50 组托福形近词辨析系列（二）

## 10 组托福形近词 那么怎么把形近词放在一起学习呢，我们具体可以通过如下的步骤来实现。 > ① 将形近词收集起来。 > ② 查出单词的中英文释义。（遇到比较难的词，可以通过认识的简单词汇进行联想记忆） > ③ 通过例句加深对单词的理解。 承接上面一篇系列文章，下文继续列出 10 组形近词，帮助大家辨析这些形近词 11\. **forbear vs. forebear** forbear: v ~ (from sth/doing sth) refrain from doing or saying sth in a patient or self-controlled way克制, 自制（不做或不说某事物） her mother's gentle and forbearing character 她母亲那温柔而宽容的性格 forebear: n. person from whom one is descended; ancestor 祖宗; 祖先 12\. **contend vs. content** contend vi. ~ with/against sb/sth; ~ for sth struggle in order to overcome a rival, competitor or difficulty （与对手）竞争; （与他人）争夺; （与困难）拚搏 several teams are contending for the prize. 有几个队在争夺锦标 content: adj. ~ (with sth); ~ to do sth satisfied with what one has; not wanting more; happy 知足; 满足; 满意; 愉快 are you content with your present salary? 你对你现在的薪水满意吗? n. that which is written or spoken about in a book, an article, a program, a speech, etc （书、文章、节目、演说等的）内容 the content of your essay is excellent, but it's not very well expressed. 你那篇文章的内容好极了, 但是表达方式不太好. 13\. **pat vs. tap vs. slap vs. rap** pat: v t. tap gently with the open hand or with a flat object （用掌或扁平之物）轻拍（某人[某物]） pat a dog 轻轻拍狗 tap: vt. ~ sb/sth (with sth) knock gently on sb/sth 轻拍某人; 轻敲某物 tab sb on the shoulder 轻拍某人肩膀 slap: vt. strike (sb/sth) with the palm of the hand or with sth flat; smack 掌击（某人[某物]）; 掴; 拍 slap sb's face/sb on the face 打某人耳光 rap: vt. strike (sth) quickly and smartly （轻而快地）敲击（某物）; 急敲（某物） she rapped my knuckles. 她轻而快地敲打我的指节. 14\. **decent vs. descent** decent: adj. proper; acceptable 适当的; 可接受的 we must provide decent housing for the poor. 我们必须为穷苦人提供适当的住房. descent: n. 1) coming or going down 下来; 下去 the plane began its descent into Paris. 飞机到巴黎开始降落. 2) origins; ancestry 出身; 血统; 祖先; 祖籍: of French descent 祖籍法国 15\. **extensive vs. intensive** extensive adj. large in amount; wide-ranging 大量的; 广泛的 her knowledge of the subject is extensive. 她这方面的学识很渊博。 intensive adj. concentrating all one's effort on a specific area 集中的; 密集的 intensive farming 集约耕作（旨在小块土地上集中劳力精耕细作以获高产的方法）. 　　 16\. **altar vs. alter** altar: n. an elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offered. 圣坛；祭坛：架高的地点或结构，在其前面举行宗教仪式或在其上面摆放祭品 alter: vt. become different; change in character, position, size, shape 改变; 更改, 变更, 修改, 改（性质﹑ 位置, 大小﹑ 形状等） I didn't recognize him because he had altered so much. 我没认出他来, 因为他变了许多。 17\. **assent vs. ascent** assent: n. agreement; approval 同意; 赞成 give one's assent to a proposal 对建议表示同意 vi. express agreement; consent 同意; 赞成 I can never assent to such a request. 我决不能同意这种要求. ascent: n act of ascending 上升; 升高 the ascent of mount Everest 登珠穆朗玛峰 18\. **champagne vs. campaign** champagne: n sparkling white wine from France 香槟酒 a ,glass of champagne 一杯香槟酒 campaign: n series of military operations with a particular aim, usu in one area 战役 he fought in the African campaign during the last war. 在上次战争中他在北非战役参战. 19\. **baron vs. barren** baron: n. member of the lowest rank of the British peerage or of non-British nobility (called baron y) 男爵（英国贵族的最低一级成员, 称为 lord x; 非英国贵族的此一级成员, 称为 baron y） barren: adj. 1) not good enough to produce crops （指土地）贫瘠的. 2) not producing fruit or seeds （指花草或树木）不结果的, 不结实的. 20\. **precede vs. proceed** precede v. come or go before (sth) in time, order, rank, etc （在时间﹑ 顺序﹑ 行列等上）在（某事物）之前; 先於（某事物） the mayor entered, preceded by members of the council. 市政会的委员们入场後, 市长也入场了. proceed vi. ~ (to sth) go to a further or the next stage; go on 继续前进; 继续进行; 继续下去 work is proceeding slowly. 工作正在慢慢地继续进行着。