常见的英语同义词(五)之一
21.事情,事件
(事) thing:An event,a fact,a subject.
He talked of many interesting things.
(事情) matter:Seth that you have to deal with,something to be discussed,thought over.
There are several matters to be dealt with at the meeting.
(事务 责任) business:A special duty,something that has to be done.
Public business is every one's business.
(事务) affair:An event or set of connected events. (pl) private and personal life.
I have many affairs to look after.
(事件) event:An important happening. Events such as birthdays and anniversaries are often celebrated.
Do you know the chief events of 1986.
incident:Not as important as an event. Incidents seldom are celebrated. Sometimes an event becomes an incident after many years have passed.
(偶然事件) happening:An occurrence,and sometimes an unusual one.
There have been strange happenings here lately.
(偶发事件) occurrence:An incident that is usually unexpected and has not been planned ahead of time.
Flood is practically an annual occurrence in this district.
22.承认
admit:To agree to the truth of,usu,something bad.
It suggests reluctance or possible objection.
He admitted his crime/stealing.
(自白 供认) confess:To admit guilt as to a crime or as to a shortcoming,in the sense of making known to others one's own error or wrong doing.
He confessed his fault/doing something wrong.
acknowledge:to agree the truth of,recognize the fact or existence of what have said or done,good or bad.
It emphasizes openly in a embarrassing or awkward and usually not voluntary way.
I acknowledged my signature/mistakes/errors/having been defeated.
grant:To admit or to agree something is true.
I granted his request/his honesty.
take sth/sb for granted.
concede:To admit as true,just or proper often unwillingly because of overwhelming evidence.
I conceded you that point,but I still think you are wrong.
recognize:To accept or acknowledge it.
It refers to something about law and diplomacy.
The new regime was recognized by China.
23.走路
walk:The most general one.
stride:To walk with long steps.
He strode through the station a few minutes before the train left.
(高视阔步) stalk:To walk stiffly,slowly,and proudly with long steps.
trot:To jog,move quickly,usu refers to horses.
(蹒跚而行) waddle:To walk from side to side with short steps like a duck.
The fat man waddled out of the room.
(蹒跚) stagger:To walk unsteadily,slide and drag the feet almost
falling at each step,usually because of illness,injury or drink.
After drinking too much,he staggered in the street.
(摇摆蹒跚) totter:To walk unsteadily showing great weakness often used
of very young children learning to walk. The child tottered before his parents.
(拖着脚走) shuffle:To move without lifting the feet clear of the floor as if wearing slippers.
The old man shuffled along the road.
(趾高气扬地走) strut To walk in a proud strong way,esp. with the chest out and trying to look important.
(慢行) amble:To walk at an easy gentle rate.
It stresses a leisurely but regular movement.
(闲逛) stroll:To walk,esp. slowly,for pleasure.
It emphasizes a slower movement,more wandering and aimless with suggestions of many starts and pauses.
They are strolling through this park.
saunter:A little more formal than stroll.
(漫步 徘徊) wander:To move about without a fixed course,aim,or purpose.
He was wandering about/down/through/up and down the street.
(漫游) roam:To wander with as very clear aim.
It suggests a more serious purpose behind the irregular
of circular movement in complete forgetfulness of time.
The lovers roamed around/through the fields.
(跋涉) trudge:To walk heavily and wearily with effort as when one (plod) is tired.
The hunter was trudging through the deep snow.
(重步行走) tramp:To walk with firm heavy steps.
Who has been tramping all over the carpet in muddy shoes.
(扭扭捏捏地走)
mince:To walk with little short steps in an affected manner.
It was a funny sight to see her mince along.
slouch:To walk in a loose,ungainly (不雅观) way.
hustle:To walk in a busy,active way.
24.跳
jump:The most general one. to throw oneself into the air.
(跳起)
leap:(literary) To spring through the air,often
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