考研核心词汇
1、beam, chuckle, giggle, grin, jeer, laugh, roar,sneer这一组都有"笑"的意思,而它们之间的差别也是明显的。
beamv.本义指照耀,放光,引申为"微笑",是正式用语,指面带喜悦或笑容,暗示对他人的友好或内心的满足。
She beamed with happiness.她高兴得眉开眼笑。
chucklev. (书面语)吃吃的笑,抿嘴笑,轻声笑,多指因得意或领会到某事中的趣味而暗自发笑。
She does not laugh out loud; she only chuckles.她没有笑出声来,只是抿嘴而笑。
gigglev.咯咯地笑,痴笑,傻笑,多指女人和孩子由于紧张、被逗乐、尴尬时所发出的笑声。
The schoolgirls giggled when the famous footballplayer walked into their classroom.当这个著名的足球运动员走进教室时,女生们都咯咯地笑起来。
grinv.露齿而笑,指人因高兴、满足、轻蔑等咧开嘴露齿地笑。
He grinned at his mother.他冲他的妈妈咧嘴一笑。
jeerv.讥笑,嘲笑,其同义词是mock。
The crowd jeered when the boxer was knocked down.当那个拳手被人打倒时,人群开始嘲笑他。
laughv.笑,大笑,用于一般的笑或出声的大笑。
roarv.怒吼,咆哮,引申为放声大笑,哄堂大笑。
He roared when he heard the joke.听完这个笑话,他哈哈大笑。
sneerv.冷笑,嘲笑,指以语言、表情、和声调表示轻蔑或嘲弄。
He sneered at the offer and said it was two low.他对报价嗤之以鼻,说它太低了。
2、bewilder, puzzle, confuse, embarrass, perplex
这一组词都有"迷惑"的意思。
bewilderv.使困惑,使茫然,强调非常困惑,通常表现为心理和智力的紊乱,语气最重。
He was fired without warning and is completelybewildered about the reason.他没有得到事先警告就被开除了,完全不明白是什么原因。
When the farmers visited the city for the first time,they were bewildered by its complicated traffic system.当这些农夫们第一次到城里的时候,他们对城市复杂的交通系统感到迷惑不解。
puzzlev.使迷惑,感到不解,强调不理解或解决不了。
Where the sunken treasure is puzzles explorers.沉没宝藏的下落令探险家们大惑不解。
confusev.使混乱,使糊涂,强调因混淆而使人产生迷乱。
He sent the wrong reports because he confused themwith other ones.他发错了报告,因为他把它们同另外一些报告混淆在一起了。
embarrassv.使窘迫,使为难,使困惑,有令人不快、难为情和内心混乱的意味。
Her boyfriend embarrassed her by teasing her abouther new hairstyle in front of others.她的男友在别人面前嘲笑她的新发型,使她感到难堪。
perplexv.使杂乱,使疑虑,使不安。
The new tax laws perplex me.新税收法律使我很费解。
3、blame, condemn, reproach, scold都有"责怪"的意思。
blamev.责怪,把……归咎于。
You can't blame anyone in case you fail the exam.万一你考试不及格,你不能怪罪任何人。
condemnv.谴责,用于比较正式的、严肃的场合。
The wife condemned her husband for drinking toomuch.妻子因丈夫贪杯而责怪他。
reproachv. (书面语)责备,表示不满。
His teacher reproached him for not doing hishomework.老师责备他不做作业。
scoldv.责骂,训斥。
4、blunder, error, mistake 这一组词都表示"错误"。
blundern. (因为无知、疏忽犯下的)大错,愚蠢的错误。
I think that I committed a blunder in asking herbecause she seemed very upset by my question.这位女士由于我的问题感到很难过,我感觉到犯了一个大错。
errorn.指判断、计算或行为上的错误,也指智力或道义上的错误。
The accident was the result of human error.这事故是人为的错误造成的。
mistaken.误会,误解;(粗心、遗忘所导致的)错误。
I took your bag instead of mine by mistake.我错拿了你的手提包。
5、brittle, fragile, frail, crisp, invalid都有"弱"的意思。
brittlea.易碎的,易损坏的,通常是指坚硬的东西。
The bones of elderly people become brittle and easilybroken.老年人的骨头变得脆弱,很容易骨折。
fragilea.常常修饰使用时必须小心才不会破碎的东西,也引申为体弱的,虚弱的。
He 's feeling a bit fragile after last night's party.他参加了昨晚的聚会以后,现在感觉有些虚弱。
fraila. (指人)体弱的,虚弱的,也可以指东西易碎的。
His mother has grown old and frail.他母亲已经年老体弱。
crispa.指食品的'松脆;清新的,爽快的;活跃的,有生气的,干净利落的。 crisp biscuit松脆的饼干
The student gave a clear, crisp answer to the teacher'squestion.学生干净利落地回答了老师的问题。
invalida.不正确的,缺乏证据的;无效的,作废的。作名词时,表示病弱者,伤残者,久病者。
Your ideas about the first humans are interesting butinvalid.你关于最早的人类的观点很有意思,但是缺乏证据。
A bad car accident made him an invalid.一次严重的车祸使他变成了残疾。
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