常见的英语同义词50组(5)
23.走路
walk: The most general one.
stride: To walk with long steps.
He strode through the station a few minutes before the train left.
(高视阔步) stalk: To walk stiffly, slowly, and proudly with long steps.
trot: To jog, move quickly, usu refers to horses.
(蹒跚而行) waddle: To walk from side to side with short steps like a duck.
The fat man waddled out of the room.
(蹒跚) stagger: To walk unsteadily, slide and drag the feet almost
falling at each step, usually because of illness, injury or drink.
After drinking too much, he staggered in the street.
(摇摆蹒跚) totter: To walk unsteadily showing great weakness often used
of very young children learning to walk. The child tottered before his parents.
(拖着脚走) shuffle: To move without lifting the feet clear of the floor as if wearing slippers.
The old man shuffled along the road.
(趾高气扬地走) strut To walk in a proud strong way, esp. with the chest out and trying to look important.
(慢行) amble: To walk at an easy gentle rate.
It stresses a leisurely but regular movement.
(闲逛) stroll: To walk, esp. slowly, for pleasure.
It emphasizes a slower movement, more wandering and aimless with suggestions of many starts and pauses.
They are strolling through this park.
saunter: A little more formal than stroll.
(漫步 徘徊) wander: To move about without a fixed course, aim, or purpose.
He was wandering about/down/through/up and down the street.
(漫游) roam: To wander with as very clear aim.
It suggests a more serious purpose behind the irregular
of circular movement in complete forgetfulness of time.
The lovers roamed around/through the fields.
(跋涉) trudge: To walk heavily and wearily with effort as when one (plod) is tired.
The hunter was trudging through the deep snow.
(重步行走) tramp: To walk with firm heavy steps.
Who has been tramping all over the carpet in muddy shoes.
(扭扭捏捏地走)
mince: To walk with little short steps in an affected manner.
It was a funny sight to see her mince along.
slouch: To walk in a loose, ungainly (不雅观) way.
hustle: To walk in a busy, active way.
24.跳
jump: The most general one. to throw oneself into the air.
(跳起)
leap: (literary) To spring through the air, often landing in a different place.
The boy leaped over the brook without difficulty.
(跳跃) spring: To leap suddenly and quickly.
He sprang to his feet at the sudden noise.
(跳着跑) bound: To spring lightly along.
It suggests high spirits and excitement.
His dog bounded to meet me.
(轻快地跑) skip: To move in a slight dancing way, as with quick steps and jumps.
The little girl skipped at her mother"s side.
hop: To jump on one leg.
The boy had hurt his leg and had to hop along.
vault: To leap over something using the hands or a pole.
You can vault a fence by putting your hands on it and swinging yourself over.
hurdle: To jump over some thing while running.
The horse hurdled the fence and ran into the woods.
25.特点 特征
quality: The most general one.
(特点)
characteristic: Quality typical of a particular person and thing, a special and easily recognized quality of sb/sth.
It has may scientific or technical uses.
It implies neutral description in referring to any aspect of something without evaluating its relative importance to the whole.
A useful characteristic of the cat is its ability to catch and kill mice.
(特征) character: The combination of qualities which make a particular person, thing, place, etc.
A tendency not to show emotions is supposed to be part of the British national character.
(性质) nature: The qualities make someone or something different from others.
It indicates the widest range of traits, including emotional, mental and physical qualities.
It is only human nature to like money.
(特征) attribute: A quality belonging to or forming part of the
mature of a person or thing.
The word is positive rather than negative.
Darkness is an attribute of night.
(特性) peculiarity: The quality of being peculiar, strangeness, unusualness.
It shows an unpleasant attribute that is quite noticeable.
One of his peculiarities is that his two eyes are not the same size.
(特色) feature: A typical and noticeable part or quality.
It suggests something positive and specifically
It refers to physical appearance.
A lake is an important feature in this area.
(品质 特性) trait: A particular quality of sb/sth.
It refers to more abstract attributes. Honesty and diligence are the chief traits of his character.
(个性) personality: The whole nature or character of a particular person.
It refers to the whole indefinable emotional coloration that a specific person gives off. He has a strong personality.