A. conflict:n 冲突、争执、(意见的)分歧、v冲突、抵触
a conflict of interests利害冲突;
B. tension: n 紧张,同义词:nervousness
C. gulf: n 海湾、沟壑、分歧,常见搭配:gulf between A and B in sth
There is a gulf between the husband and the wife in education(教育) of their child.
D. confrontation: n 对抗、动词:confront.
一般用于: confront sb with sth让某人面对(不快的或令人头疼的事情)
有关gap,还有一个常见的表达:generation gap代沟
2.I am very grateful(感激的) to you for your assistance(帮助). (answer: D)
A. helpful:有帮助的,反义词:helpless, 词组:be helpful to sb
He is always helpful to his mother.
B. hopeful:有希望的,反义词:hopeless, 常见搭配:be hopeful of/about对。。。抱有希望,如:I am hopeful of passing the exam.
C. pitiful: pity+ful 令人怜悯的、可怜的,反义词:pitiless: 无怜悯心的、残酷的
D .thankful:感激的、感谢的,反义词:thankless: 不感谢的、忘恩的,常见搭配:
be thankful to sb for sth = be grateful to sb for sth
得出结论:同义词的常见搭配也一样,后缀-ful(充满的)和-less(少的、几乎没有的)互为反义词。(重要词根!)
3.You will be meeting her presently(不久、立刻). (answer: A)
A. shortly:adv马上、立刻 I’ll be coming back shortly.
B. currently: adv时下、当前,同义词组:at present = now
She is currently in Beijing.
C. lately(***): adv 最近,同义词:recently
How have been lately?近来可好?
D. probably: 可能地,反义词:improbably, 同义词:possibly.
presently = shortly = soon
4.Attitudes to(对。。。的态度) mental(精神的) illness(疾病) have shifted(改变) in recent years(在近几年=lately). (answer: C)
A. displayed: 展示、陈列某物,显示、显露 display sth to sb
B. shown:原形show, 显示、展示,此时和display属近义词。
C. changed(***):高频核心词,含义丰富,改变、更换、交换、换乘、换衣服\兑换货币,等等。
change one’s idea/attitude改变主意/态度;change one’s job换工作; change gear换挡; change sides改变立场; change train换乘火车;change dollars into RMB把美圆兑换成人民币。
D. demonstrated:v 证明、论证、表明、**
5.I have been trying to(尽力) quit(停止) smoking. (answer: A)
A. give up:停止、放弃,give up sth/doing sth, 如:
My husband gave up(= quit = stop = abandon) smoking last year.
B. pick up(***):捡起来、情况好转、通过实践学会(外语、技术)、收取某物、接人、偶然结识某人等。
C. build up逐渐发展、增强
D. take up:占据(时间或空间)、从事某事
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