26.alter,change
作不及物动词时,两者可通用。
作及物动词时,alter是对局部,表面的改变,而change则是对本质的,全面的,彻底的改变。如:Can you alter the dress?(你会改做这件衣服吗?)Can you change the dress?(你能给我更换这件衣服吗?)
27.altogether,all together
altogether总计,总共。如:Altogether there are six of us. (我们总计六人。)
all together 全都在一起。如:We played the game all together. (我们大家都一起来玩游戏吧。)
28.amaze,astonish,surprise
都可作及物动词,意思相近,一般都是以事物作主语,人称作宾语。
amaze强调使惊讶,有时还有惊叹,佩服等意。
astonish表示使大吃一惊,几乎使人无法相信之意。
surprise只表出乎意料之外.
29.among,between
among 在……中间(三者或三者以上之间)。如:Our house is hidden among trees.
between在两者之间。如:It is easy to distinguish between a Japanese and a Chinese.
30.announce,declare
announce指宣布公众期望或与公众有关的事情,含有预告的意味。如:The government announced that they would pay their debts. (政府宣布将偿还债务。)
declare指正式负责地宣布,声明,通常用于庄重的场合。如:The judge declared him guilty.(法官宣布他有罪。)
31.annoy,bother,trouble,disturb
annoy指外界的干扰令人讨厌或无法忍受,或指某人故意去妨碍别人。
bother打扰,麻烦,指给人行动带来不便或身心上带来痛苦。如:May I trouble you with a few questions?
disturb打扰,扰乱,指使正常秩序或一时的安定受到破坏,精力一时不能集中。如:I am sorry to disturb you.
32.answer,reply,respond
用作动词,都可表回答,答复.
answer是常用词,后可接letter(回信),question(回答问题),doorbell(开门),telephone(接电话),advertisement(应征广告)等。
reply较正式,一般只作不及物动词,可与to连用。如:He has replied to my letter.(他回答了我信中提的问题。)
respond作回答解,用得较少,也同to 搭配。如:He quickly responded to the question. (他很快就回答了问题。)
另外,respond还可表对……反应,响应.
33. appreciate,enjoy
appreciate指对事物有深刻的理解能力并能鉴赏。
enjoy是一般用语,仅指感官或智力上的满足,享受的意味较强。
34. approve,prove
approve(1)赞成,同意。如:I don’t approve of wasting time.(我不赞成浪费时间。)
(2)批准,通过。如:The minister approved the building plan. 部长批准了建筑计划。
prove和approve词形相似,prove是证明,表明是等。
35. argue,debate,dispute
argue着重说理,论证,企图说明,且后可接that引导的从句。
debate着重双方各自陈述理由,尤其是公开地、正式地辩论。如:The subject was hotly debated.
dispute着重就分歧进行热烈的争论,含有相持不下或未得到解决的意味。如:He disputed with his wife on household expenses.
36. arise,rise,raise
arise表无形的东西(如困难,问题等)出现,发生.
rise指具体事物的上升,升起,也是不及物动词。如:The sun rises in the east.(太阳从东边升起。)
raise为及物动词,使……上升,举起等。如:He raised his hand.(他举了手。)
37. assure,ensure,insure
assure以十分肯定的语气向别人保证某事一定会发生,后需连用人称代词或指人的名词作宾语。
ensure表普通的保证.
insure表保险,有时同ensure可以换用。
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