TOEFL考试中容易用混的词1
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incredible, incredulous
  incredible: “无法相信的”、“难以置信的”、转义为“奇妙的”

  incredulous: “不相信的”、“怀疑的”

  alibi1, excuse

  excuse和alibi都有“借口”的意思。

  excuse含有承认自己不对的意味,只是想找一理由借以避免或减轻责任。

  alibi基本上是法律用语,指受指控的案件发生时,不在现场。

  alibi在口语中可作excuse(借口)用,但这类借口往往是杜撰的。

  alien, foreigner

  两个词都是“外国人”,但感情色彩不同。

  foreigner用得比较普遍,多少带有友好的意味。

  alien可作为法律用语,语气较冷峻。

  allege2, assert

  这两个词都有“宣称”的意思

  allege并没有让人信服的证据,因而语气较弱

  assert比较有根据,因而语气较强

  allow for, allow of

  Allow for: “将。。。考虑在内”

  Allow of: “容许”

  allude3, refer

  refer (to) 用于直接提起人或事情

  allude (to) 用于暗指或不直接地指人或事情

  His leader alluded4 to financial difficulties, which, as a matter
of pride, h

  e wanted to conceal5 and would not refer to directly.

  alternate, alternative

  alternate: “交替的”、“轮流的”

  alternative: “另外可供选择的”



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1 alibi bVSzb     
n.某人当时不在犯罪现场的申辩或证明;借口
参考例句:
  • Do you have any proof to substantiate your alibi? 你有证据表明你当时不在犯罪现场吗?
  • The police are suspicious of his alibi because he already has a record.警方对他不在场的辩解表示怀疑,因为他已有前科。
2 allege PfEyT     
vt.宣称,申述,主张,断言
参考例句:
  • The newspaper reporters allege that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.新闻记者们宣称这个男人是被谋杀的,但他们没提出证据。
  • Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence.学生时不时会称病缺课。
3 allude vfdyW     
v.提及,暗指
参考例句:
  • Many passages in Scripture allude to this concept.圣经中有许多经文间接地提到这样的概念。
  • She also alluded to her rival's past marital troubles.她还影射了对手过去的婚姻问题。
4 alluded 69f7a8b0f2e374aaf5d0965af46948e7     
提及,暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • In your remarks you alluded to a certain sinister design. 在你的谈话中,你提到了某个阴谋。
  • She also alluded to her rival's past marital troubles. 她还影射了对手过去的婚姻问题。
5 conceal DpYzt     
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽
参考例句:
  • He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方,他只好隐瞒身份。
  • He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。
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