基础题练习题11

13.There is a ________ between what they are doing and what you want.

A. fantasy

B. imagination

C. contract

D. conflict

正确答案：D

解析
fantasy n. 幻想，白日梦；
imagination n. 想象力，空想；
contract n. 合同；婚约；
conflict n. 冲突，矛盾；

译文：他们所做的与你想要的之间存在冲突。
考察点：词义辨析

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fantasy

his childhood fantasies about becoming a famous football player

他儿时想成为著名足球运动员的幻想

Her books are usually escapist fantasies.

她的书通常是逃避现实的幻想作品。

Stop living in a fantasy world .

别再生活在幻想世界中了。

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imagination 

这个词在牛津词典上的第三个解释

创造力；创作力 
the ability to have new and exciting ideas

习语

leave nothing/little to the imagination

(of clothes 衣服) （暴露身体）没有想象的余地 
to allow more of sb's body to be seen than usual

Her tight-fitting dress left nothing to the imagination.

她的紧身连衣裙令身材显露无遗。

figment 虚构的事物

a figment of sb's imagination

凭空想象的事物；臆造的东西；虚构的事 
something that sb has imagined and that does not really exist

not by any stretch of the imagination

by no stretch of the imagination

任凭怎么想也不；再怎么说也不 
used to say strongly that sth is not true, even if you try to imagine or believe it

She could not, by any stretch of the imagination, be called beautiful.

再怎么说，她也称不上漂亮。

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contract n. 合同；婚约；

noun

~ (with sb) | ~ (between A and B) | ~ (for sth/to do sth)

合同；合约；契约 
an official written agreement

to enter into/make/sign a contract with the supplier

与供应商签订合同

 

~ (on sb)

(informal) （雇用杀人的）协议，合同 
an agreement to kill sb for money

to take out a contract on sb

获得杀害某人的协议

 

verb

（使）收缩，缩小 
to become less or smaller; to make sth become less or smaller

a contracting market

萎缩的市场

 

[VN] (medical 医) 感染（疾病）；得（病） 
to get an illness

to contract AIDS/a virus/a disease

感染艾滋病 / 病毒 / 疾病

 

~ sb (to sth)

与…订立合同（或契约） 
to make a legal agreement with sb for them to work for you or provide you with a service

[VN to inf] The player is contracted to play until August.

这位选手签约参加比赛到八月份。(给自己）

[VN] Several computer engineers have been contracted to the finance department.

有几位计算机工程师与财务部门签订了合同。（给自己）

 

[V to inf] 订立…的合同（或契约） 
to make a legal agreement to work for sb or provide them with a service

She has contracted to work 20 hours a week.

她已签订每周工作20小时的合同。（给别人）

 

[VN] ~ a marriage/an alliance (with sb)

(formal) （与…）订立（婚约）；（与…）缔结（同盟） 
to formally agree to marry sb/form an alliance with sb

短语动词

contract in (to sth)

(BrE) 订约参与 
to formally agree that you will take part in sth

contract out (of sth)

(BrE) 订约不参与；退出（或不参加）…合约 
to formally agree that you will not take part in sth

Many employees contracted out of the pension plan.

许多雇员退出了养老金计划的合约。

contract sth↔out (to sb)

订约把…承包出去 
to arrange for work to be done by another company rather than your own

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conflict n. 冲突，矛盾；

习语

conflict of interest(s)

利益（或利害）冲突 
a situation in which there are two jobs, aims, roles, etc. and it is not possible for both of them to be treated equally and fairly at the same time

There was a conflict of interest between his business dealings and his political activities.

他的商务交往与政治活动之间存在着利益冲突。