新东方考研词汇辨析 20(在线收听

communication n.传达, 信息, 交通, 通讯
解析:be in communication with通讯,与保持联系
mass communication
面向广大群众而有广泛影响的宣传工具
privileged communication
受到法律保护的私下交谈
confidential communication
受到法律保护的私下交谈

concentration n.
集中, 集合, 专心, 浓缩, 浓度
解析:company concentration垄断化(水平)
with deep concentration
专心

conference n.
会议, 讨论会, 协商会
解析:a fact-finding conference调查会
a press (news) conference
记者招待会
be in conference
正在开会讨论
call (convene, convoke) a conference
召集会议
have a conference with
...协商[谈判]
【同】meeting, congregation, congress, council, assembly
【辨析】meeting最为一般,最不正式,可以是偶然的,也可以是安排好的;
conference
比较正式,可指两人或多人聚会;
assembly
是多人的有计划的集会;
congress
常指立法机构,国家机关;
council
可指多国参加的会议,也可指特定目标的非法定团体;
congregation
指某一宗教的会众,大写指以色列人。

contrast vt.
使与...对比, 使与...对照vi....形成对照n.对比, 对照, (对照中的)差异
解析:作名词 contrast后面可以跟 between,with to
There is a sharp contrast between his earlier and later works.
他的早期作品和晚期作品截然不同。
contrast被用作及物动词时,后面可跟 with to,但 with更为普遍:
He contrasts the naturalistic early plays with (or to) the brittle later comedies.
他早期的自然主义风格戏剧与(或者可用 to 敏感的晚期喜剧形成鲜明的对比。
be a contrast to
...成对比
by contrast with
...成对照;和...比起来
gain by contrast
对比之下显出优点
in contrast with
...形成对比[对照]
in contrast to
...形成对比[对照]
present a striking contrast to
...成显著的对比
form a striking contrast to
...成显著的对比
contrast finely with
...对比起来更加鲜

cycle n.
周期, 循环, 自行车, 一段时间, 整套 vi.循环, 轮转, 骑自行车vt.使循环, 使轮转
解析:business (trade) cycle商业盛衰的循环
a vicious cycle
恶性循环
the cycle of events
一系列事件
a song cycle by Schubert
舒伯特联篇歌曲
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