【備戰(zhàn)英語六級】高頻詞匯復(fù)習(xí)筆記(05)
1. blur v. 變模糊;弄臟
blur with sth. 被……弄模糊
My vision blurred with fog.
2. bribe v. & n. 行賄;收買,賄賂
take /offer a bribe? 受賄/行賄???? give /offer /hand out bribes to sb.? 向某人行賄
bribe sb. into silence? 用賄賂封住某人的嘴???? be bribed into secrecy?? 受了賄替某人保密
The manager of construction company offer bribes to the mayor with 3 million yuan.
3. browse v. 瀏覽;隨意翻閱;放牧
I enjoy browsing in the bookstore on weekends.
4. brutal a. 殘酷的
跟brutal意思類似的還有幾個詞,它們的細微區(qū)別如下:
brutal? 指極端殘忍,強調(diào)無情或缺乏同情心,含有不擇手段的意味。
cruel? 一般性用詞,指行動或態(tài)度的殘忍。
inhuman? 著重指缺乏同情心、仁愛等人類特有的良好品質(zhì)。
savage? 指缺乏文明人應(yīng)有的教養(yǎng),尤指在動怒或沖動時表現(xiàn)出的粗野蠻橫,含野蠻意味。
fierce? 指天性兇惡,令人害怕。
It is brutal to kill dogs and show the process on the Internet.
5. capsule n. 密封艙;太空艙;膠囊
These capsules are beneficial to the heart.
6. carve v. 刻;切開
carve into? 把某物雕刻成某東西
Please do not carve on the bamboo when going sightseeing.
7. casualty n. 傷亡人員
casualty insurance? 意外事故保險?? a casualty list? 傷亡名單
Many casualties are reported in the battle.
8. cater to v. 迎合;滿足
He did everything to cater to his girlfriend.
9. caution n. 小心;警示,慎重?? v. 警告
表示警告、忠告的詞還有advise,warn,counsel等,它們之間有如下差別:
caution? 主要針對潛在危險提出警告,含有小心從事的意味。
advise? 普通用詞,泛指勸告,不涉及對方是否聽從勸告。
warn 警告,含義與caution相同,但語氣較重,尤指嚴(yán)重后果。
counsel 正式用詞,語氣比advise強一些,側(cè)重指對重要問題提出的勸告、建議或咨詢。
Caution: Wet floor here.
10. cherish v. 珍視;懷有
cherish既可表示珍惜,也可表示懷有某種打算。
cherish an intention of doing sth.
Both of them cherish their hard-won marriage.