跟上海嘉定韦博英语学校的小编来看看“自相矛盾”的英语单词吧。

1.weather“经受住”&“受侵蚀”

The company weathered the recession.

这家公司挺过了经济衰退。

The rock was weathered.

岩石风化了。

2. screen“放映；播出”&“遮掩；遮蔽”

The programme was not screened on British television.

这个节目没有在英国电视上播出过。

She raised her hand to screen her eyes from the bright light.

她抬手遮住耀眼的亮光。

3. help“帮助”&“抑制”

How can I help you?

我如何才能帮你呢？

I couldn't help laughing.

我忍不住大笑起来。

4. clip“剪下来”&“别上去”

I clipped his picture from the newspaper.

我把他的照片从报纸上剪了下来。

He clipped his flashlight to his belt.

他把手电筒别在腰间。

5. fine“糟糕的；不合时宜的”&“的；极好的”

He picked a fine time to leave us.

在那个时候扔下我们走了，他可真是会挑时间。

This building is the finest example of its type.

这幢建筑是同类建筑中较杰出的代表。

6. flog“鞭笞，棒打”&“推销，出售”

Soldiers used to be flogged for disobedience.

过去士兵们常常因不守军令而遭鞭笞。

He tried to flog his old car, but no one would buy it.

他想快点儿卖掉他的旧车，但没人愿意买。

7. ravel“使纠缠；使错综复杂”&“弄清；解开”

Mark's interference merely ravelled things further.

马克的掺和只是让情况进一步复杂化了。

It took Daisy a long time to ravel out all the wool.

黛西花了很长时间才把毛线解开。

8. mean“吝啬的，小气的”&“极好的，出色的”

He's too mean to buy her a ring.

他太吝啬了，舍不得给她买一枚戒指。

She's a mean piano player.

她是个出色的钢琴演奏家。

9. toss out“丢弃”&“提出”

She tossed out my old chair.

她把我的旧椅子扔了。

I decided to toss out the idea.

我决定提出这个想法。

注意：第二个例句在特定情况下也可以指“抛弃”那个想法，要根据上下文而定。

10. buckle“坍塌，垮掉”&“系牢”

My knees buckled with fear.

我因为害怕而膝盖瘫软。

Buckle your seat belt.

请系好安全带。

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