2020屆高考英語一輪復習精品學案――重點詞語辨析900例
sick:病的;惡心的(可作定語或表語)。ill:病的(可作表語,不當定語);壞的(通常作定語,不作表語)。例如:
例680:—you look pale. are you sick / ill? (你臉色蒼白,病了嗎?)
— no, i’m just feeling sick on the ship. ill habit! (不,沒有,只是暈船。壞毛病!)
例681:he was unable to join the army because of ill health. (他沒能參軍,因為身體不好。)
20.silent / quiet / calm / still
silent:安靜的,寂靜的,沉默不語的。表示不說話、不弄出聲響,但不一定指沒有活動。例如:
例682:the boy sat there, silent.
例683:the class was silent as the teacher explained the exam rules.
(當老師解釋考規時教室里寂靜無聲。)
quiet:安靜的,寧靜的。用于自然環境,指沒有喧鬧的寂靜狀態,相當于peaceful(寧靜的,平靜的,安寧的 / 和平的, 愛好和平的);指人時,表示生性安靜、沉默寡言的、不易激動。例如:
例684: as we were walking along the quiet / peaceful lake, he just kept silent all the time. but in fact, he is not a quiet man. (當我們沿著寧靜的湖岸散步時,他自始至終一言不發,可實際上他并不是沉默寡語的人。)
例685:be quiet. your father is sleeping now. (安靜點,你爸爸正在睡覺呢。)
calm:平靜的,冷靜的,鎮靜的。例如:
例686:the sea is now calm.
例687:keep calm in time of danger. (危險時要保持冷靜。)
still:靜止的,不動的。例如:
例688:please keep still while i’m taking your photos.
例689:the saying “still waters run deep” is used to say that someone who is quiet may have very strong feelings or a lot of knowledge. (“靜水流深”這個諺語用來指生性安靜的人也許有著強烈的情感或豐富的知識。)
21.special / especial / particular / peculiar
special:特別的,特殊的,專門的;專程的。例如:
例690:are you doing anything special for christmas?
例691:this is a special room for you.
例692:i came here specially to see you. (我是專程來看你的。)
especial:特別的,尤其的。(英國英語,正式用語,相當于special,但special含有“專門的,專程的”之意)例如:
例693:this is an issue of especial importance. (這是個特別重要的問題。)
例694:i came here to see my friends, especially you. (我來看朋友,特別是你。)
particular:特別的,尤其的;挑剔的。例如:
例695:i didn’t have any particular plan in mind.
例696:the old lady is really particular about what she eats. (老太太對吃的特別挑剔。)
peculiar:特有的,獨具的。例如:
例697:that is his peculiar character. (那就是他的獨特性格。)
22.wide / broad
wide:寬的,寬闊的。指距離寬,是常用詞語,也可用來形容人的眼睛、嘴巴;可以用于引申意義,表示“廣泛的、淵博的、豐富的”等。例如:
例698:the road is ten meters wide.
例699:he has a wide knowledge of french history. (他非常了解法國歷史。)