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英语专业四级语法词汇详解四十套:第21套

2009-07-04来源:和谐英语

Test Twenty One
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近义词辨析


beat, win, conquer, defeat, overcome
这组词均有“获胜,征服,击败”之意。

beat
指在战争、竞赛或其他方面最终彻底战胜对方,对象可以是人,也可以是物。

win
指在竞赛或战斗中击败对方,其对象一般应是物,如battle, race, victory等。

conquer
既可指靠武力或精神道方面的力量使对方屈服,又可指在排除障碍和阻力后取得胜利。

defeat
意为“击败”,强调的是暂时的胜利。

overcome
既可指在战斗和竞赛中战胜对方,也可指在感情、习惯等方面压倒,胜过。
如:We can easily beat you at baseball.打垒球我们可以轻易地击败你们。

The Chinese team won in the end.最后中国队赢了。
The Normans conquered England in 1066.1066年,诺曼底人征服了英格兰。
He defeated his opponents in this election.在这次竞选中,他击败了对手。
He made efforts to overcome every difficulty.他努力克服每一个困难。

award, reward
这组词均含有“授予,给予”的意思。

award
意为“授予,给予”,通常指官方或法院根据规定把钱财等奖给或判给某人。

reward
意为“酬劳,奖赏”,通常指因做了某一件事或提供了某种服务而应得到的报答或酬谢。

如:
He was awarded a medal for his outstanding contribution to science.由于对科学作出了杰出贡献,他被授予一枚奖章。
He rewarded me with 30 dollars for taking him to the airport.我把他送到机场,他给了我30美元作酬金。