英语里,在没有语境的情况下,很多近义词的意思基本上一致,几乎无法分清相互之间的区别,让人雌雄莫辨。
下面这几组词语就经常在文章里出现,而且在写作时也很难准确掌握其使用之道。
1.basic, , ,这一组形容词都有“基本、基础的”之意。
BASIC
You use basic to , , and that are very or , and on which .
基本的,基础的,
BASIC既可用于具体事物,也可用于抽象事物。
例句:
That law me of my most basic .
那条法律把我的最基本权利都剥夺了。
that is is very and basic.
初步的,初级的,
着重指基本的或开始的事物,也指初步的概念和原则、必要的因素及组成部分。
例句:
He is of even the most facts.
他连最基本的事实都不知道。
A is an of .
质子是物质的基本粒子。
You use to , , and that are very or . They the basic of other or are the most upon which other .
根本性的,必要的,必须的。
一般只用于抽象的事物;
例句:
want to in , not .
行业领袖希望科学家从事基础性研究,而非应用性研究。
Our all the of .
我们的宪法体现了民主的所有基本原则。
You use to that is very .
最初的、主要的,表示在进展顺序中居于首位。
例句:
A be made the and tasks.
要区别主要的和次要的任务。
I don’t think young ‘s aim in life is to get drunk.
我觉得年轻人生活的主要目标并不是一醉方休。
2., , grin, jeer, laugh, sneer这一组词都和“笑”有关,而且之间的差别也比较明显。
When you , you laugh .
(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。
例句:
I could hear him to as he read his book.
他看书时,我能听见他在轻声发笑。
The and said, ‘Of not.’
银行家暗自发笑并说道:“当然不。”
He at her .
她的直率让他暗自发笑。
If , they laugh in a way, they are , , or .
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。
例句:
The ‘t stop at the ‘s high- voice.
教师的嗓音很高,孩子们都不禁咯咯地笑起来。
I was so I got the .
我很紧张,不禁傻笑起来。
GRIN
When you grin, you smile .
露齿而笑
指人因高兴、满足、轻蔑等咧开嘴露齿地笑。
例句:
He grins, at the .
想到往事,他开心地咧嘴笑了起来。
Sarah tried times to catch ‘s eye, but he just at her.
萨拉几次想引起菲利普的注意,但是他只是冲她咧嘴笑了笑。
They with when I gave them the .
当我给他们糖果时,他们高兴地咧开嘴笑了。
JEER
To jeer at means to say or shout rude and to them to show that you do not like or them.
讥笑,嘲笑
其同义词是mock,通常以jeer at词组使用。
例句:
Do not jeer at the or of .
不要嘲笑别人的错误或不幸。
at white -by, but there was no , nor any .
游行者奚落路过的白人,但没有发生暴力事件,也没有人被逮捕。
His was by angry .
他的车队遭到愤怒的当地居民的嘲讽。
LAUGH
When you laugh, you make a sound with your while and show that you are happy or . also laugh when they feel or are being .
笑,大笑,
用于一般的笑或出声的大笑。
例句:
We tried to laugh the girl out of that .
我们试图以谈笑的方式使女孩忘掉那起小事故。
He was about to offer an , but she was to laugh.
他正要解释,她却笑起来了。
He with when said he like his dad.
人们说他长得像父亲时,他乐得大笑起来。
不过,laugh还有另一个意思:“嘲笑;讥笑”,与jeer同义,通常是laugh at:
If laugh at or , they mock them or make jokes about them.
例句:
I they were at me I was ugly.
我觉得他们嘲笑我是因为我长得丑。
She to laugh at the way he was .
他戏剧化的夸张架势使她忍不住想笑。
SNEER
If you sneer at or , you your for them by the on your face or by what you say.
冷笑,嘲笑
指以语言、表情和声调表示轻蔑或嘲弄。
例句:
There is too great a to sneer at the does.
对反对党的任何举动都想加以嘲笑的心理过于急切了。
If you go to a club and you don’t look right, you’re at.
如果你去夜总会却穿得不合时宜,人家会笑你的。
Most have at the movie, it dull and made.
大多数批评家都嘲笑这部电影,称其无聊、制作低劣。
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