高级英语近义词辨析题上册第二部分
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高级英语近义词辨析题上册二
1. Do you think soil
samples are (obtainable, absorbable) from the Mars
by an unmanned aircraft in the near future?
Obtainable: able to be obtained
Absorbable:可吸收的,容易吸收的
2. She was so dear to
him that he still kept her picture in a
(preeminent,
prominent) position on his desk.
Preeminent:优秀超群的
Prominent: something that
is in a prominent place is easily seen
3. Soft
background music will (enhance, increase) a
delicious meal.
Enhance: to improve something
Increase: if you increase something, or if it
increases, it becomes bigger
in amount,
number, or degree
4. He was so disappointed
when the manager said that his plan was
completely (dismissible, disposable).
Dismissible: not deserving to be considered
Disposable: intended to be used once or for a
short time and then
thrown(一次性) available to
be used(可再生的)
5. The baby-sitter kept the kids
(accompanied, company) until we got
back from
the theater.
Accompany: to go somewhere with
someone
Company:固定搭配keep… company= be with her
so that she doesn't
feel lonely与谁做伴
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6. Will the financial (reverse,
adverse) prevent you from taking a
holiday
this summer?
Reverse: the exact opposite of
what has just been mentioned
Adverse: not good
or favorable
7. The (distribution, allotment)
of funds to these universities is decided
by
the Ministry of Education.
Distribution: the
act of sharing things among a large group of
people in a
planned way(普通的分配)
Allotment:
an amount or share of something such as money or
time that is
given to someone or something, or
the process of doing this(尤指上下级
之间的分配)
8.
The employees are openly (contemptuous,
contemptible) of their
corrupt manager.
Contemptuous, Contemptible: see number 19
9. The gardener was asked to cut the bushes
(even, equal) with the fence.
Even: flat and
level, with no parts that are higher than other
parts (作形容
词表示与持平的)
Equal: the same in
size, number, amount, value etc as something else
10. His handwriting was so tiny that it was
hardly (readable, legible).
Readable:
interesting and enjoyable to read, and easy to
understand(因有
趣味而可读的)
Legible: written or
printed clearly enough for you to read(因书写印刷清
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晰而可读的)
11. The (shameful,
shameless) family secret was brought to light.
Shameful: shameful behavior or actions are so
bad that someone should
feel ashamed(形容行动或事件)
Shameless: not seeming to be ashamed of your
bad behavior although
other people think you
should be ashamed(只能形容人)
12. The bus came to a
(quick, abrupt) stop, and some passengers lost
their
balance.
Quick: lasting for or
taking only a short time
Abrupt: sudden and
unexpected
13. Mary aired her (grievances,
grief) at not being treated fairly by the
salesperson.
Grievances: a belief that you
have been treated unfairly, or an unfair
situation or event that affects and upsets
you(委屈,冤情)
Grief: extreme sadness, especially
because someone you love has died
14. He felt
(daunted, discouraged) by the enormous
difficulties involved
in completing the
construction of the airport in one year.
Daunt: to make someone feel afraid or less
confident about something
Discouraged: no
longer having the confidence you need to continue
doing
something
15. There is a
(contrariness, contradiction) between what he says
and what
he does.
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Contrariness: someone who is contrary
deliberately does different things
from other
people (contrary特有的意思)
Contradiction: a
difference between two statements, beliefs, or
ideas
about something that means they cannot
both be true
16. It was in the (dark, dim)
light of the early dawn that I saw a man
moving towards me.
Dark: if it is dark,
there is little or no light
Dim: fairly dark
or not giving much light, so that you cannot see
well
17. The poor, sick man is (abused,
tormented) by the policeman’s endless
interrogation.
Abuse: to treat someone in
a cruel and violent way, often
sexually(虐待
尤指性方面的); to deliberately use
something for the wrong purpose or
for your
own advantage(滥用)
Torment: to make someone
suffer a lot, especially mentally
Interrogate:
to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time
in order to
get information, sometimes using
threats
18. Too much food (induces, tempts)
sleepiness.
Induce: (formal) to persuade
someone to do something, especially
something
that does not seem wise; formal to cause a
particular physical
condition(这是本句的意思)
Tempt: to try to persuade someone to do
something by making it seem
attractive;
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19. He (wondered, mediated) for a
whole week before making that
important
decision.
Wonder: to think about something
that you are not sure about and try to
guess
what is true, what will happen etc
Mediate: to
try to end a quarrel between two people, groups,
countries
etc(在本句中表示思量考虑)
20. A (n)
(literal, exact) translation is not always the
best.
Literal translation: a translation that
translates each word exactly instead
of giving
the general meaning in a more natural wayExact:
completely
correct in every detail
21. The
author declares that the plot and characters of
the novel are
(imaginary, imaginative).
Imaginary: not real, but produced from
pictures or ideas in your mind(虚
拟的,虚构的)
Imaginative: containing new and interesting
ideas or good at thinking of
new and
interesting ideas(富于想象的,爱想象的)
CF imaginable:
used to emphasize that something includes every
possible
example of something(可以想象到的)
22.
We walked for miles along the (twisted, crooked)
path in the forest.
Twisted: something twisted
has been bent in many directions or turned
many times, so that it has lost its original
shapeCrooked: bent, twisted, or
not in a
straight line
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23. We advise
girls below twenty not to marry, because they are
still
emotionally (naive, immature).
Naive: not having much experience of how
complicated life is, so that
you trust people
too much and believe that good things will always
happen
Immature: someone who is immature
behaves or thinks in a way that is
typical of
someone much younger - used to show disapproval
24. Her feelings (fluctuated, changed) between
excitement and fear.
Fluctuate: if a price or
amount fluctuates, it keeps changing and becoming
higher and lower(与WITH搭配)
Change: to
become different, or to make something become
different
25. The police will not hesitate to
use (force, compulsion) if they bank
robbers
still refuse to surrender.
Force: violent
physical action used to get what you want
Compulsion: a
strong and unreasonable desire
to do something
26. After twenty years of
antagonism, the two countries were finally
(reconciled, friendly).
Reconcile: if you
reconcile two ideas, situations, or facts, you
find a way
in which they can both be true or
acceptable(和解)Friendly: behaving
towards
someone in a way that shows you like them and are
ready to talk
to them or help them
27. To
call the air strikes against Yugoslavia peace-
keeping is a
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(downright,
thorough) lie.
Downright: used to emphasize
that something is completely bad or untrue
Thorough: including every possible detail
28. “As red as blood” is a (metaphor, simile)
Metaphor: a way of describing something by
referring to it as something
different and
suggesting that it has similar qualities to that
thing(隐
喻)Simile: an expression that describes
something by comparing it with
something else,
using the words 'as' or 'like', for example 'as
white as
snow(明喻)
29. The sight of the
snake gave me the (trembling, shivers).
Trembling: shaking slightly in a way that you
cannot control, especially
because you are
upset or frightened Shiver: give sb. The
shivers=informal
to make you feel
afraid(固定搭配,除此以外trembling和shiver同义词)
30.
Although the children found the fables most
(readable,
understandable), they sometimes
missed the messages of the
le:见No.76
Understandable: seem normal and reasonable
because of the situation you
are in
31.
The office buildings with their (desirable,
desired) locations are very
much in demand.
Desirable: something that is desirable is
worth having or doing(正式用
法)
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Desired: to want to have sex with
someone(文学上特指这个意思)
32. Driving after drinking
Whiskey (is about, is apt) to cause traffic
accidents.
Be about to: if someone is
about to do something, or if something is about
to happen, they will do it or it will happen
very soon Be apt to: to have
a natural
tendency to do something
33. I don’t want the
(actual, literal) meaning of the word, I’m asking
you
its figurative sense here.
Actual:
used to emphasize that something is real or
exact(强调确切的,事
实的); used to introduce the most
important part of an event or
activity(强调实质上的)
Literal: the literal meaning of a word or
expression is its basic or original
meaning
34. In that part of the world the summer
weather is so (varied, variable)
that even
when the sun is shining brightly you never can be
sure if it is
going to rain in an hour’s time.
Varied: consisting of or including many
different kinds of things or
people,
especially in a way that seems interesting
Variable: likely to
change often
35. He
said he would go to the dress rehearsal, (unless,
provided) he was
not too busy.
Unless:
used to say that something will happen or be true
if something
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else does not
happen or is not true Provided that: used to say
that
something will only be possible if
something else happens or is done
36.
Something has been wrong with their marriage for a
long time,
although she makes (pretenses,
excuse) that it is not.
Pretense: a way of
behaving which is intended to make people believe
something that are not true Excuse: to be or
give a good reason for
someone's careless or
offensive behavior
两者的区别在于:前者表示事实上是错的,而在主观上去让别人相信是
对的,
后者表示对于自己所作所为进行的辩解,而别人并不清楚事实上是对
是错.
37.
The Suzhou Style embroidery (requires, acquires)
very exquisite
skills.
Requires: if you
are required to do or have something, a law or
rule says
you must do it or have it Acquires:
to obtain something by buying it or
being
given it
38. A lot of retired people play
chess to (kill, spend) time.
Kill time: to
spend time doing something which is not important
while
you are waiting to do something
important or waiting for something else
to
happen(固定搭配)(强调事情的不重要性)
Spend: to use time
doing a particular thing or pass time in a
particular
place(不论事情的重要性)
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39. He knows that his parents have to
work very hard in order to provide
for his
education, so he never (spends, squanders) money.
Spend: to use your money to pay for goods or
services
Squander: to carelessly waste money,
time, opportunities etc
40. He wanted a
(transcript, manuscript) of the report to show to
his
friends.
Transcript: a written or
printed copy of a speech, conversation
etc(打印稿,
手抄稿,强调可以复制成多份)
Manuscript: a book
or piece of writing before it is
printed(手稿,原稿,强
调只有一份)
41. The workers were
filled with (indignity, indignation) when they
discovered that they were secretly watched
during working hours.
Indignity: a situation
that makes you feel very ashamed and not respected
Indignation: feelings of anger and surprise
because you feel insulted or
unfairly treated
42. People should (clean, purge) their minds
of too strong a desire for
money.
Clean:
to remove dirt from something by rubbing or
washing(指清洁物
质世界的东西)
Purge: (literary) to
remove bad feelings(专指净化,清除思想上的东西)
43. The
policemen risked their lives in order to
(preserve, protect) the
children.
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Preserve: to save something or someone
from being harmed or
destroyed(挽救正在被破坏,受害的人或物,
另还有维持(和平),保存(食
品)的意思)
Protect: to keep
someone or something safe from harm, damage, or
illness(使人或物免于受到破坏,伤害)
44. In the past
year, quite a few (dormant, unimportant) women’s
organizations became active again.
Dormant: not active or not growing at the
present time but able to be
active
later(休眠状态的) Unimportant: not important
45.
The newspaper’s (mistake, distortion) of the
incident needs to be
looked into.
Mistake:
something that has been done in the wrong way, or
an opinion or
statement that is incorrect
Distortion: to report something in a way that
is not completely true or
correct
46. The
heroic deeds of the firefighters should be
(glamorized, praised).
Glamorize: to make
something seem more attractive than it really is
Praise: to say that you admire and approve of
someone or something,
especially publicly
47. She sensed (intrinsically, instinctively)
that somebody is following her.
Intrinsically:
being part of the nature or character of someone
or
something(本质地)
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Instinctively: based on instinct and
not involving thought(本能地)
48. She is
(occupied, preoccupied) with some urgent work and
can’t see
you today. Be occupied with: busy
doing something
Be preoccupy with: thinking
about something a lot, with the result that
you do not pay attention to other things
49. When the twins wear the same kind of
clothes, they are almost
(indistinct,
indistinguishable).
Indistinct: an indistinct
sound, image, or memory cannot be seen, heard,
or remembered clearly(模糊的)
Indistinguishable: things that are
indistinguishable are so similar that you
cannot see any difference between them
50.
The (instinctive, intrinsic) quality of a person
is more important than
hisher appearance.
Instinctive: based on instinct and not
involving thought(本能的)
Intrinsic: being part
of the nature or character of someone or
something(本质的)
51. (As long as, in so far
as) human beings can’t live completely and
harmoniously, according to Huxley, men and
women will never be
beautiful.
As long
as:只要; In so far as: (formal) to the degree that
(到….的程度,
在…..范围内)
52. They improved their
pronunciation by (imitating, mimicing) their
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teacher.
Imitate: to
copy the way someone behaves, speaks, moves etc,
especially
in order to make people laugh
Mimic: to copy the way someone speaks or
behaves, especially in order to make people
laugh
53. The way in which TV can (affect,
effect) a person’s thinking should
never be
overlooked.
Affect: to do something that
produces an effect or change in something or
in someone's situation Effect: to make
something happen
54. She said that she would
(preserve, reserve) the right to take the issue
to a higher authority.
Preserve: SEE
NO.109
Reserve: (formal) if you reserve the
right to do something, you will do it
if you
think it is necessary - used especially in notices
or official
documents
55. That year he
published his first book, which was a (spacious,
huge)
success.
Spacious: a spacious house,
room etc is large and has plenty of space to
move around in Huge: extremely large in size,
amount, or degree;
enormous
56. The
company is seeking to (recruit, register) young
managers.
Recruit: to find new people to work
in a company, join an organization,
do a job
etc
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Register: to put
someone's or something's name on an official list
57. “Hong Kong Morning” is an (biographical,
autobiographical) novel
that depicts all types
of people in Hong Kong and the author’s own
struggle with himself.
Biographical: a
book that tells what has happened in someone's
life,
written by someone else
Autobiographical: a book in which someone
writes about their own life,
or books of this
type
58. He cut stone with a knife and
(blunted, blurted) the edge.
Blunt: to make
the point of a pencil or the edge of a knife less
sharp Blurt:
to say something suddenly and
without thinking, usually because you are
nervous or excited
59. The US economy is
still growing at a spectacular (ratio, rate), but
there are hidden problems with it.
Ratio:
a relationship between two amounts, represented by
a pair of
numbers showing how much bigger one
amount is than the other Rate:
the number of
times something happens, or the number of examples
of
something within a certain period
60.
The parents received only $$3000 as a (reward,
compensation) for the
loss of their son killed
in a car crash.
Reward: something that you get
because you have done something good
or
helpful or have worked hard; prize; benefit
compensation: money paid
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to
someone because they have suffered injury or loss,
or because
something they own has been
damaged; 法律上叫damages
61. The strength of
domestic (demand, command) was the main engine of
growth in both countries.
Demand: the need
or desire that people have for particular goods
and
services command: an order that should be
obeyed
62. In order not to hurt her feelings,
he just (played down, play along)
with her
suggestion, although it was not what he really
wanted.
Play down: to try to make something
seem less important or less likely
than it
really is(淡化)
Play along: to pretend to agree
to do what someone wants, in order to
avoid
annoying them or to get an advantage(假意作某事)
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