【干货】华慧考博:考博英语近义词精解与分析!
(Tips:辨别近义词之间的区别最好的办法就是看各自的英文解释)
第一组:enormous; immense; huge; vast
enormous: ①Something that is enormous is extremely large in size or amount.
②You can use enormous to emphasize the great degree or extent of something.
注意抓住关键信息the great degree or extent和in size or amount,由此可以得出,enormous不仅可以表示“数量、尺寸”方面的“大”,还可以表示程度方面的“极大”
immense: If you describe something as immense, you mean that it is extremely large or great.
注意抓住关键信息extremely large or great.,由此可以得出,immense比较普通,就是表示“特别大的”意思。
huge: extremely large in size or amount; great in degree注意抓住关键信息in size or amount和great in degree,由此可以得出,huge和enormous一样,不仅可以表示“数量、尺寸”方面的“大”,还可以表示程度方面的“极大”。
vast:extremely large in area, size, amount, etc.
注意抓住关键信息in area, size, amount,由此可以得出,vast多用于强调“区域范围、数量和尺寸”的“巨大”。
第二组:obscure; vague; ambiguous~obscure: difficult to understand
根据英文释义就很清楚了,obscure指的是因“难以理解”而“不明确”。
vague: If something written or spoken is vague, it does not explain or express things clearly.
注意抓住关键信息not explain or express clearly,由此可以得出,vague指的是因“没有表达清楚”而“不明确”
ambiguous:If~you~describe~something~as~ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
注意抓住关键信息because it can be understood in more than one way,由此可以得出,ambiguous指的是因“有多种解释和理解角度”而“不明确”。
第三组:element; component; ingredient
element:a necessary or typical part of sth.
注意抓住关键信息necessary or typical,由此可以得出,element强调的是整体中某个基本的、不可缺少的组成部分。
component: one of several parts of which sth is made注意抓住关键信息one of several parts,由此可以得出,component为普通用词,就是指一个整体中的某个部分。
ingredient: ①one of the things from which sth is made, especially one of the foods that are used together to make a particular dish
②one of the things or qualities that are necessary to make sth successful
注意抓住关键信息,根据第1种释义中的from which sth is made和especially one of the foods可以得出,ingredient指的是“混合物的成分、配料”特别是烹饪原料;根据第2中释义中的the things or qualities和make sth successful可以得出,ingredient指的是“(成功的)因素,要素”。