英汉对照单词.doc

英汉对照 近义词 Merchants ????????? 煤商 Dealers ????????????? 买进卖出商人 Businessmen ?????? （广义）商人 Tradesmen ????????? （英）店主 ? Scene ????????? 特别的景象，如泰山的日出 Scenery???????? 一国一地的自然风光 Views??? 特别的景象 Nature?强调大自然的感召力，不着重具体的自然象Urgent ???????? 紧急 Hasty ????????? 草率 Instant ???????? 立刻 Prompt ??????? 快速；及时 ? Contend ????? 搏斗；争夺 (compete against sb. in order to gain sth.) Compete?????? 比赛；竞争 (try to be more successful than another person or organization in business) compete with sb. for sth. / compete for office（争夺公职） / against Struggle???????? 斗争 (try hard to achieve sth.) struggle against difficulties/ struggle for freedom Conflict ?????????斗争 （两种观点、信仰不能同时存在，不能都正确。）a conflict of opinion??????? （分歧）; The two accounts of what had happened conflicted with each other.（关于发生的事情，两个报道截然不同。） ? Hinder: make it difficult for sb. to do sth. Or for sth.to develop ?????? High invest rates will hinder economic growth. Preclude: (formal) prevent sth. or make sth. impossible ?????? Age alone will not preclude him from standing as a candidate. Detain: (officially) prevent sb. from leaving some place （拘留；扣押） ????????????? Delay sb. who wants to leave, by talking to them, asking them to do sth.（耽搁；留住） ?????? He was detained by a flat tire on his way home. ?????? The police detained the man to make further inquiries. Retard: (formal) to delay the development of sth. or to make sth. happen more slowly than expected.（妨碍；推迟） ?????? Cold weather retards the growth of many plants. ?????? Bad roads retard the car （失修的公路阻滞了车速。） Hamper: restrict sb. movement, activities, achievements by causing difficulties for them. ?????? Womens progress in the workplace is still hampered by males attitudes. ?????? Hamper sb. from getting elected. ? Protract: last a long time, esp. longer than usual ?????? Protracted negotiations 旷日持久的谈判 ?????? Protract ones stay for some weeks 多呆了几个星期 Postpone: change an event, action to a later time or date ?????? Gail