2016年职称英语理工类易混淆词汇复习(2)
6.accuse, charge, sue
accuse 指责,指控,常与of 搭配。如:His boss accused him of carelessness.
charge 常与with搭配。如:The police charged the driver with reckless driving.
sue 常与for 搭配。如:Smith sued his neighbor for damaging his house.
7.achieve, acquire, require, inquire
achieve(成功地)完成,实现。如:He will never achieve anything unless he works harder.(如他不努力工作,将会一事无成。)
acquire取得,获得,学到。如:acquire knowledge (获得知识)
inquire打听,询问。如:inquire a person's name(问一个人的姓名)
require需要。如:We require more help.(我们需要的帮助。)
8.act, action, deed
act 用作名词时,与action, deed均可表“行为”,“举动”。Act指时间较短的个人行动或行为,强调结果。如:The farmer caught the boys in the act of stealing his apples.(农夫在孩子们正偷他的苹果时把他们抓住了。)
action较正式,往往指不止包含一个步骤,且持续时间较长的行为或行动,强调行为的过程。如:Actions are more important than words.(行动比语言更重要。)
deed为正式用语,多指伟大的,显著的,感人的行为。如:They thanked him for his good deeds.(他们感谢他做的好事。)
9.actual, true, real, genuine
actual 意为“实际的”,“现实的”,指所形容的事物在事实上已经发生或存在,而不是仅在理论上可能发生或存在的。
true“真实的”,指与实际相符,而非虚假。
genuine“真的”,“非冒充的”,“货真价实的”,强调正宗而非冒牌。
10.adequate, enough, sufficient
adequate 足够的,指数量多,适合需要的数量。
enough足够的,指数量多,足够满足某种目的或愿望。
sufficient同enough,常可互换使用。但sufficient指数量多,足够满足某种需要,在口语中常用enough,在书面语中常用sufficient,在不易肯定时多用enough。Enough可放在被修饰名词后,且可作副词,sufficient则不可这么用。
11.admit, confess
两者都表“承认”。
admit指大胆地承认以前试图不论或推诿的坏事。如:John has admitted to breaking the window.(约翰已承认打破了窗玻璃。)
Confess常指承认错误,罪行等。如:The thief confessed his crime to the police.(小偷向警察承认了罪行。)