fro m her breasts
92. The bank loaned the sto re mo ney to get it back (to its feet, o n its feet) after the fire.
To one’s feet: = stand up
On o ne’s feet: be standing (站着的)co mpletely reco vered fro m an illness o r set-back.(从病或挫折中完全恢复)
93. The teacher said that if we believed so mething was true and good we should (hold on, hold on to) it.
Hold on: to wait fo r a sho rt time
Hold on to: to continue doing so mething that is very difficult to do
94. The coach (played up, played up to) the possibilities, and kept o ur minds off our weaknesses.
Play up: to emphasize so mething, so metimes making it seems mo re impo rtant than it really is
Play up to: to behave in a very polite or kind way to someo ne because yo u want so mething fro m them
95. After he wo n the championship, he was (burdened, loaded) with a lo t of hono rs.
Be burdened with: to have a lot of problems because of a particular thing
Load: to give so meone mo re wo rk o r problems than they can deal with
96. I n 1972, he published his first book (dev o ted, dedicated) to his respected Professor David Lawrence.
Dev o te: to use all o r most of yo ur time, effo rt etc in o rder to do something or help so meo ne
Dedicate: to say at the beginning of a book or film, o r befo re a piece of music, that it has been written, made, o r perfo rmed fo r someone that y o u lo ve or respect
97. She is a (snobbish, proud) perso n and does not want to live on charity.
Snobbish: behaving in a way that sho ws y o u think y o u are better than other people because yo u are fro m a higher social class o r kno w mo re than the y do
Proud: having respect fo r yo urself, so that y o u are embarrassed to ask for help when y o u are in a difficult situatio n
98. The incident was so bizarre that even tho ugh they saw it with their own eyes, when they related it later, they fo und it h ardly (creditable, credible).
Creditable: deserving praise o r appro val
Credible: deserving o r able to be believed o r trusted
99. Yo u have to be (reaso nable, judicio us), ho w can y o u expect him to wo rk full time in the factory and at the same time get his M.A. degree in two years’ time?
Reasonable: fair and sensible(合理的,明理的)
Judicio us: do ne in a sensible and careful(判断正确的)
100. The story had been (retold, reiterated) by so many people that by the time I heard it, the version had beco me quite different.
Retell: to tell a story again, often in a different way o r in a different language
Reiterated: to repeat a statement o r opinio n in o rder to make yo ur meaning as clear as possible
101. When her son called to say that he wo uld be ho me fo r the summer, she was very (co mplacent, happy).
Complacent: pleased with a situation, especially so mething y o u have achieved, so that yo u stop trying to impro ve or change(沾沾自喜而不思进取)
Happ y: having feelings of pleasure, for example because so mething good has happened to y o u o r yo u are very satisfied with yo u r life
102. They started the business together, but after a co uple of y ears their relatio nship became (questionable, problematical) so they had to part co mpany.
Questionable: no t likely to be good, ho nest, o r useful(可疑的)
Problematical: inv o lving problems and difficult to deal with(难处理,难了解的)
103. When what yo ur teacher wants yo u to do is good for yo u, yo u should be (docile, obedient).
Docile: quiet and easily controlled(温顺的,一般形容动物)
Obedient: always doing what yo u are told to do, o r what the law, a rule etc say s y o u must do
104. If the media (lavish, give) praises on the yo ung athletes, it might no t be good for them.
Lavish: to give someone o r so mething a lot of lo v e, praise, mo ney etc
Give: to let someone have something as a present, or to pro vide something fo r someone(其中一个意思)
105. I find cooking a good way of (releasing, freeing) tension.
Releasing: to express or get rid of feelings such as anger or wo rry(这是其独有的意思)
Freeing: to allo w so meo ne to leave prison or so mewhere they have been kept as a prisoner(release也有此意)
106. Away fro m the madding crowd, many city-dwellers spend their weekends in the countryside to enjo y (peace, tranquility). Peace: a very quiet and pleasant situation in which yo u are not interrupted
Tranquility: pleasantly calm, quiet, and peaceful
Away/far fro m the Mad-ding cro wd: (1874) a no vel by Tho mas Hardy abo ut people living in a co untry village in the west of England during Victo rian times. The title of the book, which Hardy took fro m a famo us poem by Tho mas Gray, is often used as a phrase to mean the peacefulness and quietness of the co untry.
107. That rickety chair (fell, collapsed) under the weight of the heavy wrestler.
Fall: to mo ve o r drop down fro m a higher position to a lo wer position
Collapse: if a building, wall etc collapses, it falls do wn suddenly, usually because it is weak o r damaged
Rickety: a rickety structure o r piece of furniture is in very bad conditio n, and likely to break easily
108. He (grabbed, grasped) the rope with both hands and pulled it with all his strength.
Grab: to take hold of so meo ne or something with a sudden or v iolent mo vement(抓取,抢夺)
Grasp: to take and hold so mething firmly(抓紧)
109. It is an excellent plan, but it wo uld be very difficult to (execute, perfo rm) it with our limited funds.
Execute: to do something that has been carefully planned
Perfo rm: to do something, especially so mething difficult o r useful
110. More and mo re Chinese people are no w (concerning, inv o lving) themselves with the increasingly serio us enviro nmental problems.
Concern y o urself with: to beco me involved in so mething because y o u are interested in it o r because it wo rries yo u
Inv olve sb. In doing: to ask o r allo w so meone to take part in so mething
111. The o nly (left, remaining) questio n is who should be the next chairman of the co mmittee.
Left: if so mething is left, it remains after everything else has go ne, been taken away, o r used(只能表语)
Remaining: the remaining people or things are those that are left when the others have go ne, been used, or been dealt with 112. The village was hit by a (vigo ro us, vio lent) sto rm.
Vigo ro us: using a lot of energy and strength o r determinatio n
Vio lent: involving actions that are intended to injure or kill people, by hitting them, shooting them etc
113. In spite of his weakness his (rugged, dogged) determination helped him to win the race.
Rugged: sturdy, robust, to ugh (looking) (健壮,结实,看上去坚强)
Dogged: dogged behavio r sho ws that y o u are very determined to continue doing so mething(不屈不挠的)
114. The time between two distinct periods of history, art o r literature is called a period of (transmissio n, transitio n). Transmissio n: the process of sending out electro nic signals, messages etc, using radio, televisio n, o r other similar equipmen t(传播,传送)
Transitio n: when so mething changes fro m o ne fo rm o r state to another(过渡)
115. Unaware of the truth, thousands of people gathered there, (clamo ring, glamo rizing) for legal recognition of their organization.
Clamo ring: to demand so mething loudly(大声要求,抗议)
Glamo rizing: to make so m ething seem mo re attractive than it really is(贬义美化)
116. (Accusatio n, Co ndemnatio n) of the bo mbing the embassy went swiftly across the co untry.
Accusatio n: a statement saying that so meo ne is guilty of a crime o r of doing so mething wrong
Condemnation: an expression of very stro ng disappro val of someone o r something, especially so mething y o u think is morally wro ng
117. The speaker went on reading his prepared speech witho ut a (conscio usness, co nscientio usness) that the audience is already getting bo red.
Consciousness: the conditio n of being awake and able to understand what is happening aro und yo u
Conscientio usness: careful to do everything that it is y o ur job o r duty to do
118. The death of their lo v ely daughter landed them in great (ecstasy, anguish).
Ecstasy: a feeling of extreme happiness
Anguish: mental o r physical suffering caused by extreme pain or wo rry
119. A teacher should not be (segmental, partial) to any of his students.
Segmental: to divide something into parts that are different fr o m each other (部分的, 断节的)
Partial: unfairly suppo rting o ne perso n or one gro up against another(偏袒,偏爱的)
120. The restaurant is small but cozy with an (amenity, ambience) of ease, friendliness, and elegance.
Amenity: so mething that makes a place co mfo rtable o r easy to live in(使适宜便利的设施)
Ambience: the qualities and character of a particular place and the way these make y o u feel; atmosphere
121. His (unfailing, lasting) courage and wisdo m helped him o v erco me difficulties in times of adversity.
Unfailing: always there, even in times of difficulty o r tro uble(不懈的)
Lasting: strong eno ugh, well eno ugh planned etc to continue for a very long time(持久的)
122. The students’ puzzled, (unco mprehending, inco mprehensible) look sho ws that they find the professor’s expl anatio n (unco mprehending, inco mprehensible).
Unco mprehending: not understanding what is happening
Inco mprehensible: difficult o r impossible to understand
123. The so n felt (co ntented, relieved) upon learning that his mo ther was out of danger.
Contented: happ y and satisfied because y o ur life is good
Relieved: feeling happy because y o u are no longer worried about so mething
124. The bo at is (weighed, weighted) with o v erlo ading.
Weigh: if so mething weighs y o u down, it is heavy and difficult to carry(另有权衡考虑的意思)
Weight: hold so mething down with a weight(在某物上加重物使之向下,与with搭配)
125. Reference books and periodicals may not be (mo ved, remo ved) fro m the reading-room
Move: to change fro m o ne place or position to ano ther, o r to make so mething do this
Remo ve: to take so mething away fro m, o ut of, o r off the place where it is
126. The pianist’s fingers darted (easily, effortlessly) o ver the keys.
Easily: witho ut problems or difficulties
Effortlessly: so mething that is effo rtless is do ne in a very skilful way that makes it seem easy
127. Bob has shown amazing (persistence, perseverance) in trying to persuade me to go camping with him in the rain fo rest. Persistence: determination to do something even tho ugh it is difficult or other people oppose it(不顾反对而坚持) Perseverance: determination to keep trying to achieve so mething in spite of difficulties - use this to show appro val(毅力)
128. The traito r was eternally (tormented, disturbed) by feelings of guilt.
Tormented: to make so meone suffer a lot, especially mentally
Disturbed: wo rried o r upset
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