6月英语四级词汇辨析

1.vital; fatal; crucial; vitality vital: 重要的，生命的;fatal: 致命的 (CET6.96.6);crucial: 决定性的

(CET6.00.1);vitality: 活力，生命力。 The boy cycling in the street was knocked down by a minibus and received (fatal/excessive/disastrous/vital) injures.

2.dismiss; fire; lay off; discharge dismiss: 指强迫他人离开，即辞退，开除，也指允许许多人离开、解散;fire: (俗语)辞退通常用在有雇佣关系的场合;lay off: 辞退，下岗

(CET4.96.6);discharge: 遣走(某人)，让(某人)离去;也指正式“释放”。 The store had to (lay off/lay out/lay aside/lay down)?a number of clerks because sales were down.

3.scorn; scold; scent; score scorn: 轻蔑; scold: 责骂(指态度粗暴，高声地骂他人); scent: 特有的气味，好闻的香味;score: 得分，记下。 The woman is always

(scolding/scorning/scoring) the children playing around her house.

4.involve; include involve: 包括;包含，指必然包括某种结果;be involved in sth/with sb: 与某事(某人)有关连;include: 包括、包含，指包括属于整体的局部。 He was considered to be (involved/included) in criminal activities.

5.appoint; encounter; meet appoint: 任命，指定(时间，日期) He was appointed to the manager of the marketing department. encounter: 相会，遭遇(困难，危险等)或偶尔遇见

(友人等); meet (with):?指无意或有意地相见或遇到，满足。 They (met/encountered) with misfortune that day.

6.intervene; interfere intervene (in/between): 干预?调停;(事件)介入，在期间发生;interfere (with) 干扰，干预，让人感到讨厌。 They were about to fight when their father (interfered/intervened).

7.initial; original initial; 起始的;original; 最初的，最早的 (CET6.98.1)。 This is the

(initial/original/real/genuine) piano on which the poser created some of his greatest works.

8.discern; decent; descend discern: 识别，识别;decent: a.有分寸的，适宜的 (CET6.00.1.67);descend(descent n.):?(位置的)降落，下降 (CET6.97.1.43);decline: (比率)下降;变小，变弱 (CET6.97.6.57)。 We managed to reach the top of the mountain, and half an hour later we began to (ascend/descend/decline/discern).

9.dominant; dominate; prominent; predominant; distinguished dominant: 有统治权的，最有势力的，占优势的;dominate: v.支配 (CET6.2000.1.44);prominent: 显著的;出色的(CET6.98.1.57?96.6.66); predominant: 优势的，卓越的，流行的;distinguished：卓越的，出色的，指以卓越的成绩和优异的素质超越同类之上。 Mr Bloom is not

(significant/dominant/magnificent/prominent) now, but he will be famous some day. The book is expected to

(exemplify/promote/prevail/dominate) the best?seller lists.

10.enhance; ascend; strengthen; promote enhance: 提高，增加(价值，力量等)(CET6.97.6); ascend: 上升，升高(CET6.98.6);strengthen: 加强，强化; promote: 促进，增进友谊、产品销售等 (CET4.97.6)。 The reputation of the poet’s most recent works will certainly

(?strengthen/enhance/ascend/magnify) his national reputation.