考研英语易混淆的词汇比较记46
<p> <span word="delay">delay</span>, <span word="postpone">postpone</span></p><p> 这两个词都有延迟之意。</p><p> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="v">v</span>.延期，延缓，耽搁，常指由于不可避免的障碍等原因而延期。</p><p> <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>.她的迟到使会议延迟开始。</p><p> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="v">v</span>.耽搁，暂缓，常指将某事放置一边，等到另一事发生或一定时间后再做。</p><p> <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>.我们今天的会议推迟到下周举行。</p><p> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span>, <span word="illustrate">illustrate</span></p><p> 这两个词都有说明的意思。</p><p> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="v">v</span>.多指通过具体动作或物体进行演示、示范、表演、展示等以达到说明或解释的目的。</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="salesman">salesman</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="cooker">cooker</span>.这个推销员当众演示如何用压力锅煮东西。</p><p> <span word="illustrate">illustrate</span> <span word="v">v</span>.强调通过举例、列图表或比较等方式来说明道理。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="illustrated">illustrated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>.那个老师通过乔治华盛顿的故事来讲述他的历史课。</p><p> </p>
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