英语词汇学
历年真题
The difference between rich and wealthy shows that synonyms may differ in ______.
There was a fine rocking-chair his father used to sit in, a nest of small tables and a dark,imposing bookcase. Now all this furniture was to be sold, and with it his own past. We can see coherence by ______ in the above sentences.
The word accident originally meant "event", but now means "unfortunate event" only. This example shows ______of meaning.
Which of the following words has NOT undergone extension ofmeaning?
Pitiful originally meant "full of pity", but now has changed to "deserving pity". This example shows ______.
Many familiar words have different meanings when they are used in different contexts. Study the following sentences carefully and decide in which sentence stage means "to plan;, arrange and carry out". '
The ball was attractive. The above sentence has ambiguity due to ______.
_______ is used as context clue in the following sentence: The village had most of the usual amenities: a pub, a library, a post office and a school.
The idiom tit for tat is not to be turned into tat for tit. This shows that ______.
The English idiom "_______" means "something useless and unwanted but big and costly"
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