1.living(alive,esp. now)活着的,有生命的,指所有有生命的东西
反义词:nonliving
例:Air is everywhere and gives life to every living thing
空气无处不在,它给予生命体生命
alive:(living,not dead )活着的,在世的,虽有死的可能但现在还活着 ,
作表语或放在被修饰的名词之后
例:many people are still buried alive after the earthquake
地震后仍然有很多人被活活的埋着
you will be glad to hear that BIll is still alive and kicking
听到比尔活蹦乱跳的 消息,你会很高兴的
live: 作形容词时:常常与除去人以外的名词构成词组
a live mouse/rabbit/fish 一只活老鼠/兔子/鱼
a live rail 带电的 铁轨
不说 a live man
例:pollution is still very much a live issue.
污染仍然是当前极为关注的问题
作副词时:现场直播,录制,演出 讲
例:the show is going out live 演出正在现场直播
the football match was televised live
2.loudly:与loud同义,当与talk ,speak ,sing ,laugh 连用时常用loud
当与其他动词连用时,常用loudly
例:the bomb exploded loudly
loud: 作副词时:常与talk,speak,sing,laugh连用,放在被修饰动词后面
例:Speak louder----I cant hear you.
作形容词时:the music is too loud,tune it down.
aloud:出声的 ,目的时让人听见
例:He read the letter aloud 他大声的读信
"where is my purse?" he thinks aloud 我的钱包那?他边想边说
3.indignition:义愤,愤怒,指道义上的愤怒
例:Much to my indignition,he sat down in my seat
使我愤怒的是他竟然坐到了我的位子上
NATO'sboming our embassay in Yugoslavia arouse our indigniton
北约轰炸我驻南斯拉夫大使馆激起了我们的义愤
anger: 生气(普通用语),生气程度不定,有时不一定会流露出来
例:He spoke in anger about the plight og poor people
他义愤填膺的讲述了穷人的困境
Its said in a moment of anger 那是一时生气说的
rage: 狂怒而无法控制
例:He is trembling with rage
fury: 暴怒,语气最强烈
例:he flew into fury when I couldnt lend him my car.
我 不肯借他车,他勃然大怒
fury>rage>anger
4.proclaim:宣布,公共场合以口头方式大声宣布,内容往往是很重要 的事情,有庄重的含义
例:to proclaim(declare ) war 宣战
The salesman proclaimed that his tonic would cure all diseases.
这个推销员大声宣称他的药能治百病
announce:通知,宣告,内容往往是社会所关心的事情,如:婚丧通知,天气预报,新产品问世,等等。
例:to announce a discovery
to announce one's candidacy 宣布自己候选人身份
to announce a forth-coming book
declare:公布一件事情,通常是直接正式公布
例:The governer declared a state of emergency.
地方长官宣布进入紧急状态
She declared she didnt to see him again
她公开宣称她再也不想见他
pronounce:(正式,严肃,官方的宣称
例:The court pronounced the judgement on the prisoner.
法庭宣判犯罪者。
The doctor pronounced him to be no longer in danger.
医生说他已经脱离了危险。
5。abandon:指彻底放弃原来所感兴趣的事物或所负的责任,
例:The scientist abandoned his search for lack of fund.
由于缺少资金,这位科学家放弃了这项研究。
desert:抛弃,遗弃,常指抛弃了自己的天职,为法律道德所不容
例:At the difficult time he is deserted by those who should
support him. 在困难时刻,应支持他的人都不理他了
forsake: 放弃,遗弃,既指物质方面的放弃,又指精神上的被判,强调对原来所钟
爱的人不再钟爱。
例:to forsake a religion
to forsake darkness and cross over to brightness弃暗投明
give up: 可与abandon 替换
6。capable: 有实际能力的,有技能的,能胜任的
例: a capable doctor 有能力的
be capable of
able:能干的,有能力的
例:he is so able.
be able to do sth.
competent:能胜任的,可+ for/as/to/to do
例:Is she competent for/as/to her work? 她 能胜任她的工作吗?
skillful: be skillful at
练习:
1. Air is everywhere and it gives life in every________thing.
A.alive B.living C.live D,lif-giving
2."The point is"he said_______to me,"that what he says cant be true".
A.aloud B.loud c.louldly d.noisily
3.The bloody suppression excited a storm of public______
A.anger B.indignation c.rage d.fury
4.On Oct.1949 Chairman Mao________founding the people's Repubklic of China
A.announced b.declared c,proclaimed d,pronounced
5,In 1828 Owen________the scheme,having lost altogether $40 on it
a,deserted b,forsook c,abandoned d,gave way
6,An electronic computer is _____of storing millions of bits of information
A,able B,competent C,skillful D,capable
(答案:BCBCCD)