常見的英語同義詞50組(下)
(冒火花) spark: to send out small bits of fire.
he was so angry that his eyes sparked furiously. 高@考@資@源@網
(閃爍不定) flicker: to burn unsteadily, shine with an unsteady light.
the candle flickered and then went out.
glimmer: to give a very faint, unsteady light.
the lights glimmered in the distance.
(閃爍) twinkle: to shine with a unsteady light that rapidly changes from fright to faint.
the stars are twinkling in the sky in the evening.
glow: to give out heat and/or light without flames or smoke.
the iron bar was heated until it glowed.
(閃爍) glint: to give out small flashes of light, as the eyes of an eager person are supposed to do
the sun glinted through the leaves after the shower.
(眩光) glare: to shine with a strong light in a way unpleasant to the eyes.
the lights of the car glared at me.
flame: to burn brightly.
you can see the burning log flaming.
(冒火苗) blaze: to burn with a bright flame.
the house is blazing.
(閃閃燃燒) flare: to burn with a bright flame, but uncertainly or for a short time.
the candles flared in the wind.
dazzle: to make unable to see because of a sudden very strong light.
the headlight dazzles. 高@考@資@源@網
coruscate: (fml) to flash, sparkle.
the sparks coruscated.
scintillate:
the gems scintillate.
32.大
big: large in size, extent or important.
large: much bigger than average
great: very large, important, and good.
great change / great writer / great idea.
huge: very fig in size, amount and degree.
it stresses volume.(體積)
a huge house/ make a huge profit.
vast: very large and wide, great in size or amount.
it stresses area.(體積)two dimensional extensions
it is a vast expanse of desert. 高@考@資@源@網
vast plains/ vast majority / at vast expanse.
immense: very great in size or degree./very large or huge.
it stresses three dimensional largesse.
it implies immeasurableness.
an immense palace/ immense importance
the government will build an immense stadium.
enormous: extremely large./very large in size, amount or degree.
it stresses not only size but degree.
it implies abnormality.
he earned enormous sums of money
an enormous animal/ enormous appetite/ enormous amount
tremendous: extraordinarily large in size, amount or degree. / large or impressive
it implies astonishment, terror.
tremendous speed / tremendous noise/ tremendous amount /tremendous feeling.
gigantic: immense in size, on a very large scale like a giant.
titanic: very big or important. 高@考@資@源@網
it refers back to the titans, a race of giant in greek mythology. it stresses force and power.