考研英語(yǔ)詞匯辨析(連載32)

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aware adj.知道的, 明白的, 意識(shí)到的
    解析:「同」aware, conscious, sensible, awake, alert,
    watchful, vigilant
    aware 暗示來(lái)自知覺的信息,可以是別人的態(tài)度,也可以是通過(guò)某種方法
    Are you aware of your opponents hostility? 你意識(shí)到了對(duì)手的敵意嗎?
    conscious強(qiáng)調(diào)某種感知到或感覺到的認(rèn)識(shí),sci表示人的心智或智力,如science:
    An importance… of which even Americans are barely conscious. “一種甚至連美國(guó)人也幾乎沒有認(rèn)識(shí)到的重要性。”
    sensible指通過(guò)感性知覺或通過(guò)直覺得到的認(rèn)識(shí):
    I am sensible that the mention of such a circumstance may
    appear trifling.
    我覺得對(duì)這種細(xì)節(jié)的談?wù)撌菬o(wú)聊的。
    awake是對(duì)某件事有充分的意識(shí):
    As much awake to the novelty of attention in that quarter
    as Elizabeth herself.
    在那一季對(duì)引人注意的新奇事物的感知象伊麗莎白自己一樣多。
    alert強(qiáng)調(diào)認(rèn)識(shí)及反應(yīng)的快捷性:
    alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came當(dāng)機(jī)會(huì)到來(lái)的時(shí)候充分認(rèn)識(shí)到并攫住它
    watchful,vigilant指注意那些危險(xiǎn)的或有潛在危險(xiǎn)的事物:
    a watchful parent with a toddler in tow 一個(gè)注意照看蹣跚學(xué)步的小孩兒的家長(zhǎng)
    keeping a vigilant eye on every building where a fire might
    start注意每一座可能發(fā)生火災(zāi)的大樓
    capacity n.容量, 生產(chǎn)量, 容量, 智能, 才能, 能力, 接受力
    解析:at full capacity以全(部)力(量), 滿功率, 滿負(fù)載
    be filled to capacity客滿; 擠得滿滿的
    be packed to capacity客滿; 擠得滿滿的
    in ones capacity as(=in the capacity of)作為……; 以……資格(身分、職位)
    to capacity達(dá)限度、滿負(fù)載
    capacity for……的能力
    capacity of……的能力
    capacity to do……的能力
    capacity to……的能力
    challenge n.挑戰(zhàn) vt.向……挑戰(zhàn)
    解析:a career that offers a challenge大有作為的事業(yè)
    I challenged him to a game of chess.我要他與我下棋。
    issue the challenge發(fā)出挑戰(zhàn)
    meet the challenge完成任務(wù)
    offer the challenge提出任務(wù)
    challenge sb. to a duel向某人要求決斗
    clause n.子句,條款
    解析:an execution clause執(zhí)行條款
    saving clause附言
    compounds n.混合物adj.混合的v.混合,配合
    解析:注意常用復(fù)數(shù)
    compound interest 復(fù)利
    compound a medicine配藥
    compound with sb.與…某人和解