英语四级超级重点词汇辨析
日期:2009-06-16 09:50

(单词翻译:单击)

1.vital; fatal; crucial; vitality vital: 重要的,生命的;fatal: 致命的 (CET6.96.6);crucial: 决定性的 (CET6.00.1);vitality: 活力,生命力。 The boy cycling in the street was knocked down by a minibus and received ___ (fatal/excessive/disastrous/vital) injures.

2.dismiss; fire; lay off; discharge dismiss: 指强迫他人离开,即解雇,开除,也指允许许多人离开、解散;fire: (俗语)解雇通常用在有雇佣关系的场合;lay off: 解雇,下岗 (CET4.96.6);discharge: 遣走(某人),让(某人)离去;也指正式“释放”。 The store had to ___ (lay off/lay out/lay aside/lay down)?a number of clerks because sales were down.

3.scorn; scold; scent; score scorn: 轻蔑; scold: 责骂(指态度粗暴,高声地骂他人); scent: 特有的气味,好闻的香味;score: 得分,记下。 The woman is always ___ (scolding/scorning/scoring) the children playing around her house.

4.involve; include involve: 包括;包含,指必然包括某种结果;be involved in sth/with sb: 与某事(某人)有关连;include: 包括、包含,指包括属于整体的部分。 He was considered to be ___ (involved/included) in criminal activities.

5.appoint; encounter; meet appoint: 任命,指定(时间,日期) He was appointed to the manager of the marketing department. encounter: 相会,遭遇(困难,危险等)或偶尔遇见(友人等); meet (with):?指无意或有意地相见或遇到,满足。 They ___ (met/encountered) with misfortune that day.

6.intervene; interfere intervene (in/between): 干涉?调停;(事件)介入,在期间发生;interfere (with) 干扰,干涉,让人感到讨厌。 They were about to fight when their father ___ (interfered/intervened).

7.initial; original initial; 起始的;original; 最初的,最早的 (CET6.98.1)。 This is the ____ (initial/original/real/genuine) piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.

8.discern; decent; descend discern: 识别,辨认;decent: a.有分寸的,合适的 (CET6.00.1.67);descend(descent n.):?(位置的)降落,下降 (CET6.97.1.43);decline: (比率)下降;变小,变弱 (CET6.97.6.57)。 We managed to reach the top of the mountain, and half an hour later we began to ___ (ascend/descend/decline/discern).

9.dominant; dominate; prominent; predominant; distinguished dominant: 有统治权的,最有势力的,占优势的;dominate: v.支配 (CET6.2000.1.44);prominent: 显著的;杰出的(CET6.98.1.57?96.6.66); predominant: 优势的,卓越的,流行的;distinguished:卓越的,杰出的,指以卓越的成绩和优异的素质超越同类之上。 Mr Bloom is not ___ (significant/dominant/magnificent/prominent) now, but he will be famous some day. The book is expected to ___ (exemplify/promote/prevail/dominate) the best?seller lists.

10.enhance; ascend; strengthen; promote enhance: 提高,增加(价值,力量等)(CET6.97.6); ascend: 上升,升高(CET6.98.6);strengthen: 加强,强化; promote: 促进,增进友谊、产品销售等 (CET4.97.6)。 The reputation of the poet’s most recent works will certainly ___ (?strengthen/enhance/ascend/magnify) his national reputation.

11.principal; major; principle; primary principal: a.主要的,n.主要人物,中学校长;major: a.比较重要的,vi主修;principle: 原则,原理;primary: 主要的第一的。 The ___ (principal/principle) food of the Chinese is rice. Christina majored in foreign trade in London University.

12.ultimate; final; eventual ultimate: 终极的,根本的,主要的;final: 表示最后的,着重完结和最终结局;eventual: 最终的,结果的。 The sun is the ___ (ultimate/eventual/final) store of power.

13.incident; accident; invent; case incident:偶尔的(小)事件,也指引起国际争端或战争的事件;accident: (意外)事故;invent: 特别重要的事件(CET4.01.1.59);case: 案例(CET4.02.1)。 The lawyer advised him to drop the ____ (event/incident/case/affair) ?since he stands little chance to win.

14.explore; exploit; probe; expose explore: 探究(进一步了解发现,学习);exploit: 利用或开发(资源);probe (into): 探查,细察(某人的思想,某事的原因);expose: 使暴露?揭露。 We have to ___ (explore/exploit) that idea.

15.likely; alike; unlike likely: 有可能的(CET4.98.6);alike: 表语形容词,相似的;unlike: 不像 (CET4.99.6)。 ___ (Unlike/likely/alike/dislike) his sister, Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others.

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重点单词
  • dominantadj. 占优势的,主导的,显性的 n. 主宰者
  • scornn. 轻蔑,奚落,笑柄 v. 轻蔑,鄙视,嘲弄
  • proben. 探针,探测器,调查,查究 v. 用探针测,详细调查
  • scoren. 得分,刻痕,二十,乐谱 vt. 记分,刻划,划线,
  • promotevt. 促进,提升,升迁; 发起; 促销
  • strengthenv. 加强,变坚固
  • composern. 创作者(尤指乐曲的)
  • vitaladj. 至关重要的,生死攸关的,有活力的,致命的
  • misfortunen. 不幸,灾祸
  • scentn. 气味,香味,痕迹 vt. 闻出,发觉,使充满味道,