英语相似词辨析 'entrance，en'trance

'entrance/'entr+ns/，en'trance/in'tr%;: ns/

Entrance这个词有两个读法，念/'entr+ms/时，作“入口处”解，也可指进入的动作，主要是个名词；念/in'tra: ns/时，作“使着迷”、“使狂喜”解，主要是个动词，二者截然不同。

下面请看entrance/'entr+ns/例句：

We queue up at the entrance for the exhibition．

我们在入口处排队参观展览。

After queuing up for three hours，we at last gained entrance to the exhibition．

排队排了三小时，我们终于能够进入展览会。

Entrance/'entr+ns/也可以作定语形容词，指“入场权”、“进入权”，如：

Competition for education is so keen that even small children have to sit for kindergarten entrance examinations．

争取教育机会十分激烈，以致小孩子也要参加幼稚园入学试才能入学。

Only a nominal¹ entrance fee is required to be a club member．

只需缴交象征式的入会费就可以成为会员。

现请看entrance/in'tr%: ns/的用法：

The singer entranced the audience with his enchanting² voice．

那歌星的迷人歌声使听众神魂颠倒。

The spectators are entranced by the magic performance．

观众看魔术表演看得着了迷。

1 nominal   

adj.名义上的；(金额、租金)微不足道的

参考例句：

• The king was only the nominal head of the state. 国王只是这个国家名义上的元首。
• The charge of the box lunch was nominal.午餐盒饭收费很少。

2 enchanting   

a.讨人喜欢的

参考例句：

• His smile, at once enchanting and melancholy, is just his father's. 他那种既迷人又有些忧郁的微笑，活脱儿象他父亲。
• Its interior was an enchanting place that both lured and frightened me. 它的里头是个吸引人的地方，我又向往又害怕。