2004年考研英语易混淆词汇比较记忆(七) | |||
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作者:北京新东方学校考研翻译主讲教师 金威 ignore, neglect, omit, overlook 这一组动词都有"忽略"的意思。 ignore v.忽视,不理睬,指有意识地拒绝。 She saw him coming but she ignored him.她看见他走过来,但是装作没看见。 neglect v.忽视,忽略,疏忽,指无意识地忽视或忘记。 He neglected to make repairs in his house.他忘记了修理房子。 omit v.遗漏,忽略,忘记,指由于疏忽而忘记,也可以表示因不利或不好而被忽略等。 She omitted several steps in the experiment and it failed.她在实验中遗漏了几个步骤,结果实验失败了。 overlook v.忽略,疏漏,指有意识地遗漏,也可以指无意识地忽略。 The mother overlooked her little boy's bad behavior.那位母亲忽视了她的小儿子的不良行为。 imaginable, imaginary, imaginative imaginable a.可想象的,往往作后置定语,所修饰的名词前常加all,every,only或形容词的最高级。 In her painting, she has used every color imaginable.在她的绘画中,她用了所以可以想象的到的色彩。 imaginary a.虚构的,想象中的。 The child has an imaginary friend.那个孩子有个假想中的朋友。 imaginative a.富于想象力的。 an imaginative writer富于想象力的作家 imitate, intimate, intimidate 这是一组形近易混词。 imitate v.模仿,仿效;复制,仿造。 The boy imitates his father's way of talking.那个男孩模仿他父亲说话的样子。 intimate a.亲密的;温馨的,舒适的。 We have had an intimate friendship since we were young.我们自年轻时代起就建立了亲密的友谊。 intimidate v.恐吓,威胁。 An older boy intimidated the little children when he took their lunch money.一个年龄大一点的男孩恐吓那些小孩子,并且抢走了他们的午饭钱。 imperial, imperious imperial a.帝国的,帝王的;帝王般的,威严的;英制的(非公制的度量衡制,如磅,加仑,品脱等)。 the imperial guards帝国卫士 imperious a.傲慢的,专横的。 The strict father showed an imperious attitude toward his children.那个严厉父亲对孩子的态度很专横。 imply, infer imply v. (从言语或态度中)暗示,暗指(某种事情)。 The Secretary of the Treasury implied that interest rates would go down.财政大臣暗示利率将下降。 infer v. (根据已知事实)推断,推理。 I infer from your smile that you are happy.从你的笑容可以看出你很高兴。 industrial, industrious 这是一组形近易混词。 industrial a.工业的,产业的,来自于名词industry。 Industrial production is up this year; but agriculture is weak.今年的工业产值上升了,但是农业依然薄弱。 industrious a.勤奋的,忙碌的。 She started her own business and is now very industrious.她自己开了一家公司,因此很忙碌。 initial, original, primitive initial a.开始的,最初的,强调处于事物的起始阶段,也可以指位于开头地方的。 My initial good opinion of him changed with time.时间长了我对他最初的好印象改变了。 original a.最初的,最早的;原版的,原物的。指按顺序是首位的,在此前不再有更为原始的同类的东西;也指原件的,原物的,非仿造的东西。 This is the original piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.就是在这架钢琴上,这位作曲家创作出了他的一些伟大的作品。 primitive a.原始的,上古的,早期的,指处于人类生命或事物发展的早期阶段,也可以指自然的或简朴的。 Primitive tribes live in the Amazon River basin.原始部落居住在亚马逊河盆地。 interfere, intervene, interrupt, disturb 这几个词都有"干扰"的意思。 interfere v.干涉,妨碍。常指干涉或妨碍他人(的事),着重指有影响,当"干涉"讲时,后多接in,当"妨碍,打扰"时后多接with。 It's unwise to interfere between husband and wife.干涉别人夫妇间的事是不明智的 intervene v.干涉,干预,较为正式,常指带有行动的干预;此外,还有"调停"的意思。 Would you intervene if you saw a parent hit a child?要是你看到家长打孩子你会干预吗? interrupt v.打扰,打断,阻碍。常有"使……停止(中断)"的意思。 His speech was constantly interrupted by applause.他的讲话频频被掌声所打断。 disturb v.打扰,妨碍。常指失去了正常的状态或导致困难产生。 Bad dreams disturbed her sleep.噩梦妨碍她的睡眠。 invaluable, valueless invaluable a.无价的,非常宝贵的,相当于priceless。 Your help in moving the big refrigerator was invaluable.你帮忙搬那个大冰箱,你的帮助是可贵的。 valueless a.没有价值的,相当于worthless。 That bracelet is a cheap, valueless piece of jewelry.那个手镯是一件便宜的、不值钱的首饰。 jealous, envious jealous a.妒忌的,暗含有憎恶与不好的感情。 He gets jealous when other man talks to his girlfriend.当别的男人和他的女朋友说话时间],他会很嫉妒。 envious a.羡慕的,强调攀比心理所造成的羡慕。 He is envious of my new car and wants one like it.他很羡慕我的新车,也想要一辆同样的。 judicial, judicious 这是一组形近易混词。 judicial a.司法的,法律的,法庭的。 The judicial system settles arguments between people.司法系统解决人与人之间的争端。 judicious a.果断的,明智的,是个正式用语。 He made a judicious decision to save money for his old age.他做了一个明智的决定,要为他的晚年攒钱。 minor, inferior, secondary, subordinate 这一组形容词都有"次等"的意思。 minor a较少的,较小的,较次要的,常含有轻微的但并非不重要的意思。 We agreed on everything in the contract, even minor points.我们对合同中的一切问题,甚至是细枝末节都达成了一致。 inferior a.次等的,较劣的,差的,当"下级"讲时,强调职位的高低;当"次等"讲时,指素质、质量等的低劣。 Most wine from Switzerland is inferior to wine from France.产于瑞士的葡萄酒多数要比法国的差。 secondary a.第二等的,次要的,强调在重要性或顺序上处于第二位。 My job is of secondary importance to my health.我的工作比起身体来说不那么重要。 subordinate a.次要的,从属的,下级的,强调主次地位或支配和隶属的关系。 He was always friendly to his subordinate officers.她对下级官员一向和蔼可亲。 opt, apt 这是一对形近易混词。 opt v.选择,抉择,后接for。 She opted for a winter vacation, instead of one in summer.她选择了在冬天休假而不是夏天。 apt a.易于……的,(后接to);恰当的,贴切的。 She is apt to make mistakes if you pressure her too much.如果你给她施加的压力过大,她就很容易出错。 rational, reasonable rational a.理性的,区别于无理性;理智的,区别于感情用事的。 The rational thing to do was to take the sick man to a doctor.理智的做法是送病人去看医生。 reasonable a.有道理的,公平合理的,或指人讲道理的。 That man works very hard, so it is reasonable for him to ask for more money.那个人工作努力,所以他要求加薪是合情合理的。 refrain, restrain, constrain refrain v.抑制,禁止,强调抑制一种冲动,是正式用语,为不及物动词,后接介词from。 Students refrain from smoking in the classroom.学生们克制住不在教师抽烟。 restrain v.抑制,约束,指通过管束阻止某事发生,是及物动词,其习惯用法是restrain sb. (sth.) from doing。 She restrains her dog by walking him on a leash.溜狗时,她牵着狗来限制它的活动。 constrain v.强迫,力劝,是及物动词。 A law constrains the government from spending more money than it takes in.法律限制政府开支大于收入。 respectable, respectful, respective 这是一组形近易混词。 respectable a.值得尊敬的,有好名声的。 They are respectable people who are liked and trusted in their town.他们在家乡是受人们敬爱和信任的人。 respectful a.尊敬他人的,恭敬的。 Students and teachers should have a respectful attitude toward each other.师生应该相互彬彬有礼。 respective a.单个的,分别的。 revolve, evolve, involve revolve v.旋转,转动。 The room began to revolve , then he fainted.屋子开始旋转,然后他就昏倒了。 evolve v.发展,演变。 Agriculture evolved slowly over thousands of years.几千年来,农业发展得很缓慢。 involve v.需要,包含;使卷入,牵涉。 Getting a driver's licence involves learning how to drive, studying the rules of the road, and taking a test.要得到驾驶执照需要学习开车,学习交通规则,还要经过考试。 sanction, sanitation sanction n.认可,准许,批准。 I need my parents' sanction to stay out late.我晚回家需要得到父母的批准。 sanitation n.公共卫生,环境卫生,卫生设备。 Strict sanitation is used in businesses such as barber shops and restaurants.在理发店和餐馆等营业场所执行严格的公共卫生制度。 scenery, scene, view, landscape 这一组名词都有"景色"的意思。 scenery n.风景,景色,舞台布景,强调从美的角度看,某个国家或地区的总体外貌。 Each year, we spend our vacation in the mountains and enjoy the scenery.我们每年到山区渡假,并欣赏那里的风景。 scene n.指从远处看到的某一具体景色、景象,也可以指人物的活动场面;(犯罪的)地点,现场。 They stood gazing the happy scene of children playing in the park.他们站在那里,注视着孩子们在公园里玩耍的场景。 view n.指从远处或窗户看到的视野范围内的风景;观点,看法。 Our house has a view of the park.我们的房子可以看到公园的景色。 landscape n. (自然的)风景,景色;风景画。 The landscape seen from the mountains is green and beautiful.站在群山之巅看到的是一片美丽的绿色。 sensible, sensitive, sentimental, sensational 这是一组形近易混词。 sensible a.有知觉的,可感知的;明智的。 The patient was speechless but still sensible.病人虽然不能说话但仍然有知觉。 sensitive a.敏感的,灵敏的。 This film is sensitive to light.这种胶片对光很敏感。 sentimental a.多愁善感的,感伤的。 The novel has scenes full of love and loss; it is so sentimental!小说有多处场景充满爱情的悲欢离合,真是感伤啊! sensational a.耸人听闻的,令人激动的。 I read a sensational story about a ten-year-old mother.我听到一则耸人听闻的故事:十岁女孩做妈妈。 technological, technical 这是一组形近易混词。 technological a.技术上的。 a major technological breakthrough主要技术性突破 technical a.技术的,工艺(学)的;专门的,深奥的。 The banker made some technical points about the economy in his speech.银行家在他的关于经济的演说中提出了几个很专业的论点。 transaction, transition, transmission, transformation, transfer 这是一组在考研和CET-6中经常出现的形近易混词。 transaction n.交易行为,处理。 Transactions of shares on the stock exchange were up today.今天证券交易所的股票成交额上升了。 transition n. (从一种情况到另一种的)过渡,更替。 The transition from high school to college can be difficult for students.对于学生来说,从中学到大学的过渡会是困难的。 transmission n.传播(比如疾病);广播。 The transmission of germs can occur by contact, breathing, and eating.细菌通过接触、呼吸和饮食传播。 transformation n. (外观或性质的)改变,改观,转变。 His character seems to have undergone a complete transformation since his marrige.他结婚之后性格判若两人。 transfer n.转移,转让;(工作的)调动;(旅途中的)换乘,改变路线。 The club's goalkeeper isn't happy here, and has asked a transfer.这个足球俱乐部的守门员在此过得不愉快,已经要求转会到其他俱乐部。 特别说明:由于各方面情况的不断调整与变化,新浪网所提供的所有考试信息仅供参考,敬请考生以权威部门公布的正式信息为准。
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