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英語中有不少單詞，其本身存在互相矛盾的兩個意思，如果不弄清楚，有時會給我們的英語閱讀帶來一定困擾。特定情況下，聯(lián)系上下文語境即可弄清它們的具體意思。 1. sanction“制裁”&“批準(zhǔn)” Economic sanctions will only be lifted when the aggressor nation withdraws its troops. 只有侵略國撤回其軍隊，經(jīng)濟(jì)制裁才會解除。 They tried to get official sanction for the scheme. 他們想使計劃獲得正式批準(zhǔn)。 2. overlook“檢查；監(jiān)視”&“忽視；忽略” I am overlooking her work. 我正在檢查她的工作。 I think there is one key fact that you have overlooked. 我認(rèn)為你忽略了一個重要的事實。 3. finished“完成的”&“失敗的” Are you finished with that drill? 你的那個練習(xí)做完了嗎？ This financial crisis means that the government's economic policy is finished. 這次金融危機意味著政府的經(jīng)濟(jì)政策失敗了。 4. dust“擦去……的灰塵”&“在……上撒粉末” I was dusting the mantelpiece when I noticed a crack. 我在擦壁爐臺的時候發(fā)現(xiàn)了一道裂紋。 Dust the top of the cake with icing sugar. 在蛋糕上撒些糖霜。 5. left“留下”&“離開” He left the house by the back door. 他從房子的后門離開了。 His shoes left muddy marks on the floor. 他的鞋在地板上留下了泥印。 6. trim“添加，裝飾”&“修剪，剪枝” The children are trimming up a Christmas tree with ribbons, laces. 孩子們正在往圣誕樹上掛彩帶和蕾絲。 He trimmed dead branches off a tree. 他從樹上剪掉枯枝。 7. cleave“劈開；分開”&“粘??；緊貼” With one blow of the knight's axe, he clove the rock in twain (= into two pieces). 武士大斧一揮，將石頭劈成了兩半。 The ancient ivy cleaved to the ruined castle walls. 古老的常春藤緊緊攀附在破敗的城堡墻上。 注意：表“粘住；緊貼”時，cleave通常與to連用。 8. scan“細(xì)看，審視”&“粗略地看” She anxiously scanned the faces of the men leaving the train. 她急切地盯著一張張下火車的人的臉。 I scanned through the booklet but couldn't find the address. 我很快地翻閱了一遍小冊子，但沒有找到那個地址。 9. fast“快速的”&“固定的” Computers are getting faster all the time. 計算機一直在提速。 She made her end of the rope fast to a tree. 她把繩子的一頭牢牢地綁在樹上。 10. off“關(guān)掉”&“響起” She turned off the TV. 她關(guān)掉了電視。 The alarm went off. 鬧鈴響了起來。 11. weather“經(jīng)受住”&“受侵蝕” The company weathered the recession. 這家公司挺過了經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退。 The rock was weathered. 巖石風(fēng)化了。 12. screen“放映；播出”&“遮掩；遮蔽” The programme was not screened on British television. 這個節(jié)目沒有在英國電視上播出過。 She raised her hand to screen her eyes from the bright light. 她抬手遮住耀眼的亮光。 13. help“幫助”&“抑制” How can I help you? 我如何才能幫你呢？ I couldn't help laughing. 我忍不住大笑起來。 14. clip“剪下來”&“別上去” I clipped his picture from the newspaper. 我把他的照片從報紙上剪了下來。 He clipped his flashlight to his belt. 他把手電筒別在腰間。 15. fine“糟糕的；不合時宜的”&“優(yōu)秀的；極好的” He picked a fine time to leave us. 在那個時候扔下我們走了，他可真是會挑時間。 This building is the finest example of its type. 這幢建筑是同類建筑中最杰出的代表。 16. flog“鞭笞，棒打”&“推銷，出售” Soldiers used to be flogged for disobedience. 過去士兵們常常因不守軍令而遭鞭笞。 He tried to flog his old car, but no one would buy it. 他想快點兒賣掉他的舊車，但沒人愿意買。 17. ravel“使糾纏；使錯綜復(fù)雜”&“弄清；解開” Mark's interference merely ravelled things further. 馬克的摻和只是讓情況進(jìn)一步復(fù)雜化了。 It took Daisy a long time to ravel out all the wool. 黛西花了很長時間才把毛線解開。 18. mean“吝嗇的，小氣的”&“極好的，出色的” He's too mean to buy her a ring. 他太吝嗇了，舍不得給她買一枚戒指。 She's a mean piano player. 她是個出色的鋼琴演奏家。 19. toss out“丟棄”&“提出” She tossed out my old chair. 她把我的舊椅子扔了。 I decided to toss out the idea. 我決定提出這個想法。 注意：第二個例句在特定情況下也可以指“拋棄”那個想法，要根據(jù)上下文而定。 20. buckle“坍塌，垮掉”&“系牢” My knees buckled with fear. 我因為害怕而膝蓋癱軟。 Buckle your seat belt. 請系好安全帶。 |
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