1. contaminate v. 污染;弄脏$ ?, L/ M+ _, l1 L4 j$ C' g( q r' _' f
contaminate跟pollute相比更书面化,为新闻常用语,表示化学物质、放射物等的污染。形容词形式是contaminative。6 j# }4 Y. d4 v. _. j
She is always worrying that the water is being contaminated by nuclear radiation.
' q* d# V3 Y( N; I+ F 她总是担心水被核辐射所污染。( D* j8 m* C* q* }/ W3 ~! q% N% U2 e
2. contemplate v. 沉思;凝视/ q \6 N! S* I3 K' l, q0 m4 ~
英语中表示“思考”的动词有很多,他们的区别如下:+ l1 {, Z. ^% I/ i% X! }% J
contemplate 通常指长时间的思考,有时含无确定目的的意思。
$ H' b) F$ _; K' o+ ~ think 普通用词,指需要一定时间进行思考以形成某种想法或念头。
6 R2 f3 n4 q5 `* d" i2 l1 l consider 侧重一时的对某事的考虑,也只长时间的深入的思考。
; d) o2 y W! b: C+ R: p; {6 J# _ You must contemplate the results of the action.www.examw.com; b# l4 K. L* G) v9 y
你得考虑清楚这样做的后果。
! N6 }) \' o3 ]( k1 K3. contempt n. 轻视
3 k r! z/ R; d0 Q' }1 j hold in contempt 轻视,认为 self-contempt 自我轻视,自卑 bring contempt upon oneself 自取其辱,自讨没趣 hold sb. in contempt 鄙视某人/ L0 q; W2 O3 N J7 V, j$ B; o: j. F
It seems that he holds Mike in contempt.+ q7 z4 e. U, `/ E7 {; }9 A$ S8 h
他似乎很瞧不起迈克。4 a4 Y% \4 R* u' l7 Q
4. contend v. 竞争,争夺,奋斗;争论,辩论
& [, a1 W0 x& |. ?! k contend 指为战胜或击败对手进行不懈努力,强调拼搏。也可指口头上进行有对立情绪或严重分歧的争论。. x9 p) _% r8 n
This firm is too small to contend against large multinational corporation.1 s7 h' N u# r" }# @
这家公司太小了,没法同大型跨国企业竞争。
; _+ \1 z+ A3 s' q. d$ @5. contradict v. 相矛盾中华考试网: m0 T2 B9 _' c" {, t4 r c
contradict是及物动词,后面直接接宾语。
; u: _9 r. w/ W3 [- |# S% N" S What you said contradicts with what we had heard.
' i/ {) p$ w! I 你说的跟我们听到的相互矛盾。 |