2020屆高考英語一輪復習精品學案――重點詞語辨析900例
(這次討論主題集中在這個最重要的問題上。)
22.question / problem
question:問題。作動詞意為“提問,質疑”, 指由于疑惑不解而提出疑問。例如:
例506:can i ask a question of you?
例507:can i ask you a question?
例508:tom made a quick answer to the question. (湯姆馬上作出回答。)
例509:she hates being questioned about her past. (她不喜歡別人問起她的過去。)
例510:one questioned whether he was telling the truth. (有人提出質疑他是否講真話。)
problem:問題。指等待解決或決定的問題,尤指難題。例如:
例511:the maths problem is too hard for me to work out.
例512:we argued with them about this problem for a long time.
23.soil / earth / ground / land / mud
soil:土地,土壤。指含有有機成分、適宜于耕種的土壤。例如:
例513:the water washed away much of the top soil.
earth:土,泥(相對于巖石和沙子而言);地球。例如:
例514:the peasants were trying to fill the big hole with earth.
(農民正在設法用土填那個大坑。)
例515:today the earth is becoming more and more polluted. (現在地球受污染越來越嚴重。)
ground:土地,地面。指大地表面。例如:
例516:the wounded have been lying on the ground for more than two hours.
land:陸地,土地。指海洋、河流相對的陸地。例如:
例517:we came here by land, not by water. (我們是從陸路來,不是從水路來。)
mud:泥,泥漿。例如:
例518:after the football match, he was covered with mud. (足球賽過后,他渾身沾滿泥。)
24.sound / noise / voice
sound:聲音,聲響。指所能聽到的任何聲音。例如:
例519:last night i heard the sound of voice first, then the sound of music and finally there came the sound of breaking glasses and plates. (昨晚我先是聽到了談話聲,接著聽到了音樂聲,最后傳來了打破杯子、盤子的聲音。)
noise:嘈雜聲,噪音。例如:
例520:the noise from the factory machines kept me awake the whole night.
例521:try not to make a noise when you go upstairs.
voice:聲音,嗓音。指人說話或唱歌的聲音。例如:
例522:could you raise your voice so that i can catch you?
例523:he called for help in a loud voice.
25.state / condition / situation
state:狀態,狀況。指人或物在環境、外觀、心情等方面的狀態、情形。例如:
例524:ice is the solid state of water.
例525:he’s now in a poor state of mind. (他現在心情不好。)
condition:條件,狀況。側重于外部的、周邊的環境或條件。例如:
例526:the conditions here can’t agree with me. (這里的條件不適合我。)
例527:the workers went on strike, demanding better pay and working conditions.
(工人們舉行罷工,要求更高的報酬和更好的工作條件。)
例528:the house was in a terrible condition / state of repair. (這房子極需修葺。)