125個(gè)易混淆的成人學(xué)位英語詞匯詳解(4)
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46. bloom, blossom
bloom多指供觀賞植物的開花。如:The roses are blooming.
blossom多指果樹等植物的開花。如:The apple trees are blossoming.
47. borrow, lend
borrow借入。如:Can I borrow your pen for a moment? lend把……借給。如:Can you lend me your bike?
48. bring, take
bring帶來。如:Bring me some water, please.
take拿走。如:Shall I take some flowers when I go and see her?
49. calculate, compute, estimate
calculate通常指用數(shù)學(xué)方法進(jìn)行比較復(fù)雜,難度較大的精確計(jì)算。如:You can’t expect a schoolboy to calculate distances in astronomy.
compute常指比較簡(jiǎn)單的運(yùn)算。如:It was computed that two thirds of the students in the class passed the examination.
estimate估計(jì),常指對(duì)數(shù)量、成本等事先進(jìn)行判斷或估計(jì)。如:Some farmers asked the weatherman to estimate next year’s rainfall.
50. cheat, deceive, trick
cheat欺騙,常用詞,主要指為了自己的利益欺騙人。
deceive表示隱瞞真相或以假相騙人。如:The boy deceived the teacher by lying.
trick哄騙,表示耍手段進(jìn)行欺騙,強(qiáng)調(diào)在行騙時(shí)使用計(jì)策,有時(shí)也指并非出于惡意的欺騙。如:Tom cleverly tricked his mother into approval.
51. childish, childlike
childish幼稚的。如:It was very childish of him to lose his temper over something so unimportant.
childlike孩子般天真的。如:When she won the gold medal, there was childlike smile on her face.
52. choose, pick, select, elect
choose是一常用詞,表一般的“選擇”。
pick通常用于不需要認(rèn)真權(quán)衡,對(duì)比就能做出決定。
select側(cè)重“在同類的許多東西中,進(jìn)行有斟酌的精選”。
elect指選舉或用其他方法推選人。
53. cloth, clothing
cloth布。如:I need three yards of cloth to make a suit.
clothing衣服(總稱)。如:You’d better give all the old clothing away.
54. complex, complicated
均可表“復(fù)雜”。
complex為常用詞。
complicated為正式用詞,表由于組成部分太多,相互關(guān)系太復(fù)雜而不能理解,語氣很強(qiáng)。
55. compose, consist, constitute
compose為常用詞,常用被動(dòng)語態(tài),如用主動(dòng)語態(tài),主語應(yīng)用復(fù)數(shù)形式。如:Twelve men compose a jury.(十二人組成陪審團(tuán)。)
consist表一個(gè)整體由幾個(gè)部分組成(只能用主動(dòng)語態(tài))。如:The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Island.(聯(lián)合王國(guó)是由大不列顛及北愛爾蘭組 成。)
constitute為正式用詞,與consist相反,表由哪些部分構(gòu)成整體。如:Twelve months constitute a year.(一年有十二個(gè)月。)
56. considerable, considerate
considerable相當(dāng)多的,可觀的。如:He met a considerable amount of trouble.(他遇到了許多麻煩。)
considerate 考慮周到的,體諒的。如:It was considerate of you not to trouble us.(你真體貼人,不打擾我們。)
57. consistent, constant, continual, continuous
consistent一致的,符合的。如:His action is always consistent with his words.
constant不斷的,表示持續(xù)和慣常的重現(xiàn),往往沒有變化。如:He attributes his health to his constant exercise.
continual頻頻的,不停的,時(shí)斷時(shí)續(xù),中間可有間歇。如:Continual smoking is bad for health.
continuous不斷延伸的,連續(xù)不斷的,強(qiáng)調(diào)中間無間斷。如:Everything in the universe undergoes continuous development and change.
58. crack, crash
crack(使)破裂,砸開。如:I can crack it, but I can’t break it. (我能把它弄裂,但不能把它弄破。)
crash摔壞,墜毀。如:The plane crashed shortly after the take-off.(飛機(jī)起飛不久就墜毀了。)
59. crawl, creep
crawl多指蛇,蟲類等身體沿地面或其他表面的動(dòng)作。如:There is an insect crawling up your back. (有一蟲子正在你的背上往上爬。)
creep多指哺乳動(dòng)物或人等用四肢爬行的動(dòng)物偷偷摸摸無聲緩慢的前行動(dòng)作。如:They arrived late and crept into the classroom.(我們遲到了,便悄悄地溜進(jìn)教室。)
60. cure, treat
cure治愈,醫(yī)治。如:The medicine will cure of your disease.(這藥能治好你的病。)
cure表示治好,treat只表示“給……治病”。