成人学位英语易混淆词汇解析五(2)

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江西成考网
发布日期
2017年04月19日

摘要:  101.much,very   都可表示"很".   much用来修饰动词意义很强的过去分词;very一般修饰形容词或已失去动作意义的过去分词。   一些只作表语的形容词,一般多用much修饰。   very much是much的加强语,因此,能用much的地方,都能用very much.   修饰形容词原级用very,修饰比较级用much.   much可修饰名词,very不能。   102.neglect,overlook,ignore   neglect可以是有意,也可以是无意地"忽略"

seeing the country and learning the language.(你应该尽量利用你的机会去看看这个国家,学习它的语言。)

  occasion主要指"时机","场合",也含有"机会"的意思。如:The flags are hung out on the occasion of the National Day.(每逢国庆节,国旗都悬持出来了。)

  105.persist,insist

  persist坚持,后面常接介词in.如:He persisted in carrying on his work in spite of great fatigue.(他虽然疲倦极了,可仍坚持工作。)

  insist坚持,后面接介词on,也可直接连用that引导的名词从句。如:He insisted on my going there with him. (He insisted that I should go there with him.)

  106.preserve,conserve,reserve

  preserve坚持,后面常接介词in.如:The ship is equipped with special refrigerating devices to preserve food for the whole voyage.(船上设有特殊冷藏设备,在整个航程中保存食物。)

  conserve保存,储藏,强调采取措施精心保护某物,防止不必要的浪费,损失或变化。如:He is conserving his energy for the last twenty-meter dash.(他正在为最后20米冲刺保存实力。)

  reserve留存(在资金,人力,原料等),保留(权力等)。如:Reserve enough money for your home fare.(留足你回家的路费。)

  107.probable,possible,likely

  probable很可能的,大概的,语气较possible强。如:It is probable that the cost will be greater than we think.(花费很可能比我们料想的要多。)

  possible强调客观上可能性,但常带有"实际可能性很小"的暗示