| 词组 | scarce |
| 释义 | ，rare 这两个词都有“稀少”的含义。 1． scarce 常指因需求大于供给或由多变少而稀有的: People are lining up for scarce flu vaccine. They are rationing scarce goods and services. 2． rare 常强调同类事物中罕见的，稀少而珍贵的: These are rare and out of print books. The California Rare Fruit Growers is the largest amateur fruit-grow- ing organization in the world. 3． 两者都可以形容时间: Olympics provide rare time of peaceful competition. It's rare for me to see a movie in the theatre these days. I had scarce time to think and to act. In this way，I hope to keep in con- trol of my scarce time. scare，frighten，terrify 1． 这组词都有“使惊恐”的含义。 1) scare 与 frighten 的含义接近，但 scare 比较口语化。 2) scare 常作儿童用语。 3) terrify 的语气强于 scare 和 fright- en，有“使极度恐惧”的含义，受惊者可能失去自控能力: The bombing terrified the women and children. 4) scare 和 frighten 可以作不及物动词，terrify 一般不这样用: Chickens scare easily. Cats frighten easily. 2． be scared of 和 be scared by 都可以说，但含义不同: I am scared of flying. 我怕乘飞机。 Why are we scared of cloning? 我们为什么怕克隆? I was scared by the flight. 我被那次飞行吓坏了。 scarlet，crimson，red 这组词都可指“红的”。 1． red 在本组词中最普通常用，可泛泛形容各种红色的东西: red flags red roses red cheeks red iron 2． scarlet 语气强于 red，指“鲜红的”( bright red) : The girl turned scarlet from em- barrassment. scarlet flowers dressed in scarlet 3． crimson 在本组词中语气最强，可译成“深红的”: Scarlet is much lighter than crim- son. 4． 有些用法属于约定俗成，如著名小说《红字 》的英文名字是 The Scarlet Letter; 哈佛大学学校的颜色是 crimson，学校有份报纸叫 The Harvard Crimson; “红色中国”则叫 Red China。 scatter scatter 表示“撒在……之上”时，后面常跟介词 on，over，around，in 等，使用 on 的频率稍高: You could also scatter the petals on the table to create some color balance to your theme. She scattered the rose petals over the grave. You could have the flower girls scatter the petals around the ven- ue. Scatter the petals in a small basin to pour over yourself in the show- er. scene，scenery，landscape，view 四词都有“景色”的含义。 1． scene 指从一个地方能看到的景象，包括人们和各种活动: I stood at the entrance surveying the scene. 2． scene 可以指戏剧、电影、广播等的场景，scenery，landscape，view 不这样用: a love scene in the film 3． scenery 强调从美的角度去看景色，尤其是乡间农村的景色，如山、水、树木、河流等; 在这个意义上，它与 scene 的含义接近，但 scene 是可数名词，scenery 是不可数名词: a serene and peaceful country scene The mountain village has some spectacular scenery. 4． landscape 特别强调地貌的特殊，景色不一定美丽: the rugged landscape of the high- land Sahara's desert landscape a bleak landscape 5． view 侧重指从远处、高处、窗口看到的美丽远景: The view from my window is spec- tacular. |
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