英语中存在很多意义相近的单词或短语,而它们也给精准用词带来了障碍。我们可以通过辨析来正确理解它们的异同,体会它们之间的细微差别,从而达到能够正确运用的目的。
从今天开始,小编就带大家一起,结合历年高考真题来辨析高考英语中的高频近义词,看看它们有什么不同。
今天我们来学习——四个“力量”: energy, power, force, strength
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energy
牛津词典:
[n] a source of power, such as fuel, used for driving machines, providing heat, etc. 能源
[n] the ability to put effort and enthusiasm into an activity, work, etc. 精力;活力;干劲
energy→energetic 充满能量的
power
牛津词典:
[n] the strength or energy contained in sth 力;力量;能量
直击高考:
More wind power stations will ___24. spring up___ to meet the demand for clean energy.
A. take up B. clear up
C. hold up D. spring up
将有更多的风力发电站涌现,以满足对清洁能源的需求。
force
牛津词典:
1. [n] violent physical action used to obtain or achieve sth 武力;暴力破坏;糟蹋
2. [n] a group of people who have been organized for a particular purpose (为某目的组织起来的)一群人
直击高考:
1. Just as in a game of tug-of-war(拔河比赛) , whenever a person is added, everyone else pulls the rope with less force. (2017北京卷七选五)
就像在拔河比赛中一样,每当一个人加入时,其他人都会用更少的力量拉绳子。
2. Declining birth rate is a major problem in many developing regions too, which might cause catastrophic global shortages of work force within a few decades.(2017江苏卷任务型阅读)
出生率下降也是许多发展中地区的一个主要问题,这可能会在几十年内造成全球劳动力的灾难性短缺。
strength
牛津词典:
[n] the quality of being physically strong 体力;力气;力量
直击高考:
1. First, you need to evaluate yourself, your values, your strengths, your weaknesses, your achievements, your desires, etc.(2019全国Ⅱ卷七选五)
首先,你需要评估自己,你的价值观,你的优势,你的弱点,你的成就,你的欲望等等。
2. This observation hints that effective embryonic learning could signal neurological (神经系统的) strengths of children to parents.(2017江苏卷B篇)
这一观察结果暗示,有效的胚胎学习可以向儿童发出神经系统的优势。