21.事情 事件
(事)thing:An event,a fact,a subject.
He talked of many interesting things.
(事情)matter:Seth that you have to deal with,something to be discussed,thought over.
There are several matters to be dealt with at the meeting.
(事务 责任)business:A special duty,something that has to be done.
Public business is every one's business.
(事务)affair:An event or set of connected events.(pl)private and personal life.
I have many affairs to look after.
(事件)event:An important happening.Events such as birthdays and anniversaries are often celebrated.
Do you know the chief events of 1986.
incident:Not as important as an event.Incidents seldom are celebrated.Sometimes an event becomes an incident after many years have passed.
(偶然事件)happening:An occurrence,and sometimes an unusual one.
There have been strange happenings here lately.
(偶发事件)occurrence:An incident that is usually unexpected and has not been planned ahead of time.
Flood is practically an annual occurrence in this district.
22.承认
admit:To agree to the truth of,usu,something bad.
It suggests reluctance or possible objection.
He admitted his crime/stealing.
(自白 供认)confess:To admit guilt as to a crime or as to a shortcoming,in the sense of making known to others one's own error or wrong doing.
He confessed his fault/doing something wrong.
acknowledge:to agree the truth of,recognize the fact or existence of what have said or done,good or bad.
It emphasizes openly in a embarrassing or awkward and usually not voluntary way.
I acknowledged my signature/mistakes/errors/having been defeated.
grant:To admit or to agree something is true.
I granted his request/his honesty.
take sth/sb for granted.
concede:To admit as true,just or proper often unwillingly because of overwhelming evidence.
I conceded you that point,but I still think you are wrong.
recognize:To accept or acknowledge it.
It refers to something about law and diplomacy.
The new regime was recognized by China.
23.走路
walk:The most general one.
stride:To walk with long steps.
He strode through the station a few minutes before the train left.
(高视阔步)stalk:To walk stiffly,slowly,and proudly with long steps.
trot:To jog,move quickly,usu refers to horses.
(蹒跚而行)waddle:To walk from side to side with short steps like a duck.
The fat man waddled out of the room.
(蹒跚)stagger:To walk unsteadily,slide and drag the feet almost
falling at each step,usually because of illness,injury or drink.
After drinking too much,he staggered in the street.
(摇摆蹒跚)totter:To walk unsteadily showing great weakness often used
of very young children learning to walk.The child tottered before his parents.
(拖着脚走)shuffle:To move without lifting the feet clear of the floor as if wearing slippers.
The old man shuffled along the road.
(趾高气扬地走)strut To walk in a proud strong way,esp.with the chest out and trying to look important.
(慢行)amble:To walk at an easy gentle rate.
It stresses a leisurely but regular movement.
(闲逛)stroll:To walk,esp.slowly,for pleasure.
It emphasizes a slower movement,more wandering and aimless with suggestions of many starts and pauses.
They are strolling through this park.
saunter:A little more formal than stroll.
(漫步 徘徊)wander:To move about without a fixed course,aim,or purpose.
He was wandering about/down/through/up and down the street.
(漫游)roam:To wander with as very clear aim.
It suggests a more serious purpose behind the irregular
of circular movement in complete forgetfulness of time.
The lovers roamed around/through the fields.
(跋涉)trudge:To walk heavily and wearily with effort as when one(plod)is tired.
The hunter was trudging through the deep snow.
(重步行走)tramp:To walk with firm heavy steps.
Who has been tramping all over the carpet in muddy shoes.
(扭扭捏捏地走)
mince:To walk with little short steps in an affected manner.
It was a funny sight to see her mince along.
slouch:To walk in a loose,ungainly(不雅观)way.
hustle:To walk in a busy,active way.
24.跳
jump:The most general one.to throw oneself into the air.
(跳起)
leap:(literary)To spring through the air,often landing in a different place.
The boy leaped over the brook without difficulty.
(跳跃)spring:To leap suddenly and quickly.
He sprang to his feet at the sudden noise.
(跳着跑)bound:To spring lightly along.
It suggests high spirits and excitement.
His dog bounded to meet me.
(轻快地跑)skip:To move in a slight dancing way,as with quick steps and jumps.
The little girl skipped at her mother's side.
hop:To jump on one leg.
The boy had hurt his leg and had to hop along.
vault:To leap over something using the hands or a pole.
You can vault a fence by putting your hands on it and swinging yourself over.
hurdle:To jump over some thing while running.
The horse hurdled the fence and ran into the woods.
25.特点 特征
quality:The most general one.
(特点)
characteristic:Quality typical of a particular person and thing,a special and easily recognized quality of sb/sth.
It has may scientific or technical uses.
It implies neutral description in referring to any aspect of something without evaluating its relative importance to the whole.
A useful characteristic of the cat is its ability to catch and kill mice.
(特征)character:The combination of qualities which make a particular person,thing,place,etc.
A tendency not to show emotions is supposed to be part of the British national character.
(性质)nature:The qualities make someone or something different from others.
It indicates the widest range of traits,including emotional,mental and physical qualities.
It is only human nature to like money.
(特征)attribute:A quality belonging to or forming part of the
mature of a person or thing.
The word is positive rather than negative.
Darkness is an attribute of night.
(特性)peculiarity:The quality of being peculiar,strangeness,unusualness.
It shows an unpleasant attribute that is quite noticeable.
One of his peculiarities is that his two eyes are not the same size.
(特色)feature:A typical and noticeable part or quality.
It suggests something positive and specifically
It refers to physical appearance.
A lake is an important feature in this area.
(品质 特性)trait:A particular quality of sb/sth.
It refers to more abstract attributes.Honesty and diligence are the chief traits of his character.
(个性)personality:The whole nature or character of a particular person.
It refers to the whole indefinable emotional coloration that a specific person gives off.He has a strong personality.
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