今日单词 |
mutual |
adj. 共有的; 共同的; 相互的; 彼此的; |
|
形近词
|
actual |
adj. 真实的; 实际的; 现行的; 现在的; |
ritual |
n. （宗教等的）仪式; 例行公事，老规矩; 典礼; adj. 作为仪式的一部分的; 礼节性的; 例行公事的; |
|
manual |
adj. 用手的; 手制的，手工的; [法]占有的; 体力的; n. 手册; 指南; [乐]键盘; [军]刀枪操练; |
|
usual |
adj. 通常的，常有的，常见的; 平常的，普通的 |
mutual
英 [ˈmju:tʃuəl] 美 [ˈmjutʃuəl]
CET4 | CET6 | 考研 | IELTS | TOEFL
adj. 共有的; 共同的; 相互的; 彼此的;
词根:mut变+ual形容词后缀→你变我也变→mutual相互的
① (ADJ) 相互的;彼此的
You use mutual to describe a situation, feeling, or action that is experienced, felt, or done by both of two people mentioned.
● The East and the Westcan work together for their mutual benefit and progress...
东西方可以为彼此共同的利益和发展而合作。
② (ADJ) 共同的;共有的
You use mutual to describe something such as an interest which two or more people share.
● They do, however, sharea mutual interest in design...
不过他们确实都对设计感兴趣。
③ (ADJ) (指建屋互助会或保险公司)互助的，相互保险的
If a building society or an insurance company has mutual status, it is not owned by shareholders but by its customers, who receive a share of the profits.
● Britain's third largestbuilding society abandoned its mutual status and became a bank.
英国第三大建屋互助会准备放弃其互助性质，转变为银行。
形近词：
1、actual
英 [ˈæktʃuəl] 美 [ˈæktʃuəl]
CET4 | CET6 | 考研 | TOEFL
adj. 真实的; 实际的; 现行的; 现在的;
① (ADJ) 真实的；实际的
You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
● The segments are filmedusing either local actors or the actual people involved...
这些片断是由当地的演员或真实的当事人参与拍摄的。
② (ADJ) （用于对比主次方面）真正的，实际的
You use actual to contrast the important aspect of something with a less important aspect.
● She had compiled pagesof notes, but she had not yet gotten down to doing the actual writing...
她已编写了数页注释，但还未开始真正意义上的写作。
2、ritual
英 [ˈrɪtʃuəl] 美[ˈrɪtʃuəl]
考研 | IELTS | TOEFL | GRE
n. （宗教等的）仪式;例行公事，老规矩; 典礼;
adj. 作为仪式的一部分的; 礼节性的; 例行公事的;
① (N-VAR) 典礼;(宗教)仪式
A ritual is a religious service or other ceremony which involves a series of actions performed in afixed order.
● This is the mostancient, and holiest of the Shinto rituals...
这是最古老、最神圣的神道教仪式。
② (ADJ) 仪式性的;传统的
Ritual activities happen as part of a ritual or tradition.
● ...fastings and ritualdancing.
斋戒和传统舞蹈
③ (N-VAR) 风俗;习惯
A ritual is a way of behaving or a series of actions which people regularly carry out in aparticular situation, because it is their custom to do so.
● The whole Italianculture revolves around the ritual of eating...
整个意大利的文化都以饮食习惯为中心。
④ (ADJ) 例行公事般的;习惯性的;老规矩的
You can describe something as a ritual action when it is done in exactly the same way whenever aparticular situation occurs.
● I realized that herethe conventions required me to make the ritual noises.
我意识到此时按照惯例我应该说些客套话。
3、manual
英 [ˈmænjuəl] 美[ˈmænjuəl]
CET4 | CET6 | 考研| IELTS | TOEFL
adj. 用手的;手制的，手工的;[法]占有的;体力的;
n. 手册;指南;[乐]键盘;[军]刀枪操练;
①(ADJ) 人力的;体力的；手工的
Manual work is work in which you use your hands or your physical strength rather than your mind.
●...skilled manual workers...
熟练的体力劳动者
②(ADJ) 用手的;手工的
Manual is used to talk about movements which are made by someone's hands.
●...toys designed to help develop manual dexterity.
用来培养手的灵活性的玩具
③(ADJ) 手动的;用手操作的
Manual means operated by hand, rather than by electricity or a motor.
●There is a manual pump to get rid of the water.
有一只手摇水泵用来排水。
④(N-COUNT) 使用手册;说明书
A manual is a book which tells you how to do something or how a piece ofmachinery works.
4、usual
英 [ˈju:ʒuəl] 美[ˈjuʒuəl]
CET4 | CET6 | 考研
adj. 通常的，常有的，常见的;平常的，普通的
① (ADJ) 通常的；寻常的；惯常的
Usual is used to describe whathappens or what is done most often in a particular situation.
● It is a neighborhoodbeset by all the usual inner-city problems...
这是个为各种内城常见问题所困扰的社区。
② (PHRASE) 像平常一样；照例
You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally thecase.
● As usual there will bethe local and regional elections on June the twelfth...
照例，6月12日将会进行地方及区域选举。
③ (PHRASE) （尤指其他事情有变化时）照常
If something happens as usual, it happens in the way that it normally does, especially when other things havechanged.
● When somebody diedeverything went on as usual, as if it had never happened...
就算有人死了一切也都照常进行，好像什么事都没发生过。
正能量语录：
生活只有10%是事情，剩下90%是对待事情的态度，人生总要有所坚持。