1.conference n. 會(huì)議, 討論會(huì), 協(xié)商會(huì) 解析:a fact-finding conference 調(diào)查會(huì) a press (news) conference 記者招待會(huì) be in conference 正在開(kāi)會(huì)討論 call (convene, convoke) a conference 召集會(huì)議 have a conference with 和... 協(xié)商[談判] 【同】meeting, congregation, congress, council, assembly 2.【辨析】meeting 最為一般,最不正式,可以是偶然的,也可以是安排好的; conference 比較正式,可指兩人或多人聚會(huì); assembly 是多人的有計(jì)劃的集會(huì); congress 常指立法機(jī)構(gòu),國(guó)家機(jī)關(guān); council 可指多國(guó)參加的會(huì)議,也可指特定目標(biāo)的非法定團(tuán)體; congregation 指某一宗教的會(huì)眾,大寫(xiě)指以色列人。 3.contrast vt. 使與... 對(duì)比, 使與...對(duì)照vi. 和... 形成對(duì)照n.對(duì)比, 對(duì)照, (對(duì)照中的)差異 解析:作名詞 contrast 后面可以跟 between,with 或 to: There is a sharp contrast between his earlier and later works. 他的早期作品和晚期作品截然不同。 當(dāng) contrast 被用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),后面可跟 with 和 to,但 with 更為普遍: He contrasts the naturalistic early plays with (or to) the brittle later comedies. 他早期的自然主義風(fēng)格戲劇與(或者可用 to) 敏感的晚期喜劇形成鮮明的對(duì)比。 be a contrast to 和... 成對(duì)比 by contrast with 和... 成對(duì)照;和... 比起來(lái) gain by contrast 對(duì)比之下顯出優(yōu)點(diǎn) in contrast with 和... 形成對(duì)比[對(duì)照] in contrast to 和... 形成對(duì)比[對(duì)照] present a striking contrast to 和... 成顯著的對(duì)比 form a striking contrast to 和... 成顯著的對(duì)比 contrast finely with 和... 對(duì)比起來(lái)更加鮮 3.cycle n. 周期, 循環(huán), 自行車(chē), 一段時(shí)間, 整套 vi.循環(huán), 輪轉(zhuǎn), 騎自行車(chē)vt. 使循環(huán), 使輪轉(zhuǎn)。 解析:business (trade) cycle 商業(yè)盛衰的循環(huán) a vicious cycle 惡性循環(huán) the cycle of events 一系列事件 a song cycle by Schubert 舒伯特聯(lián)篇歌曲 4.debate v. 爭(zhēng)論, 辯論n.爭(zhēng)論, 辯論 解析:beyond debate 無(wú)疑義,無(wú)可爭(zhēng)辯,unanimous debate upon 討論(問(wèn)題) debate upon on 討論(問(wèn)題) debate upon a question 討論(問(wèn)題) debate on a question 討論(問(wèn)題) open the debate 在辯論時(shí)首先發(fā)言 5.despite prep. 不管, 盡管, 不論 解析:Despite the bad weather we enjoyed our holiday. 盡管天氣不好,我們的假期仍過(guò)得很愉快。 die of despite 抱恨而死,冤死 despite all that 盡管如此 (in) despite of ... 不顧,盡管,任憑 |