考研英语易错核心词汇汇总
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英语中很多单词只差了一个字母,或者很多单词意思相近,会迷惑大家的眼睛,这便成为考研英语出题的考点,今天小编整理了考研英语常考的核心易混词,教各位小伙伴清楚地分辨它们,甚至得心应手地运用到翻译和作文上,让英语更简单,一起看看吧。你能分辨几组?
frontier n.边界,边境,边疆,指靠近边界(boundary)的区域;也可引申为"未开发的领域","(学术的)前沿"等。
The American West was still a frontier a century ago.一个世纪以前美国西部还是一片边疆。
She is a biochemist who works on the frontiers of biology.她是从事生物学前沿研究的生化学家。
verge n. (道路、花坛等长着草的)边缘,引申为"某事即将发生之际"。
On the verge of war,she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown.战争爆发之际,她几近精神崩溃。
11、conserve,preserve都有“保护,保存”的意思
conserve v.保存,保藏,保护(强调节约)。
In winter, some people conserve energy by lowing the heat at night.冬天,有些人在夜里调小暖气来节约能源。
preserve v.保护;维持;保养;防止(食物)腐败(强调使不受破坏)。
The government preserves the rights of the individual person.政府保护个人的权利不受侵犯。
12、convert,invert,revert,transform同形或同意
convert v.转变,皈依,含有"使某人改变观点"的意思。(联系converse)
He wants to convert to Catholicism.他要皈依天主教。
invert v.使颠倒,使倒转,使反向。常常表示位置、顺序、方向等的颠倒。(联系inverse)
The baby inverted the cup and spilled her orange juice.婴儿把杯子打翻,弄洒了橙汁。
revert v.归还,恢复原状。指回到原来的状态或情形。(联系reverse)
John gave his brother a house, and when his brother died, ownership reverted back to John.约翰送给他的哥哥一所房子,当他的哥哥去世后,房子的所有权重新归于约翰。
transform v.改变,转变,指形状、颜色、大小、性质等的改变。
A little paint will soon transform the old house.刷一点油漆很快就会使这所旧房子大为改观。
13、credible,credulous,plausible,同形或同意
credible a.可信的,可靠的。
That the student told the teacher a credible story that she missed classes because she was sick.那个学生跟老师讲了实情,她因为病了才没来上课。
credulous a.轻信的,易于相信的。
She was credulous when she listened to the salesman and bought the car for too much money.她很容易轻信别人,竟然听信那个销售员的话以价买了那辆车。
plausible a.似乎有理的(可信的)。常带有怀疑的意思。
Even though it is a plausible explanation, I am not completely convinced.虽然这个解释似乎合理,但仍不可能使我完相信。
14、eligible,illegible,形近易混词
eligible a.享有权利的,具备资格的。
He graduated from high school with good grades, so he is eligible to enroll in the state college.他以优异的成绩从中学毕业,所以他有资格就读于州立大学。
illegible a.很难看懂的,难以辨认的。(联系legible)
The writing is illegible; I cannot read what it says.字迹不清楚,我看不清上面写的是什么。
15、industrial,industrious,形近易混词
industrial a.工业的,产业的(联想industry)
Industrial production is up this year; but agriculture is weak.今年工业产值上升了,但是农业依然薄弱。
industrious a.勤奋的,忙碌的。
She started her own business and is now very industrious.她开了一家自己的公司,因此现在很忙碌。
16、minor,inferior,secondary,都有“次要的”的意思
minor a较少的,较小的,较次要的,常含有轻微的但并非不重要的意思。
We agreed on everything in the contract, even minor points.我们对合同中的一切问题甚至是细枝末节都达成了一致
inferior a.次等的,较劣的,下级的,当"下级"讲时,强调职位的低(相当于 subordinate下级的,从属的);当"次等"讲时,指素质、质量等的低劣。
He was always friendly to his inferior officers.他对下级官员一向和蔼可亲。
Most wine from Switzerland is inferior to wine from France.产于瑞士的葡萄酒多数要比法国的差。
secondary a.第二等的,次要的,强调在重要性或顺序上处于第二位。
My job is of secondary importance to my health.我的工作比起身体来说不那么重要。
(注:be+of+N.在写作过程中是替换be+adj.表达的一种升级方式)
17、opt,apt,形近易混词
opt v.选择,抉择(后接for)。
She opted for a winter vacation, instead of one in summer.她选择了在冬天休假而不是夏天。
apt a.易于……的(后接to);恰当的。
She is apt to make mistakes if you pressure her too much.如果你给她施加的压力过大,她就很容易出错。