成人高考高中起点英语同义词解析(二)
我给校长打了个电话,但他出去了。
on call
随时待命的;待用的;准备妥当的
The nurse is on call tonight.
今夜护士随时待命
call for
需要;要求;值得:
to call for bid
招标
The occasion calls for a cool head.
这种场合需要冷静的头脑。
call forth
唤起;引起
振作起
call off
取消
The meeting has been called off.
会议取消了。
call on
拜访
I'll call on him tomorrow.
明天我去拜访他。
号召;呼吁
邀请
call up
召集;动员
使人想起 (= call upon)
calm peaceful quiet still
都含 “平静的”意思。
calm主要用于气候、海洋“ 风平浪静的”, 也可指人表示“安静的”、“镇静的”, 如:
The sky is blue, and the sea is calm.
天空碧兰, 海上风平浪静。
Although she was frightened, she answered with a calm voice.
虽然她害怕, 但还是用平静的声音回答。
peaceful指“和平的”表示“ 没有骚扰和战争的”, 如:
a peaceful environment
和平环境。
quiet 指“ 没有吵闹声的”、“ 没有噪音的”,它强调“声音很低、很少” 或“全然无声”, 如:
He had a quiet life.
他过着宁静的生活。
still 指“没声音的”、“没动静的”, 如:
the still hours before dawn
黎明前的寂静时刻。
solicitude care concern worry
都含“忧虑”的意思。
solicitude 系常用正式用语, 指“对别人十分关切和热心”, 并含有“因钟爱而担忧”之意, 如:
The solicitude shown him by his neighbours after robbery touched him deeply.
他被抢劫后邻居对他的关切使他十分感动。
care 系常用词, 指“由于责任、担心或恐惧等原因而感到的忧虑不安”, 如:
Her child is her greatest care.
她的孩子是她关心的事。