成人英語三級易混淆的詞匯(十一)

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86. grasp, seize, snatch
    都有“抓”的意思。
    grasp為常用詞,是用適度的力量抓牢。
    seize是突然用力抓住。
    snatch“攫取”,指出其不意地,突然一把抓住并拿向自己。
    87. hanged, hung
    hang, hanged, hanged吊死。如:He hanged himself when he failed.
    Hang, hung, hung懸掛。如:His pictures were hung in the museum.
    88. haste, hurry, speed
    都與速度有關(guān)。
    haste急速,急忙,多指人的動(dòng)作迅速和匆忙。如:I felt no haste to depart.(我不急著走。)
    hurry急忙,匆忙,常表示混亂,焦急和忙亂的意思。如:I forgot to pay my bill in my hurry.
    Speed迅速,快,不暗示忙亂或焦急。如:More haste, less speed.(欲速則不達(dá)。)
    89. hard, hardly
    hard努力地。如:Take it easy. You’ve been working too hard.
    hardly幾乎不,簡直不。如:The children can hardly wait to hear the news.
    90. home, house
    home家。如:East or west, home is best.
    House房子,住宅。如:Our new house is quite near the station.
    91. equal, equivalent, identical, same
    皆含相同,相等之意。
    equal相同的,相等的,特指“數(shù)量,價(jià)值等”相同。如:Their ages are equal.
    equivalent相等的,特指“價(jià)值,效力,意義”等相同的。如:This sentence is equivalent to that.
    identical相同的,相等的,側(cè)重于某一細(xì)節(jié)上完全相同。如:She wore the identical dress on both occasions.
    identical相同的,相等的,側(cè)重于某一細(xì)節(jié)上完全相同。如:She wore the identical dress on both occasion.(她在兩種場合穿同樣的衣服。)
    same相同的,表示在質(zhì)量、類型、外表或意義上相同,而實(shí)際上有差異。如:He is of about the same age as you.
    92. imaginable, imaginary, imaginative
    都是與想象有關(guān)的形容詞。
    imaginable可以想象得到的。如:This is the only solution imaginable.(這是惟一想得出的解決辦法。)
    imaginary假想的,虛構(gòu)的。如:an imaginary character in a story(故事里的虛構(gòu)人物)
    imaginative富于想象力力的。如:an imaginative artist(想像力豐定的藝術(shù)家)
    93. indifferent, different
    indifferent冷漠的,不關(guān)心的,同to搭配。如:He was indifferent to his personal appearance.(他從前不注意自己的外表。)
    different跟……不一樣,同from搭配。如:This book is different from that one.(這本書跟那本不一樣。)
    94. industrial, industrious
    industrial工業(yè)的,產(chǎn)業(yè)的。如:Italy is becoming an industrial nation.(意大利逐步成為工業(yè)國。)
    industrious勤勞的,勤奮的。如:He is an industrious student.(他是個(gè)用功的學(xué)生。)
    95. influence, effect
    都有“影響”之意。
    influence可作動(dòng)詞、名詞,指對某人的思想行為、性格等產(chǎn)生影響。如:She was influenced by her middle school teachers.(她受中學(xué)時(shí)的老師影響。)
    effect用作動(dòng)詞意為“造成”,“產(chǎn)生”,用作名詞強(qiáng)調(diào)由于影響而產(chǎn)生特殊效果。如:The effects of the medicine are very good.(藥效很好。)
    96. intention, idea, purpose
    intention主要指個(gè)人心里產(chǎn)生的做某事欲望或得到某物的想法,常見的搭配是have the intention of doing something.
    Idea指“意見”,“見解”。
    Purpose意為“目的”,著重于實(shí)現(xiàn)目的的決心和待付出的努力。如:For what purpose do you learn English?(你學(xué)英文的目的是什么?)
    97. last, latest, final, ultimate
    last最后的,與first相對,還可指“上一次的”。如:My seat is in the last row.
    latest最近的,指時(shí)間上。如:the latest news(最新消息)
    final最后的,指在一系列的事物中是最后的,而且是結(jié)論性的,決定性的。如:The judgment has become final.(這已是最后的判斷。)
    ultimate 最終的,最后的,用于正式場合,含有的和最有權(quán)威的結(jié)果。如:He never considered the ultimate result of his action.(他從未考慮其行為的后果。)
    98. lay, lie
    lay放,擱。如:Lay the book on the desk.(把書放在桌上。)
    lie(躺)的過去式和過去分詞分別為lay, lain; lie(說謊)的過去式和過去分詞為lied, lied; lay作動(dòng)詞時(shí)的過去式和過去分詞是laid, laid。
    99. literal, literary, literate
    literal文字上的,字面的。如:a literal interpretation of a passage(對一段文章的字面解釋)
    literary文學(xué)的。如:literary works(文學(xué)作品)
    literary有文化的(反義詞是illiterate),如:people applying for the job should be computer literate.(申請這份工作的人應(yīng)會(huì)使用電腦。)
    100.manufacture, make, produce
    manufacture制造,加工,較正式,通常表示把原料經(jīng)過一定程度制成產(chǎn)品,多指使用機(jī)器大批生產(chǎn)。如:This textile factory manufactures cloth of good quality.(這家紡織廠生產(chǎn)優(yōu)質(zhì)布料。)
    make做,制造,最常用詞,使用較廣泛。如:She can make cakes.
    Produce生產(chǎn),制造,著重產(chǎn)品的數(shù)量。如:The chemical works produced 5,000 tons of chemical fertilizer last year.(這家化工廠去年生產(chǎn)了5000噸化肥。)