【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 思。　　boundary ；界線。多指作為界線的標(biāo)識(shí)物等?！　he fence marks the boundary between my land and ?！　order ，邊界，多指兩國(guó)或兩地之間的分界處附近的邊緣地區(qū)、邊界地帶；也可以指物體的邊緣等。　　We crossed the Mexican border into the ?！　rontier ，邊境，邊疆，指靠近邊界(boundary)的區(qū)域；也可引申為“未開發(fā)的領(lǐng)域”，“(學(xué)術(shù)的)前沿”等?！　he American West was still a frontier a century 。　　She is a biochemist who works on the frontiers of ?！　im ，邊緣，尤指圓形或近似圓形的物體的邊緣?！　erge n. (道路、花壇等長(zhǎng)著草的)邊緣，引申為“某事即將發(fā)生之際”。　　on the verge of war戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)爆發(fā)之際brief, concise, curt, succinct　　這一組形容詞都有“簡(jiǎn)短的”意思?！　rief ，簡(jiǎn)短的，指時(shí)間短暫，辦事利索，態(tài)度明了等；有時(shí)含有雖短但卻不失全面的意味?！　he manager made a brief statement to open the ?！　oncise a. (文字等的)簡(jiǎn)要、精練，常含有保留主要部分的意思?！　is letter was concise, omitting everything not pertinent to the ，省略掉了所有與該項(xiàng)工作無(wú)關(guān)的部分?！　urt ，簡(jiǎn)短的，常含有“草率”的意思?！　e asked his boss a question, but got a curt reply , I have no time for you now!他問(wèn)老板一個(gè)問(wèn)題，但是老板草率的說(shuō)：“我沒(méi)時(shí)間搭理你?！薄　uccinct ，簡(jiǎn)潔的，簡(jiǎn)練的，尤指用詞簡(jiǎn)練，除含有concise的意思外，還有經(jīng)過(guò)壓縮的或簡(jiǎn)化的意思。　　succinct summary of the argument論點(diǎn)的概要　bush, shrub, jungle　　這一組詞均與樹木有關(guān)。　　bush ?！　hrub ，灌木叢?！　ungle 。Ccertify, rectify, testify, verify　　這是一組形近易混詞?！　ertify ，聲稱是真的?！　e certified it was his wife39。s 。　　rectify ，糾正；整頓?！　e rectified the mistake in the contract by changing its 。　　testify v. (在法庭上)宣誓作證；表明。　 　He is the only person who can testify in this case, because the other witnesses were killed ，他成為這件案例中唯一可以作證的人?！　erify v. (用事實(shí))證實(shí)或核實(shí)?！　 verified the store39。s address by calling to check ，以核實(shí)商店的地址。 pel, constrain, force, oblige　　這一組動(dòng)詞都有“強(qiáng)迫”的意思?！　el ，迫使，常表示運(yùn)用權(quán)利、力量迫使對(duì)方做某事；有時(shí)也表示別無(wú)辦法，不得不做?！　is illness pelled him to stay in ?！　onstrain ，強(qiáng)迫，與pel意思相近，但更多強(qiáng)調(diào)內(nèi)心情感(如道德、憐憫等)的強(qiáng)迫和限制作用，一般用于正式的場(chǎng)合。　 　As an artist he didn39。t consider himself constrained by the same rules of social conduct as other ，不必象一般人那樣要受到社會(huì)行為準(zhǔn)則的約束。　　force ，迫使，暴力威脅的意味較濃，常用于被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。　　The thief forced her to hand over the ?！　blige v. (因法律、習(xí)俗等)強(qiáng)迫，迫使，常常用于被動(dòng)?！　e are obliged to stop the car at a red 。plaint, disorder　　這兩個(gè)詞都有“疾病”的意思。　　plaint (主要指病人去看病時(shí)向醫(yī)生描述的病癥，既可以是小病、慢性病，也可以是傳染性疾病)；抱怨，埋怨，不滿。　　a heart plaint心臟病　　disorder n. (精神或肉體的)疾病(著重于身心、機(jī)能的失調(diào)、不平衡)；騷亂，動(dòng)亂；混亂，雜亂?！　 disorder of the digestive system消化系統(tǒng)疾病　plement, supplement，append　　這三個(gè)名詞都有“補(bǔ)充”的意思。　　plement ，補(bǔ)充物，主要指補(bǔ)充不足使之完美?！　ice makes an excellent plement to a curry ?！　upplement ，補(bǔ)充，補(bǔ)貼，主要指另外補(bǔ)加，增補(bǔ)。　　One year after we made our report, we had to add a supplement to cover new ，必須增補(bǔ)一個(gè)包含新事件的附加部分?！　ppend ，添上或補(bǔ)充某事物(尤指文字)?！　he lawyer appended two more pages to the 。　ponent, element, factor, ingredient　　這一組名詞都有“組成成分”的意思?！　onent ；(某事物的)組成部分；成分?！　ires, the engine, the body, and the seats are ponent of a ，引擎，車身以及坐椅都是一輛汽車的零部件?！　lement ；組成部分，方面；某特定類型的人或群體，分子?！　he elements hydrogen and oxygen bine to form ?！　e belongs to a bad element in this ?！　actor ，要素，側(cè)重指原因?！　ndurance is an important factor in success in ?！　ngredient ，成分，要素?！　lour, milk, butter and yeast are some ingredients in 、牛奶、黃油和酵母是做面包的一些原料?！rise, pose, consist, constitute, include　　這一組動(dòng)詞都有組成，包含的意思?！　rise ，包括，由……組成(整體)；組成，構(gòu)成?！　?Our pany39。s product line prises 2,500 different ,500個(gè)不同的組成部分構(gòu)成的?！　ose (整體)，組成；由……組成(后接of，常用于被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài))；創(chuàng)作(作曲、詩(shī)歌等)?！　he mittee was posed mainly of teachers and ?！　onsist ，構(gòu)成,由……組成(后接of，常用于主動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài))；(后接in)在于，存在于?！　he problem consists of two 。　　The beauty of the plan consists in its ?！　onstitute ，組成(整體)?！?Crime and illegal drugs constitute the city39。s major ?！　nclude ，包含，把……列入?！　he conference delegates included representatives from ?！oncentrate, focus　　這兩個(gè)動(dòng)詞都有集中的意思。　　concentrate ，集中精力(后接on，賓語(yǔ)可以是具體或抽象的東西)；濃縮，壓縮?！　uring exams, students concentrate hard on answering the ，同學(xué)們集中精力回答問(wèn)題?！　ocus (于某事物)；將(注意力等)集中于……(后接on，賓語(yǔ)一般不是具體的東西)?！　lease focus your minds on the following 。confinement, limitation, restraint　　這一組名詞都有限制，局限的意思。　　confinement ，囚禁(于某地或某種境地)?！　he prisoner was sentenced to three months39。 solitary ?！　imitation ，局限；(能力的)缺點(diǎn)，弱點(diǎn)?！　hat employee has limitations on what work he can ?！　estraint ，抑制；約束措施?！　?Even though the mother was very angry, she acted with restraint and didn39。t yell at her ，她仍克制自己沒(méi)有向孩子大吼。　considerable, considerate　　這是一對(duì)形近易混的形容詞?！　onsiderable ，相當(dāng)多的；值得考慮的?！　hat family owns a considerable amount of ?！　onsiderate ，體貼的，后面常跟of結(jié)構(gòu)?！　e is always considerate of others。 he is kind and ，他很慈善并且富有同情心?！　onserve, preserve, reserve　　這是一組形近易混詞，且都有保存的意思?！　onserve ，保藏，保護(hù)(強(qiáng)調(diào)節(jié)約)。　 In winter, some people conserve energy by lowing the heat at ?！　reserve ；維持；保養(yǎng)；防止(食物)腐敗(強(qiáng)調(diào)使不受破壞)?！　he government preserves the rights of the individual ?！　eserve ，儲(chǔ)備(強(qiáng)調(diào)為某一特殊目的)；訂(座位)，預(yù)定?！　e are reserving these seats for my 。　continual, continuous, constant, incessant　　這一組形容詞都有不斷的，不停的的意思?！　ontinual ；頻繁的。表示時(shí)斷時(shí)續(xù)的發(fā)生?！　hat dog39。s barking is a continual ，真是煩死人了。　　continuous ，連續(xù)不斷的，強(qiáng)調(diào)中間不停頓?！　ur homes and offices need a continuous supply of ?！　onstant ，經(jīng)常的，強(qiáng)調(diào)始終如一地經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)。　　Everything in the universe is in constant 。　　incessant ，持續(xù)不斷的，強(qiáng)調(diào)令人厭煩地重復(fù)出現(xiàn)，中間有可能有停頓?！　ncessant noise makes me appreciate 。convert, invert, revert, transform　　這一組動(dòng)詞都有轉(zhuǎn)變的意思。　　convert ，變換，含有使某人改變觀點(diǎn)的意思?！　e wants to convert to ?！　nvert ，使倒轉(zhuǎn)，使反向。常常表示位置、順序、方向等的顛倒。　　The baby inverted the cup and spilled her orange ，弄灑了里面的橙汁?！　evert ，恢復(fù)原狀。指回到原來(lái)的狀態(tài)或情形?！　ohn gave his brother a house, and when his brother died, ownership reverted back to ，當(dāng)他的哥哥去世后，房子的所有權(quán)重新歸于約翰?！　ransform ，轉(zhuǎn)變，指形狀、顏色、大小、性質(zhì)等的改變?！　 little paint will soon transform the old 。credible, credulous, plausible　　這一組形容詞都有可信的意思。　　credible ，可靠的?！　hat the student told the teacher a credible story that she missed classes because she was ，她沒(méi)來(lái)上課是因?yàn)樗×??！　redulous ，易于相信的?！　he was credulous when she listened to the salesman and bought the car for too much ，竟然聽信那個(gè)銷售員的話以高價(jià)買了那輛車?！　lausible (可信的)。常帶有懷疑的意思?！　ven though it is a plausible explanation, I am not pletely ，但仍不可能使我完全相信。Ddecline, refuse, reject, deny　　這組動(dòng)詞都有拒絕的意思?！　ecline ，謝絕，相當(dāng)于refuse pol