英语单词中,是否经常被这一类词义上自相矛盾的词弄得团团转呢,今天给大家整理了一部分在不同情景应用下,词义全然不同的英语单词,备考中的小伙伴们,这些英语单词词义,你可记住了? 1. sanction“制裁”&“批准” Economic sanctions will only be lifted when the aggressor nation withdraws its troops. 只有侵略国撤回其军队,经济制裁才会解除。 They tried to get official sanction for the scheme. 他们想使计划获得正式批准。 2. overlook“检查;监视”&“忽视;忽略” I am overlooking her work. 我正在检查她的工作。 I think there is one key fact that you have overlooked. 我认为你忽略了一个重要的事实。 3. finished“完成的”&“失败的” Are you finished with that drill? 你的那个练习做完了吗? This financial crisis means that the government's economic policy is finished. 这次金融危机意味着政府的经济政策失败了。 4. dust“擦去……的灰尘”&“在……上撒粉末” I was dusting the mantelpiece when I noticed a crack. 我在擦壁炉台的时候发现了一道裂纹。 Dust the top of the cake with icing sugar. 在蛋糕上撒些糖霜。 5. left“留下”&“离开” He left the house by the back door. 他从房子的后门离开了。 His shoes left muddy marks on the floor. 他的鞋在地板上留下了泥印。 6. trim“添加,装饰”&“修剪,剪枝” The children are trimming up a Christmas tree with ribbons, laces. 孩子们正在往圣诞树上挂彩带和蕾丝。 He trimmed dead branches off a tree. 他从树上剪掉枯枝。 7. cleave“劈开;分开”&“粘住;紧贴” With one blow of the knight's axe, he clove the rock in twain (= into two pieces). 武士大斧一挥,将石头劈成了两半。 The ancient ivy cleaved to the ruined castle walls. 古老的常春藤紧紧攀附在破败的城堡墙上。 注意:表“粘住;紧贴”时,cleave通常与to连用。 8. scan“细看,审视”&“粗略地看” She anxiously scanned the faces of the men leaving the train. 她急切地盯着一张张下火车的人的脸。 I scanned through the booklet but couldn't find the address. 我很快地翻阅了一遍小册子,但没有找到那个地址。 9. fast“快速的”&“固定的” Computers are getting faster all the time. 计算机一直在提速。 She made her end of the rope fast to a tree. 她把绳子的一头牢牢地绑在树上。 10. off“关掉”&“响起” She turned off the TV. 她关掉了电视。 The alarm went off. 闹铃响了起来。 11. weather“经受住”&“受侵蚀” The company weathered the recession. 这家公司挺过了经济衰退。 The rock was weathered. 岩石风化了。 12. screen“放映;播出”&“遮掩;遮蔽” The programme was not screened on British television. 这个节目没有在英国电视上播出过。 She raised her hand to screen her eyes from the bright light. 她抬手遮住耀眼的亮光。 13. help“帮助”&“抑制” How can I help you? 我如何才能帮你呢? I couldn't help laughing. 我忍不住大笑起来。 14. clip“剪下来”&“别上去” I clipped his picture from the newspaper. 我把他的照片从报纸上剪了下来。 He clipped his flashlight to his belt. 他把手电筒别在腰间。 15. fine“糟糕的;不合时宜的”&“优秀的;极好的” He picked a fine time to leave us. 在那个时候扔下我们走了,他可真是会挑时间。 This building is the finest example of its type. 这幢建筑是同类建筑中最杰出的代表。 16. flog“鞭笞,棒打”&“推销,出售” Soldiers used to be flogged for disobedience. 过去士兵们常常因不守军令而遭鞭笞。 He tried to flog his old car, but no one would buy it. 他想快点儿卖掉他的旧车,但没人愿意买。 17. ravel“使纠缠;使错综复杂”&“弄清;解开” Mark's interference merely ravelled things further. 马克的掺和只是让情况进一步复杂化了。 It took Daisy a long time to ravel out all the wool. 黛西花了很长时间才把毛线解开。 18. mean“吝啬的,小气的”&“极好的,出色的” He's too mean to buy her a ring. 他太吝啬了,舍不得给她买一枚戒指。 She's a mean piano player. 她是个出色的钢琴演奏家。 19. toss out“丢弃”&“提出” She tossed out my old chair. 她把我的旧椅子扔了。 I decided to toss out the idea. 我决定提出这个想法。 注意:第二个例句在特定情况下也可以指“抛弃”那个想法,要根据上下文而定。 20. buckle“坍塌,垮掉”&“系牢” My knees buckled with fear. 我因为害怕而膝盖瘫软。 Buckle your seat belt. 请系好安全带。 (编辑:何莹莹) |
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