考研英语易混淆的词汇比较记21
<p> <span word="alleviate">alleviate</span>, <span word="diminish">diminish</span>, <span word="reduce">reduce</span>, <span word="decrease">decrease</span>, <span word="decline">decline</span></p><p> 这一组动词都有减少，减轻的意思。</p><p> <span word="alleviate">alleviate</span> <span word="v">v</span>.在痛苦方面的减轻，缓和</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="painkiller">painkiller</span> <span word="alleviated">alleviated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>.止疼药减缓了疼痛。</p><p> <span word="diminish">diminish</span> <span word="v">v</span>.指因为不断消耗，在数量方面缓慢减少，也指在素质或者价值的下降。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="diminished">diminished</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>.由于战争石油的供应减少了。</p><p> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="v">v</span>.指人为地使某物在数量或重量方面的减少或降低。</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="spend">spend</span>.他缩减了他们的开销。</p><p> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="v">v</span>.指数量上的减少;力量或者强度的减弱。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.去年人口数量急剧下降。</p><p> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="v">v</span>. 下降;谢绝，婉言推辞;衰退，衰落。</p><p> <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="declined">declined</span>.去年芝加哥的犯罪率明显下降。</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>.他婉拒了我们请他吃饭的邀请。</p><p> </p>
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