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酷艾英语词汇团第六期内部学习资料 郑重声明：酷艾英语词汇团的所有学习资料严禁转载或用于其他商业用途，违者将追究其法律责任。 欢迎大家来到我们新一期词汇团的近义词辨析环节，经过词汇团每天不间断的历练，相信不久的将来你一定会迈入“词汇大神”的行列。词汇学习是一个长期的过程，关键是在于保持恒心和耐心，当你发现阅读中障碍越来越少，写作可用的词汇越来越多时，那种兴奋一定是不可言喻的。一起加油，艾力老师会陪着你慢慢进步！

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competition / contest 这两个词都有“竞赛”之意。

competition /ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃ(ə)n/ 1.the activities of people who are trying to get something that other people also want（竞争对手） 例句：I have to change my approach, the competition is too good now. 我得改变方法，现在的竞争对手太强。 2.the act of competing, as for profit or a prize（竞争，角逐）

例句：There's been some fierce competition for the title. 夺冠之争一直都相当激烈。 3.the activities of companies that are trying to be more successful than others（商业竞争） 例句：The deal would have reduced competition in the commuter-aircraft market. 这项协议原本会减少通勤航班市场的竞争。 4. the goods that a rival organization is selling（竞争产品）

例句：The American aerospace industry has been challenged by some stiff competition. 美国航空和航天工业已经受到某种强劲的竞争产品的挑战。 5.an organized event in which people try to win prizes by being better than other people（比赛，竞赛） 例句：He will be banned from international competition for four years. 他将被禁赛4年，禁赛期间不能参加任何国际比赛。

contest /ˈkɑnˌtest/ 1. A struggle for superiority or victory between rivals （争夺，竞争） 例句: The state election due in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidential contest. 定于11月举行的州选举将是明年总统竞选前最后一次此类投票选举。 2. A competition, especially one in which entrants perform separately and are rated by judges（比赛，竞赛） 例句: Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been 酷艾英语词汇团第六期内部学习资料 郑重声明：酷艾英语词汇团的所有学习资料严禁转载或用于其他商业用途，违者将追究其法律责任。 as thrilling. 英国近年的拳击比赛中很少有如此激动人心的。

辨析：competition多指体育运动中的各项比赛、角逐，也指知识、技巧等方面的竞赛,结果通常比较直观，泛指为了取得某方面的胜利而进行的比赛、竞争；而contest多指在音乐、书法、演讲等方面所进行的比赛或竞争，其结果常由评判委员会

裁决，还可指不同意某个观点而争辩以及对于权力的争夺。

problem / question 这两个词都有“问题”之意。

problem /ˈprɑbləm/ 1. something that causes trouble or difficulty（问题，难题） 例句：These problems are the result of years of bad management. 这些问题是多年经营不善造成的后果。 2. a question that someone is given to answer as a test of their ability（习题，问题，思考题） 例句：Somehow he again made a mistake in solving the mathematical problem. 不知怎么地, 他在解这道数学题时又算错了。

question /ˈkwestʃ(ə)n/ 1. something that someone asks you when they want information（问题，疑问） 例句: I asked you a question and you didn't answer. 我问了你一个问题, 但你没有回答。 2. an issue that needs to be discussed and dealt with（议题，难题，待

讨论或处理的事） 例句: That decision raised questions about the secretary of state's powers and the fairness of his procedure. 那个决定引起人们对国务卿的权力及其做法的公平性的质疑。 3. a feeling of doubt about something（怀疑，疑问，不确定）

例句: As a footballer, Le Saux's ability was beyond question. 作为一名足球运动员，勒索克斯的能力不容置疑。

辨析：problem一般指说话者认为难以解决的问题，经常与动词solve或settle（解决）搭配。而question指说话者需要寻找答案的问题，它常与动词ask或answer连用。此外，我们做的数学或物理的习题一般都要用problem来表示。当表示需

要讨论的问题时，problem和question可以互换。 酷艾英语词汇团第六期内部学习资料 郑重声明：酷艾英语词汇团的所有学习资料严禁转载或用于其他商业用途，违者将追究其法律责任。 foolish / silly 这两个词都有“愚蠢的”的意思。

foolish /ˈfulɪʃ/ 1. lacking good sense and judgment（举止或行为愚蠢的，傻的，笨的） 例句：It would be foolish to raise hopes unnecessarily. 无谓地燃起人们的希望是愚蠢的。 2. embarrassed because of something stupid that you have done（傻

的，蠢的，显得难堪的） 例句：I didn't want him to look foolish and be laughed at. 我不希望见到他出丑，被别人嘲笑。

silly /ˈsɪli/ 1. showing that you are not intelligent, not serious, not thinking carefully, etc.（愚蠢的，傻的，没头脑的） 例句：I could not conceive that he would do such a silly thing. 我不能想像他竟会干这种傻事。 2. in a state when you are not able to do anything sensible（昏头昏脑

的，糊里糊涂的） 例句：Right now the poor old devil's drinking himself silly. 这会儿那可怜的老家伙又喝得糊里糊涂的了。

辨析：这两个形容词都表示言行举止愚蠢可笑，是缺乏智慧的表现。"foolish"的强烈程度及贬低程度最轻，通常是暗指获得较低的评价或缺乏智慧及正确判断力。"silly"暗指言行举止无意义或无目的性。

luminous / glowing 这两个词都有“明亮的”的意思。

luminous /ˈlumɪnəs/ 1. very bright，shining in the dark（发光的，发亮的，夜光的） 例句：Most clocks and watches in this shop are in luminous paint. 这家商店出售的大多数钟表都涂了发光漆。

glowing /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/ 1. full of praise（热烈赞扬的，热情洋溢的） 例句：The premieres of his plays brought in glowing reviews. 他首演的几部戏都获得了如潮好评。 2. burning gently with an orange or red color，shining with a soft warm light（白热的，发光的，发红光的） 例句：It created a glowing center of warmth that quickly diffused through my limbs. 它形成了一个温暖的热源，热量迅速扩散至我的四肢。