【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 slice of meat/bread, a cake of soap, a chunk of wood a flock of sheep/goats/birds, a herb of cows/elephants/zebras/antelopes, a school of fish/whales/dolphins, a swarm of ants/bees/wasps/locusts, a stable of horses, a pride of lions English lexicology (III) 29 Synonymy ?Discrimination of synonyms ? Difference in distribution Premodifier VS postmodifier He is the greatest living novelist in England. He is the greatest novelist alive in England. Don?t disturb the sleeping old man. Don?t disturb the old man asleep. English lexicology (III) 30 Synonymy ?Discrimination of synonyms ? The losing team was from further petition. ? Firefighters a big fire. ? The meeting has been because of the flu. ? The government the tax on alcohol. abolish, cancel, extinguish, eliminate extinguished eliminated cancelled abolished English lexicology (III) 31 Synonymy ?Discrimination of synonyms ? She made an of ideas she wanted to present in her talk. ? I have read the of his book. ? The chemistry book had a at the end of each chapter. abstract, outline, summary outlineabstract summary English lexicology (III) 32 Synonymy ?Discrimination of synonyms ? It is to judge a foreign culture only by its food. ? There was an idea that the earth was flat and motionless. ? You were very to trust him. absurd, ridiculous, silly ridiculous absurd silly English lexicology (III) 33 Synonymy ? Discrimination of synonyms ? Reading the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking that makes what we read ours. ? This hotel can up to 500 guests. ? We can39。t that expensive sports car. ? The pany the customer39。s wish and sent the delivery overnight. ? The tall building a beautiful view of the ocean. acmodate, afford, furnish furnishes acmodate afford acmodated affords English lexicology (III) 34 Synonymy ?Discrimination of synonyms ? The boss him strongly for his negligence ? The police him of theft. ? The police him with murder. accuse, charge, rebuke rebuked accused charged English lexicology (III) 35 Synonymy ?Discrimination of synonyms ? An lack of food brought hunger to the Iraqi people. ? It is that you study hard for the exam or you will fail it. ? Improved consumer confidence is to an economic recovery. ? We have an need for help。 we are running out of water. acute, critical, crucial, urgent acutecriticalcrucial urgentEnglish lexicology (III) 36 Synonymy ? Discrimination of synonyms ? It is whether the economy will get better. ? His changes of recovery from illness are . ? He has some ideas about what to do, but nothing specific. ? His directions confused us。 we did not know which of the two roads to take. ? The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many references. ambiguous, obscure, vague, unclear, dim unclear dim vague ambiguous obscure Engli