【同义词辨析】 2019-10-04 国庆笔记《一些记忆小窍门part 4》
第四部分:
1) 倾向inclination和tendency互释,即互相解释,就像问A是什么,答A是B,再问B是什么,答B是A。倾向表示愿望或喜好的态度,如incline(=tend) to do nothing for the moment倾向于暂时不采取行动
2) sly和furtive互释,即使忘了准确完整的解释,也能说出准确虽然不太完整的解释, 如exchanged furtive smiles across the room偷偷一笑
3) assuage缓解,都有两个s: to soften or sweeten what is harsh and disagreeable,如hoped that a vacation would assuage the pain of the divorce缓解离婚的痛苦.
4) manipulate和handle互释,都表示(用手)操纵或处理,如handle an ax skillfully娴熟地摆弄斧子,如manipulate the currency操纵货币
5) temperate节制解释是implies restraint or restriction克制限制,两个表示克制限制的词在这聚到一块了,如a man of temperate virtue节制的美德
6) moderate中等适度温和中庸,表示avoidance of excess避免过度,请死记,如at a moderate speed中速,如he was an easygoing man of very moderate views他的观点非常温和,容易相处
7) obnoxious讨厌的,谐音implies objectionableness too great to tolerate难以忍受的讨厌,如a loud, obnoxious person大声讨厌的人, 另外object表示反对,也不好记stresses dislike or aversion,可以联想成da大或打,如objected to his sweeping generalizations反对他的过度概括
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