accidentn. 意外的事,偶然之事;事故
语境记忆John’s had an accident; he’s been run over by a car.
约翰出事了,他被一辆小汽车撞倒了。
The marsupial has been in decline for decades due to urban sprawl and from car accidents and dog attacks.
这种有袋动物其数量在过去几十年间逐渐减少,主要原因是城市的扩张、车祸和狗的袭击。
accidentannouncecandidateclash搭 配by accident 偶然
by no accident 绝非偶然
辨 异accident,incident:
accident指偶然发生的不可预测的事件,强调“意外,突发”;
incident指附属性的小事件,也用来指政治事变。announcevt.宣布,通告;(与for连用)宣布参加竞选;声称,叙说
语境记忆They announced their engagement to the family.
他们向家里宣布他们已经订婚了。
辨 异announce,declare,publish:
announce 指预告性的宣布;
declare 指当众发表,正式“公布”;
publish 指公布已准备好的内容。candidaten.候选人;报考人;申请求职者
语境记忆Most candidates passed in grammar.
参加考试的人大多数语法及格。
clash1n.碰撞声;抵触,冲突;不协调 v. 碰撞;不协调;冲突语境记忆Their swords clashed.
他们的剑互相撞击,铿锵有声。搭 配clash of colors 色彩不调和
clash of interests 利益冲突
辨 异clash, crash, crush:
clash 指金属制品等相撞发出铿锵声,也指(意见)冲突;
crash 指砰然一声碎了;
crush 指压碎,压坏。compromisecontradictioncourtdelicatecompromise4n.妥协,和解vi.(with)妥协vt.危及……的安全;放弃(原则,利益 )
语境记忆I wanted to go to Greece,and my wife wanted to go to Spain,so we compromised on (ie agreed to go to) Italy.
我想去希腊,可我妻子想去西班牙,于是我们折衷了一下,去意大利。
搭 配compromise with … on 在……方面与……妥协
compromise a lawsuit 和解诉讼
compromise with a person与人和解contradiction3n.矛盾;否定,否认
语境记忆She will permit no contradiction.
她决不允许有异议。
搭 配in contradiction to 与……相反
in contradiction with 与……相抵触courtn.法庭,法院;(网球)球场;庭院,院子;宫廷
语境记忆The prisoner was brought to court for trial.
囚犯被提到法庭受审。
搭 配take sb. to court 控告某人
be out of court 被驳回
court ball 宫廷舞会delicateadj.纤细的,娇嫩的;易碎的,脆弱的;灵敏的,精确的;精美的,精致的