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(100)vacation n. /vocation n. 这两个词的词形与发音相近,容易搞混。vacation的意思是“假期,假日”;vocation的意思是“职业”。 例:i think i’ll take a vacation this weekend. 我想这个周末我将去度假。来源:www.gzu521.com a doctor’s vocation is medicine. 医生是以行医为职业的。 (101)verify v. /witness v. /prove v. /confirm v. verify强调通过目击者证言或查对数据“证实”、“证明”某事物的确切性;witness指目击,见证,提供证据,作证;prove指通过经验或实验证明事物的确切性或原理的可靠性;confirm指通过正式的手续“批准”或“确认”某种选择或看法。 例:the police have collected large quantities of evidences to verify their suspicion. 警方已经收集了大量的证据来证明他们的怀疑。 the little girl witnessed that the criminal murdered the woman. 那个小女孩目睹了该罪犯谋杀了那个妇女。来源:www.gzu521.com he has proved his courage in battle. 他已在战斗中证明了自己的勇气。 please confirm your telephone message by writing to me. 请给我来封信,好进一步证实你在电话中传达的消息。 (102)victory n. /prize n. /reward n. /triumph n. victory指战争或比赛中获得的胜利,特别是指敌人或者对手的最终失败;prize指对比赛获胜者或因创立某种业绩而颁发的奖、奖赏、奖金等;reward指因某人做了好事而给予的报答、酬谢或赏金;triumph指在战争或竞争中取得的辉煌胜利或由之而产生的胜利感。 例:they finally got the final victory in that battle after a 7-day struggle. 经过7天的奋战,他们终于获得了那场战役的最终胜利。 the boy got the first prize in the speech contest. 这个男孩在演讲比赛中得了一等奖。来源:www.gzu521.com the man obtained a reward of $900 from the police for catching the criminal. 这名男子因抓获罪犯而从警方那里得到了900美元的酬金。 if a man has a talent and learns how to make full use of it, he has gloriously succeeded, and won a triumph few men ever know. 如果一个人具有才干并学会了如何充分利用它,他已经大大的成功了,并获得了只有极少数人才知道的成功。 |
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