江西成考高起点英语同义词解析十一(5)

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发布日期
2017年04月19日

摘要:  如:to abate taxes,to abate imports.   The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the powerful pain.   医生给了他某种药,以减弱那剧烈的疼痛。   This is a pity,because noise abatement really is a good cause,and it is likely to be discredited if it gets to be associated w

  He looked at it with dilated eyes.

  他睁大了眼睛看它。

  distribute  dispense  divide  allocate

  都含"分配"的意思。

  distribute指"将某物分成一定的部分或数量,通常各份的数量不一定相等 然后分给某些人或地方",如:

  distribute leaflets

  分发传单。

  dispense指"分配给一群人中每个人应得的份",如:

  They dispensed new clothes to the children in the orphanage.

  他们把新衣服发给孤儿院的小孩们。

  divide指"把整体分为若干部分", 如:

  divide it into two

  把它分成两份。

  allocate指"分配一定数量的财物或任务给某些人、单位或事业等",如:

  We've allocated a sum of money to education.

  我们已经拨出了一笔教育经费。

  duty  obligation   responsibility

  都含"职责"、"责任"的意思。

  duty指"道义上的责任",较强调"自觉性",如:

  Every citizen has the duty to construct his country.

  每个公民都有建设祖国的责任。

  obligation指"按照法律、合同、诺言等的要求,应尽的义务",如:

  You're under obligation to care her.

  你有义务照顾她。

  responsibility 指"由于法律、职业或道德等的要求而应尽的责任",含有"法津上对后果负责任"的意味