discommode

【考法1】v. 打扰，使不便：to cause inconvenience to: trouble

【例】Thebreakdown of her car didn't discommode her seriously. 车的故障没有给他带来很大麻烦。

【近】disturb, trouble,incommode, put out

【反】accommodate, assist, oblige, favor 帮忙

discompose

【考法1】vt. 使不安：to disturb the composure or calm of; perturb

【例】GRE doesnot seem to discompose Jason; on the contrary, he looked rather relaxed. GRE 没 有 使

Jason 感到慌乱，正相反，他看上去很轻松。

【近】agitate,bother, discomfort, disquiet, distemper, disconcert, disturb, perturb, upset,weird out

【反】calm,compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize 平息抚慰

【考法2】v. 使混乱：to undo the proper order or arrangement of

【例】The windruffled her hair and discomposed her carefully arranged papers. 风凌乱了她的头发，吹乱了她细心整理的纸张。

【近】disarrange, disarray, disorganize

【反】arrange,array, order, organize, range 使有序

disconcert

【考法1】vt. 使不安：to disturb the composure of

【例】We weredisconcerted by the unexpected changes to the program. 我们对项目未预料到的变化感到不安。

【近】abash,discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, mortify, rattle

【反】calm,compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize 平息抚慰

discord

【考法1】n. 意见不一致，不和谐：lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)

【例】Nodiscord, no concord. 不打不成交。

【近】conflict,disaccord, discordance, disharmony, dissension, dissidence, dissonance,disunion, disunity,

division, friction, inharmony, schism,strife

【反】accord,agreement, concord, harmony, peace 和谐

【派】discordantadj. 不和谐的，刺耳的：disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant

【近】dissonant,cacophonous, disharmonic, disharmonious

【反】concordant, harmonious 和谐的

discredit

【考法1】v. 羞辱，使丧失名誉：to damage in reputation; disgrace.

【例】discredit hisopponents 羞辱他的对手

【近】abase,debase, degrade, demean, disgrace, dishonor, humiliate, shame, sink, smirch,take down

【反】aggrandize提高名誉；canonize,deify 神化；elevate 提升；exalt 赞扬

【考法2】v. 怀疑，不相信：to think not to be true or real

【例】Idiscredit the story that the old house is haunted. 我怀疑那个房子闹鬼不是真的。

【近】negate,doubt, distrust

【反】accept,believe, credit 接受，相信；confirm,prove, validate, verify 证实

discrepancy

【考法1】n. （在事实和宣称之间的）差异或矛盾：divergence or disagreement, as between facts or claims

【例】a largediscrepancy between the ideal image and the reality 理想与现实之间的巨大差距

【近】contrast,disagreement, disparity, dissimilarity, distance, distinction, diversity

【反】convergeconcord consonant 一致，和谐；analogousness, community, resemblance, similarity 相

似

discrete

【考法1】adj. 离散的，不连续的：constituting a separateentity

【例】a discretevariable 离散变量

【近】detached,disconnected, unattached, unconnected, separate

【反】continuous连续的；attached,connected, joined, linked 连接的

discretion

【考法1】n. 谨慎：the quality of being discreet; circumspection

【例】You mustshow discretion in choosing your teammates. 你选择队友时必须慎重。

【近】discreetness, prudence

【反】imprudence, indiscretion

【派】indiscretion n. 不谨慎，不符合社会道德规范：an act at variance with the accepted morality of a society

【例】resignbecause of financial indiscretions 因为财政方面的不检点而辞职

【考法2】n. 自制，节制：the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing withothers

【例】In thatjob you'll be expected to show discretion and act like a professional at alltimes. 那项工作要求你时

刻自制节制，表现得像一个专业人士。

【近】continence, discipline, inhibition, refrainment, restraint, self-control,self-restraint

【反】disinhibition, incontinence, unconstraint 不自制，不节制

discretionary

【考法1】adj. 自主决定的：left to discretion :exercised at one's own discretion

【例】In manyrestaurants, discretionary tipping is being replaced by a standard servicecharge. 在很多饭店，

标准的服务价格取代了随意支付的小费。

【近】elective,voluntary

【反】compulsory, mandatory, nonelective, nonvoluntary, obligatory, required 强制性的，非自愿的

discriminate

【考法1】vt. 区分：to perceive the distinguishing features of; recognize as distinct

【例】discriminate different kinds of animals 区分不同的动物

【近】differentiate, discern, distinguish

【反】confuse,mistake, mix up 混淆

【考法2】vi. 歧视：to make a difference in treatment or favor on a basis other thanindividual merit

【例】The newlaw discriminated against lower-paid workers. 这条新法律歧视低工资的工人。

【派】discriminatory adj. 差别对待的：marked by or showing prejudice; biased

【近】prejudiced, biased