eligible, illegible
eligible a.享有权利的,具备资格的。
He graduated from high school with good grades, so he is eligible to enroll in the state college.他以优异的成绩从中学毕业,所以他有资格就读于州立大学。
illegible a.很难看懂的,难以辨认的。
The writing is illegible; I cannot read what it says.字迹不清楚,我看不清上面写的是什么。
eminent, imminent
eminent a.著名的,卓越的,接触的。
He is eminent in the field of linguistics.他在语言学领域很有名。
imminent a.即将发生的,迫在眉睫的,临近的。
The wedding date is imminent, so we must send invitations.婚礼迫近,所以我们必须发放请柬了。
emotion, feeling, passion, sensation, sentiment
emotion n.情感,感情,指喜怒哀乐等较激动的情绪,表示某物引起的激动。
He felt mixed emotions when he thought of her.当他想起她时便产生一种复杂的感情。
feeling n.指一般的情绪、感觉,它一般不反映感情的本质和强度。
passion n.激情,热情,欲望,极度的仇恨,指强烈的爱好、愤怒或情欲。
He spoke with passion about the love of freedom.他满腔热情地谈论着对自由的热爱。
sensation n.指人体感官受到外部刺激时产生的感觉,知觉。
When she watched the film, she had the sensation that she was in a moving car.她看电影时,感觉自己正坐在一辆开动的汽车上。
sentiment n.思想感情,情绪,感情色彩,指由于某种思想唤起的感情,强调主观作用,有时候也带有理智成分。
When our grandmother died, we remembered her life with strong sentiment.当祖母逝世时,我们深深地怀念她的一生。
encourage, excite, inspire, motivate, stimulate
encourage v.鼓励,促进,含有"使增强勇气或给予希望"的意味。
He encouraged his son to go to good college.他鼓励他的儿子上名牌大学。
excite v.指使人感到激动、兴奋;煽动,鼓动。
The band played louder and excited the audience.乐队演奏得更响亮了,使观众兴奋起来。
inspire v.鼓舞,激发,影响,常常带有"启迪,启发"的意思。
My mother inspires us with stories of her difficult childhood.我的妈妈给我们讲童年时的艰苦生活以激励我们。
motivate v.激发,促动,强调激起动机去做某事。
A desire to go to medical school motivates her to study hard everyday.她希望上医学院,这成了她每天努力学习的动力。
stimulate v.刺激,激发,促进,强调刺激反应的结果。
Cold air stimulates me.冷空气刺激我振作起来。
equal, equivalent, identical
equal a. (数字、数量、权力、价值)相等的;(指人)胜任的。
Those two tables are of equal length.这两张桌子一样长。
It is a big responsibility to take on, so I hope he 's equal to the task.要担负的责任很大,我希望他能够胜任这项任务。
equivalent a.相等的,相同的,与equal基本可以互换使用。
The two computers are equivalent in speed.这两台计算机在运算速度上是相同的。
identical a.同一的,完全相同的。
The boys are identical twins.这两个男孩子是一模一样的双胞胎。