考研英语复习- Unit 28（初识词汇应用拓展）.pptVIP

discern 【v.】知道；了解；辨别；辨明 同义词 distinguish v. 区分，辨别 dull 【adj.】 沉闷的；无聊的；不锋利的 【v.】 变迟钝；减轻 形近词 dullness n. 迟钝；沉闷；无聊；缺乏生气 同义词 tedious adj. 单调的；沉闷的 blunt adj. 钝的；不锋利的 Unit 28 C. 单词应用 reader [n] 读者 2010 阅读 Text 1 His music criticism may not appeal to readers today. arouse [v] 引起 ( 反应或态度 ) 2008 年完型 He helped popularize the idea that some diseases not previously thought to have a bacterial cause were actually infections, which aroused much controversy when it was first suggested. motivate [v] 使有动机；激发 2014 年阅读 Text 1 What motivated him, we were to understand, was his z