英语近义词,同义词的用法

Small happiness hided in life

Why am I so unlucky? Why things are always getting worse? Why God never favor me? Every time when I hear things like these, I just keep silent, for we couldn't get anything in complain, and then I learn to be appreciated. One day I stayed in a condition where I just felt nervous or worse, be mad. I only looked forward to finding a hole and hided myself. Maybe I am too fragile ,easy to be hurt .When I stayed in a corner and was so scared, a friend of mine came to me ,and said :\"In this world, nothing can daunt us, in addition to our own. Anyway, I will stand by you.\" I just cried but didn’t realize how it would influence me in the future. We always complain blindly, not knowing much happiness flows. There are many things we couldn't predict, and we don't know how tomorrow will be. However, cherish what you have now and things would be better. Father’s Love

People always say that father’s love is so quiet but grand that it seems like a mountain. They always bury their love to children deep in the bottom of their hearts and never show it. Father seldom says I love you to their children or does something show it. Mother often tells us to eat more and put on more clothes, but father doesn’t. Father seldom asks your life in school or your relationship with your friends. When you are in trouble and ask suggestions from him, he would not tell you what you should do but help you to find solutions instead. However, father still plays the most important role in your life. He is always the supporter of your life. Whenever you need, he is always by your side. This is the way he shows his love. Wishes for the New Year

The New Year is coming and I have good wishes for the coming year. Firstly, I hope my families will be happy and in good health. I want my father has more free time to company my mother and I. I don’t want him work so hard all the time. Secondly, I wish myself can have a good year and do well in my study. Study is my priority now and I hope I can work hard and make progress. Finally, I want a new computer for my study and enjoyment. As I learn more in school, a computer is necessary. When I am free, I want to play computer games or search the Internet. I think my father would buy it for me. What are your wishes for next year? On the Internet

The Internet is becoming more and more important in our daily life. On the net, we can learn news both at home and abroad and all kinds of other information as well. We can also send messages by e-mail, make phone calls, go to net school, read different kinds of books and learn foreign languages by ourselves. Besides, we can enjoy music, watch sports matches and play chess or cards. On the net, we can even do shopping, have a chat with others and make

friends with them. In a word, the Internet has made our life more colorful. Success Belongs to the Persevering

Nothing can be more exciting than success to a man. But you must face many difficulties before you can succeed. No one can make it easily. And it’s harder for those who are in adverse conditions to successed. However, everything has two sides. Just as someone said, in every adversity there lies the seed of an advantage and in every defeat there is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time. The most important forus is to establish a brief, that is

perseverance. The British ex-prime minister Winston Churchill had a motto of \"Never, never, never, never give up .Nothing can substitute for hard work. Life is a process of struggle for success.

Save time

Lost time is never found again. This is something which I learned very clearly last semester. I spent so much time fooling around that my grades began to suffer. I finally realized that something had to be done. It was time for a change. Now I have a new plan for using my time wisely. I have set my alarm clock ahead half an hour. This will give me a head start on the day. I have also decided to keep a log of what I do and when I do it. Looking back on what I’ve done will give me some ideas on how to reorganize my time. Elephants

Elephant is the largest animal on land today. It weights some ninety kilograms and is about one meter high when born. When it is 12 years old, it studs over three meters and does not grow any more. Elephant is usually grey in color, having a long trunk with large ivory tusks protruding from each side of its mouth. Usually moving in groups and caring for each other, Elephant is know to be a very and gentle creamer. For many years people have used the strength of these powerful animals to move trees and heavy logs. Elephant has been and is a vital tool for people to do many things that would normally be impossible. Elephant is and will continue to be one of the greatest creatures man has ever come into contact with. Its size. beauty, and power will forever be useful to man. Learn to smile

Smile, how warm the word is! it can make anyone happy. and this happiness is from the bottom of heart. It’s not like enthusiastic laughter, but just warm, makes your heart warm. Mother’s smile is like a spring wind, so gentle when you are sad, it can make you happy again; when you fail, it can make you

stand up and work hard again; when you give up, it can make you try your best again. Smile, so easy, but also so useful. So, let’s learn to smile. Everyone

needs others’ smile. When we give others a smile, we will feel happy, too. and maybe next time, when you need a smile, the person who received your smile will give it to you. Let’s learn to smile often, I believe it can even make the whole warm. Living with a smile, every day will be sunshine. Limiting the Use of Disposable Plastic Bags

Plastic bag was once called as the most useful invention in the 20th century and it was disposable in our country in the past few years. However, in recent years, as the excessive use of plastic bag has brought a great pollution to our environment, our country has established and carried out a series of relevant regulations to limit the use of it. Since then most supermarkets have not provided free plastic bags when we are shopping. In my opinion, limiting the use of disposable plastic bags is a significant and meaningful measure or policy to decrease environmental pollution as well as save social resources. And it also illustrates that our nation have realized the importance of environmental protection. Hence, it is really necessary and important to keep carrying out this measure or policy so that our nation and even the whole world can achieve sustainable development. My Future

I think much about my future that it’s good. First of all, I must have a healthy body so that I can work or do anything. I strongly support that saying that the body is the root of the revolution. Besides, I think I will have a harmonious family with my wife and children. I am the support of my family. I must work hard for them, so a good job is necessary. I want to be an engineer that earns a lot. And I will support my parents and my wife’s. From this point, a good job is extremely important. However, I hope I still have some free time for leisure, like traveling or do something I like. In short, I want a peace but rich future with my families.

1. Compete指两个人或派别之间，为达到某种目标而进行的竞争。如﹕ Only two men are competing for the cup （只有两人在争夺奖杯）。 Contest是为夺取胜利而展开竞争或进行比赛，或为获得控制权或某种优势而争夺。例如﹕ There are three candidates entering the contest for the presidency （有三名侯选人参加总统竞选）。

2. 若作为及物动词，contest可解作「提出异议」，例如﹕ The father of the deceased billionaire contests the will （那已过身的亿万富豪之父对遗嘱提出异议）。

Match则表示与人对抗或比试，例如﹕ The boy matches his strength with his brother （男孩与其兄弟比试力气）。

3. agree to与agree with的分别 agree with是「赞成」，其受词可以是人、计划、分析、建议等，例如： (1) I agree with the proposal(我赞成这个建议)。

(2) I agree with his analysis of the situation(我同意他对情况的分析)。 agree to则可能不赞成，但仍然接受，例如：

(1) As I had no choice, I had to agree to their very harsh terms(我别无办法，唯有应他们苛刻的要求)。

(2) I agree to the proposal(我可能不赞成，但仍接受这个建议)。 4. earnest, serious, grave, severe, solemn, sober 这些形容词均有“严肃的”之意。

earnest指严肃，认真，含诚恳和热情意味。 serious指具有关键、严肃或严重意义的事情。

grave侧重严肃和尊严，需要认真思考，含令人担忧意味。

severe指面孔的严肃，法律的严厉，伤病的严重。着重严厉性，无丝毫温情。

solemn指人表情或场景气氛严肃，侧重威严名印象深刻。 sober侧重因控制或抑制自己的感情而表现出的庄重。 5. Sick、ill都解作「病了」，但英国人多说ill，美国人多说sick。。 但ill一般不会用在名词之前，例如「患病的孩子」多叫a sick child，很少叫an ill child，「病假」、「病假津贴」也叫sick leave、sick pay，不用ill字。只是「健康不好」却叫ill health，不可叫sick health。

说患病，人是sick或ill都可以，但动物一般是sick而不是ill，植物更是可用sick不可用ill

6. Real、genuine都可译做「真的」。genuine多用来指不是伪造的，但也可以说感情真挚，例如： （1） It is made of genuine leather（那是用真皮做的）。 （2） There is a genuine painting by Picasso（有一幅毕加索的真画 ）。 Real可以指「与现实相符」，例如： The Nanking massacre is one of the real events is

history that some people would rather forget（历史上一些确凿的事实，是有些人宁愿忘记的，例如南京大）。 7. Enclosed和Attached的分别

如把信函和附件钉或夹在一起，该用attached一词，如只信函和附件只是放在一起寄出，就该用enclosed。两词用法分明，主要是看信函和附 件是否钉或夹在一起。

8. everyday和every day之间有何区別?

Everyday作形容詞，表示每天的，或日常的，或平凡的，例如﹕ This is a matter of everyday occurrence. 這只是一件普通小事（平常事）。

至于every day，則十分簡單，表示每一天，例如﹕ She goes to school every day. 她天天上學。

9. emergency, crisis 这两个名词都有“危急”之意

emergency多指突然发生的出乎意料的紧急情况或事故。

crisis含义广泛，可指国家存亡、历史、经刘或人的生命、疾病等面临危急关头。也可指好的或恶化的转折点。 10. elder brother、older brother有何区别? Elder brother用以表示兄弟长幼之分，例如﹕ He is my elder brother. 他是我的哥哥。

Older brother则有比较哥哥之间长幼的意思，例如﹕ I have an older brother.

虽可译成「我有一个哥哥」，实际上却表示「我有一个哥哥，他比此前提到过的另一个哥哥年长」 。 11. document和documentation

1. document应该更common一些，documentation在“文件的提供”的解释方面是document所没有的。

2. document 是文件，documentation 是较抽象、广义的名词，意思包括纪录，文件整理，文件系统等等。

3．documentation (不可数名词)，Document(可数名词) 12. Let, lend和borrow有什么分别

借办公室、厕所、电话等给人用，英文不可说lend somebody the office/ toilet/ telephone等，只可说let somebody use the office/toilet/telephone。无论是lend还是borrow，一般都是指暂时拿去、用后归还，假如不拿走，就不用这两个字。

13.Little与small有可分别？

1.Little通常指小和可爱，往往带有感情色彩，它的反义词是great。例如：

a handy little calculator轻便的小计算器 a little girl一个可爱(或可怜) 的小女孩

Small是中性词，不带感情色彩，主要用来强调形体大小，它的反义词是large。

例如：a small girl一个年龄(或身材) 不大的女孩 a small house是指面积(或容量) 不大的房子

2.little和small在修饰某些名词时，会产生不同的意思。例如： little money是没有多少钱 small money是面额小的钱币 14.Think of 和 think about

说对某人、某事的看法，think of和think about可以通用，例如： 但是，说「考虑」，一般用think about，例如：I will think about the plan, and see if it is feasible （我会考虑这个计划，看看可不可行）。 说「记起」、「有意（做某事）」和「想像」，则用think of，例如：

（1） I just can't think of her name （我就是记不起她的名字）。 （2） We are thinking of selling our home （我们有意把房子出售）。 15.For example与such as的用法及区别

1)for example和such as都可当作“例如”解。但such as用来列举事 物，插在被列举事物与前面的名词之间。例如：

The farm grows various kinds of crops, such as wheat, corn, cotton and rice. 这个农场种植各种各样的庄稼，例如麦子，玉米，棉花和稻米。

2)for example意为用来举例说明，有时可作为语，插在句中，不影 响句子其他部分的语法关系。例如：

A lot of people here, for example, Mr John, would rather have coffee. 这儿的许多人，例如约翰先生，宁愿喝咖啡。 16.odor、smell之间的区别?

Odor表示气味，是香或是臭，则须按修饰语来决定，例如﹕ I find the odor of hay especially pleasing. 我觉得干草的清香格外宜人。 He is in bad odor. 他声名狼藉。

Smell即为嗅到的气味，强调加在嗅觉器官上的效果﹔有时亦指难闻的气味，例如﹕

I like the smell in the country after rain. 我喜欢雨后乡间的气息。

There is always some smell about him. 他身上总有异味。

17.How about\" 和 \"What about\" 有何差异? 在表达提出某种建议的意思「... 怎么样；... 好吗?」时，\"How about\" 和 \"What about\" 可以互换，意思是一样的：\"How/What about a drink?\" (喝杯酒怎么样?；喝杯酒好吗?)。若是征求意见或打听消息，你只能使用 \"What about\"：\"What about the university?\" (强调 about 这个字) -- 这是 \"How about ....\" 无法表达的意思。但 \"How about\" 可以用来表达对事物的惊讶：\"How about those dogs?\" -- \"What about \" 则没有这项意思。此外，如果你提供多项事物让人选择，那么必须使用 \"How about\" 才能克竟全功：\"Here are three jackets you might buy. How about the grey one?\"。 19.By turns与in turn的分别 By turns意指「轮流地」、「交替地」、(one after another; alternately or in rotation); in turn则指「依次相继地」。例如： They sang song by turns. 他们轮流唱歌。

We sang the song in turn. 我们依照次序唱歌。

20.war和warfare二字有什么分别? 按war、warfare一般都译做「战争」，但warfare多是指某种战术或战争，

例如chemical warfare（化学战）、economic warfare（经济战）等。又warfare是不可数名词，war则做可数或不可数名词都可以，所以「一场战争」不可能说a warfare，只能说a war。 21. Someone与somebody 这两个字都是「有人」、「某人」的意思，一般可以通用，例如：Someone/Somebody must have told him(一定有人告诉了他)。 Somebody比someone较常用于口语。

此外，somebody还可以指「有头有脸的人物」，和nobody相对。 22.Inquiry和Enquiry的分别 用inquiry来说「调查」，enquiry说「询问」。一般机构的询问处，英文是enquiry office或enquiry counter，不宜称为inquiry office或inquiry counter。

23.wide和broad有什麽分別

wide和broad是同义词，在表示街道、河流多宽时，两个单词都可用。如：Canal Street is very wide.(运河街很宽) The main street of the village was broad.(村子里的大街很宽) They came to a wide river.(他们来到一条大河边) The river is 30 feet broad.(那条河有三十英尺宽)

当谈到某样东西有多宽时要用wide。如：The door is three feet wide.(门有三英尺宽) The material is 2 meters wide.(这种衣料有2米宽)指胸部肩部宽时多用broad表示。 24. emphasis, stress

这两个名词均可表示“强调”之意。

emphasis指尽力突出的重要性或重点。

stress常可与emphasis换用，但侧重指迫不及待地强调或坚持。 25. earth, world, globe

这些名词均可表示“地球”之意。

earth指表面有陆地和水，人类所居住行星的名字。有时与“天”相对，泛指“地”。

world通常相当于earth与globe，现多用指地球，地球上的世界，社会和人。

globe指我们生活的地球，但强调其实体和圆形。 26. effect, cause, produce, realize

这些动词均有“产生、实现”之意。

effect侧重成功地完成一件要做的事情，强调结果或影响。 cause强调事物的因果关系。

produce侧重有意或无意地产生出好的或坏的，实际可见的效果。 realize着重指把过去的计划或意愿变成现实。 27. effective, efficient

这两个形容词均有“有效的”之意。

effective侧重产生实际的效果、效力或具有取得预期效果的能力，指人指物都适用。

efficient侧重指积极有效，效率高，效果好，节省精力。指人时，强调其能干、熟练的技巧。 28.elementary, elemental, primary

这些形容词均含有“基本的”之意。

elementary指属于事物的初步或起始阶段 elemental强调属于事物的基础或本质。

primary可与作“初步的，初级”的elementary换用。 29.economical, thrifty

这两个形容词都表示“节约的”之意。

economical指正当使用财物，强调节省，避免浪费。 thrifty侧重节缩开支，积蓄收入。 30.each, every

这两个形容词都有“每一个”之意。

each指两个或两个以上中的每一个，强调个别。

every指3个或3个以上的整体中的每一个，侧重于整体，与all接近。