雅思阅读88组高频阅读同义替换总结.doc

雅思阅读 88 组高频同义词总结 1. limit, restrict, confine, define, narrow, tighten, constrict, cap, narrow(v.): 以前使用的时候一般都是作为形容词来用，这里强调下它的动词的用法。 E.g. We are working on narrowingthe gap between our points of view. E.g. We’re working to narrow down the list of possible suspects. E.g. The smoking causes the same diseases in women as in men and the gap between their deathrates is narrowing. define (v. ):意思是给……下定义, 这个意思和限制并不矛盾，（define 的英文解释：If you define something, you sho w, describe, or state clearly what it is and what its limits are, or what it is like） E.g. The Supreme Court decision could define how far Congress can go in trying to determine the outcome of court cases. cap (n./v.):最常用的意思是帽子。 E.g. The government has placed a cap on local council spending. snow-capped mountains 2. focus on, concentrate on, aim, spotlight,be engrossedin, lay/place/put emphasis on, deal only with, highlight, spotlight(v./n.): 本意是聚光灯的意思 E.g. A new report has turned the spotlight on the problem of poverty in the inner cities. E.g. The report has turned the spotlight on the startlingrise in street crime. E.g. Unemployment is once again in the spotlight. E.g. The article spotlights the problems of the homeless. engross (v.): 全神贯注于某事 E.g. The scene was stunning, and for a time engrossedall our attention. E.g. He was so engrossed inhis book that he didn’t hear her come in. highlight(v./n.): 本意为用高亮度标记 E.g. The incident has served to highlight the problems of urbandeprivation.| highlight 作名词 表示一系列事情的亮点，最精彩所在， E.g. That weekend in Venice was definitely the highlight of our trip. E.g. The highlight of the trip was visitingthe Great Wall of China. 3. contemporary, modern, current,present, recent, up-to-date,latest 这里需要注意 latest 不要翻成最晚的，是必威体育精装版的，最近的意思 up-to-date(a.): 必威体育精装版的 E.g. They have access to up-to-date information through a computer database. 肖群老师雅思阅读课专属素材 latest (a.):必威体育精装版的 E.g. the latest fashions from the Paris catwalks. contemporary: 现代的，这个词准确的来说和最近的（latest）意思还是有区别的，不果的阅读考试大部分词考得 都是词和词之间的相关性，其实也不太有可能两个词的意思是完