2010年12月英語四六級考試必備詞匯辨析(2)

　　alternative,choose,pick,select都含有一定的"選擇"之意

　　alternative adj. n. 供選擇的,抉擇,供選擇的東西.指在兩者之間進行選擇,兩者選一的

　　choose 適用范圍最廣,指從眾多的對象中挑選,這中挑選常取決于個人的意志與判斷,不強調(diào)客觀標準.它所選擇的對象可以是不同種類的,可以是有形的或無形的.還常帶有最終選定的含義,即表示選定候不再變化.

　　pick 口頭用語,指仔細地,精心地選擇,含有挑剔的意思.一般指挑選有形的東西

　　select 語氣比choose重,多用于正式場合.指仔細地,審慎地精選,強調(diào)客觀性,而不是主觀性.所挑選的對象可以是有形或無形的,但一定是同種類的. ________________________________________1.He selected an appropriate birthday card for his mother.他給母親精心挑選了一張合適的生日卡.

　　2.Children shouldn’t pick food.孩子不應(yīng)該挑食.(pick off摘去,采取)

　　3 He chose Miss Lilyfor his wife.他選擇了莉麗小姐作為他的妻子.(從本句可以看出"choose常帶有最終選定的含義"這一點)

　　4.When traveling,you are advised to take travelers' checks,which provide a secure alternative to carrying your money in cash.建議你旅游時帶旅行支票,那樣要比帶現(xiàn)金安全.

　　5.I'm to pick out a few good books to send to my friend.我要挑選幾本好書給我的朋友.(pick up收拾整理,用車接人 pick out挑選,揀出 pick at吃一點點,無食欲地吃) _______________________________________

　　altitude,aptitude,attitude,latitude都非常形近

　　altitude 高度,海拔(an altitude of 20,000 metres above sea level海拔20,000米)

　　aptitude 才能,智力,傾向,習(xí)性

　　attitude 態(tài)度,看法

　　latitude 緯度(longitude經(jīng)度) ________________________________________1.Beavers have an aptitude for building dams.水獺有筑壩的習(xí)性.

　　2.She takes the attitude that Children should be allowed to learn at their own pace. 她采取的態(tài)度就是應(yīng)該允許孩子們按照自己的節(jié)奏學(xué)習(xí).

　　3 He has an aptitude for languages.他有學(xué)語言的才能.

　　4.What's yourattitudetowards this question?你對這個問題有什么看法?

　　5.Taipei is located at 121.7 degrees east longitude and 25 degrees northlatitude.臺北位于東經(jīng)121.7度,北緯25度.

　　6.The pilot is exercising the altitudeflight.飛行員正在練習(xí)高空飛行. ________________________________________

　　announce, declare, proclaim都含有一定的"宣布"之意

　　announce 指對公眾或特定的一群關(guān)心的人進行宣布，常指大家感興趣的事，如國家大事、商品信息、生死病婚、開會等新聞

　　declare 指在莊嚴場合，官方權(quán)威人士公開鄭重宣布，有時指在公共場合對某事表明態(tài)度

　　proclaim 指官方事務(wù)中當(dāng)局對大眾所作的重要宣布

　　其實,三個詞之間有時也可經(jīng)�；�換使用. ________________________________________1.Everyone was silent as he announced the winner of the competition.當(dāng)他宣布競賽的獲勝者時,大家都靜靜地傾聽.

　　2.The government declared war on the drug dealers.政府向毒品販子宣戰(zhàn).(declare war on/against…向…宣戰(zhàn);proclaim war宣戰(zhàn))

　　3.They proclaimed him a model worker..它們宣布他為勞動模范.

　　4.The chairman declared the exhibition open.主席宣布展覽會開幕.(本句感覺也可用announced,你認為呢?)

　　5.The Congress of the Communist Party of China was announced to mee________________________________________

　　ample, adequate, plentiful,sufficient都含有一定的"足夠,豐富"之意

　　ample 指不僅能達到應(yīng)有的程度,滿足需要,而且還有余,一般不修飾數(shù)量不定的名詞(ample time充裕的時間;an ample basket of fruit滿滿一籃水果;ample space寬敞的空間)

　　adequate 足夠的,充分的,指數(shù)量和質(zhì)量上復(fù)合一個特定的標準或不太高的要求

　　plentiful 豐富的,很多的,富裕的

　　sufficient 尤指程度上多到能滿足或達到某種特殊需要,特別是精神上的需要 ________________________________________1.There is ample evidence to suggest that the lawyer in question knew exactly what she was doing.有充分證據(jù)表明那個正在提問的律師確實知道她在做什么.(ample evidence充分證據(jù))

　　2.By law,when one makes a large purchase,he should have adequate opportunity to change his mind.根據(jù)法律,當(dāng)一個人進行大宗購買時,他應(yīng)該有充分的機會改變自己的注意.

　　3.The supply is not adequate to the demand.供不應(yīng)求.

　　4.He has acquired sufficient proficiency to read Chinese literary works.他已獲得足夠能力閱讀中國文學(xué)著作.

　　5.A plentiful harvest is in sight.豐收在望.(plentiful/good harvest豐收) ________________________________________

　　amplify, enhance, enlarge,expand,magnify都含有一定的"擴大,提高"之意

　　amplify 放大,擴大,增強,指放大,增強(信號等)

　　enhance 提高,增強,指(價格,力量,吸引力,聲望)等的增加,提高.

　　enlarge 指體積,大小,范圍,能力等方面的增加