在英语里，如果两个词语的意思相同或相近，那么它们就被称作一对 “synonyms 同义词”，而意思相反的词语则叫作 “antonyms 反义词”。各类 “同义词词典 thesaurus” 中就收录了每个词语的近义、反义词。试着选出下列题目中特定词语的同义或反义词，丰富你的词汇量。

 

1. What is the antonym² (opposite meaning) of this characteristic: big-headed.

 

a) small-headed

 

b) proud

 

c) modest

 

d) relaxed

 

2. Which of these is a synonym¹ (same meaning) of ‘usually'?

 

a) rarely

 

b) seldom

 

c) infrequently

 

d) mostly

 

3. Which word is not a synonym of the others?

 

a) happy

 

b) cheerful

 

c) down

 

d) glad

 

4. What is an antonym of ‘inflammable'?

 

a) flammable

 

b) fire-retardant

 

c) combustible³

 

d) burnable

 

5. Which word is an antonym of ‘very big'?

 

a) ginormous

 

b) miniscule

 

c) huge

 

d) mammoth⁴

 

6. Which expression has an opposite meaning to the others?

 

a) They fight like cats and dogs.

 

b) They get on like a house on fire.

 

c) They are as thick as thieves.

 

d) They are like two peas in a pod.

 

答案

1) c, 2) d, 3) c, 4) b, 5) b, 6) a.

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