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(75)equipment n. /facility n. /appliance n. /instrument n.
equipment指成套的装备,设备,器具;facility指服务性的设施或为使主要设备工作方便而造的辅助设备;appliance指用于特定目的的工具,器具或家用器具等;instrument指科研、实验仪器或乐器等。
例:office equipmen...
(75)equipment n. /facility n. /appliance n. /instrument n.
equipment指成套的装备,设备,器具;facility指服务性的设施或为使主要设备工作方便而造的辅助设备;appliance指用于特定目的的工具,器具或家用器具等;instrument指科研、实验仪器或乐器等。
例:office equipment 办公室设备;travel equipment旅行设备
public facilities公共设施;health care facilities. 医疗保健设施
household appliances家用电器
musical instrument乐器;optical instrument光学仪器
(76)imply v. /suggest v. /infer v.
imply指暗含某种意思而不明言的“暗示”;suggest指用间接的、旁敲侧击的办法表示出自己的看法;infer表示推断, 指由证据或根据得出结论或由特定情况推测。
例:Silence sometimes implies consent.
沉默有时暗指同意。
His erect and careless attitude suggested assurance and power.
他直截了当和粗心的态度让人想到确信和力量。
I infer from your letter that you have not made up your mind yet.
我从你信中推想,你还没有下决心。
(77)initiate v. /launch v. /start v. /set off
initiate用在较正式的场合,表示“发起”、“提议”,口语可用begin替代;launch指公开地有一定声势地“发起”或“开始”某项事业或运动;start指事物从静止状况开始运动,或开始某种实际活动等;set off常指“动身”、“出发”或“引起”某种突然的行动。
例:The two countries initiated their trade with each other until recently.
直到最近两国之间才开始贸易往来。
The organization launched a campaign to support environmental protection.
该组织发起了一项运动来支持环境保护。
It is three years since he started his studies in the college.
自从他开始在那所大学学习已经是三年了。
What else should we do before we set off ?
在我们动身前还有其他什么要做的吗?
(78)intend v. /volunteer v. /offer v. /attempt v.
intend指内心中具有某种尚不明确的意向或决定,即“意欲”、“想要”干什么;volunteer强调出自个人内心的自觉自愿的行动;offer指主动地向对方提出建议、给予奉献或帮助等;attempt
指尝试采取某种行动以观察是否能够成功,暗指对其行动的结果缺乏成功的把握。
例:I intend to go shopping this weekend.
Many Chinese college students volunteer to be a teacher in remote and poor area.
许多中国大学生志愿到边远贫困地区支教。
He offered us his help, which made us grateful.
他主动提出给我们帮助,让我们很感动。
The criminal attempted to escape, but he failed.
那名罪犯企图逃跑,但是没有得逞。
(79)merge v. /combine v. /join v. /unite v.
merge指数家公司或商行合并为一家;或使原来的事物在新事物中消失或被吞没;combine指把原来的事物结合起来成为新的统一体;join指把一些东西结合在一起,或连接在一起;unite与combine相近,尤指把各种力量团结成一个整体,侧重于结合起来的人或物的协调性或一致性。
例:Lately two big software companies has merged, which has aroused wide media concern.
最近两家大的电脑公司合并,引起了媒体的广泛关注。
The two principal political parties have combined to form a government.
两个主要政党已经联合起来组成政府。
The children joined hands.
孩子们拉起手来。
We must unite together in order to realize our common purposes.
为了共同的目标我们必须团结起来。
(80)migrant n. /emigrant n. /immigrant n.
这三个词都与移居者有关,由于前缀不同,含义不同:migrant移民,immigrant移入者,即入境移民。emigrant是ex的变体(=out):移出者,即出境移民,指自本国移居他国者。
(81)memorize v. /remember v. /remind v. /reflect v.
memorize指有目的地记忆一些东西的内容;remember指在头脑中保存着某一事物或印象,加以思索,即可想出;remind指使人回想起某人某事,或提醒某人让他记住某事;reflect指仔细思索记忆中的往事,意为“反省”、“细想”。
例:The computer can memorize and deal with millions of data.
这台计算机能够存储并处理数百万个数据。
Do you remember to lock the door?
记着锁门了吗?
These photos remind me of my college life.
这些照片使我回想起我的大学时光。
You should often reflect the mistakes you have made.
你应该经常反省一下自己曾经犯过的错误。
(82)only a. /sole a. / single a. / unique a.
only常用词,指“惟一的”,含“不会再多”之意;sole语气比 only 强,也较庄严,指“单独的”,即“一类中只有这一个”;single强调“单个的,单一的”;unique指“独一无二的”、“无可匹敌的”。
例:This is the only solution to our current difficulty.
这是解决我们目前的困难的惟一的办法。
The court has the sole right to decide.
法庭拥有独有的决定权。
a single room单人间;a single bed单人床
That building is unique because all the others like it were destroyed.
那座建筑很独特,因为所有像它那样的其他建筑都毁坏了。
(83)original a. /creative a.
除了其他意思之外,这两个词都有“创造”的含义。original强调“原创的”,比creative的含义窄一些,突出发源地的概念,原创的概念;creative强调“创造,有创造性”,突出从无到有的创造过程。
例:The masses have boundless creative power.
人民大众有着无穷的创造力。
James was one of the most creative writers.
詹姆斯是最有创造性的作家之一。
He found it hard to form an original opinion.
他觉得很难有新意。
She won an award for the most original design.
她获得了最佳创意设计奖。
(84)particular a. /special a.
particular意为“特殊的,特别的,某一特定的”,强调相对general而言的特定性,有时可与speci