这里有一个同义词(synonym)小测试,看似简单,实则陷阱重重、充满挑战,敢不敢来测一测?
从三个选项中选出红色单词的同义词,看看你能答对几道题!
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bemused
A. distracted
B. delighted
C. diffident
bemused:
adj. bewildered or confused
困惑的;茫然的
He was rather bemused by her question.
他被她的问题弄糊涂了。
同义词:distracted, absent, absorbed
所以,选A。
A. distracted 困惑、混乱的;分心的
B. delighted 高兴的
C. diffident 羞怯的
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travesty
A. failure
B. farce
C. felony
travesty ['trævisti]:
n. a grotesque or debased likeness or imitation.
拙劣模仿;歪曲;嘲弄
Today The New York Times ran a front-page story on Mr Godoy Toscano's case, painting his saga as a travesty of justice, which of course it is.
今日,《纽约时报》头版报道了托斯卡诺的案子,把他的“传奇”描述为对正义的滑稽模仿,当然,事实也确实如此。
同义词:mockery, farce, sham, distortion
所以,选B。
A. failure 失败
B. farce 闹剧
C. felony 重罪
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chronic
A. persisting
B. harsh
C. dire
chronic:
adj. constant; habitual; inveterate
慢性的;长期的;积习的
The chronic procrastinators I know have spent years of their life looped in this cycle.
我所认识的长期拖延症患者数年来都是在这样的怪圈中打转。
同义词:constant, persistent, habitual
所以,选A。
A. persisting 持续的
B. harsh 严酷的;苛刻的
C. dire 可怕的
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engender
A. bolster
B. provoke
C. discourage
engender:
v. to produce, cause, or give rise to.
造成;引起
Pity engendered love.
怜悯产生爱。
同义词:arouse, beget, provoke
所以,选B。
A. bolster 支持;支撑
B. provoke 引起
C. discourage 阻止;使气馁
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appraise
A. appreciate
B. evaluate
C. command
appraise:
v. to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess.
鉴定;评估
This prompted many employers to appraise their selection and recruitment policies.
这促使很多雇主开始评估其人才选聘政策。
同义词:assess, evaluate, audit
所以,选B。
A.appreciate 欣赏;感激
B. evaluate 评估
C. command 命令
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elicit
A. illegal
B. placate
C. evoke
elicit [i'lisit]:
v. to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke
引起
Mr. Norris said he was hopeful that his request would elicit a positive response.
诺里斯先生说,他希望他的要求会引起积极的回应。
同义词:bring out, evoke, extort
所以,选C。
A. illegal 非法的
B. placate 安抚
C. evoke 引起
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discrete
A. distinct
B. tactful
C. similar
discrete [dis'kri:t]:
adj. apart or detached from others; separate; distinct
分离的;独立的
Social structures are not discrete objects; they overlap and interweave.
社会结构之间不是离散的,他们相互重叠交织。
同义词:disconnected, distinct, different
所以,选A。
A. distinct 不同的
B. tactful 老练的
C. similar 相似的
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mettle
A. intrude
B. alloy
C. fortitude
mettle:
n. courage and fortitude
勇气;气质
His first important chance to show his mettle came when he opened the new session of the legislature.
主持召开新一届立法会议是他彰显个人魄力的第一次重要机会。
同义词:bravery, caliber, fortitude
所以,选C。
A. intrude 侵入;扰乱
B. alloy 合金
C. fortitude 勇气;刚毅
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abject
A. dissent
B. contemptible
C. acquiesce
abject ['æbdʒekt]:
n. utterly hopeless, miserable, contemptible, humiliating, or wretched
绝望的;悲惨的;可鄙的
He is an abject liar.
他是一个可悲的说谎者。
同义词:wretched, contemptible, degraded
所以,选B。
A. dissent 不同意
B. contemptible 可鄙的
C. acquiesce 默许
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swarthy
A. slick
B. dark
C. smug
swarthy:
n. (of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.
皮肤黝黑的
He had a broad swarthy face.
他有一张黝黑的宽脸。
同义词:dark, dark-hued, brunet
所以,选B。
A. slick 光滑的;精巧的
B. dark 黑色的
C. smug 自鸣得意的
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empirical
A. factual
B. arrogant
C. conjectural
empirical [em'pirikəl]:
adj. derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
经验主义的;实证的
There is no empirical evidence to support his thesis.
没有实证根据来支持他的论点。
同义词:experimental, factual, observational
所以,选A。
A. factual 事实的
B. arrogant 傲慢的
C. conjectural 推测的
编辑:左卓
实习编辑:孙溪若