基础题练习题10

12.Some newspapers ________ news to make it seem more exciting.

A. dazzle

B. discern

C. distort

D. distract

正确答案：C

解析

dazzle v. 眩目；炫耀；
discern v. 辨别；领悟；
distort v. 歪曲事实，扭曲；
distract v. 分心；转移；

译文：一些报纸为了使新闻看起来更令人兴奋而歪曲事实。

考察点：词义辨析

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dazzle  

v.

if a strong light dazzles you, it is so bright that you cannot see for a short time.

（强光等）使目眩，使眼花 

相当于blind

to impress sb a lot with your beauty, skill, etc.

（美貌、技能等）使倾倒，使赞叹不已，使眼花缭乱 

The movie's special effects fail to dazzle. 

这部电影的特效未能出彩。

He was dazzled by the warmth of her smile.

她那温柔的微笑使他神魂颠倒。

 

n.
a thing or quality that impresses you but may prevent you from understanding or thinking clearly

令人眼花缭乱的东西（或特性） 

 

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discern

v.

to know, recognize or understand sth, especially sth that is not obvious

辨出

to see or hear sth, but not very clearly

依稀辨出

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distort

v.

使变形；扭曲；使失真 
to change the shape, appearance or sound of sth so that it is strange or not clear

歪曲；曲解 
to twist or change facts, ideas, etc. so that they are no longer correct or true

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distract

~ sb/sth (from sth)

转移（注意力）；分散（思想）；使分心 
to take sb's attention away from what they are trying to do

You're distracting me from my work.

你使我不能专心工作。