《英语学科知识》：易混词辨析（二十一）

近义词辨析六十一

murder,slay,slaughter

【murder】指非法地、有目的的杀害他人。

例句：He denies attempting to murder his wife.

他否认企图谋杀妻子。

【slay】在战争或搏斗中杀死。

例句：Three passengers were slain by the hijackers.

3名乘客被劫机者杀害。

【slaughter】指为肉食而屠杀，还指残酷地杀死很多人。

例句：Tens of thousands were slaughtered on the battlefields of Macedonia.

成千上万的人在马其顿战场上被杀死了。

近义词辨析六十二

journey,excursion,expedition

【journey】尤指长途旅行，行程。

例句：At first I was afraid the long journey would be too much for here.

起初我担心她不能行这样远的路。

【excursion】指短途旅行，尤指集体的短程旅游。

例句：She felt more than usually hungry after her excursion.

远足后她感到非同寻常的饥饿。

【expedition】指为某一特定目的而组织的远征、探险和考察。

例句：Forty-three members of the expedition were killed.

探险队中43名成员丧生。

近义词辨析六十三

tour,trip,travel,voyage

【tour】指途中在许多地方作短暂停留的观光游览。

例句：We went on a guided tour of Italy that include stops at Milan, Venice, Florence and Rome.

我们在导游的带领下游览了意大利，包括米兰、威尼斯、佛罗伦萨和罗马。

【trip】尤指短程往返的旅行、旅游、出行。

例句：I go to work by train, and the trip takes 40 minutes.

我坐火车上班，路上花40分钟。

【travel】指旅行、旅游、游历。复数形式表示出国旅游、游历。

例句：The novel is based on his travels in India.

这部长篇小说是根据他的印度之行写成的。

【voyage】常指距离较长的海上旅行，也可指太空旅行。

例句：We made a rough voyage from London to Australia.

我们做了一次从伦敦至澳大利亚的艰苦航行。