成人学位英语易混淆词汇解析二(4)

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发布日期
2017年04月19日

摘要:  26.alter,change   作不及物动词时,两者可通用。   作及物动词时,alter是对局部,表面的改变,而change则是对本质的,全面的,彻底的改变。如:Can you alter the dress?(你会改做这件衣服吗?)Can you change the dress?(你能给我更换这件衣服吗?)   27.altogether,all together   altogether总计,总共。如:Altogether there are six of us. (我们总计六人。

side me.

  besides除……之外。如:I have two other umbrellas besides this one.

  45. big,great,large

  big强调体积,质量,容量和重量大。如:a big box.Big也有抽象意义,指重大的事件或行为。如:a big mistake

  great带感情色彩,多指程度和质量,指具体事物或人时,表"突出","引人注目".如:a great man

  large多指面积,数目或数量大。如:a large population,a large number等。

  46. bloom,blossom

  bloom多指供观赏植物的开花。如:The roses are blooming.

  blossom多指果树等植物的开花。如:The apple trees are blossoming.

  47. borrow,lend

  borrow借入。如:Can I borrow your pen for a moment?

  lend把……借给。如:Can you lend me your bike?

  48. bring,take

  bring带来。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通常指用数学方法进行比较复杂,难度较大的精确计算。如:You can't expect a schoolboy to calculate distances in astronomy.

  compute常指比较简单的运算。如:It was computed that two thirds of the students in the class passed the examination.

  estimate估计,常指对数量、成本等事先进行判断或估计。如:Some farmers asked the weatherman to estimate next year's rainfall.

  50. cheat,deceive,trick

  cheat欺骗,常