industrial, industrious
industrial a.工业的,产业的,来自于名词industry。
Industrial production is up this year; but agriculture is weak.今年的工业产值上升了,但是农业依然薄弱。
industrious a.勤奋的,忙碌的。
She started her own business and is now very industrious.她自己开了一家公司,因此很忙碌。
initial, original, primitive
initial a.开始的,最初的,强调处于事物的起始阶段。
My initial good opinion of him changed with time.时间长了我对他最初的好印象改变了。
original a.最初的,最早的;原版的,原物的。
This is the original piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.就是在这架钢琴上,这位作曲家创作出了他的一些伟大的作品。
primitive a.原始的,上古的,早期的,指处于人类生命或事物发展的早期阶段,也可以指自然的或简朴的。
Primitive tribes live in the Amazon River basin.原始部落居住在亚马逊河盆地。
interfere, intervene, interrupt, disturb
interfere v.干涉,妨碍。常指干涉或妨碍他人(的事),着重指有影响。
It's unwise to interfere between husband and wife.干涉别人夫妇间的事是不明智的
intervene v.干涉,干预,较为正式,常指带有行动的干预。
Would you intervene if you saw a parent hit a child?要是你看到家长打孩子你会干预吗?
interrupt v.打扰,打断,阻碍。常有"使……停止(中断)"的意思。
His speech was constantly interrupted by applause.他的讲话频频被掌声所打断。
disturb v.打扰,妨碍。常指失去了正常的状态或导致困难产生。
Bad dreams disturbed her sleep.噩梦妨碍她的睡眠。
invaluable, valueless
invaluable a.无价的,非常宝贵的,相当于priceless。
Your help in moving the big refrigerator was invaluable.你帮忙搬那个大冰箱,你的帮助是可贵的。
valueless a.没有价值的,相当于worthless。
That bracelet is a cheap, valueless piece of jewelry.那个手镯是一件便宜的、不值钱的首饰。
jealous, envious
jealous a.妒忌的,暗含有憎恶与不好的感情。
He gets jealous when other man talks to his girlfriend.当别的男人和他的女朋友说话时间,他会很嫉妒。
envious a.羡慕的,强调攀比心理所造成的羡慕。
He is envious of my new car and wants one like it.他很羡慕我的新车,也想要一辆同样的。
judicial, judicious
judicial a.司法的,法律的,法庭的。
The judicial system settles arguments between people.司法系统解决人与人之间的争端。
judicious a.果断的,明智的,是个正式用语。
He made a judicious decision to save money for his old age.他做了一个明智的决定,要为他的晚年攒钱。
minor, inferior, secondary, subordinate
minor a较少的,较小的,较次要的,常含有轻微的但并非不重要的意思。
We agreed on everything in the contract, even minor points.我们对合同中的一切问题,甚至是细枝末节都达成了一致。
inferior a.次等的,较劣的,差的。
Most wine from Switzerland is inferior to wine from France.产于瑞士的葡萄酒多数要比法国的差。
secondary a.第二等的,次要的,强调在重要性或顺序上处于第二位。
My job is of secondary importance to my health.我的工作比起身体来说不那么重要。
subordinate a.次要的,从属的,下级的,强调主次地位或支配和隶属的关系。
He was always friendly to his subordinate officers.她对下级官员一向和蔼可亲。