【同义词练习】 第01/30周(2023.04.24--2023.04.30)

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1/30)1. often stresses the fruit of wisdom or deliberation and may presuppose a weightier occasion, or more authority, or more personal concern on the part of the one giving counsel: the benefit of a father's ~.  a) counsel2. implies prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity: forced to endure a ~ companion the whole trip.  b) advice3. implies real or pretended knowledge or experience, often professional or technical, on the part of the one who advises: a book of ~ for would-be entrepreneurs.  c) garrulousacb Right group advice mean a recommendation as to a decision or a course of conduct.

2/30)1. means to overwhelm completely and to reduce to submission, inactivity, or passivity: statements intended to ~ the fears of the people.  a) crush2. implies a force that destroys all opposition or brings an operation to a halt: a rebellion that was brutally ~ed.  b) quash3. implies a conscious determination to subdue: the government ~ed all opposition newspapers.  c) suppress4. suggests ending something as abruptly and completely as putting out a flame: hopes for a promising life ~ed by a single bullet.  d) apprehend5. implies a sudden and summary extinction: the army ~ed the rebellion.  （summary有两个意思，1. 梗概， 2. 立即，用于法律，如summary arrest立即逮捕，summary execution死刑立即执行，这里指立即消灭)  e) extinguish6. implies foresight mingled with uncertainty, anxiety, or dread: ~ed that his odd behavior was a sign of a troubled soul.  f) quellfacebd Right group crush mean to bring to an end by destroying or defeating.

3/30)1. implies a forced and unlawful entering of closed premises for the purpose of committing a felony, usually that of larceny or robbery: lived in constant fear of ~.  a) theft2. chiefly in legal use, applies to simple direct theft in which the property of one person is taken into the possession of another: ~ is "grand" or "petty" according to the value of the goods taken.  b) fussy3. adds a connotation of querulousness to finicky and particular: very ~ about the starch in his shirts.   （querulous不停抱怨的=complain,如don't be querulous like a baby不要像小孩一样不停抱怨）  c) burglar4. implies the taking and removing of another's property without the person's consent and usually by stealth: the ~ of an idea may hurt far more than the ~ of money.  d) robbery5. in strict use implies violence or the threat of violence employed in the taking of another's property: the messenger was attacked and seriously injured in the course of a ~.  e) larcenycebad Right group theft mean the act or crime of stealing.

4/30)1. applies both to things prescribed by and to persons obedient to custom and may suggest stiff, restrained, or old-fashioned behavior: a ~ report on the summit meeting; a ~ manner.  a) ceremonial,ceremonious2. implies accord with general custom and usage and may suggest a lack of originality or independence: ~ courtesy; ~ standards of beauty.  b) formal3. a price beyond the thing's value OR the buyer's means: the resort's shop seems rather ~.  c) conventional4. both imply strict attention to what is prescribed by custom or by ritual, but ceremonial applies to things that are associated with ceremonies: a ~ offering; ceremonious to persons given to ceremony or to acts attended by ceremony: a ~ old man.  d) expensivebcda Right:) group ceremonial,ceremonious mean marked by attention to or adhering strictly to prescribed forms.

5/30)1. imply extreme low-spiritedness and DISCOURAGEMENT resulting from failure to accomplish | achieve goals: ~, the doomed explorers resigned themselves to failure.  a) true2. is likely to stress genuineness and especially correspondence between appearance and essense: a ~ diamond.     （genuine有2个意思，都表示真：1不造假的，2真诚的，在2017-06-23 真正authentic-bona fide）  b) real3. stresses the fact of existence or fidelity to the existent as opposed to the nonexistent, abstract, or hypothetical: the ~ tests of this missle have not yet been made.  c) actual4. can stress conformity to the real especially as a model or standard: the ladybug is not a ~ bug but a beetle; or conformity to the pertinent facts that are known or knowable: the ~ verson of events.  d) dispiriteddbca Right:) group real meaning unknown

6/30)1. suggests an elaborate often rhetorical or poetic compliment: coronations once inspired ~s.  a) panegyric2. applies to the formal praise accompanying the mention of a person in a military dispatch or in awarding an honor: a ~ noting her lasting contribution to biology.  b) citation3. imples warm enthusiasm in praise of a person or a thing: the subject of several spirited ~s at the banquet.  c) collate4. applies to a prepared speech, especially a funeral oration or an essay extolling the virtues and services of a person: delivered the ~ at the funeral.  d) tribute5. implies minute and critical comparison in order to note points of agreement or divergence: data from police districts across the country will be ~d.  e) encomium6. implies deeply felt praise conveyed either through words or through a significant act: a book of ~s marking his fifty years of service.  f) eulogyabefcd Right:) group encomium mean a formal expression of praise.

7/30)1. is used less formally and emphatically for summon: the President ~ Congress for a special session.  a) convoke2. implies a summoning to court usually to answer a charge: ~ to answer the charge of drunken driving.   b) cite3. suggests a calling up of a number of things that form a group in order that they may be exhibited, displayed, or utilized as a whole for some purpose: ~ the troops for an inspection.  c) call4. suggests giving orders directly and orally: ~ her fix a drink for him.  d) convene5. is somewhat less formal or emphatic than convoke: ~ the students in the school auditorium.  e) bid6. implies the exercise of authority, and may imply a mandate, imperative order OR urgency: ~ by the court to appear as a witness.  f) summon7. implies a summoning to assemble, esp. for deliberative or legislative purposes: ~ an assembly of the world's leading scientists.   g) musterWrong cbgedfa Right:) group summon mean to demand the appearance of.

8/30)1. suggests an acting or a potential for action or use in such a way as to avoid loss or waste of energy or resources in effecting, producing, or functioning: an ~ small car.  a) efficient2. suggests possession of a special quality or virtue that gives effective power: a detergent that is ~ in removing grease.  b) effective3. suggests the accomplishment of a desired result or the fulfillment of a purpose especially as viewed after the fact: the measures to halt crime proved ~.  c) awkward4. stresses the actual production or the power to produce an effect: an ~ rebuttal.  d) effectual5. is widely applicable and may suggest unhandiness, inconvenience, lack of control,  embarrassment, or lack of tact: a dinner party marked by periods of ~ silence.   e) efficaciousaedbc Right:) group effective mean producing or capable to produce an effect.

9/30)1. applies to a face as seen and as revealing a mood, character, or attitude: the benign ~ of my grandmother.  a) sanguinary2. suggests attention to the contours and characteristic expression as indicative of  race, temperament, disease, or qualities of mind or character: a youth with the ~ of a warrior.  b) physiognomy3. applies especially to something attended by, or someone bent on, bloodshed: the Civil War was America's most ~ conflict.  c) visage4. suggests attention to shape and proportions of the face and sometimes to the impressions it gives or the changes in moods it reflects: a penetrating gaze and an aquiline nose gave him a birdlike ~.  d) countenance5. is the simple, direct, and also the inclusive term: a strikingly handsome ~.  e) facedbace Right:) group face mean the front part of the head from forehead to chin.

10/30)1. sug. habitual WAGGISHNESS and playfulness oft clumsy and inappropriate: the dim-witted took his ~ jokes seriously.  a) humorous2. stress a desire to produce laughter, may be DEROGATORY by implying CLUMSY,dubious or ILL-TIMED attempts at humor and wit: ~ remark not appreciated at the funeral.  b) jovulgar3. suggests the use of analysis or logical reasoning with a definite aim: a philosopher of ~ bent. 爱好  c) reflective4. implies HABITUAL or temporamental fondness for jesting and joking: a ~ fellow whose humor often brightend spirits.  d) witty5. suggests clever, quick mind and caustic tongue: the commentator is remembered for his ~ reviews.  e) facetious6. broadly applies to anything that Evokes usually genial laughter, and may contrast with witty IN implying eccentricity and whimsicality: LACEd his lectures with ~ anecdotes.  f) jocosefecbda Right:) group witty meaning unknown

11/30)1. can imply mental derangement, but it MORE OFTEN suggests lack of control by or open conflict with reason: our world which often seems ~.  a) unreasonalbe2. is likely to suggest guidance by some force other than reason such as ambition, greed, or stubbornness that makes or shows one decifient in good sense: made ~ demands on a friend.  b) chivalrous3. suggests high-minded and self-sacrificing attentions: a ~ display of duty.  c) irrationalcab Right:) group irrational mean not governed or guided by reason or not having the power to reason.

12/30)1. implies a turning away from what is distasteful or unwelcome: seems ~ to anything requiring work.  a) averse2. implies a holding back through resistance or unwillingness: I'm ~ to blame anyone just now.  b) impassioned3. implies a holding back through fear, uncertainty, or disinclination: ~ about asking her for a date.  c) reluctant4. implies lack of harmony between what one anticipates doing and one's opinions, predilections, or liking: ~ to believe that he could do anything right.  d) hesitant5. implies warmth and intensity without violence and suggests fluent verbal or artistic expression: an ~ plea for international understanding.  e) loath6. implies lack of taste for or inclination toward something and may imply disapproval: ~d to go out in bad weather.  f) disinclinedacdebf Right:) group disinclined mean lacking the will or desire to do something indicated.

13/30)1. implies peremptoriness arising more from the urgency of the situation than from an inherent will to dominate: an ~ appeal for assistance.  a) mangle2. implies a tearing or crushing that leaves deep extensive wounds or lacerations: thousands are ~ every year by auto accidents.  bruise瘀伤purple mark紫色的一块皮肤 laceration撕伤割伤  b) imperative3. implies the cutting off or removal of an essential part of a person or thing thereby impairing its completeness, beauty, or function: a poignant drama ~ by inept acting.  c) batter4. implies the loss or injury of a limb or member usually by violence: a swimmer ~ed by a shark.  d) cripple5. implies the loss or severe impairment of an arm or a leg: the fall ~d her for life.  e) maim6. implies a pounding with series of blows that bruises deeply, deforms, or mutilates: a ship ~ed by fierce storms at sea.  f) mutilatebafedc Right:) group maim mean to injure so severely as to cause lasting damage.

14/30)1. suggests abundant emission: it never rains but it ~s; and may sometimes imply a coming in a course or stream from or as if from a spout: workers ~ed from the subway exits.  a) gutter2. stresses the intended effect of the action often IN distinction or contrast with the action or the means as such: will use any means to achieve his ~.  b) sluice3. implies a sudden and copious outpouring of or as if of something released from confinement: blood ~ed from the wound.  copious大量  c) pour4. implies the operation of something like a sluice or flume for the control of the flow of water and regularly suggests a sudden abundant streaming: rainwater ~ing through the gutters.  d) end5. suggests a flowing through a channel or from an opening or the abundance or continuousness of that flow: tears ~ed from her eyes.  e) streamcdabe Right:) group pour mean to send forth or come forth copiously.

15/30)1. implies a desire to retaliate or get even and therefore connotes states of malice, spite, or unwillingness to forgive: angry determination to ~ herself for the slight.  a) avenge2. stresses a breaking down by chemical change and often implies a corruption: the body was badly ~d.  b) decompose3. suggests that the ends of justice are served OR another is being vindicated OR a merited punishment is administered: ~d the insult to his honor.  c) revengecba Right:) group avenge mean to punish a person who has wronged oneself or another.

16/30)1. implies clearness, be it manifested in freedom from dirt or soil: a room as ~ as a pin; or freedom from clutter, complication and confusion: ~ workmanship; or freedom from admixture: took whiskEy ~.  a) surprise2. commonly implies a lying in wait along a public way, often in concealment: highwaymen who ~ied all travellers; but sometimes it merely implies an intercepting and detaining: a teacher ~ied by questioning students.  b) waylay3. in technical military use may imply stragetic planning and secrecy in operations intended to catch an enemy unawares: ~d an enemy camp; but general use is more likely to suggest a chance catching unawares: police ~d a burglar leaving the house.  c) ambush4. tends to evoke the image of would-be attackers concealed in a thicket and is often used with reference to guerrilla warfare: he had been ~ed by rebel forces; but is equally applicable to other situations where the primary image is pertinent: ~ed by joy.  d) neatdbac Right:) group surprise mean to attack unawares.

17/30)1. is essentially exchangeable with significance: a speech of enormous ~.  a) weight2. implies a judgment by which a superior worth or influence is ascribed to something or someone: there are no cities OF ~ in this area.  b) import3. implies conspicuous or self-evident consequence: a decision of very great ~.  c) respect4. implies a judgment of the immediate relevant importance of something that must be taken into account or that may seriously affect an outcome: idle chitchat of no particular ~.  d) consequence5. implies a quality or character that should mark a thing as importance or of consequence but that may OR may not be self-evident or recognized: time would reveal the ~ of that casual act  e) importance6. implies a considered evaluation or estimation as the basis of recognition of worth: after many years they came to ~ her views.  f) significance7. may imply importance in social rank but more generally implies importance because of probable or possible effects: whatever style you choose is of little ~.  g) momentWrong begafcd Right:) group importance mean a quality or aspect that is felt to be of great worth, value, or influence. (value实用价值,worth货币价值)

18/30)1. sug. an indirectmention by a hint, roundabout expression or figure of speech: ~ to incidents previously unkonwn.  a) refer2. usually implies a slight or glancing reference in a text or speech: a theory ~ to here but discussed later.  b) advert3. can imply a welcoming recognition: ~ guests with open arms; but more often it implies that something comes or is allowed to come into one's possession or presence while one is passive: ~d the news without comment.  c) allude4. implies intentional introduction, specific and definite mention, and sometimes judging: ~ to her claim as fantasy  d) receivecbda Right:) group refer meaning unknown

19/30)1. suggests a deep quietude or composure: the ~ beauty of a formal garden.  a) forerunner2. is applicable to anything that serves as a sign, omen, or warning of something to come: the international incident was a ~ to war.  b) tranquil3. both apply, chiefly figuratively, to one that proclaims or announces the coming or arrival of a notable event or person: robins, the ~s of spring(harbingers); the ~ of a new age in medical science.  c) harbinger, herald4. applies to a person or thing that paves the way for the success or accomplishment of another: 18th century poets who were ~s of the Romantics.  d) precursorbacd Right:) group forerunner mean one who goes before or announces the coming of another.

20/30)1. implies patience under provocation and deliberate abstention from harsh judgment, punishment, or vengeance: the most ~of music teachers.  a) lenient2. implies compliance, mercifulness, and a willingness to make concessions out of charity or clemency: an aunt ~ of her nieces' and nephews' shortcomings.  b) penitence3. implies sad and humble realization of and regret for one's misdeeds: willing to forgive when faced with the outward signs of ~. (很容易错写成’pentinence’，联想penny发音: 因为1分钱忏悔)  c) forbearing4. implies softness of temper and a relaxation of discipline or rigor: ~ parents pay for it later.  d) tolerant5. implies a freedom from bias or dogmatism and a reluctance to judge or restrict others harshly who hold opinions or doctrines different from one's own: a very ~ attitude towards dissenters.  e) indulgentcebad Right:) group forbearing mean not inclined by nature, disposition, or circumstances to be severe or rigorous.

21/30)1. extreme, even undue lack of severity in punishing, and may suggest a weak softness: criticized the courts for excessive ~.  a) lenity2. stress benevolence and good will as shown in generosity, broad understanding and tolerance OF others: showed a little ~ to the weak-willed.  b) grace3. imply a benign attitude and willingness to GRANT FAVORS or make concession: the victor's ~ in treating the vanquished.  c) charity4. imply mild and merciful disposition IN one with the duty or power of judging and punishing: a judge little inclined to show ~.  d) clemency5. imply a compassion THAT FORBEARS PUNISHING even when justice demands it or that extends HELP to the lowliest and most undeserving: admitTED his guilt and begged for ~.  e) mercy6. tends to stress the number of times a thing occurs without regard to the interval of recurrence: they ~ come to dinner.  f) oftenacbdef Right:) group mercy meaning unknown

22/30)1. a close synonym of these words, is likely to appear in elevated language: longed to ~ among trees and hills. (elevate提升,elevator: 直梯)  a) sojourn2. is the equivalent of lodge, and usually suggests the status of a guest: decided to ~ at his sister's house for the weekend.  b) stay3. implies a marked lack of generosity: a ~ child, not given to sharing.  c) lodge4. distinctively implies a temporary habitation or abode, and more or less uncertain place or way of living: ~ for a while in the south of France.  d) live5. expresses the idea that a person keeps or returns to a particular place as his or her fixed, settled, or legal abode: ~ happily in New Hampshire. (abode: 住所寓所.You are welcome to my humble abode竭诚欢迎光临寒舍. right of abode: 居住权)  e) put up6. ALSO suggests a habitation for a time and may connote restricted accomodation such as in a hotel or rooming house: chose to ~ there for the night. (rooming house: 有家具的出租房屋，如Forrest Gump阿甘家)  f) stingy7. is the term commonly used in place of sojourn or lodge: ~ at that hotel for the entire week.  g) reside8. may stress the idea of actually spending one's time and carrying out the activities of one's family life: ~ for years in the house next door.  h) dwellhefagcbd Right:) group reside mean to have as one's habitation or domicile.

23/30)1. implies a passing from an inactive to an active state and stresses the influence of an external agent in arousing to activity: a switch in the office ~s all the outdoor lights.  a) activate2. implies a tearing or crushing that leaves deep extensive wounds or lacerations: thousands are ~ every year by auto accidents.  bruise瘀伤purple mark紫色的一块皮肤 laceration撕伤割伤  b) mangle3. may stress the arousal of something more or less inert or lifeless, often by communicating an impetus or force: took steps to ~ the local economy; or an imparting of significance or interest to something: a set of images that ~ the story.  c) energize4. implies an arousing to activity or a readying for activity by an imparting of strength or a providing with a source of energy: a speech that ~d the sales force for what lay ahead.  d) vitalizeabdc Right:) group vitalize mean to arouse to activity, animation, or life.

24/30)1. is the least specific term and suggests something equivocal rather than definitely illicit about the relationship: had a series of ~s after his divorce.  a) affair2. implies a thin scattering of units: a ~ population.  b) liaison3. implies duration but not necessarily permanence of the attachment: known for her ~ with a powerful senator.  c) sparse4. stresses passion as the motivating force and often connotes transcience: went from one ~ to another.  d) amour5. emphasizes the clandestine nature of the relationship: frequently drawn to complicated ~s.  e) intrigueacbde Right:) group amour mean an instance of illicit sexual relationship.

25/30)1. is general and exchangeable with other terms, but may specifically imply a distinctive propelling motion with the arm: ~ the ball with great accuracy.  a) throw2. usually implies lightness in the thing thrown, and sometimes a scattering: ~ bread crumbs to the birds.  b) cast3. implies a powerful and forceful driving as in throwing a massive weight: ~ the intruder out the window. (hurl abuse(threat) at固定搭配辱骂(威胁)某人)  c) toss4. suggests a throwing carefully at a target: ~ horseshoes; OR lightness and casualness: ~ trash in the basket.  d) fling5. stresses lack of prudence in spending and usually implies imbalance between income and outgo: known in college as a real ~.  e) sling6. suggests a light or careless or aimless throwing and may imply an upward motion: ~ her racket on the bed.  f) spendthrift7. suggests propelling with a sweeping, swinging motion,usually with force and suddenness: ~ the bag over his shoulder. （sweep挥动: His arm swept around the room. 他伸出手臂绕着房间挥了一圈） (swing规则来回运动: 来回或前后运动regular movement to and fro, back and forth: 例如swing the rope back and forth前后摆绳)  g) pitch8. stresses a vigorous throwing with slight aim or control: ~ the ring back in his face.  h) hurlabhgfced Right:) group throw mean to cause to move swiftly throughspace by a propulsive movement or propelling force.

26/30)1. indicates a calling attention to, either by name or by clear but incidental reference: failed to ~ the incident.  a) name2. implies the clear mentioning of a name and therefore may suggest more explicitness: ~d three people as participants in the crime.  b) instance3. suggests something affected or created by the free play of the imagination: the ~ characters created by Lewis Carroll.  c) fanciful4. may indicate a clear specific reference or citation as a typical example or a special case: failed in her attempt to ~ a clear example.  d) mention5. implies the making of a statement so precise, explicit, and detailed that misunderstanding is impossible: use only ingredients and amounts ~ied.  e) specifydacbe Right:) group mention mean to make clear or specific by referring to something explicitly.

27/30)1. implies tacit acceptance or forbearance of opposition: usually ~ to his wife'sWishes. (注1: desire表示强烈愿望，慎用,一般用wish 注2: tacit: 不愿说话不爱社交的性格).  a) assent2. implies not only consent orassent, BUT ALSO hearty approval and willingnessto go on record: totally ~ to the free enterprisesystem.  b) subscribe3. implies an act involving the understanding or judgmentand may apply to propositions or opinions: potential members must ~ toorganization's credo. （注意judge的名词要去e）  c) consent4. sometimes implies previous difference ofopinion and attempts at persuasion, negotiation or discussion:finally ~ to give him a raise.  d) agree5. involves the will or feeling and indicates compliancewith what is requested or desired: ~ to their daughter's wish to go on the trip.  e) expense6. often designates the aggregate amount actually disbursed for something: our ~s were higher last month.  f) accede7. implies a yielding, often under pressure, of assent or concession: officials ~ toevery demand of the prisoners.  g) acquiesceWrong Wrong:( gbadcef Right:) group assent meaning unknown

28/30)1. implies powerlessness coupled with persistent weakness or complete ineffectiveness: stormed about in ~ rage.  a) gracious2. denotes merely lack of power or efficacy which is often temporary or relative to a specific purpose or situation: claimed he was ~ to make the change.  b) impotent3. implies courtsy and kindly consideration: her ~ acceptance of the award.  c) powerlessbca Right:) group powerless mean unable to effect one's purpose, intention, or end.

29/30)1. often implies a general or transient longing for the unattainable: she ~ed that there were some way she could help.  a) sanguinary2. stresses the force of physical appetite or emotional need: ~ sweets constantly. 甜食  b) wish3. applies especially to something attended by, or someone bent on, bloodshed: the Civil War was America's most ~ conflict.  c) want4. specifically suggests a longing for something that would fill a felt need: ~ to have a family.  d) crave5. implies strong envious desire, typically for what belongs to another: one of the most ~ed honors in the sportsworld.  e) desire6. stresses the strength of feeling and often implies strong intention or fixed aim: ~d to start a new life in another state.  f) covetbdacfe Right:) group desire mean to have a longing for something.

30/30)1. applies to something that is all that is implied by the term, usually a term of abuse, that follows: an ~ coward.  a) outright2. implies that what is described has gone to the extreme and can be made neither better nor worse or is past recall: he is an ~ fool.  b) happy3. applies to what is or seems to be so utterly what it is as to be beyond the possibility of being lessened, softened, or relieved: an ~ evil.  c) out-and-out4. combines the implications of lucky and fortunate, with its more common meaning of being blessed: a life that has been a series of ~ accidents.  d) arrant5. applies to what is completely as described at all times or in every part or from every point of view: this is an ~ fraud.  e) unmitigateddaebc Right:) group outright mean without limit or qualification.