They agree in the idea of combination,chiefly political,for a common object.這幾個詞都指為了某一共同目標(主要是政治目標)而結成的集團。Alliance applies particularly to a joining of interests on the part of families (by marriage) or of states (by compact or treaty);it is als...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    They denote in addition and are used when joining (not necessarily in the same sentence) one proposition or consideration to another.這四個詞都表示某種事物、現象、動作等同樣存在、重復或繼續(xù)發(fā)生、進行,相當于漢語中的也,亦。Also adds to a statement something th...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    They mean to cause or enable one to pass ones time in pleasant or agreeable occupations.這幾個詞都指使人愉快地度過時光,或感到高興和歡樂。Amuse means passing your time in a very pleasant way.It stresses the engagement of ones attention,especially during hours of leisure,in a so...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    These words mean a person from whom one is descended.這三個詞均指某個人、某個家族或某個民族的前輩,而且往往是年代久遠和較早的上代。Ancestor,especially in genealogical and in historical use,implies lineal descent through ones father or mother,but it is seldom appli...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    These words denote emotional excitement induced by intense displeasure.這幾個詞都表示因為極度不滿而引起的感情激動。Anger,the generic term of this group,names merely the emotional reaction; the word in itself suggests no definite degree of intensity and carries no necessary imp...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    They mean feeling or showing strong displeasure or bad temper.這幾個詞都指因為不滿意而感到或表現出很不愉快或發(fā)脾氣。Angry is chiefly applied to persons or their moods,acts,looks,or words. It implies emotional excitement,usually exhibited as by an inflamed countenance or inf...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    These words refer to living things other than plants.這三個詞都指生物的一大類。這一類生物多以有機物為食料,有神經,有感覺,能運動。Animal may refer to all such beings,as in biological terminology where life is divided into two groups,plants and animals.In common use,h...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    They mean to say or write or sometimes to do something in return as to a question,a call,a request,or a charge.這幾個詞都表示對某一問題、請求、呼吁或指責等,以口頭或書面形式作出答復、解釋,或用行動作出反應。One answers a question,call,or appeal,or to the pe...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    These words all mean to come out into view.In use,however,they are only rarely interchangeable.這三個詞都指原來看不見的變得看得見,但含義不同,一般不可互換使用。Appear is weakest in its implication of a definite physical background or a source,consequently it sometimes me...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    They denote the outward show presented by a person or thing.這四個詞都指人或物的外表、外貌。Appearance is the most neutral of these terms,making only a flat assertion of what one perceives.It is used to accent the contrast between what seems to be so and what is the fact...[繼續(xù)閱讀]