英语专业四级考试词汇辨析.pptVIP

词汇辨析 contemptuous, contemptible, contemporary, contemplative She gave a contemptuous laugh. Everyone present considered his conduct contemptible. respectful, respective, respectable, respected, respecting The boy is always respectful to aged people. They went home to their respective houses. We are all astonished to learn that the apparently respectable professor was really a spy. problems respecting population control imaginative, imaginable, imaginary every imaginable possibility On the desert travelers often see imaginary rivers and lakes. trickle, ooze, dribble, leak The child began to cry and tears slowly trickled down her face. He was so nervous that sweat oozed from his forehead and trickled down his cheeks. The wound oozes blood. Babies often dribble on their bibs. Air leaked out of the balloon. Who leaked this to the press? drain, drop, spill, drip The bath-water slowly drained away. The bottle dropped and broke. He knocked the bucket over and all the water spilt out. Who spilt the news? 是去谁把这消息捅出的？ I couldn’t sleep because the tap in the bathroom was dripping. commemorate, memorize, remember, remind The service was held to commemorate the sacrifice of those who died in the war. An actor must be able to memorize his lines. dismount, disembark, disperse, discharge Shortly after the boat docked, passengers disembarked. The police dispersed the crowd. discharge a soldier, patient, etc. neglectful, negligible, neglected, negligent He is neglectful of his appearance. It is very dangerous of drivers to be negligent. He was negligent of his duties. His knowledge of English is negligible. worthless, invaluable, unworthy, priceless, valueless vague, blurred She can only give a vague description of her attacker. His eyes were blurred with tears. order, prescribe, propose, advise Some people criticized family doctors for prescribing too many medicines for trivial complaints. base, prime, raw, rough base coin (base: not pure不纯的