1、disturb disturbance 动荡,干扰resemble resemblance 类似,类同之处attend attendance 出席,照料rely reliance 信任,依靠coincide coincidence 一致,巧合assure assurance 确信,断言,保证(4) 加 mentship shipment 装船,出货refresh refreshment 恢复,茶点engage engagement 约会,定婚base basement 地下室,墙角harass harassment 折磨unemployed unemployment 失业nickname 绰号
2、,昵称offspring 子孙,后代safeguard 保护,安全措施woodpecker 啄木鸟drawback 退税,欠缺streamline 流线型beforehand 预先breakdown 崩溃,衰弱breakthrough 突破commonwealth 国民整体,联邦cocktail 鸡尾酒,开味counterpart 副本,配对物database 数据库,资料库fellowship 交情,奖学金forerunner 先驱者handbook 手册manuscript 手稿,原稿telecommunication 电讯,长途通讯Thanksgiving 感恩,感恩祈祷trademar
3、k 商标turnover 翻覆三) 类别词汇的扩大在英语词汇中,有些词表示“类概念”,另一些词表示“种概念”。在六级词汇中,类别词汇的量有所增加。将这些类别词分类,通过联想、比较,可以进行快速记忆和扩大词汇量。如: 君权类: tyranny 暴政,残暴 sovereign 统治者,君主 privilege 特权,优惠 monarch 君主monopoly 垄断,独占 tyrant 暴君,专制君主 throne 王位,君权 royalty 皇家,皇族 reign 统治,支配 宗教类: Moslem 穆斯林,伊斯兰教 missionary 传教士monk 修士 mosque 清真寺shrine 神
4、殿,神龛天文类: Venus 金星 Saturn 土星Jupiter 木星 Comet 慧星Galaxy 星系工具类:sensor 传感器 monitor 监视器mop 拖把 shovel 铲子rake 钉耙 pulley 滑轮,滑车printer 打印机 minicomputer 微型机算机microprocessor 微处理机 pantry 食品柜porcelain 瓷器 piston 活塞科技术语: algebra 代数 robot 机器人photography 摄影术 projector 放映机 shuttle 航天飞机 theorem 定理,原理torpedo 鱼雷 tanker 油
5、轮torque 转(力)矩 triangle 三角型trigger 触发器,扳机 telex 电报,电传打字机electronics 电子学 ultrasonic 超声波ultraviolet 紫外线辐射 valve 电子管,真空管tuberculosis 肺结核 uranium 铀xerox 静电胶印 transplant 移植terminology 术语学 yacht 游艇,快艇vaccinate 种牛豆 动物类: serpent 毒蛇 swan 天鹅gorilla 大猩猩 reptile 爬行动物parrot 鹦鹉 woodpecker 啄木鸟oyster 牡蛎 snail 蜗牛shri
6、mp 虾 peacock 孔雀rooster 公鸡 puppy 小狗sardine 沙丁鱼 salmon 大马哈鱼shark 鯊鱼 turtle 海龟mammal 哺乳动物 locust 蝗虫whale 鲸鱼 panther 美洲豹mosquito 蚊子 pest 害虫植物类: tulip 郁金香 walnut 胡桃(木)shrub 灌木 pumpkin 南瓜pineapple 菠萝 willow 柳树olive 橄榄(树) maple 枫树opium 鸦片 chestnut 栗子,栗树peanut 花生 herb 药草mustard 荠菜,化学元素:nickel 镍 uranium 铀hyd
7、rogen 氢 oxygen 氧aluminum 铝 zinc 锌珠宝类:ruby 红宝石 pearl 珍珠,珍珠母学科类: sociology 社会学 ecology 生态学aviation 航空学 electronics 电子学 astronomy 天文学 geology 地质学economics 经济学 statistics 统计学psychology 心理学 physiology 生理学philosophy 哲学 geography 地理学职业类:blacksmith 铁匠 miner 矿工 magician 魔术师 electrician 电工 deputy 代理人 ambassad
8、or 大使historian 历史 guardian 监护人衣物类:array 衣服,盛装 blouse 女衬衫 frock 女上衣 garment 衣服,服装 jean 牛仔衣 pajamas 睡衣 underwear 内衣 vest 背心,马甲建筑类:arch 拱门 lobby 大厅 lounge 客厅 mansion 大厦 motel 旅馆 terrace 平台 vault 地下室 balcony 阳台声音类:clasp 碰撞声 clatter 卡塔声 hiss 嘶嘶声 groan 呻吟声 grunt 哼哼声 growl 嗥叫,咆哮花卉类:camellia 茶花 lotus 荷花 chr
9、ysanthemum 菊花 plum blossom 梅花 peony 牡丹 peach blossom 桃花 tulip 郁金香 lily 百合花七. 大学英语六级同义词辩析1.abolish, abate, annihilate, extinguish abolish v.例如:Some schoolboys would like to abolish homework. abate 例如:The wind abated after sundown.Annihilate v. 例如:The bombers annihilated the city.extinguish v. 2accomm
10、odate,conform,reconcile I will accommodate my plans to yours conform如: Email is a convenient,highly democratic,informal medium for conveying messages that conforms well to human needs The vast majority of people in any given culture will conform to the established standards of that culture reconcile
11、如: How do you reconcile your principles with your behavior?3adhere,cling 同义:“become closely attached”(贴上,粘贴) This paint will adhere to any surface, whether rough or smoothBoth parties promised to adhere to the contract to be signed the following day Dewdrops were still clinging the leavesAt the part
12、y we found the shy girl clinging to her mother all the time4affirm,assert,allege He asserted that the thing could be doneHe asserted that the thing could be doneThe prisoner alleges that he was at home on the night of the crime5aggravate,intensify,heighten The lack of rain aggravated the already ser
13、ious lack of food Sharing an apartment has intensified their friendship The mountain seemed to heighten as we approached it 6ambiguous,obscure 同义:“not clearly understandable”(理解不清楚的) 前者强调:反义词为:explicit。You need to rewrite this sentence because it is ambiguous;the readers will have difficulty in unde
14、rstanding itThe directions were so ambiguous that it was impossible to complete the assignmentdistinct,obvious。The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many obscure references Very few people understood his lecture, the subject of which was very obscure 7a
15、mend,rectify He amended the speech by making some additions and deletions He rectified the mistake in the contract by changing its wording 8ample,spacious meager,circumscribed。 We have ample money for the journey strait。 Their dining-room is very spacious 9analogy,resemblance The teacher pointed to
16、analogies between the two events The little boy bears a close resemblance to his father 10articulate,vocal,eloquent Shes unusually articulate for a ten-year-old The singer did some vocal exercises before performing He was more eloquent than ever 11assurance,certainty 另一引申义:保证,承诺。 The new teacher lac
17、ked self-assurance in front of his class The director gave me his assurance that he would double my pay if I did my job well We can have no certainty of success 12avert,preclude,ward off avert强调:“the taking of immediate and effective measures to avoid,repel or counteract threatening evil”如: Accident
18、s can be averted by careful driving。preclude强调:“the existence of some factor that shuts out every possibility of a things happening or taking effect”如:The fog precluded the plane from taking off。ward off强调:“a close encounter and the use of defensive measures”如: Body paint or face paint is used mostl
19、y by men in preliterate societies in order to attract good health or to ward off disease 13.ability, capacity, capability“能力,特点,潜能,智力” 有一些典型的错误用法:He has the ability of predicating future events.(误) He has the ability to predicate future events.(正) 例如:a man of great abilities极有才干的人。常与ability搭配的词有:to
20、improve ones ability, to cultivate ones ability, to develop ones ability, to demonstrate/display ones ability 典型的错误用法:the halls ability to seat 2,000 persons(误) s capacity to seat 2000 persons(正)the childs ability t o learn(正) s mental capacity(正)。ability指真实的能力,无论是先天的还是后得的,无论是实践过的还是没有实践过的。capacity则侧
21、重于接受能力或 指人的智力、精神素质、鲜明的反应能力、敏感力或者领悟力。capability 能力,指人(不常指物)具有从事某种工作或者取得已知结果的能力或资格,其后接of或for加动名词或者名词, 典型的错误用法:1)She has capability as a singer: she is worth training.(误) 2)She has capabilities as a singer: she is worth training.(正)注:表示“潜在能力时,要用复数“capabilities”。3)Now we have the capability of/for solvi
22、ng the practical problems.(正) 4)Now we have the capability to solve the practical problems.(正) 注意:capability表示能力时,其后既可接动名词,又可接动词不定式。14.vital; fatal; crucial; vitality vital: 重要的,生命的;fatal: 致命的 (CET6966);crucial: 决定性的 (CET6001);vitality: 活力,生命力。The boy cycling in the street was knocked down by a mini
23、bus and received (fatalexcessivedisastrousvital) injures 15.dismiss; fire; lay off; discharge dismiss: 指强迫他人离开,即解雇,开除,也指允许许多人离开、解散;fire: (俗语)解雇通常用在有雇佣关系的场合;lay off: 解雇,下岗 (CET4966);discharge: 遣走(某人),让(某人)离去;也指正式“释放”。The store had to (lay offlay outlay asidelay down) a number of clerks because sales
24、were down 16.scorn; scold; scent; score scorn: 轻蔑; scold: 责骂(指态度粗暴,高声地骂他人); scent: 特有的气味,好闻的香味;score: 得分,记下。The woman is always (scoldingscorningscoring) the children playing around her house 17involve; include involve: 包括;包含,指必然包括某种结果;be involved in sthwith sb: 与某事(某人)有关连;include: 包括、包含,指包括属于整体的部分。
25、He was considered to be (involvedincluded) in criminal activities 18appoint; encounter; meet appoint: 任命,指定(时间,日期) He was appointed to the manager of the marketing department encounter: 相会,遭遇(困难,危险等)或偶尔遇见(友人等); meet (with): 指无意或有意地相见或遇到,满足。They (metencountered) with misfortune that day 19intervene; interfere intervene (inbetween): 干涉 调停;(事件)介入,在期间发生;interfere (with) 干扰,干涉,让人感到讨厌。They were about to fight when their father (interferedintervened) 20initial; original initial; 起始的;original; 最初的,最早的 (
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