51. childish, childlike
childish幼稚的。如:It was very childish of him to lose his temper over something so unimportant.
childlike孩子般天真的。如:When she won the gold medal, there was childlike smile on her face.
52. choose, pick, select, elect
choose是一常用词,表一般的“选择”。
pick通常用于不需要认真权衡,对比就能做出决定。
select侧重“在同类的许多东西中,进行有斟酌的精选”。
elect指选举或用其他方法推选人。
53. cloth, clothing
cloth布。如:I need three yards of cloth to make a suit.
clothing衣服(总称)。如:You’d better give all the old clothing away.
54. complex, complicated
均可表“复杂”。
complex为常用词。
complicated为正式用词,表由于组成部分太多,相互关系太复杂而不能理解,语气很强。
55. compose, consist, constitute
compose为常用词,常用被动语态,如用主动语态,主语应用复数形式。如:Twelve men compose a jury.(十二人组成陪审团。)
consist表一个整体由几个部分组成(只能用主动语态)。如:The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Island.(联合王国是由大不列颠及北爱尔兰组 成。)
constitute为正式用词,与consist相反,表由哪些部分构成整体。如:Twelve months constitute a year.(一年有十二个月。)