成人英語考試詞匯易混淆的125個詞(三)

字號:

41. base, basis :
    base表事物的下部的底部,多用于具體事物。
    basis多用于比喻,主要指命題的基礎(chǔ)。如:His ideas have no
    basis in reality.(他的意見缺乏現(xiàn)實基礎(chǔ)。)
    42. beat, win :
    beat表在比賽和戰(zhàn)斗中打敗對手,后接對手作賓語。
    Win作及物動詞時,其賓語為游戲、比賽、戰(zhàn)斗、獎金等名詞。如
    :He has won the race.(他贏得了賽跑的勝利。)
    43. beneath, below, under
    beneath表示同表面接觸,與on 相對。Below表示“在下面,低于
    ”,與above相對。 :
    under表示“在……正下方”與over相對。
    44. beside, besides
    beside在……旁邊。如:Come and sit beside me.
    besides除……之外。如:I have two other umbrellas besides
    this one. :
    45. big, great, large
    big強調(diào)體積,質(zhì)量,容量和重量大。如:a big box。Big也有抽
    象意義,指重大的事件或行為。如:a big mistake
    great帶感情色彩,多指程度和質(zhì)量,指具體事物或人時,表“突
    出”,“引人注目”。如:a great man
    large多指面積,數(shù)目或數(shù)量大。如:a large population, a
    large number等。
    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)學方法進行比較復(fù)雜,難度較大的精確計算
    。如:You can’t expect a schoolboy to calculate distances in
    astronomy.:
    compute常指比較簡單的運算。如:It was computed that two
    thirds of the students in the class passed the examination.
    estimate估計,常指對數(shù)量、成本等事先進行判斷或估計。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,表示耍手段進行欺騙,強調(diào)在行騙時使用計策,有時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”。
    北京尚博學校提醒你,詞匯記憶需要持之以恒!
    pick通常用于不需要認真權(quán)衡,對比就能做出決定。
    select側(cè)重“在同類的許多東西中,進行有斟酌的精選”。
    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。
    55. compose, consist, constitute
    compose為常用詞,常用被動語態(tài),如用主動語態(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。)
    consist表一個整體由幾個部分組成(只能用主動語態(tài))。如:The
    United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Island.(
    聯(lián)合王國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.(一年有十二個月。)
    56. considerable, considerate
    considerable相當多的,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,時斷時續(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多指哺乳動物或人等用四肢爬行的動物偷偷摸摸無聲緩慢的
    前行動作。如:They arrived late and crept into the classroom.(
    我們遲到了,便悄悄地溜進教室。)
    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”。