自考“高級英語”近義詞辨析題(14)

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90. When we were 5miles short of New York, we got a flat tyre, and the car (trembled, jerked) to a stop.
    Tremble: to shake slightly
    Jerk: to move with a quick sudden movement, or to make part of your body moves in this way
    91. Fred gave his father a special Christmas present-he (milked, nursed) all the cows from him on Christmas morning.
    Milk: to take milk from a cow or goat
    Nurse: if a woman nurses a baby, she feeds it with milk from her breasts
    92. The bank loaned the store money to get it back (to its feet, on its feet) after the fire.
    To one‘s feet: = stand up
    On one‘s feet: be standing (站著的)completely recovered from an illness or set-back.(從病或挫折中完全恢復)
    93. The teacher said that if we believed something was true and good we should (hold on, hold on to) it.
    Hold on: to wait for a short time
    Hold on to: to continue doing something that is very difficult to do
    94. The coach (played up, played up to) the possibilities, and kept our minds off our weaknesses.
    Play up: to emphasize something, sometimes making it seems more important than it really is
    Play up to: to behave in a very polite or kind way to someone because you want something from them
    95. After he won the championship, he was (burdened, loaded) with a lot of honors.
    Be burdened with: to have a lot of problems because of a particular thing
    Load: to give someone more work or problems than they can deal with
    96. In 1972, he published his first book (devoted, dedicated) to his respected Professor David Lawrence.
    Devote: to use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do something or help someone
    Dedicate: to say at the beginning of a book or film, or before a piece of music, that it has been written, made, or performed for someone that you love or respect
    97. She is a (snobbish, proud) person and does not want to live on charity.
    Snobbish: behaving in a way that shows you think you are better than other people because you are from a higher social class or know more than they do
    Proud: having respect for yourself, so that you are embarrassed to ask for help when you are in a difficult situation
    98. The incident was so bizarre that even though they saw it with their own eyes, when they related it later, they found it hardly (creditable, credible)。
    Creditable: deserving praise or approval
    Credible: deserving or able to be believed or trusted
    99. You have to be (reasonable, judicious), how can you expect him to work 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)
    Judicious: done in a sensible and careful(判斷正確的)
    100. The story had been (retold, reiterated) by so many people that by the time I heard it, the version had become quite different.
    Retell: to tell a story again, often in a different way or in a different language
    Reiterated: to repeat a statement or opinion in order to make your meaning as clear as possible
    101. When her son called to say that he would be home for the summer, she was very (complacent, happy)。
    Complacent: pleased with a situation, especially something you have achieved, so that you stop trying to improve or change(沾沾自喜而不思進?。?BR>    Happy: having feelings of pleasure, for example because something good has happened to you or you are very satisfied with your life
    102. They started the business together, but after a couple of years their relationship became (questionable, problematical) so they had to part company.
    Questionable: not likely to be good, honest, or useful(可疑的)
    Problematical: involving problems and difficult to deal with(難處理,難了解的)
    103. When what your teacher wants you to do is good for you, you should be (docile, obedient)。
    Docile: quiet and easily controlled(溫順的,一般形容動物)
    Obedient: always doing what you are told to do, or what the law, a rule etc says you must do
    104. If the media (lavish, give) praises on the young athletes, it might not be good for them.
    Lavish: to give someone or something a lot of love, praise, money etc
    Give: to let someone have something as a present, or to provide something for someone(其中一個意思)
    105. I find cooking a good way of (releasing, freeing) tension.
    Releasing: to express or get rid of feelings such as anger or worry(這是其獨有的意思)
    Freeing: to allow someone to leave prison or somewhere they have been kept as a prisoner(release也有此意)