1. contaminate v. 污染;弄臟
contaminate跟pollute相比更書面化,為新聞常用語,表示化學(xué)物質(zhì)、放射物等的污染。形容詞形式是contaminative。
She is always worrying that the water is being contaminated by nuclear radiation.
她總是擔(dān)心水被核輻射所污染。
2. contemplate v. 沉思;凝視
英語中表示“思考”的動(dòng)詞有很多,他們的區(qū)別如下:
contemplate 通常指長時(shí)間的思考,有時(shí)含無確定目的的意思。
think 普通用詞,指需要一定時(shí)間進(jìn)行思考以形成某種想法或念頭。
consider 側(cè)重一時(shí)的對某事的考慮,也只長時(shí)間的深入的思考。
You must contemplate the results of the action
你得考慮清楚這樣做的后果。
3. contempt n. 輕視
hold in contempt 輕視,認(rèn)為 self-contempt 自我輕視,自卑 bring contempt upon oneself 自取其辱,自討沒趣 hold sb. in contempt 鄙視某人
It seems that he holds Mike in contempt.
他似乎很瞧不起邁克。
4. contend v. 競爭,爭奪,奮斗;爭論,辯論
contend 指為戰(zhàn)勝或擊敗對手進(jìn)行不懈努力,強(qiáng)調(diào)拼搏。也可指口頭上進(jìn)行有對立情緒或嚴(yán)重分歧的爭論。
This firm is too small to contend against large multinational corporation.
這家公司太小了,沒法同大型跨國企業(yè)競爭。
5. contradict v. 相矛盾中華考試網(wǎng)
contradict是及物動(dòng)詞,后面直接接賓語。
What you said contradicts with what we had heard.
你說的跟我們聽到的相互矛盾。
contaminate跟pollute相比更書面化,為新聞常用語,表示化學(xué)物質(zhì)、放射物等的污染。形容詞形式是contaminative。
She is always worrying that the water is being contaminated by nuclear radiation.
她總是擔(dān)心水被核輻射所污染。
2. contemplate v. 沉思;凝視
英語中表示“思考”的動(dòng)詞有很多,他們的區(qū)別如下:
contemplate 通常指長時(shí)間的思考,有時(shí)含無確定目的的意思。
think 普通用詞,指需要一定時(shí)間進(jìn)行思考以形成某種想法或念頭。
consider 側(cè)重一時(shí)的對某事的考慮,也只長時(shí)間的深入的思考。
You must contemplate the results of the action
你得考慮清楚這樣做的后果。
3. contempt n. 輕視
hold in contempt 輕視,認(rèn)為 self-contempt 自我輕視,自卑 bring contempt upon oneself 自取其辱,自討沒趣 hold sb. in contempt 鄙視某人
It seems that he holds Mike in contempt.
他似乎很瞧不起邁克。
4. contend v. 競爭,爭奪,奮斗;爭論,辯論
contend 指為戰(zhàn)勝或擊敗對手進(jìn)行不懈努力,強(qiáng)調(diào)拼搏。也可指口頭上進(jìn)行有對立情緒或嚴(yán)重分歧的爭論。
This firm is too small to contend against large multinational corporation.
這家公司太小了,沒法同大型跨國企業(yè)競爭。
5. contradict v. 相矛盾中華考試網(wǎng)
contradict是及物動(dòng)詞,后面直接接賓語。
What you said contradicts with what we had heard.
你說的跟我們聽到的相互矛盾。