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2020MBA考研英语:精华词汇详细辨析(五)
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【百川MBA网讯】奥利奥?粤利粤?英语中也有许多易混淆词汇,叫人傻傻分不清楚。小编整理了一批精华词汇,大家可以收藏起来有时间就看看,十分有用哦~相关推荐:2020MBA考研英语:精华词汇详细辨析汇总1、boundary,border, frontier, rim, verge "边界"意思。boundaryn.边界;界线。多指作为界线的标识物等。The fence marks theboundary between my land and hers.这道栅栏是我的地和她的地的分界线。bordern.较宽的边缘,边界,多指两国或两地之间的分界处附近的边缘地区、边界地带;也可以指物体的边缘等。We crossed the Mexicanborder into the USA.我们穿过墨西哥边界进入美国境内。Frontier n.边界,边境,边疆,指靠近边界(boundary)的区域;也可引申为"未开发的领域","(学术的)前沿"等。The American West wasstill a frontier a century ago.一个世纪以前美国西部还是一片边疆。She is a biochemist whoworks on the frontiers of biology.她是从事生物学前沿研究的生化学家。rim n.边,边缘,尤指圆形或近似圆形的物体的边缘。verge n. (道路、花坛等长草的)边缘,引申"某事即将发生之际"。on the verge of war战争爆发之际2、brief,concise, curt, succinct 都有"简短的"意思。brief a.简明扼要的,简短的,指时间短暂,办事利索,态度明了等;有时含有"虽短但却不失全面"的意味。The manager made abrief statement to open the meeting.经理致了简短的开幕词。concise a. (文字等的)简要、精练,常含有保留主要部分的意思。His letter was concise,omitting everything not pertinent to the job.他的信写得简明扼要,省略掉了所有与该项工作无关的部分。curt a.三言两语的,简短的,常含有"草率"的意思。He asked his boss aquestion, but got a curt reply , "I have no time for you now!"他问老板一个问题,但是老板草率的说:"我没时间搭理你。"succinct a.简明的,简洁的,简练的,尤指用词简练,除含有concise的意思外,还有经过压缩的或简化的意思。succinct summary of theargument论点的概要3、bush,shrub, jungle 这一组词均与树木有关。bush n.矮树丛。shrub n.有木茎的灌木,灌木丛。jungle n.热带稠密的雨林或丛林。4、certify,rectify, testify, verify形近易混词。certify v.证明,声称是真的。He certified it was hiswife's handwriting.他证明那是他妻子的手迹。rectify v.改正,纠正;整顿。He rectified themistake in the contract by changing its wording.他通过改变措辞纠正了合同里的错。testify v. (在法庭上)宣誓作证;表明。He is the only personwho can testify in this case, because the other witnesses were killedmysteriously.其他的证人已经被神秘地杀害,他成为这件案例中唯一可以作证的人。verify v. (用事实)证实或核实。I verified the store'saddress by calling to check it.我打电话询问,以核实商店的地址。5、compel,constrain, force, oblige都有"强迫"的意思。compel v.强迫,迫使,常表示运用权利、力量迫使对方做某事;有时也表示"别无办法,不得不做"。His illness compelledhim to stay in bed.他的病迫使他卧床休息。constrain v.力劝,强迫,与compel意思相近,但更多强调内心情感(如道德、怜悯等)的强迫和限制作用,一般用于正式的场合。As an artist he didn'tconsider himself constrained by the same rules of social conduct as otherpeople.他认为自己是艺术家,不必象一般人那样要受到社会行为准则的约束。force v.强迫,迫使,暴力威胁的意味较浓,常用于被动语态。The thief forced her tohand over the money.强盗逼迫她把钱交出来。oblige v. (因法律、习俗等)强迫,迫使,常常用于被动。We are obliged to stopthe car at a red light.我们遇到红灯时必须停车。6、complaint,disorder 这两个词都有"疾病"的意思。complaint n.疾病(主要指病人去看病时向医生描述的病症,既可以是小病、慢性病,也可以是传染性疾病);抱怨,埋怨,不满。a heart complaint心脏病disorder n. (精神或肉体的)疾病(着重于身心、机能的失调、不平衡);骚乱,动乱;混乱,杂乱。a disorder of thedigestive system消化系统疾病7、complement,supplement,append"补充"complement n.补充,补充物,主要指补充不足使之完美。Rice makes an excellentcomplement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。supplement n.增补,补充,补贴,主要指另外补加,增补。One year after we madeour report, we had to add a supplement to cover new events.我们在报告完成一年之后,必须增补一个包含新事件的附加部分。append n.附加,添上或补充某事物(尤指文字)。The lawyer appended twomore pages to the contract.律师在合同后又附加了两页。8、component,element, factor, ingredient"组成成分"component n.零部件;(某事物的)组成部分;成分。Tires, the engine, thebody, and the seats are component of a car.轮胎,引擎,车身以及坐椅都是一辆汽车的零部件。element n.元素;组成部分,方面;某特定的人或群体,分子。The elements hydrogenand oxygen combine to form water.氢元素和氧元素构成了水。He belongs to a badelement in this city.他属于这个城市的坏分子。factor n.因素,要素,侧重指原因。Endurance is animportant factor in success in sports.耐力是体育比赛成功的一个重要因素。ingredient n.原料,成分,要素。Flour, milk, butter andyeast are some ingredients in bread.面粉、牛奶、黄油和酵母是做面包的一些原料。9、comprise,compose, consist, constitute, include这一组动词都有"组成,包含"的意思。comprise v.包含,包括,由……组成(整体);组成,构成。Our company's productline comprises 2,500 different items.我们公司的生产线是由2,500个不同的组成部分构成的。compose v.构成(整体),组成;由……组成(后接of,常用于被动语态);创作(作曲、诗歌等)。The committee wascomposed mainly of teachers and parents.委员会主要由教师和学生家长组成。consist v.组成,构成,由……组成(后接of,常用于主动语态);(后接in)在于,存在于。The problem consists oftwo parts.问题由两部分组成。The beauty of the planconsists in its simplicity.这计划的好处就在于简单易行。constitute v.构成,组成(整体)。Crime and illegal drugsconstitute the city's major problems.犯罪和非法毒品买卖是这个城市面临的主要问题。include v.包括,包含,把……列入。The conferencedelegates included representatives from abroad.大会代表中有来自海外的代表。10、concentrate,focus都有"集中"的意思。concentrate v.集中,集中精力(后接on,宾语可以是具体或抽象的东西);浓缩,压缩。During exams, studentsconcentrate hard on answering the questions.考试期间,同学们集中精力回答问题。focus v.集中(于某事物);将(注意力等)集中于……(后接on,宾语一般不是具体的东西)。Please focus your mindson the following problem.请集中考虑以下问题。
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