高频高考英语常见词区别复习(四)
高频高考英语常见词区别复习（四）
56. considerable, considerate
considerable相当多的，可观的。如：He met a considerable amount of trouble.(他遇到了许多麻烦。)
considerate 考虑周到的，体谅的。如：It was considerate of you not to trouble us.(你真体贴人，不打扰我们。)
57. consistent, constant, continual, continuous
consistent一致的，符合的。如：His action is always consistent with his words.
constant不断的，表示持续和惯常的重现，往往没有变化。如：He attributes his health to his constant exercise.
continual频频的，不停的，时断时续，中间可有间歇。如：Continual smoking is bad for health.
continuous不断延伸的，连续不断的，强调中间无间断。如：Everything in the universe undergoes continuous development and change.
58. crack, crash
crack(使)破裂，砸开。如：I can crack it, but I can’t break it. (我能把它弄裂，但不能把它弄破。)
crash摔坏，坠毁。如：The plane crashed shortly after the take-off.(飞机起飞不久就坠毁了。)
59. crawl, creep
crawl多指蛇，虫类等身体沿地面或其他表面的动作。如：There is an insect crawling up your back. (有一虫子正在你的背上往上爬。)
creep多指哺乳动物或人等用四肢爬行的动物偷偷摸摸无声缓慢的前行动作。如：They arrived late and crept into the classroom.(我们迟到了，便悄悄地溜进教室。)
60. cure, treat
cure治愈，医治。如：The medicine will cure of your disease.(这药能治好你的病。) cure表示治好，treat只表示“给……治病”。
61. current, present
均可表“现在”，“目前”。
current强调在现阶段正在流行，通用，但不一定是最新的。如：current English (当代英语)
present为常用词，指现在正在通用的，在时间上比current的范围更窄。如：What’s your present address?(你现住址是哪里？)
62. custom, habit
均可表习惯。
custom为正式用词，多指社团或人们的习惯行为方式。
habit为常用词，多指个人因多次重复而形成做某事的趋势或意愿。如：He has the bad habit of biting his nails.(他有咬手指的坏习惯。)
63. damage, destroy, harm, ruin
均可表“破坏”，“损坏”。
damage一般指部分性的破坏，含可修复使用。
destroy指十分彻底的毁坏，破坏。如：The whole city was destroyed in the earthquake.(地震中整个城市被毁了。)
harm多指带来悲痛，产生恶果的伤害，可以是肉体的也可是精神的。如：Doctors say
smoking harms our health.(医生说吸烟对身体有害。)
ruin为正式用词，强调由于自然力或时间的作用而逐渐损坏，用于比喻时也指彻底毁坏名声，期望等。如：She poured water all over my painting and ruined it. (她把水倒在画上，把它毁了。)另外，ruin的复数形式ruins表“废墟”。
64. decrease, reduce
decrease多表示逐渐缩小。如：The swelling decreased daily.(肿胀日渐消退。)
reduce为常用词，使用范围较大，可指尺寸，数量，规模和程度等，也可指地位，经济状况。如：He won’t reduce the rent of the house.(他不愿降低房租。)
65. dependent, independent
dependent依赖的，依靠的(on, upon)。如：Success is dependent on your hard work.
Independent 不依靠的，独立的(of)。如：John was independent of his parents when he was still a child.