词汇辨析
词
一、词 汇 部 分
(一) 近义词辨析
1. acknowledge, confess, recognize, admit
1) acknowledge… He acknowledged that the purchase of the car
had been a mistake. 他承认买那辆车是个错误之举。
2) confess…He confessed he had stolen the watch.他承认他偷了手
表。
3) recognize…奉 The US didn’t recognize the new country.美
国不承认那个新国家。
4) admit… He admitted his crime at last.他终于招认了
罪行。
2. acquire, obtain, gain
1) acquire中…丽权
如:It took him 10 years to acquire the ability to speak Korean fluently. 他花了十年时间获得能够流利说
韩语的能力。
2) obtain中… I haven’t
been able to obtain that book.我还没能得到那本
3) gain……止 obtain 更进一步。如:He gained
experience through practice.他通过实践获得了经验。
3. adorn,decorate, ornament
1) adorn… She likes to adorn herself with necklaces.她喜欢佩戴项链。
2) decorate…decorate the house for the New
Year为过新年而装饰房子。
3) ornament…但目的在于增添某物以增加原物之美。如: ornament
the windows with hanging plants用垂挂植物来装饰窗户。
4. agreement, treaty
1) agreement侧重指的是个人、团体或国家间就某些问题达成的协议或协定。如:agency agreement 代
理协议。
2) treaty专指国家间的政治性的条约。如:a peace treaty between the two countries两国间的和平条约。
5. aid, assist, help
1) aid 一 aid the poor帮助穷人。
2) assist 侧重指协助,受协助的人自己也做一部分工作。如:assist the teacher with the papers 帮助老师批
改试卷。
3) help 可指具体或抽象意义上的”
6. almost, nearly
1) almost 通常可与 nearly互换,可与 nobody, nothing, nowhere 和 never等词连用。
2) nearly通常可与 almost 互换,但不与 nobody, nothing, nowhere 和 never等词连用。
7. alter, change, vary
1) alter…干 The old man altered his will.
老人修改了他的遗嘱。
2) change 可以指任何变化,侧重指根本 She changed her mind finally.最后她改
变了主意。
3) vary… The temperature varied throughout the day.气温一整
天都在变化着。
8. appeal,attract
1) appeal 只用于主动语态中,表示吸引某人时,后面须用介词 to。如:The work appeals to everyone.这
份工作对每个人都有吸引力。
2) attract 表示把人的注意力或思想吸引过去,主动语态和被动语态均可。如: They were attracted by her
beauty. 他们被她的美貌所吸引。Her beauty attracts them.她的美貌吸引了他们。
9. appliance, instrument, equipment, facility, implement
1) appliance… kitchen appliance厨房用具;electric appliance
电器。
2) instrument… musical instrument乐器。
3) equipment…幸 office equipment
办公室设备