高级英语词汇区别汇总(英语言文学自考）.doc

精品文档 高级英语词汇区别 1. mix blend Mix: 意为多种成分的混合，各构成成分失去自身的存在 Blend: 指可和谐共存的事物的混合 Oil and water do not mix. These two colors blend well. ? 2. rambling rumbling Rambling: 指（建筑物、街道）布局零乱的。 Rumbling: 指发生隆隆声 There are some rambling houses. Listen! There is gun-fire rumbling in the distance. ? 3. relevant relative Relevant: 意为切题的、恰当的、有重大关系的、有意义的逻辑联系 Relative: 着意于一物受他物影响而产生的依赖的关系。 The witness’s testimony is not relevant to the case. Market values are always relative to the demand. ? 4. exhilarate exasperate Exhilarate: 意为使高兴 Exasperate: 激怒，使烦恼。 I was exhilarated by her visit. I was exasperated by all the noise. ? 5. jumble clutter Jumble: 指不相同的东西混合在一起，混杂； Clutter: 指许多物品堆挤在一起，散乱，杂乱。 His thoughts were all jumbled. His desk is always cluttered. ? 6. terrified terrifying Terrified: 意味着一种被恐惧镇住的紧张心情； Terrifying: 指（声音、现象）本身具有令人恐怖的因素。 The terrified mother watched the dog attack her child. What a terrifying voice. ? 7. contemptuous contemptible Contemptuous: 指认为某物或某人卑鄙、无耻或毫无价值，并实际上也把这种看法表现出来 Contemptible: 指任何能引起鄙视或嘲笑的事物，往往指首先或行为准则。 She gave a contemptuous laugh. The indifference of the on-lookers was really contemptible. ? 8. evade dodge Evade: 指巧妙地躲避、逃脱，也指避免（充分、诚实）地回答问题 Dodge: 指与他人无害的，为了避免面对某人或某事而想出来的巧妙办法。 You shouldn’t evade paying tax due. He dodged the falling rock and escaped unhurt. ? 9. intrude invade Intrude: 常指侵犯别人的隐私，有时指无意和突然的侵入 Invade: 指用武装力量很快地侵入别人的领地。 The man was embarrassed at finding that he had intruded on the young lovers. Hilter invaded Poland. ? 10. prevent withhold Prevent: 预防、防止，它适用于人力所及范围，指运用强有力的或暴力的阻止手段，阻止反对某事。 Withhold: 意为“抵制”，“拒绝给予” These rules are intended to prevent accident. The company decided to withhold payment until they had completed the construction of the building. ? 11. incredible incredulous Incredible: 表被动意义，指不能令人相信的，难以置信的； Incredulous: 表示怀疑的 What she was achieved is incredible to us. There is an incredulous look on his face. ? 12. sympathy empathy Sympathy: 意为协调或共鸣，用于物时脂相互的影响，用于人时通常指精神上的共鸣，或指志趣爱好的投合； Empathy: 指感情移入，具有了解别人之感觉