高级英语近义词辨析题 上册.docx

1、高级英语近义词辨析题 上册上册(共128题)1. The whole nation watched the two candidates (arguing， debating) the issue of raising taxes on TV.Argue： (transitive) to state， giving clear reasons， that something is true， should be done etcDebate： (transitive) to discuss a subject formally when you are trying to make a dec

2、ision or find a solution2. It was a (proud， arrogant) moment for my cousin when she shook hands with the President.Proud： feeling pleased about something that you have done or something that you own， or about someone or something you are involved with or related toArrogant： behaving in an unpleasant

3、 or rude way because you think you are more important than other people3. Even if you (mix， blend) oil and water， they will not (mix， blend)。Mix： if you mix two or more substances or if they mix， they combine to become a single substance， and they cannot be easily separatedBlend： to combine differen

4、t things in a way that produces an effective or pleasant result， or to become combined in this way4. Some people watch television so much that they cannot (conceive， imagine) of living without it.Conceive：(formal) to imagine a particular situation or to think about something in a particular wayImagi

5、ne; to form a picture or idea in your mind about what something could be like5. As it was an informal dinner， most people (wore， were dressed) in their comfortable clothes.Wear： transitive to have something such as clothes， shoes， or jewellery on your bodyDress： to put clothes on yourself or someone

6、 else (一般跟IN搭配)6. Do you think those young people are (idealistic， ideal) or pragmatic?Idealistic： believing that you should live according to high standards and principles， even if they cannot really be achieved， or showing this beliefIdeal： the best or most suitable that something could possibly b

7、e7. Filled with great (adulation， admiration) for their integrity and courage， e was determined to be a man like them.Adulation： praise and admiration for someone that is more than they really deserveAdmiration： a feeling of great respect and liking for something or someone8. Deep at night， they cou

8、ld still hear gun-fire (rambling， rumbling) in the distance.Ramble： to talk for a long time in a way that does not seem clearly organized， so that other people find it difficult to understand you(漫谈); To go on a walk in the countryside for pleasureRumble： to make a series of long low sounds， especia

9、lly a long distance away from you9. The professor looked over our papers with a hasty (sight， glance)。Sight： the act of seeing somethingGlance： to quickly look at someone or something10. Before ordering their dinner， they considered the (relevant， relative) merits of chicken and roast beef.Relevant：

10、 directly relating to the subject or problem being discussed or considered(强调与一方相关)Relative： having a particular quality when compared with something else(强调比较)11. the little boys constant noise (exhilarated， exasperated) his father， who was busy writing a paper for a symposium(座谈会)。Exhilarate： to m

11、ake someone feel very excited and happyExasperate： to make someone very annoyed by continuing to do something that upsets them12. isnt it (wholesome， noisome) to live in a city with so many vehicles passing day and night?Wholesome： likely to make you healthyNoisome： very unpleasant13. He was born in

12、 a small town (lived， inhabited) by about 500 people.Live： if you live in a place， you have your home thereInhabit： if animals or people inhabit an area or place， they live there14. Her desk was all (jumbled， cluttered) with old papers， strings， and other odds and ends.Jumble： to mix things together

13、 in an untidy way， without any order(及物动词经常用于被动，不能作表语)Clutter： to cover or fill a space or room with too many things， so that it looks very untidy(与with搭配)odds and ends： small things of various kinds without much value(零星东西)15. He thinks they are extremely (idealistic， ideal)， for all their pragmati

14、sm.Idealistic， ideal： see number 616. She made one last (attraction， appeal) to her father for permission to go to the party.Attraction： a feeling of liking someone， especially in a sexual way(强调双方相互吸引)Appeal： a quality that makes people like something or someone(强调一方吸引另一方)17. The girl looked at the

15、 doctor (terrifyingly， terrified)。Terrifyingly： extremely frightening; scary(表主动)Terrified： very frightened; scared(表被动)18. “If you finish all the homework tonight， well go for a picnic tomorrow，” he (admonished， coaxed)。Admonish： (formal) to tell someone severely that they have done something wrong

16、Coax： to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind， gentle， and patient way19. He thought their behavior was (contemptuous， contemptible)， but he didnt say anything in front of the host.Contemptuous： showing that you think someone or something deserves

17、 no respectContemptible： not deserving any respect at all20. Summoned by the boss， he approached his office full of (apprehension， distrust)。Apprehension： anxiety about the future， especially about dealing with something unpleasant or difficult; anxietyDistrust： a feeling that you cannot trust someo

18、ne21. He was sincerely sorry for what happened at the party， so people accepted his (excuse， apology)。Excuse： a reason that you give to explain careless or offensive behavior; a reason that you invent to explain an action and to hide your real intentionsApology： something that you say or write to sh

19、ow that you are sorry for doing something wrong22. They were walking in the forest when they heard a (terrifying， terrific) roar， which made their blood freeze.Terrifying： extremely frighteningTerrific： (informal) very good， especially in a way that makes you feel happy and excited;very large in siz

20、e or degree(在尺寸和程度上很大)23. Obviously they were getting nowhere with the meeting， so he decided to (desist， resist) from making a final decision that afternoon.Desist： (formal) to stop doing something (跟from搭配)Resist： to stop yourself from having something that you like very much or doing something th

21、at you want to do(后面直接加动名词)24. “How can you say that you dont want to see your grandmother” the fatter (admonished， coaxed)。Admonish， coax： see number 1825. The warrior managed to (evade， dodge) the arrow that came flying through the air.Evade： to avoid talking about something， especially because yo

22、u are trying to hide something(避而不谈); to escape from someone who is trying to catch you(逃避)Dodge： to move quickly to avoid someone or something26. They speakers last few words were (drowned out， stopped) by the audiences thunderous applauses.Drown out： if a loud noise drowns out another sound， it pr

23、events it from being heardStop： prevent， not continue27. Would I be (intruding， invading) if I joined in your discussion?Intrude： to interrupt someone or become involved in his or her private affairs in an annoying and unwanted wayInvade： to enter a country， town， or area using military force， in or

24、der to take control of it28. The (omission， exclusion) of a full stop at the end of the sentence is a deliberate act by the writer.Omission： when you do not include or do not do somethingExclusion： when someone is not allowed to take part in something or enter a place29. The newly-recruited soldiers

25、 swore an (oath， promise) of loyalty to their countryOath： a formal and very serious promisePromise： to tell someone that you will definitely do or provide something or that something will happen30. The suspect was accused of (preventing， withholding) some important evidence from the court.Prevent：

26、to stop something from happening， or stop someone from doing somethingWithhold： to refuse to give someone something(隐瞒)31. Whether or not he is the best person for the promotion is (debatable， arguable)。Debatable： things that are debatable are not certain because people have different opinions about

27、 themArguable： not certain， or not definitely true or correct， and therefore easy to doubt32. He has established himself as a (credible， believable) businessman.Credible： deserving or able to be believed or trusted(可形容人或事)Believable： something that is believable can be believed because it seems poss

28、ible， likely， or real(只能形容事)33. His story of having discovered the treasure buried by some pirates seemed (incredible， incredulous) to everyoneIncredible： too strange to be believed or very difficult to believeIncredulous： unable or unwilling to believe something34. “But the piano is out of (tone， t

29、une)”， she said in a disappointed (tone， tune)。Tone： the way your voice sounds， which shows how you are feeling or what you meanTune： a series of musical notes that are played or sung and are nice to listen to35. Her friends expressed great (sympathy， empathy) to her when her mother died.Sympathy： t

30、he feeling of being sorry for someone who is in a bad situation(表具体)Empathy： the ability to understand other peoples feelings and problems(表抽象)36. They are now enjoying a short (vocation， vacation) at the seashore.Vocation： the feeling that the purpose of your life is to do a particular type of work

31、， especially because it allows you to help other people(尤指一种能够帮助他人的职业，比如说教师等)Vacation： a holiday， or time spent not working37. A (content， contented) person is one who is happy with what he has.Content： happy and satisfied(因为别人的原因而使你感到满意)Contented： happy and satisfied because your life is good(因为自己的

32、原因而使你感到满意)38. All the streets will be (eliminated， illuminated) tomorrow evening for the celebration.Eliminate：to completely get rid of something that is unnecessary or unwanted(有除掉敌人或淘汰比赛对手意思)Illuminate： to make a light shine on something， or to fill a place with light(原意为照亮，另有阐明的意思)39. Her (perseverance， persistence) in wearing that old-fashioned hat surprised her husband.Perseverance： determination to keep trying to achieve something in spite of d