11、conserve,preserve都有“保護(hù),保存”的意思
conserve v.保存,保藏,保護(hù)(強調(diào)節(jié)約)。
In winter, some people conserve energy by lowing the heat at night.冬天,有些人在夜里通過調(diào)小暖氣來節(jié)約能源。
preserve v.保護(hù);維持;保養(yǎng);防止(食物)腐敗(強調(diào)使不受破壞)。
The government preserves the rights of the individual person.政府保護(hù)個人的權(quán)利不受侵犯。
12、convert,invert,revert,transform同形或同意
convert v.轉(zhuǎn)變,皈依,含有"使某人改變觀點"的意思。(聯(lián)系converse)
He wants to convert to Catholicism.他要皈依天主教。
invert v.使顛倒,使倒轉(zhuǎn),使反向。常常表示位置、順序、方向等的顛倒。(聯(lián)系inverse)
The baby inverted the cup and spilled her orange juice.嬰兒把杯子打翻,弄灑了橙汁。
revert v.歸還,恢復(fù)原狀。指回到原來的狀態(tài)或情形。(聯(lián)系reverse)
John gave his brother a house, and when his brother died, ownership reverted back to John.約翰送給他的哥哥一所房子,當(dāng)他的哥哥去世后,房子的所有權(quán)重新歸于約翰。
transform v.改變,轉(zhuǎn)變,指形狀、顏色、大小、性質(zhì)等的改變。
A little paint will soon transform the old house.刷一點油漆很快就會使這所舊房子大為改觀。
13、credible,credulous,plausible,同形或同意
credible a.可信的,可靠的。
That the student told the teacher a credible story that she missed classes because she was sick.那個學(xué)生跟老師講了實情,她因為病了才沒來上課。
credulous a.輕信的,易于相信的。
She was credulous when she listened to the salesman and bought the car for too much money.她很容易輕信別人,竟然聽信那個銷售員的話以高價買了那輛車。
plausible a.似乎有理的(可信的)。常帶有懷疑的意思。
Even though it is a plausible explanation, I am not completely convinced.雖然這個解釋似乎合理,但仍不可能使我完全相信。
14、eligible,illegible,形近易混詞
eligible a.享有權(quán)利的,具備資格的。
He graduated from high school with good grades, so he is eligible to enroll in the state college.他以優(yōu)異的成績從中學(xué)畢業(yè),所以他有資格就讀于州立大學(xué)。
illegible a.很難看懂的,難以辨認(rèn)的。(聯(lián)系legible)
The writing is illegible; I cannot read what it says.字跡不清楚,我看不清上面寫的是什么。
15、industrial,industrious,形近易混詞
industrial a.工業(yè)的,產(chǎn)業(yè)的(聯(lián)想industry)
Industrial production is up this year; but agriculture is weak.今年工業(yè)產(chǎn)值上升了,但是農(nóng)業(yè)依然薄弱。
industrious a.勤奮的,忙碌的。
She started her own business and is now very industrious.她開了一家自己的公司,因此現(xiàn)在很忙碌。
16、minor,inferior,secondary,都有“次要的”的意思
minor a較少的,較小的,較次要的,常含有輕微的但并非不重要的意思。
We agreed on everything in the contract, even minor points.我們對合同中的一切問題甚至是細(xì)枝末節(jié)都達(dá)成了一致
inferior a.次等的,較劣的,下級的,當(dāng)"下級"講時,強調(diào)職位的高低(相當(dāng)于 subordinate下級的,從屬的);當(dāng)"次等"講時,指素質(zhì)、質(zhì)量等的低劣。
He was always friendly to his inferior officers.他對下級官員一向和藹可親。
Most wine from Switzerland is inferior to wine from France.產(chǎn)于瑞士的葡萄酒多數(shù)要比法國的差。
secondary a.第二等的,次要的,強調(diào)在重要性或順序上處于第二位。
My job is of secondary importance to my health.我的工作比起身體來說不那么重要。
(注:be+of+N.在寫作過程中是替換be+adj.表達(dá)的一種升級方式)
17、opt,apt,形近易混詞
opt v.選擇,抉擇(后接for)。
She opted for a winter vacation, instead of one in summer.她選擇了在冬天休假而不是夏天。
apt a.易于……的(后接to);恰當(dāng)?shù)摹?/P>
She is apt to make mistakes if you pressure her too much.如果你給她施加的壓力過大,她就很容易出錯。
18、abnormal,uncommon,disordered"反常的"
abnormal a.不正常的,反常的(但并非罕見),指行為或現(xiàn)象(如氣候)的異常。
His body temperature has been abnormal for 3 days,the highest point reaching 40.5 degree centigrade。他的體溫三天來一直都不正常,最高的時候達(dá)到40.5攝氏度。(盡管身體發(fā)燒不正常,但生活中也時有發(fā)生。)
uncommon a.罕見的,不平常的,指很少經(jīng)歷或很少見到的狀況;特別的,出色的。
Hurricanes are uncommon in England。颶風(fēng)在英國非常罕見。
That is uncommoninstant coffee;it tastes great!那速溶咖啡質(zhì)量上乘,味道好極了!
disordered a.混亂的,雜亂的;(精神或身體)有病的。
We couldn't understand her disordered presentation。我們聽不明白她條理不清的陳述。
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