an electric torch(generator)電筒(發(fā)電機)
an electrical engineer電機工程師
典型考題:His speech had an _______ effect on the crowd;they all cheered him.
A.electric B.electrical C.electronic D.elastic
答案為A。句意:他的演說震撼人心,整個人群都向他歡呼。 electronic電子的;elastic有彈性的。
40.eminent imminent
eminent和imminent都是形容詞,詞形相似,但詞義不同。eminent指“的”,“卓越的”,“杰出的”; imminent指“即將發(fā)生的”,“迫在眉睫的”。例如:
Washington was eminent both as a general and as president.華盛頓作為一位將軍和總統(tǒng),都是出類拔萃的。
The black clouds and the lightning show that a storm is imminent.烏云和閃電表明暴風(fēng)雨即將來臨。
典型考題:As we know,Churchill was one of the world's most _______statesmen.
A.eminent B.imminent C.illicit D.explicable
答案為A。句意:眾所周知,邱吉爾是世界上最卓越的政治家之一。A與B較易混淆,前者意為“的”;后者意為“逼近的”,“即將發(fā)生的”。illicit違法的;explicable可解釋的,可說明的。
41.emotional emotive
emotional與emotive并不同義,卻常被混淆。emotional表示“充滿感情的”,“易動感情的”,主語多為人;
emotive表示“使人激動的”,“令人感動的”之意,主語多為物。如:
an emotional person 易動感情的人
an emotive speech 令人感動的演講
典型考題:Women are often said to be more_______ than men.
A.emotions B.motions C.emotional D.emotive
答案為C。句意:常常說女人比男人易動感情。emotions是人類精神情感的總稱,包括喜、怒、哀、樂等情緒;motions運動,動作。
42.enviable envious
enviable表示“值得羨慕的”,多作定語用。如an enviable possession一筆令人羨慕的財產(chǎn)。而envious表示“羨慕的”,“嫉妒的”,常用于短語be envious of(羨慕……,嫉妒……)。
典型考題:Mary would always be _______ of her sister's beauty.
A.envoy B.various C.enviable D.envious
答案為D。句意:瑪麗總是嫉妒她妹妹的美麗。envoy使節(jié),公使;various各種各樣的,不同的。