【AEAS考试网】100组近义词深度辨析(51-60)

发布时间:2016-08-29


英语是AEAS考试培训中至关重要的课程,2016AEAS考试报名时大家关注较多的就是英语方面。为了更好的提高广大考试的AEAS真题模拟成绩,下面AEAS考试网带领大家一起学习100组近义词深度辨析(51-60)。

51. cure, treat, heal

cure治愈。如:The medicine will cure(you) of your disease.(这药能治好你的病。)

treat只表示“给……治病”。The doctor is treating me for my stomachache.

heal (伤口)痊愈, 如 The old man’s wound heals slowly.

52. current, present, contemporary

均可表“现在”,“目前”。

current强调在现阶段正在流行,通用,但不一定是最新的。如:current English (当代英语)

present为常用词,指现在正在通用的,在时间上比current的范围更窄。如:What’s your present address?(你现住址是哪里?)

contemporary 当代的,同属于一个时代的, 如 contemporary art, A was contemporary with B (A与B 属于同一个时代)

53. custom, habit

均可表习俗/惯。

custom为正式用词,多指社团或人们的习惯行为方式,即社会习俗。

habit为常用词,多指个人因多次重复而形成做某事的趋势或意愿,即个人习惯。如He has the bad habit of biting his nails.(他有咬手指的坏习惯。)

54. damage, destroy, harm, ruin

均可表“破坏”,“损坏”。

damage一般指部分性的破坏,含可修复使用。

destroy指十分彻底的毁坏,破坏。如:The whole city was destroyed in the earthquake.(地震中整个城市被毁了。)

harm多指带来悲痛,产生恶果的伤害,可以是肉体的也可是精神的。如:Doctors say smoking harms our health.(医生说吸烟对身体有害。)

ruin为正式用词,强调由于自然力或时间的作用而逐渐损坏,用于比喻时也指彻底毁坏名声,期望等。如:She poured water all over my painting and ruined it. (她把水倒在画上,把它毁了。)另外,ruin的复数形式ruins表“废墟”。

55. decrease, reduce

decrease多表示逐渐缩小。如:The swelling decreased daily.(肿胀日渐消退。)

reduce为常用词,使用范围较大,可指尺寸,数量,规模和程度等,也可指地位,经济状况。如:He won’t reduce the rent of the house.(他不愿降低房租。)

56. dependent, independent

dependent依赖的,依靠的(on, upon)。如:Success is dependent on your hard work.

Independent 不依靠的,独立的(of)。如:John was independent of his parents when he was still a child.

57. desert, dessert

desert沙漠。如:Have you ever been to a desert?

Dessert甜食。如:What would you like for dessert, an apple pie or ice-cream?5

58. duty, responsibility

均有“责任”之意,可换用。

duty意义较广,多指发自内心的道德伦理上的责任感。

responsibility着重指从道义或法律上对事件之后果负责。如:I took full responsibility for breaking the vase.(我承担打破花瓶的全部责任。)

59. effective, efficient

均可表示“有效的”。

effective常用以指物,强调能产生某种预期的效果。如:effective medicine, effective method等。

efficient“效率高的”,“有能力的”,用以指人或物,着重有效地利用时间、精力并取得预期效果。如:The German telephone system is highly efficient. (德国的电话系统效率很高。)

60. economic, economical

economic经济(学)的。如:the economic doctrines of Ricardo(李嘉图的经济学说)

economical节约的,节俭的。如:He is economical of money and time.