考研英語核心辭彙辨析(黑魔方系列2008版之十二)

revolve, evolve, involve

revolve v.鏇轉,轉動。

the room began to revolve , then he fainted.屋子開始鏇轉,然後他就昏倒了。

evolve v.發展,演變。

agriculture evolved slowly over thousands of years.幾千年來,農業發展得很緩慢。

involve v.需要,包含;使捲入,牽涉。

getting a driver's licence involves learning how to drive, studying the rules of the road, and taking a test.要得到駕駛執照需要學習開車,學習交通規則,還要經過考試。

sanction, sanitation

sanction n.認可,準許,批准。

i need my parents' sanction to stay out late.我晚回家需要得到父母的批准。

sanitation n.公共衛生,環境衛生,衛生設備。

strict sanitation is used in businesses such as barber shops and restaurants.在理髮店和餐館等營業場所執行嚴格的公共衛生制度。

scenery, scene, view, landscape

這一組名詞都有"景色"的意思。

scenery n.風景,景色,舞台布景,強調從美的角度看,某個國家或地區的總體外貌。

each year, we spend our vacation in the mountains and enjoy the scenery.我們每年到山區渡假,並欣賞那裡的風景。

scene n.指從遠處看到的某一具體景色、景象,也可以指人物的活動場面;(犯罪的)地點,現場。

they stood gazing the happy scene of children playing in the park.他們站在那裡,注視著孩子們在公園裡玩耍的場景。

view n.指從遠處或窗戶看到的視野範圍內的風景;觀點,看法。

our house has a view of the park.我們的房子可以看到公園的景色。

landscape n. (自然的)風景,景色;風景畫。

the landscape seen from the mountains is green and beautiful.站在群山之巔看到的是一片美麗的綠色。

sensible, sensitive, sentimental, sensational

這是一組形近易混詞。

sensible a.有知覺的,可感知的;明智的。

the patient was speechless but still sensible.病人雖然不能說話但仍然有知覺。

sensitive a.敏感的,靈敏的。

this film is sensitive to light.這種膠片對光很敏感。

sentimental a.多愁善感的,感傷的。

the novel has scenes full of love and loss; it is so sentimental!小說有多處場景充滿愛情的悲歡離合,真是感傷啊!

sensational a.聳人聽聞的,令人激動的。

i read a sensational story about a ten-year-old mother.我聽到一則聳人聽聞的故事:十歲女孩做媽媽。

technological, technical

這是一組形近易混詞。

technological a.技術上的。

a major technological breakthrough主要技術性突破

technical a.技術的,工藝(學)的;專門的,深奧的。the banker made some technical points about the economy in his speech.銀行家在他的關於經濟的演說中提出了幾個很專業的論點。

transaction, transition, transmission, transformation, transfer

這是一組在考研和cet-6中經常出現的形近易混詞。

transaction n.交易行為,處理。

transactions of shares on the stock exchange were up today.今天證券交易所的股票成交額上升了。

transition n. (從一種情況到另一種的)過渡,更替。

the transition from high school to college can be difficult for students.對於學生來說,從中學到大學的過渡會是困難的。

transmission n.傳播(比如疾病);廣播。

the transmission of germs can occur by contact, breathing, and eating.細菌通過接觸、呼吸和飲食傳播。

transformation n. (外觀或性質的)改變,改觀,轉變。

his character seems to have undergone a complete transformation since his marrige.他結婚之後性格判若兩人。

transfer n.轉移,轉讓;(工作的)調動;(旅途中的)換乘,改變路線。

the club's goalkeeper isn't happy here, and has asked a transfer.這個足球俱樂部的守門員在此過得不愉快,已經要求轉會到其他俱樂部。