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(58)decline v. /reduce v. /decrease v. decline指“数量、质量、重要性等慢慢减弱,下降,衰退的过程”;reduce多指“范围、强度、数量的减少,降低”,强调结果,主语往往是人;decrease意为“减少,降低”,强调减少,衰退的过程。 例:during the crisis years the production of coal declined 41.6 percent. 经济危机期间煤产量降低了41.6%。 we have reduced the price of the coat from $100 to $50. 我们将这款外套的价格从100美元降到了50美元。 water consumption decreased during the winter. 冬天耗水量下降了。来源:www.gzu521.com (59)despair n.%26v. /desperate a. despair是名词和动词,意为“沮丧,绝望,灰心丧气等”,常与in一起搭配;desperate是形容词,意为“绝望的,迫切的,不顾后果的”。 来源:www.gzu521.com 例:susan cried loudly in despair. 苏珊绝望地失声痛哭。 don’t despair, things will get better soon. 别灰心,情况很快就会好转的。 he was desperate after the failure of his last attempt. 最后一次尝试失败后,他绝望了。 the prisoners became desperate in their attempts to escape. 囚犯们不顾一切地企图越狱逃跑。来源:www.gzu521.com (60)deserve v. /justified a. /reasonable a. deserve是动词,意为“应当享受……,值得……,应当(受到)……”;justified为“有道理的,正当的”;reasonable意为“合情合理的,公道的,公平的”。 例:mary really deserves a long holiday after two weeks’ work on end. 玛丽连续工作了两个星期,她的确应享受一次长假。来源:www.gzu521.com i’m perfectly willing to pay reasonable price. 我非常愿意为一个合理的价格付款。 the editor is justified in refusing your lousy report. 你这份报导写得真糟糕,编辑当然要拒发了。 (61)distinguish v. /identify v. distinguish意为“区分,识别”,多与from,between等介词连用;identify意为“认出,识别出”。前者强调区分两个事物的差异,而后者多指从中认出,证明(是谁,是什么)。 例:it was difficult to distinguish anything in the dark. 黑暗中很难辨清物体。来源:www.gzu521.com can you distinguish cotton cloth from nylon? 你能分清棉布和尼龙制品吗? could you identify your bicycle among a hundred others? 你能从100辆车中认出自己的自行车吗? fred identified the bag as his by telling what it contained. 弗雷德讲出了包内存放物,从而认领了自己的包。 |
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