不要轻视GRE写作中的普通词汇
<p> 一.具体抽象：</p><p> 所谓具体到抽象指的是把一个单词的具体含义进行引申从而用在某些抽象的场合。下面我们来看几个例子。</p><p> 1.<span word="Bask">Bask</span>. <span word="Bask">Bask</span>这个单词表示晒太阳，由此可以引申出沉浸，沐浴在。如<span word="bask">bask</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> 或者<span word="bask">bask</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jubilance">jubilance</span>.</p><p> 2.<span word="Brew">Brew</span>. <span word="Brew">Brew</span>这个单词也很熟悉，表示酿酒，一引申就可以变成酝酿这个抽象含义。如每逢战争即将打响，我们可以说<span word="Storms">Storms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="brewing">brewing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="frontier">frontier</span>.</p><p> 3. <span word="Swallow">Swallow</span>. <span word="Swallow">Swallow</span>表示吞咽东西，也就是不加咀嚼地吃东西，因此当我们在描述一个人不加思考就轻易相信别人时，就可以使用这个单词。如<span word="Surely">Surely</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swallow">swallow</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="words">words</span>.有时也可以表示取消，如<span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swallow">swallow</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="words">words</span>。</p><p> 4.<span word="Gnaw">Gnaw</span>. <span word="Gnaw">Gnaw</span>指的是小动物，如啮齿类动物，咬,啃。稍加引申就变成了使烦恼、折磨。如<span word="The">The</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="guilt">guilt</span> <span word="gnawed">gnawed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="conscience">conscience</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p> 5. <span word="Wean">Wean</span>. <span word="Wean">Wean</span>原义指新生儿断奶，引申为使断绝、使戒掉、使放弃。如<span word="These">These</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="weaning">weaning</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>.</p><p> 二.名词动词</p><p> 不同词性之间的转换也是小词活用的一个思路，这里我们讲讲相对较为普遍也容易掌握的名词到动词的活用。</p><p> 1.<span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>. <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>，桥梁。桥梁的作用很显然是连接，因此它做动词就可以表示连接、消除。如<span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="chasm">chasm</span>, <span word="silence">silence</span>, <span word="difference">difference</span>, <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="gap">gap</span></p>
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