专四常见词汇辨析
1、dominant predominant sovereign
这些形容词均含有“占优势的，支配其它的”之意。
dominant : 强调权威。
The British were formerly dominant in India.（英国人从前统治印度。）predominant : 侧重指影响与新近的优势。
The predominant feature of his character was pride.（他的性格中主要的特点是骄傲。）
sovereign : 侧重指其他事物都从属于或低于它的。
The Queen has sovereign power.（女王握有统治权。）
2、disgrace humiliate shame dishonor
这些动词均含“使丢脸、使受耻辱”之意。
disgrace :侧重在别人，尤其在众人面前丢脸。
They have disgraced the whole school.（他们给整个学校都丢了脸。）
humiliate :强调受辱者自尊心的损坏。
Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present.（子女在客人面前举止失当, 父母也失体面。）
shame :指由不光彩或不道德的行为引起的惭愧感或羞耻感。
The class's unruly behavior shamed the teacher.（这班学生不守规矩的行为使老师感到羞愧。）
dishonor :有时可与disgrace换用，但前者是指因失去荣誉所致。
There’s no dishono r in losing.（失败并不是耻辱。）
4、discern discriminate distinguish
这些动词均有“区别、辨别”之意。
discern : 语义较笼统，着重精深与准确的观察力，不一定有能分辨关系密切的各项事物的含义。
I soon discerned that the man was lying.（我很快便察觉出这个人是在撒谎。）discriminate : 语气强，指从十分相似的事物中辨出差异，尤其把好坏区分开来。They can discriminate hundreds of colors.（他们能分辨上百种颜色。）distinguish : 普通用词，指辨别者的能力或实际观察到的区别，强调辨别所需的技巧。We can distinguish between gold and silver.（我们能区分金和银。）
5、describe represent sketch picture
这些动词均有“描写、描述”之意。
describe : 侧重指描述细节，给读者或听众提供清晰的视觉图像。
She described in detail their resisting the invaders.（她详细叙述了他们抵抗侵略者的事迹。）
represent : 指有代表性或象征性地描述或讲述。
The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.（这幅画描绘了丰收的景象。）
sketch : 指快速地勾勒或概略地叙述。The historical article sketched the major events of the decade.(这篇有关历史的文章概述了这十年中的重大事
件。)
picture : 着重能够栩栩如生地把事物或场景等描绘出来。
The speaker pictured the suffering of the poor vividly.(演讲者很生动地描述了穷人的生活。)
6、divide separate part divorce
这些动词都有“分开”之意。
divide :指把一个整体按要求分成几个部分，暗示分配之意；也可指分开两个对立的事物。This class is too large, we shall have to divide it.(这个班太大了, 我们得把它分一分。) separate :指把两个人或物分开，着重从原属一个整体中移居一部分或把两者隔开。
The war separated many families.(战争使许多家庭离散。)
part :多指使紧密相连的人或物分开，往往暗示最后分离的意味。
The couple parted amicably.(这对夫妻客气地分手了。)
divorce:特指两个或更多的互为依赖的事物的分离，尤指婚姻的合法解体。
She divorced him after years of unhappiness.(经过多年不愉快的生活,她跟他离婚了。)
7、despise scorn look down upon
这些动词或短语动词均表示"轻视，蔑视”之意。
despise :指由于卑鄙、软弱，渺小或无价值等而被轻视。
Honest boys despise lies and liars.（诚实的孩子鄙视谎言和说谎者。）
scorn :语气较强，指极端的蔑视，常伴有愤怒或恼怒的情感。
She scorned the view that inflation was already beaten.（她嘲笑那种认为通货膨胀已被消除的观点。）
look down upon :指自视地位优越而蔑视他人或事。
Don’t look down upon others, you are just a common guy.（不要瞧不起别人，你只不过是
个普通人。）
8、Achievement accomplishment feat
achievement：指需要勇气和努力才能完成的异常危险和困难的事，其结果令人敬佩accomplishment：需要学问或付出一定劳动后才能且已经完成的或做好了的事
feat：“功绩，技艺，壮举”，指需要极大的勇气、智慧和力量或技术获得的成就，这一成就受人瞩目和佩服
9、acknowledge confess admit recognize
acknowledge：着重“公开承认”，常用来指过去曾隐瞒或否认的事
confess：着重承认自己的过错或罪恶
admit：是指在压力下不得不承认已经证实或难以否认的事实
recognize：指正式承认主权、权利等
10、alike like likely
alike：只做表语，可用much或very much修饰，不能用very修饰
能和allow可以互换
I'll come after the meeting if time permits.
如果时间许可的话，我开完会就来。
let：指积极允许，不加反对或阻止，但不能用于被动结构(x)
I don't agree with all you say, but I'll let it go at that.
我并不完全同意你说的话，但我不再多说了。
admit：指允许某人进入某场所、单位或加入某单位、组织
This sentence admits of several interpretations.
这个句子可以有多种解释。
15、descend drop fall sink
这些动词都表示“落下，下降”之意。
descend :通常指沿斜线或斜坡下降。
They descended the slope towards the hamlet.(他们顺坡下山, 向那个村子走去。) drop :指物体从一定高度落下。
The apple blossom is beginning to drop.(苹果树上的花开始落了。)
fall与drop同义，指突然或猛烈地降落，但fall也可指任何下落，同高度或形式无关。The leaves begin to fall when autumn comes.(秋天来临时, 树叶开始落下。)
sink :指在空气或水中垂直下降、下沉。
The sun is sinking in the west.(太阳西下。)
16、hold contain accommodate
hold：指房间或大厅能容纳（多少人等）
contain：用容器装纳，也可指房间、大厅等的容纳，着重“其中确实包含有”accommodate：即可表示提供，也可表示容纳，指“舒适地"容纳
17、dash rush
这两个动词都有“冲，奔”之意。
dash :指以最快的速度向前奔驰。
The horse dashed onward.（那匹马向前直冲。）
rush :指因急躁或事务紧急而采取快速行动。
Don't rush, take your time.（别急急忙忙的, 慢慢来。）
18、dead dying
这两个形容词都有“死”之意。
dead :指已停止呼吸和心脏跳动，与alive(活着的，活的)相对。
The baby was born dead.（婴儿生下时就已死了。）
dying:指奄奄一息，行将死亡。
A man should study till his dying day.（活到老, 学到老。）
19、act action deed
act：各自的和单一的行为，强调行为的结果,
Think well before you act.
要三思而后行。
action：整体的行为，常用在机械、物理用语中
Actions speak louder than words.
行动胜于空谈。
deed：较为庄重、显著、伟大而感人的行为，且具有持久性
We should be true in word and resolute in deed.
我们应该言必信，行必果。
20、adequate enough sufficient
adequate：常含有“充分但刚好足够之程度”的意思
That's not an adequate explanation.
这并不足以说明问题.
enough：指数量、份量或程度能满足一种愿望，特别是物质上的需要
Do you have enough time to finish the paper?
你有足够的时间写完论文吗？
sufficient：指数量上尤指程度上多能满足或叨叨某种特殊需要，
The money I have saved is sufficient for buying a car.
我所存的钱足以买一辆汽车。
21、cold cool chilly frosty freezing icy
这些形容词均含“冷、凉”之意。
cold : 最普通用词，强调缺乏温暖，使人不舒服。
I can't stand the cold.（这么冷我受不了。）
cool :指既不太热也不太冷。
It's late summer; soon the days will be cooler.（夏末了, 很快天气就将更凉爽。）chilly:指使哆嗦的冷。
I grew chilly when the fire went out.（炉火熄灭后,寒气逼人。）
frosty:指雾气在寒冷物体的表面凝结成薄冰时的严寒结霜的温度。
The day dawned cold and frosty.（天亮时天气酷寒。）
freezing :指使人僵直，使东西凝固的冷。
It is freezing outside, and put on your winter coat.（外面很冷, 穿上你的大衣吧。）icy:多指风暴、风雪和水等冷得使人感到如刺如割。
An icy wind bit our faces.（寒风扑面,冷彻骨髓。）
21、tension，strain，stress，intensity
tension:（心理、形势）紧张
There is mounting tension along the border.
边境局势日益紧张。
strain:压力、重负
Their marriage is under great strain at the moment.
眼下他们的婚姻关系很紧张。
The rope broke under the strain.
绳子被拉断了。
stress:压力、（心理、生理或情绪上的）紧张
Under the stress of poverty.
Things can easily go wrong when people are under stress.
人在压力之下办事就容易出错。
intensity: 强烈、剧烈
The storm resumed with even greater intensity.
风暴更猛烈地再度肆虐。
22、discharge, dismiss, fire
这些动词都有"解雇，开除“之意。
discharge :语气较重，指有理由的解雇，含几乎不再复用的意味。
The boss discharged her because of her absence.（老板因她缺勤而把她解雇了。）dismiss :正式用词，是这组词中语气最轻的一个词，一般只有从上文才能看解雇的原因或理由。
The new governor dismissed the staff that served his predecessor.（新州长将前任州长的职员全部解雇。）
fire :口语用词，多指被断然地突然解雇，其行动犹如开枪一样干净利落。
The manager fired Bob because he was always late for work.（鲍勃因上班总迟到而被经理解雇。
23、hold out /back /up /off
hold out:伸出（手、某物等）
He held out the keys and I took them.
他伸手把钥匙递过来，我接了。
hold (sth) back:隐瞒、控制感情
hold back information
She just managed hold bavk her anger.
她勉强控制住了自己的怒火。
hold (sth) up:支持住、举起
She is holding up well under the pressure.
她承受住了压力。
hold (sth) off:战胜、克服
She hold off all the last-minute challengers and won the race in a new record time.
她最后一课甩掉了所有的对手，以最新的记录赢得了赛跑冠军。
24、agree on/upon agree to agree with
agree on/upon : 对……意见一致
The two sides failed to agree on every point but came to an accommodation. 双方并非在每一点上意见都一致, 但已达成和解.
agree to : 同意，答应
To my disappointment, my father doesn't agree to buy me a new bike.
我父亲不同意给我买新脚踏车, 我很失望。
agree with : 一致，赞同，（食物、气候等）适合
Saying and doing should agree with each other.
言行应该一致。
25、discover find detect ascertain
这些动词均有“发现”之意。
discover :普通用词，指发现本来存在，但示被认识的事物、真理或情况。
Recently they have discovered a comet.(最近他们发现了一颗彗星。)
find :普通用词，可指偶然发现，也可指经过寻找后得到或重新获得已失去的东西。强调动作的结果。
I have found the lost book.(我已经找到丢失的书了。)
detect :正式用词，强调经过周密观察或研究而有所获得和发现，尤指发现有意隐藏之物。The sensors can also detect the presence of nuclear, chemical or biological agents. (传感器也能侦测到核物质、化学物质或是生物物质的存在。)
ascertain：较正式用词，指有意搜寻与发现。
I ascertained the disease to be diphtheria. 我确定该病为白喉。
26、devise conceive formulate
这些动词的均含“设计、设想”之意。
devise :侧重设计的临时性和权宜性，并隐含有更多的设想可用。
He has devised a scheme for making money.(他想出一个赚钱的办法。) conceive: 强调在制定计划之前的先有设想构思。
I conceived that there must be some difficulties.(我料想到一定有些困难。) formulate：与conceive相反，指在devise之后的具体设计活动。
He formulated a plan of attack.(他制定了进攻计划。)
词义补充：
formulate
vt.
1. 使公式化；用公式表示；把…化成公式
2. 系统(或确切)地阐述(或提出)(理论、计划等)：
eg. to formulate a new theory
系统地阐述一种新理论
3. 构想出(计划、方法等)；规划(制度等)
4. 制定…的配方；按配方制造(或配制)
变形:
conceive [k?n'si:v]
vt. 怀孕；构思；以为；持有
vi. 怀孕；设想；考虑
27、abridge shorten abbreviate
abridge：通过压缩删节而减少，但核心部分仍保留
shorten：在长度、时间、范围等方面缩减
abbreviate：指单词、短语通过压缩或省略某些部分而缩短
专业四级常用词辨析
Deceive:欺骗，蒙骗 He deceived his friends about his income. 他在自己的收入问题上欺骗了朋友。 Perceive：感觉，察觉，领悟 She has perceived the danger.她已觉察到那危险了。 Receive：收到，接待 Our TV receives well since we had a new antenna put on. 自从安装了新天线以来, 我们的电视接收良好。 Receipt：收据，发票 I asked for a receipt.我要一张发票。 Consult ：咨询，商议 He consulted the workers to understand the technical process. 他询问工人, 想了解技术上的程序。 Result ：结果，效果 The result was quite opposite to what we had expected. 结果和我们所期望的完全相反。 Insult：侮辱,冒犯 He turned crimson under the insults. 他的脸因受到侮辱而涨得通红。 Deduce :推论, 演绎 On the basis of evidence we deduced that he was guilty. 根据这些证据我们推断他是有罪的。 Reduce：减少; 降低 He won't reduce the rent of our house. 他不肯减少我们住房的租金。 Reproduce：复制，繁殖 Rabbits reproduce quickly. 兔子繁殖速度很快。 Compose：组成, 构成, 创作 These twelve men are believed to compose the jury. 据信, 陪审团是由这12人组成的。 Dispose处理; 布置 He disposed his books on the shelves. 把书籍排列在书架上。 Propose：提议，求婚 They proposed to make arrangement beforehand. 他们提议事先做好安排。 Radius:半径 He has visited every shop within a radius of two miles.周围两英里以内的店铺他都去过。 Radium ：〈化〉镭 Radium can be used to treat cancer.
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专四词语辨析大全 近义词辨析 abandon, desert, forsake, leave, give up 这些动词或词组均含“抛弃、放弃”之意 abandon: 强调永远或完全放弃或抛弃人或事物等，这可能是被迫的，也可能是自愿的。desert: 着重指违背法律责任和义务，或自己的信仰与誓言的行为，多含非难的意味。forsake: 侧重断绝感情上的依恋，自愿抛弃所喜欢的人或物。也指抛弃信仰或改掉恶习。leave: 普通用词，指舍弃某事或某一职业，或终止同一某人的关系，但不涉及动机与果。give up: 普通用语，侧重指没有希忚或因外界压力而放弃。 ability, capacity, capability, genius, talent, competence, faculty, gift, aptitude 这些名词均可表示人的“能力，才能”之意。 ability: 普通用词，指人先天的或学来的各种能力。 capacity: 侧重指人的潜在能力，通常不指体力，多指才智，尤指接受与领悟能力。capability: 多用于人，指胜任某项具体工作的能力，也指本身具有、尚未发挥的潜在能力。常与of或for连用。 genius: 语气最强，指天赋的高度才能与智力。 talent: 着重指人某方面具有可发展和倍养的突出天赋才能，但语意比genius弱。competence: 正式用词，侧重指令人满意的业务能力与水平，达到胜任某项工作等的要求。faculty: 指特殊的才能或智力。 gift: 着重个人的天赋的才能或在某方面的显著本领，常暗含不能用一般规律作解释的意味。 aptitude: 多指先天或后天习得的运用自如的能力，常暗示接受能力强，能迅速掌握一种学术训练或艺术技巧。 able, capable, competent 这些形容词均含有“有能力的，能干的”之意 able: 最常用词，多用于褒义，着重指多方面的，经常性的，或潜在性的能力。有时也指高超、非凡的能力。 capable: 语气弱于able，指有能力、有潜力或有条件做某事，常与of连用。competent: 强调具有能胜任某项工作的足够技能或其它所需的条件。 abolish, cancel, repeal 这些动词均含“取消、废除”之意 abolish: 正式用词，指彻底废除某种制度、规章或习俗。 cancel: 用法广泛，多指取消债务、合同、证书、比赛、旅行、计划或约会等。 repeal书面用词，指撤销立法机关通过的协议、法案或法律等。 about, around, round 这些词均有“在周围、在附近”之意。 about: 既可表静态，也可表动态。 around: 主要用于美国，静态或动态均可。
最新英语专四词汇辨析
anger, indignation, fury, wrath 这些名词均含“愤怒”之意。 1.anger ：普通用词，通常指因受到侮辱、损害、指责或顶撞等而引起的愤怒。 例如：She is swift to anger. （她爱生气。） He is quivering with anger. （他气得全身发抖。） 2.indignation ：较正式用词，指出于正义或对不公正之事而发出的愤怒。 例如：The news aroused the great indignation. （这消息激起了极大的愤慨。）3.fury ：语气最强，指极端的气愤，甚至达到发疯的程度。 例如：He flew into a fury and said that the whole thing was disgusting.（他勃然大怒，说这一切令人作呕。） 4.wrath ：文学用词，含义与anger相近，但语气强，含欲加惩罚或报复的意味。 例如：His silence marked his wrath.（他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。） 这些动词均有“任命，委派”之意。 1.appoint ：通常指不经过选择的官方委任。 例如：He was appointed secretary.（他被任命为秘书。） 2.designate ：书面用语，侧重当权者或机构的选拔或任命，有时含强行指定的意味。 例如：The chairman has designated her as his successor. （主席已指定她作为他的接班人。） 3.assign ：常指给一群人或个人分配、分派、指派或委派任务。 例如：The captain assigned two soldiers to guard the gate.（上尉派了两个士兵守大门。）
专四词汇辨析大全
近义词辨析 ①abandon, desert, forsake, leave, give up 这些动词或词组均含“抛弃、放弃”之意 abandon: 强调永远或完全放弃或抛弃人或事物等，这可能是被迫的，也可能是自愿的。 desert: 着重指违背法律责任和义务，或自己的信仰与誓言的行为，多含非难的意味。 forsake: 侧重断绝感情上的依恋，自愿抛弃所喜欢的人或物。也指抛弃信仰或改掉恶习。 leave: 普通用词，指舍弃某事或某一职业，或终止同一某人的关系，但不涉及动机与果。 give up: 普通用语，侧重指没有希望或因外界压力而放弃。 ②ability, capacity, capability, genius, talent, competence, faculty, gift, aptitude 这些名词均可表示人的“能力，才能”之意。 ability: 普通用词，指人先天的或学来的各种能力。 capacity: 侧重指人的潜在能力，通常不指体力，多指才智，尤指接受与领悟能力。 capability: 多用于人，指胜任某项具体工作的能力，也指本身具有、尚未发挥的潜在能力。常与of或for连用。genius: 语气最强，指天赋的高度才能与智力。 talent: 着重指人某方面具有可发展和倍养的突出天赋才能，但语意比genius弱。 competence: 正式用词，侧重指令人满意的业务能力与水平，达到胜任某项工作等的要求。 faculty: 指特殊的才能或智力。 gift: 着重个人的天赋的才能或在某方面的显著本领，常暗含不能用一般规律作解释的意味。 aptitude: 多指先天或后天习得的运用自如的能力，常暗示接受能力强，能迅速掌握一种学术训练或艺术技巧。able, capable, competent 这些形容词均含有“有能力的，能干的”之意 able: 最常用词，多用于褒义，着重指多方面的，经常性的，或潜在性的能力。有时也指高超、非凡的能力。capable: 语气弱于able，指有能力、有潜力或有条件做某事，常与of连用。 competent: 强调具有能胜任某项工作的足够技能或其它所需的条件。 abolish, cancel, repeal 这些动词均含“取消、废除”之意 abolish: 正式用词，指彻底废除某种制度、规章或习俗。 cancel: 用法广泛，多指取消债务、合同、证书、比赛、旅行、计划或约会等。 repeal书面用词，指撤销立法机关通过的协议、法案或法律等。 about, around, round 这些词均有“在周围、在附近”之意。 about: 既可表静态，也可表动态。 around: 主要用于美国，静态或动态均可。 round: 主要用于英国，多半指动态。 above, on, over 这些前置词均含“在……上”之意。 above: 一般指位置高于某物，但不一定在正上方，也不接触另一物，其反义词是below。 on: 指与另一物表面相接触。 over: 指一物在另一物的垂直上方，多暗示悬空，但也含“覆盖于……之上”之意。其反义词是under。absorb, suck, digest, incorporate 这些动词均有“吸收”之意。 absorb: 普通用词，词义广泛，既可指吸收光、热、液体等具体东西，又可指吸收知识等抽象概念的东西。suck: 作“吸收”解时，可与absorb换用，但还可有“吮吸”之意。 digest: 侧重在消化道内改变食物的化学结构后被人体吸收。 incorporate: 指一物或多物与它物相融合，形成一整体。 absurd, ridiculous 这两个形容词均含有“荒谬的”之意 absurd: 普通用词，强调指违背常理的荒谬。 ridiculous: 强调荒谬到令人发笑的地步。 abundant, plentiful, ample 这些形容词均有“充分的、丰富的”之意。 abundant: 着重某物极为丰富有或大量的供应。 plentiful: 普通用词，指某物的数量多得称心如意，不过剩，但较少用于描写抽象之物。 ample: 指某物不仅满足了需要而且有余。 accept, receive, admit, take 这些动词均有“接受、接纳”之意。 accept: 强调主动地或自愿地接受，或者说，经过考虑后同意接受。 receive: 着重仅仅接到或收到这一支轮船或事实，而不含采取主动或积极行动的意思。
英语专四专八词汇辨析整理总结全
ability, capacity, capability, genius, talent, competence, faculty, gift, aptitude 这些名词均可表示人的“能力，才能”之意。 1)ability: 普通用词，指人先天的或学来的各种能力。 eg: 1. The ability to use a language can be acquired by the ct of using the language. 运用语言的能力只能能通过不断练习才能获得。 2. His ability is limited.他的能力有限。 2)capacity ：侧重指人的潜在能力，通常不指体力，多指才智，尤指接受与领悟能力。 eg: 1.Their reasoning capacity must be developed.他们的推理能力必须加以培养。 2. His capacity of accepting knowledge helps him to be the top student in his class. 他接受知识的能力使得他成为班里的第一名。 3)capability ：多用于人，指胜任某项具体工作的能力，也指本身具有、尚未发挥的潜在能力。常与of或for连用。 eg: 1. Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.智慧的获得是依靠才能而不是年龄。 2. The little girl has great capability as a singer and should be trained.这个小女孩很有当歌手的才能,应该加以训练。 4)genius: 语气最强，指天赋的高度才能与智力。 eg: 1. Mozart showed genius even at the age of six, when he began to compose minuets. 莫扎特六岁时就开始创作小步舞曲, 展露才华。 2. Einstein was a mathematical genius.爱因斯坦是数学天才。 5)talent: 着重指人某方面具有可发展和倍养的突出天赋才能，但语意比genius弱。 eg: 1. He was a man of many talents.他是一个多才多艺的人。 2. There was a lot of talent in this company.这个公司有很多人才。 6)competence: 正式用词，侧重指令人满意的业务能力与水平，达到胜任某项工作等的要求。 eg: We knew her competence in solving peoblems.我们都是知道她解决问题的能力。 7)faculty: 指特殊的才能或智力。 eg: An unerring faculty for detecting hypocrisy is one of her most useful attributes. 能无误地看出伪善的能力是她身上最有用的特征之一。 8)gift: 着重个人的天赋的才能或在某方面的显著本领，常暗含不能用一般规律作解释的意味。 eg: 1. Her tactfulness is a remarkable gift.她的机敏是一种非凡的天赋。 2. This diplomat possessed an excellent gift for repartee.这位外交官具有卓越的应对才能。 9)aptitude: 多指先天或后天习得的运用自如的能力，常暗示接受能力强，能迅速掌握一种学术训练或艺术技巧。 eg: That student has an aptitude for mathematics.那个学生有数学方面的天赋。 abandon, desert, forsake, leave, give up 这些动词或词组均含“抛弃、放弃”之意 1)abandon ：强调永远或完全放弃或抛弃人或事物等，这可能是被迫的，也可能是自愿的。 eg:1. Jackson has abandoned his old car.杰克逊把他那辆旧车扔了。 2. She abandoned her husband and children and went off with another man.她抛弃了自己的丈夫和孩子, 跟另外一个男人跑了。 2)desert ：着重指违背法律责任和义务，或自己的信仰与誓言的行为，多含非难的意味。 eg: 1. Many soldiers deserted during the battle.在那次战斗中许多士兵开小差了。 2. Never desert a friend in need.绝不要抛弃有困难的朋友。 3)forsake ：侧重断绝感情上的依恋，自愿抛弃所喜欢的人或物。也指抛弃信仰或改掉恶习。 eg: He was forsaken by his friends.他被朋友们背弃了。 4)leave ：普通用词，指舍弃某事或某一职业，或终止同一某人的关系，但不涉及动机与果。 eg: I have left my job which made me crazy.我已经辞掉了那份让我抓狂的工作了。 5)give up ：普通用语，侧重指没有希望或因外界压力而放弃。 eg: The doctors gave my uncle up, but he lived.医生们认为我叔叔的病无法治好，但他却活了下来。 about, around, round 1）about表示“在……周围”，三者常可互换。如： eg:They sat about [round, around] the fire.（他们围火而坐。）
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专四必考词义辨析
1、even if（=even though即便） 请比较下面两个例句： You must go tomorrow if you are ready． 如果你准备好了，明天你必须走。 You must go tomorrow even if you aren’t ready． 哪怕你没有准备好，明天你也得走。 2、whether…or（=if…or是否） You must go tomorrow whether you are ready or not． 无论你明天是否准备好了，你都必须走。 3、unless＋肯定动词（＝if＋否定动词除非） Unless you start at once you’ll be late．相当于： If you don’t start at once you’ll be late． 除非你立即动身，否则你就会迟到。 Unless you had a permit you couldn’t get a job．相当于： If you hadn’t a permit you couldn’t get a job． 除非你有执照，否则你就找不到工作。 注意下面两个例句间的区别： （a）Don’t call ′me if you need help． 如果你需要帮助的话，别打电话找我。 （b）Don’t call me unless you need help． 除非你需要帮助否则别打电话找我。 在例句（a）中，即使在对方需要帮助的时候，说话人也不愿意去帮助对方。在例句（b）中，在对方需要帮助的时候，说话人愿意帮助对方，但说话人不愿意对方在不要紧的时候打电话找自己。 unless＋he’d／you’d like／prefer等通常可用来代替if he／you wouldn’t like 等： I’ll ask Tom，unless you’d prefer me to ask／unless you’d rather I asked Bill．我去问汤姆，除非你宁愿叫我去问比尔。 4、but for（=if it were not for／if it hadn’t been for不然） My father pays me fees．But for that I wouldn’t be here． 我父亲给我一笔补贴费。不然我就不会在这里了。 The car broke down．But for that we would have been in time． 汽车出毛病了。要不是那个我们会及时赶到的。 5、otherwise（=if this doesn’t happen／didn’t happen／hadn’t happened 否则） We must be back before midnight；otherwise we’ll be locked out． 我们必须在午夜之前赶回去，否则我们就会被锁在门外。相当于： If we are not back by midnight we’ll be locked out．
专四常见词汇辨析
<26> affect, influence 这些动词均含“影响”之意。 1. affect ：作主语通常是物而不是人，指一物对另一物产生的消极影响。 例如：The tax increases have affected us all.（加税已经影响了我们所有的人。） 2. influence ：侧重在思想、性格、行为等方面所产生的潜移默化的影响，也可指自然力的影响。 例如：His parents no longer have any real influence over him.（他的父母对他已不再有任何约束力了。） affection, love, attachment 这些名词均含“爱、热爱”之意。 1. affection ：指对人的爱慕或深厚、温柔的感情，侧重感情的深沉。 例如：When the interviewer asked about your family or school,
you should speak with loyalty and affection.（当面试官提到你的家庭和学校时，你说话时要显得忠诚和热爱。） 2. love ：比affection的语气更强。表示一种难以控制的激情。 例如：My daughter loves folk songs very much.（我女儿很喜欢民歌。） 小编语：原来“I love you”所倾注的感情如此之深......童鞋们在对自己爱慕的人说这句话之后一定要负责哦~=w= 3. attachment ：通常用于书面文字中，既可指对某人某物的喜欢，又可指出自理智对某人或某物的热爱，尤指长时间的爱。 例如：She has a great attachment to her sister.（她十分依恋她的姐姐。） <25>affair, business, matter, concern, thing 这些名词均含“事情”之意。 1.affair ：含义较广，侧重指已发生或必须去做的任何事情或
专四词汇辨析
选词填空：将forsake, abandoned, desert, give up, quit放到合适的位置，完成句子。 At fourteen he run away, ______ his home and friend. He ______ his wife and went away with all their money. The fort had been hurriedly ______. You must ______ smoking, or you won't survive. One friend of mine has decided to ______ his highly-paid but demanding position in his company recently. abandon 指完全、永远地放弃，尤其指对其负有责任或义务者，或者放弃一个项目或计划。desert 强调故意违背自己的义务、责任或誓言等。 forsake 指遗弃以前所爱的人或事物，着重于断绝情感上的依恋。 quit 强调突然或出其不意的放弃，一般指“停止”。 give up 多用于口头，表示停止做某事。 After the age of about thirty they abandon individual ambition. 他们一过三十就放弃了个人的雄心壮志。 It is despicable to desert your children. 你抛弃你的孩子是卑劣的。 She persuaded her husband to forsake his drinking habit. 她说服丈夫改掉嗜酒的习惯。 He concluded to quit on pay day. 他决定在发薪水这天辞职。 Don't give up hope; keep on trying. 不要灰心，继续努力。 答案：forsake, abandoned, desert, give up, quit 选词填空：将respectable, respectful, respective放到合适的位置，完成句子。 He wishes to straighten up and lead a ______ life. He is ______ to his elders.
英语专四常见词辨析系列
英语专四常见词辨析系列
assign, distribute, divide, allocate 这些动词均含“分配，分发”之意。 1.assign ：指按照某种原则进行的硬性分配，也不一定是很公平的。 例如：They have assigned me a small room.（他们已给我分配了一个小房间。） 2.distribute ：通常指以整体或定量分为若干份来分配。 例如：During the war, all foods were distributed in a planned way.（在战争中, 所有的食品都按计划分配。） 3.divide ：普通用词，侧重将某物分成若干份分配给他人，当某物一分为二时，含平均分配之意。
例如：This class is too large, we shall have to divide it.（这个班太大了, 我们得把它分一分。） 4.allocate：主要指金钱、财产、权力或领土等的分配，着重分配的比例和专门用途。 例如：You must allocate the money carefully.（你们必须谨慎地分配钱。） assert, affirm, allege, maintain, testify, claim 这些动词均含有“断言，声称”之意。1.assert ：主观意味强，指自认为某事就是如此，而不管事实如何。 例如：He asserted his ideas loudly and clearly. （他大声明确地说出自己的想法。）
2.affirm ：侧重在作出断言时表现出的坚定与不可动摇的态度。 例如：They affirmed that the girls did quite a bit of reading.（他们断言这些女孩子读了不少书。）3.allege ：多指无真凭实据，不提供证据的断言或宣称。 例如：The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.（那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。）4.maintain：与assert近义，但前者指坚决维护某种主张或观点。 例如：She maintains that the accusation is groundless.（她坚持该指控是毫无根据的。） 5.testify：多指在法庭作证，庄严地宣称自己所说属实。
第二节形近词辨析(专四)
第二节形近词辨析 1.We have spent a lot ____amount of money on the project already A.inconsiderable B. inconsiderate C. inaccurate D. incomparable 2.Rumors were already beginning to _____that the project might have to be abandoned. A.calculate B. speculate C. circulate D. regulate 3.There have been apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate_____. A.seniority B. superiority C. height D. hierarchy 4.They were both glad to have gotten through the divorce proceedings without any visible signs of_____. A.hostility B. hospitality C. humidity D. humanity 5.There has been a ____lack of communication between the management and the union. A.regretful B. regretting C. regrettable D. regretted 6.The statement completely laid bare its ____for world conquest. A.admiration B. ambition C. administration D. accusation 7.Hearing the news, they are ____joy and sorrow. A.alternatively B. alternately C. jointly D. mutually 8.You can not imagine how___ I felt when I faced with so many difficulties. A.overflowed B. overthrown C. overturned D. overwhelmed 9.His __ was taken as a part of lawsuit between American aviation and Yahoo. A.desperation B. depreciation C. deposition D. depression 10.This course ____ several different aspects of economics. A.embraces B. elaborates C. exaggerates D. embarks 11.She refused to ____to my going abroad. A.convert B. contribute C. correspond D. contest 12.The housing prices in big cities is ____, but still many young people would rather buy a house than rent a room. A.sneaking B. soaking C. soaring D. spinning 13.The____ law did not make a clear distinction between the new and old land boundary. A.adventurous B. advantageous C. ambitious D. ambiguous 14.It was ___ that the school discriminated against Asian students. A.assaulted B. alleged C. addicted D. ascribed