盘点那些自相矛盾的英语单词

The company weathered the recession.
这家公司挺过了经济衰退。

The rock was weathered.
岩石风化了。

12. screen“放映；播出”&“遮掩；遮蔽”

The programme was not screened on British television.
这个节目没有在英国电视上播出过。

She raised her hand to screen her eyes from the bright light.
她抬手遮住耀眼的亮光。

13. help“帮助”&“抑制”

How can I help you?
我如何才能帮你呢？

I couldn't help laughing.
我忍不住大笑起来。

14. clip“剪下来”&“别上去”

I clipped his picture from the newspaper.
我把他的照片从报纸上剪了下来。

He clipped his flashlight to his belt.
他把手电筒别在腰间。

15. fine“糟糕的；不合时宜的”&“优秀的；极好的”

He picked a fine time to leave us.
在那个时候扔下我们走了，他可真是会挑时间。

This building is the finest example of its type.
这幢建筑是同类建筑中最杰出的代表。

16. flog“鞭笞，棒打”&“推销，出售”

Soldiers used to be flogged for disobedience.
过去士兵们常常因不守军令而遭鞭笞。

He tried to flog his old car, but no one would buy it.
他想快点儿卖掉他的旧车，但没人愿意买。

17. ravel“使纠缠；使错综复杂”&“弄清；解开”

Mark's ​interference ​merely ravelled things ​further.
马克的掺和只是让情况进一步复杂化了。

It took Daisy a ​long ​time to ravel out all the ​wool.
黛西花了很长时间才把毛线解开。

18. mean“吝啬的，小气的”&“极好的，出色的”

He's too mean to buy her a ring.
他太吝啬了，舍不得给她买一枚戒指。

She's a mean piano player.
她是个出色的钢琴演奏家。

19. toss out“丢弃”&“提出”

She ​tossed out my ​old ​chair.
她把我的旧椅子扔了。

I decided to toss out the idea.
我决定提出这个想法。

注意：第二个例句在特定情况下也可以指“抛弃”那个想法，要根据上下文而定。

20. buckle“坍塌，垮掉”&“系牢”

My knees buckled with fear.
我因为害怕而膝盖瘫软。

Buckle your seat belt.
请系好安全带。