brief
同义:short, concise
反义:long
词组:1.in ~ 简言之;以简单扼要的形式,news in ~ 简要新闻
2.make ~ of 使简短,把……快快做完(或对付过去)。make ~ of the introductions
三言两语介绍完毕。
练习:To be _____, She was happy with that result,
A. in short B. brief C. summarized D. in a word
练习答案:选
B。译文:简而言之,她对那个结果感到高兴。本题是词语搭配题。to
be brief副词词组,简而言之,扼要地说;in short 和in a word 都
有简单地说之意,但其前加to be.没有to be summarized短语。
burst
同义:explode
词组:1. ~ into闯入;突然……起来:The plane ~ into flames.
飞机一下子燃烧起来。
2. ~ on/upon突然来到,意外来临;The knowledge ~ upon him all at once.
他立刻领会了其中道理。
3. ~ (sth.) open 使(某物)突然或猛然打开: The police ~ the door open
警察把门撞开了。
4. ~ in 突然进入:The police ~ in and arrest ~ ed the gang,
警察突然间闯进逮捕了那帮人。
5. ~ in on sb./sth. 阻碍某人:
How dare you ~ in on us without knocking?
你怎么胆敢不敲门就闯进来?
6. ~ on /upon sb ./sth.突然而意外地出现在某人或某物面前:The truth ~ upon
him.他突然了解了真相。
7. ~ out 突然激动地说,叫嚷:I hate you ! She ~ out . 我讨厌你!她叫嚷道。
词性:(n.)爆炸,爆发:a ~ of anger勃然大怒/a tiny ~ of hope
突然出现一线希望。
coherent
同义:consistent, sticky
反义:incoherent
练习:Knowing that he had been admitted to Harvard University, he was too
excited to be____ on the phone
A. coherent B. coincidental C. identical D. rational
练习答案:
选A.译文:当得知被哈佛大学录取时,他激动得语无论次.本题是词义辨析题.coherent
表达有逻辑性;coincidental巧合的;identical相同的;rational理性的,不冲动的.
派生:1.cohenence(n.)粘合性;一致性,连贯性.the ~ of an argument
论点的前后一致/His account lacked ~.
他的叙述杂乱无章.2.cohesive(a.)粘合性的;团结的.a ~ agent 粘合剂

