高考英语核心词汇辨析与解析(十六)

高考英语核心词汇辨析与解析（十六）

1. confuse /kən'fjuːz/ v. 使混乱/困惑/糊涂；混淆

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(1) confuse ... with/and ...把……与……混淆 (2)confused adj. 混乱的；迷惑不解的，感到迷惑的 get/be/become confused about对……迷惑不解 be confused by 被……搞糊涂 (3) confusing adj.令人困惑的；难懂的 (4)confusion n. 困惑；混淆，混乱 in confusion 困惑地；困窘地 例句

①Don't confuse him with his brother. They are much alike. 别把他与他弟弟混淆了。他们非常相像。

②Most of the children are still confused about the ending of the film. 大部分孩子对这部电影的结尾仍感到困惑不解。

③Sometimes the same word has as lightly different meaning, which can be confusing. 有时候，同一个单词在意义上一点细微的差别就让人困惑。 串记

They confused me by asking so many confusing questions. I was totally confused,standing there in confusion, not knowing what to do.

他们提了一大堆令人费解的问题，把我难住了。我稀里糊涂，茫然地站在那儿，全然不知所措。

2. congratulate /kən'grætjʊleɪt/ v. 祝贺，向…道喜

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(1)congratulate sb. on/upon(doing) sth.因(做)某事向某人祝贺 congratulate oneself on sth. 为某事庆幸/感到自豪 (2) congratulation n．祝贺；祝贺词(常用复数)

offer/send one's congratulations to sb.(on sth.)(为某事)向某人表示祝贺 express/accept one'scongratulations表示/接受某人的祝贺

例句

①You should congratulate yourself on having done an excellent job. 你应该为你出色的工作感到自豪。

②We offered our congratulations to Mr.Wang on his success in business. 我们祝贺王先生生意兴隆。 辨析

congratulate,celebrate

这两个词都有“庆贺”的意思。其区别在于:

congratulate指对某人取得的成就或喜庆之事表示祝贺，其宾语是人，表示就某事祝贺某人时，常与介词on搭配。

celebrate通常指举行盛大隆重的仪式庆祝或纪念有意义的日子或某件事情，多暗示节日般的欢乐场面，宾语为事件。

串记

congratulate,celebrate

这两个词都有“庆贺”的意思。其区别在于:congratulate指对某人取得的成就或喜庆之事表示祝贺，其宾语是人，表示就某事祝贺某人时，常与介词on搭配。celebrate通常指举行盛大隆重的仪式庆祝或纪念有意义的日子或某件事情，多暗示节日般的欢乐场面，宾语为事件。

3. connect /kə'nekt/ vt.连接/结；联系；衔接；把…联系起来

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(1)connect A and/to/with B 把A和B连接起来 connect A with B 把A和B联系起来

connect... with/to ...把……和……联系/连接起来 (2)connected a. 连接的；有联系的 be connected with与……有联系/关系 (3)connection连/联接；接头；联系(同link) have connection with 与……有关系 in connection with 与……有关 例句

①A good student must connect what he reads with/to what he sees around him.

好学生必须会把他在书本里读到的东西与他在周围所看到的事物联系起来。 ②Health problems are connected with bad eating habits and a lack of exercise. 健康问题与不良饮食习惯和缺乏锻炼有关。

③The police arrested the men in connection with a bank robbery. 拘留了与一次银行抢劫案有牵连的那几个人。 串记

The flat is connected to another flat so the police connect the murder with another case. They conclude the death of the renter is connected with the disappearance of the landlord.

那套公寓与另一套公寓相连，所以把凶杀案与另一起案件联系起来。他们断定房客的死亡与房东的失踪有关。

4. consider /kən'sɪdə/ vt.考虑；顾及；认为

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(1)consider(考虑)＋疑问句+to do sth 打算/考虑…做某事 consider(考虑)＋n./pron. 考虑某事 consider(考虑)＋doing sth. 考虑做某事 consider(考虑)＋从句 考虑……

(2)consider(认为)＋sb./sth.+ as/to be adj/n.认为某人/某事…… consider(认为)＋it+adj./n. 认为……

(3)consideration n． 考虑，体谅

take ...into consideration 考虑到……，顾及到…… under consideration 正在考虑之中 (4)considering prep. 考虑到；鉴于 considerate adj. 关切的；体谅的；体贴的 considerable adj. 相当多的；相当大的 例句

①I'm considering becoming a teacher after graduation because a teacher is often considered to be the engineer of human souls.

我在考虑毕业后当老师，因为老师常被认为是人类灵魂的工程师。

②Everything taken into consideration, they trusted themselves more and returned to their positions.

把一切考虑在内后，他们更相信自己并且回到了自己的职位上。 串记

The conductor is considered to be a great musician with considerable achievements. Besides, he is considerate and generous. He is considering giving away all his belongings to charity.

这位指挥家被认为是一位成就斐然的伟大音乐家。此外，他是体贴和慷慨的。他正在考虑把他所有的财产捐给慈善机构。 5. consist /kən'sɪst/ v. 组成，构成

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consist in 在于，存在于 consist of由……组成；由……构成 consist with 与……一致，相吻合 consistent a. 始终如一的 be consistent with 与…一致/吻合 例句

①The true wealth does not consist in what we have, but in what we are. 真正的财富不在于我们拥有什么,而在于我们的人格。 ②His story was consistent with the facts． 他的报道与事实相符。 串记

Life mainly consists of happiness and sorrows while happiness and sorrows consist in struggle.生活主要由幸福和悲伤构成，而幸福和悲伤寓于奋斗之中。

点津

consist of一般不用于进行时，也不用于被动语态；其非谓语动词应用现在分词形式。

它的同义短语有：be composed of和be made up of。 6. consume /kən'sjuːm/ vt. 消耗/费，耗费

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consume away毁掉,毁灭

be consumed with 为(某种思想)而不断受折磨 consumer n. 消费者

consumption n. 消耗/费，耗费 例句

We need to consume much less, which means we need to produce much less. 我们需要消费的少许多，这意味着我们需要的生产少很多。 串记

Most consumers consume unwisely. They formed a consumer culture, thinking consumption contributes to production;the two form a circle. But consumption also causes pollution and exhaustion of resources.

大多数消费者消费不明智。他们形成了消费文化，认为消费有助于生产;这两个形成一个循环。但消费也会造成污染和资源的枯竭。

7. contact /'kɒntækt/ n. & v. 触碰，接触(同touch)；联系/络(同touch)

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come into contact with ...与……接触；与……联系 get in(to) contact with 与……取得联系 have contact with 与…有联系/接触 lose contact with 与……失去联系

keep/be in contact with 与……保持联系 make contact with接触，与…联系 be out of contact with 与……没有联系 例句

①Though they all lived nearby, I soon lost contact with them. 虽然他们都住在附近，但我很快就和他们失去联系了。 ②Have you kept in contact with your classmates after graduation? 你毕业后和同学们还保持联系吗？

③He got (in)to contact with many wealthy people in raising money for the project. 在为该项工程筹款的过程中他联系了许多有钱人。 点津

keep/bein contact with和be out of contact with表状态，可和时间段连用； 而get in(to)/make contact with, lose contact with表示动作，不能和时间段连用。 8. contain /kən'teɪn/ vt.包含；包括；容纳；忍住；抑制

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contain one's anger/ feelings / grief 抑制(克制)愤怒/感情/悲痛 contain oneself 克制自己 contain with 使(自己)抑制住

contain oneself with sth使(自己)抑制住 container n. 容器 例句

①The atlas contains forty maps, including three of Great Britain. 这个地图集有40幅地图,其中包括3幅英国地图。

②She could scarcely contain herself with delight when she opened the parcel. 当她打开这个包裹的时候,她简直抑制不住自己兴奋的心情。 点津

contain是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。表示“所属”“构成”关系时,不能用于进行体,不能用于被动结构,也不可用过去分词作定语;作“控制,抑制”解时,多用于否定句或疑问句,其后接介词for〔with〕+高兴〔气愤〕等名词。

辨析

contain,include

contain通常用来指某容器中盛有某物，装有某物；还可指某种物质中含有某种成分或含有其他物质，指作为组成部分而被包含或容纳在内。

include通常表示把某事物作为其中的一部分包含在内，在句中常构成分词短语sth.included或including sth

8. content /kən'tent/ a. 满意/足的，使满足/意；n.主要内容

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be content to do sth. 对做某事满意 be content with对…满意 contents n. 容纳物；目录 例句

①She is quite content to live at home with her parents. 她十分满足于在家时和她父母同住。

②I am very content with my life at present． 我对目前的生活心满意足。 串记

The critic is content with the contents and content of the new book. 评论家对这本新书的目录和内容满意。

9. continue /kən'tɪnjuː/ vi. 继/持/延续；link. v.保持

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continue to do/doing sth. 继续做某事 to be continued未完，待续

continuous a. 连续的，持续的; 连绵不断的 continually ad. 不断地，频繁地 例句

①He continued reading in spite of the noise． 尽管很吵闹，他还是阅读。

②The desert continues as far as the eye could reach. 沙漠向前延伸,一望无际。 串记

The assistant feel content to work with his master. He will continue to do so. He considers it is a continuous career.

这位助手对和他的主人一起工作感到满意。他将继续这样做。他认为这是一个持续的职业。

课后练习

Passage 1

It could happen anywhere at any time. 1 Most people,at one time or another,have been on the receiving end of a random act of kindness.In a sometimes cold world where people can be so focused on what they’re doing,a random act of kindness can make all the difference.

They can be relatively insignificant.Hannah Bailey from London,for example,told the Metro newspaper about how she was given her fruit and vegetable shopping for free.The seller did her a kindness when it appeared she didn’t have any change to pay. 2

The city of Naples has long had a tradition called “caffè sospeso”.When buying coffee,a person who has recently been lucky would purchase two cups but only drink one,leaving the second one anonymously(匿名),out of the goodness of their heart,for a poor person to claim for free. 3

However,in some cases,these little acts can be a matter of life and death.Take,for example,the unnamed commuter,who in June 2018 fell off a station platform onto an electric railway track in Toronto,Canada.A quick-thinking,but even now unknown,bystander selflessly leapt down to pull him to safety.

So,why do it? 4 The people never meet again.According to UK charity The Mental Health Foundation,acts like these can “give our lives new purpose,show us other perspectives on our own problems and even make us feel content.”

5 Hold open a door for someone,deliver a compliment—even give up your seat on a bus.Help someone who is in need.It takes all kinds.It needn’t be anything huge.One day,whether you need it or not,someone might help you in your hour of need.

A.So give it a try.

B.Be brave to face challenges. C.Often,the acts aren’t paid back. D.She was happy about it all day. E.She was in low spirits the whole day.

F.This tradition is now more common worldwide. G.It’s often unexpected,but almost never unappreciated.

Passage 2

Just as I began a new job in New York, I had to learn another important job: father. I was a businessman. At the office I had three new 1 (project), and at home I had a young son who was growing fast and 2 (need) me. I was puzzled and didn’t know how to deal with the relationship between job and family until one day, 3 my business trip in Chicago, I came across an old family friend Dan, 4 was once a patient of my father. He told me something about my father. 5 was my father that helped him go through the cancer. When Dan knew he got cancer, he was very upset and wanted to give up, but with the 6 (encourage) from my father, he went on 7 (fight) against the cancer. My father said to him, “You have a

8 (wonder) wife and three fine children. Take some time with them. It’s family that we live for——not just ourselves. Think of that 9 you will know life is worth the fight. ” His words touched me, and I 10 (sudden) realized that family is the most important in the world. I should spend more time staying with them.