同义词辨析(5)
发布时间:2021-06-08
发布时间:2021-06-08
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administration n.管理,经营;行政部门;政府
[例]She has been looking after the day?to?day administratio n. 她一直在照管日常的行政工作。
The company developed rapidly under his administration.在他的管理下,公司发展得很快。
adopt v.采用,采纳;收养
[例]We should adopt the consumers’ suggestion. 我们应该接受用户的建议。
Most countries adopt metric system.
大多数国家采用米制。
adviser n.顾问(=advisor)
同consultant
[例]He became her senior adviser, her deputy, if you will. 他成了她的高级顾问——你要说是她的副手也未尝不可。
Professor Smith served as a special adviser to the President. 史密斯教授曾做过总统的特别顾问。
affection n.爱,慈爱
同fondness, tenderness, warmness
[例]He gave me a necklace as a symbol of his affection. 他给了我一条项链作为爱情的象征。
Every mother has affection for her children. 每个母亲都爱她的孩子。
agony n.苦恼;极大痛苦
【辨】pain, ache和agony。这三个词都有“苦恼;痛苦”的意思。pain是一般用词,可指短暂的或长期的,局部的或全身的疼痛,程度比ache重,还可指内心的痛苦,如:His bad behaviour caused his parents a great deal of pain. 他的不良行为使他的父母感到非常痛苦。ache常指局部持续不断的隐痛,常和身体某部位的名称组成复合词,如:He has an ache in the back. 他的背痛。 agony指肉体的疼痛,也可指精神上的几乎无法忍受的痛苦,如:His soul was wrung with agony. 他的心灵深受痛苦的折磨。
[例]I was in agony with tooth ache.
我的牙疼极了。
She is in an agony of grief, because her husband has just died. 她因丈夫刚去世而极为悲伤。
aid v.辅助,援助,救助 n.辅助,援助,救
【辨】aid, assist和help。这三个词都有“帮助”的意思,但aid较为正式,强调使受助者摆脱困难或危险或强者援助弱者,也可指用金钱援助,
如:They immediately gave him the first aid. 他们立即对他进行了急救。assist协助,帮助,强调提供帮助的一方居次要地位,起助手的作用,
如:The nurses assisted the surgeon in the operation. 护士协助外科医生手术。help为最普通的词,可用来替换aid或assist。
[例]Aid to the Third World at present is little more than a drop in the ocean.
目前对第三世界的援助不过是杯水车薪。
A dictionary is an invaluable aid in learning a new language.
在学习一种新语言时,词典是非常有用的工具。
alert a.警惕的;机灵的 n.警报;警戒状态;
警戒期间 v.使警觉
同alarm, warning sign
al
[例]Although he’s over eighty his mind is still remarkably alert.
他虽已年过八十,但头脑仍然十分机敏。
An alert listener will have noticed the error.
耳朵尖