confinementn.限制,囚禁(于某地或某種境地)。
The prisoner was sentenced to three months' solitaryconfinement.那犯人被判處單獨監(jiān)禁三個月。
limitationn.限制,局限;(能力的)缺點,弱點。
That employee has limitations on what work he can do.那個雇員能做的工作有限。
restraintn.克制,抑制;約束措施。
Even though the mother was very angry, she actedwith restraint and didn't yell at her child.即使母親很生氣,她仍克制自己沒有向孩子大吼。
2、considerable, considerate這是一對形近易混的形容詞。
considerablea.相當(dāng)大的,相當(dāng)多的;值得考慮的。
That family owns a considerable amount of land.那個家族擁有大量的土地。
consideratea.考慮周到的,體貼的,后面常跟of結(jié)構(gòu)。
He is always considerate of others; he is kind andsympathetic.他總是很體諒別人,他很慈善并且富有同情心。
3、conserve, preserve, reserve都有"保存"的意思。
conservev.保存,保藏,保護(hù)(強調(diào)節(jié)約)。
In winter, some people conserve energy by lowing theheat at night.冬天,為節(jié)約能源有些人在夜里把暖氣調(diào)小。
preservev.保護(hù);維持;保養(yǎng);防止(食物)腐敗(使不受破壞)。
The government preserves the rights of the individualperson.政府保護(hù)個人的權(quán)利不受侵犯。
reservev.保留,儲備(強調(diào)為某一特殊目的);訂(座位),預(yù)定。
We are reserving these seats for my parents.我們把這些座位留給我的父母。
4、continual, continuous, constant, incessant
這一組形容詞都有"不斷的,不停的"的意思。
continuala.連續(xù)不斷的;頻繁的。表示時斷時續(xù)的發(fā)生。
That dog's barking is a continual annoyance.那條狗不停地叫,真是煩死人了。
continuousa.不停的,連續(xù)不斷的,強調(diào)中間不停頓。
Our homes and offices need a continuous supply ofelectricity.我們的家庭以及辦公室需要不間斷的供電。
constanta.不斷的,經(jīng)常的,強調(diào)始終如一地經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)。
Everything in the universe is in constant motion.宇宙中的萬物都在不斷地運動。
incessanta.不停的,持續(xù)不斷的,強調(diào)令人厭煩地重復(fù)出現(xiàn),中間有可能有停頓。
Incessant noise makes me appreciate silence.持續(xù)不斷的噪聲騷擾使我喜歡安靜的環(huán)境。
5、convert, invert, revert, transform都有"轉(zhuǎn)變"的意思。
convertv.轉(zhuǎn)變,變換,含有"使某人改變觀點"的意思。
He wants to convert to Catholicism.他要皈依天主教。
invertv.使顛倒,使倒轉(zhuǎn),使反向。常常表示位置、順序、方向等的顛倒。
The baby inverted the cup and spilled her orange juice.嬰兒把杯子打翻,弄灑了里面的橙汁。
revertv.歸還,恢復(fù)原狀。指回到原來的狀態(tài)或情形。
John gave his brother a house, and when his brotherdied, ownership reverted back to John.約翰送給他的哥哥一所房子,當(dāng)他的哥哥去世后,房子的所有權(quán)重新歸于約翰。
transformv.改變,轉(zhuǎn)變,指形狀、顏色、大小、性質(zhì)等的改變。
A little paint will soon transform the old house.刷一點油漆很快就會使這所舊房子大為改觀。