成人英語(yǔ)三級(jí)易混淆的詞匯(七)

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53. cloth, clothing
    cloth布。如:I need three yards of cloth to make a suit.
    clothing衣服(總稱(chēng))。如:You’d better give all the old clothing away.
    54. complex, complicated
    均可表“復(fù)雜”。
    complex為常用詞。
    complicated為正式用詞,表由于組成部分太多,相互關(guān)系太復(fù)雜而不能理解,語(yǔ)氣很強(qiáng)。
    55. compose, consist, constitute
    compose為常用詞,常用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài),如用主動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài),主語(yǔ)應(yīng)用復(fù)數(shù)形式。如:Twelve men compose a jury.(十二人組成陪審團(tuán)。)
    consist表一個(gè)整體由幾個(gè)部分組成(只能用主動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài))。如:The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Island.(聯(lián)合王國(guó)是由大不列顛及北愛(ài)爾蘭組  成。)
    constitute為正式用詞,與consist相反,表由哪些部分構(gòu)成整體。如:Twelve months constitute a year.(一年有十二個(gè)月。)
    56. considerable, considerate
    considerable相當(dāng)多的,可觀的。如:He met a considerable amount of trouble.(他遇到了許多麻煩。)
    considerate 考慮周到的,體諒的。如:It was considerate of you not to trouble us.(你真體貼人,不打擾我們。)
    57. consistent, constant, continual, continuous
    consistent一致的,符合的。如:His action is always consistent with his words.
    constant不斷的,表示持續(xù)和慣常的重現(xiàn),往往沒(méi)有變化。如:He attributes his health to his constant exercise.
    continual頻頻的,不停的,時(shí)斷時(shí)續(xù),中間可有間歇。如:Continual smoking is bad for health.
    continuous不斷延伸的,連續(xù)不斷的,強(qiáng)調(diào)中間無(wú)間斷。如:Everything in the universe undergoes continuous development and change.
    58. crack, crash
    crack(使)破裂,砸開(kāi)。如:I can crack it, but I can’t break it. (我能把它弄裂,但不能把它弄破。)
    crash摔壞,墜毀。如:The plane crashed shortly after the take-off.(飛機(jī)起飛不久就墜毀了。)
    59. crawl, creep
    crawl多指蛇,蟲(chóng)類(lèi)等身體沿地面或其他表面的動(dòng)作。如:There is an insect crawling up your back. (有一蟲(chóng)子正在你的背上往上爬。)
    creep多指哺乳動(dòng)物或人等用四肢爬行的動(dòng)物偷偷摸摸無(wú)聲緩慢的前行動(dòng)作。如:They arrived late and crept into the classroom.(我們遲到了,便悄悄地溜進(jìn)教室。)
    60. cure, treat
    cure治愈,醫(yī)治。如:The medicine will cure of your disease.(這藥能治好你的病。)
    cure表示治好,treat只表示“給……治病”。