杨红、陈敬贤编著的《英语专业高频词汇近义词辩析》选择了约2000个高频词汇，并以近义词为标准分成大约400组。该书的使用有利于学习者准确掌握常用词汇的意义及其用法；为学习者在写作、翻译实践中提供参考词汇；帮助学习者通过联想记忆扩大词汇量。

本书适合于英语专业各年级学生，水平较高或对英语有特别兴趣的非英语专业学生；有志于从事翻译等工作的英语爱好者，准备参加各种考试的读者。

杨红、陈敬贤编著的《英语专业高频词汇近义词辩析》以英语语义学理论及词汇深度习得理论为基础，从作者多年的教学积累中选择了约2000个高频词汇，并以近义词为标准分成大约4印组进行辨析。

《英语专业高频词汇近义词辩析》适合于英语专业各年级学生，水平较高或对英语有特别兴趣的非英语专业学生；有志于从事翻译等工作的英语爱好者，以及准备参加各种考试的读者。

abandon, desert, forsake, give up

able, capable, competent

ability, capability, competence, capacity

abolish, cancel, do away with, eliminate, eradicate,exterminate, extinguish get rid of

above, on, over, up

abrupt, sheer, steep

abrupt, sudden

absorb, assimilate, digest, take in

abstain, refrain, restrain

abstract, digest, outline, summery, synopsis

abundant, adequate, ample, enough, plentiful, sufficient

accessory, addition, appendix, attachment, supplement -

accident, affair, episode, event, incident

accommodate, adapt, adjust, orient

accomplish, achieve

accurate, correct, exact, precise

accuse, blame, condemn, criticize, denounce, rebuke,

reprimand, reproach, scold

ache, pain, sore '

.acknowledge, admit, confess

acme, apex, climax, peak, summit, top, zenith

acquire, attain, earn, gain, get, obtain, secure, win

act, action, deed

act, behave, conduct, do, perform

action, battle, campaign, engagement, fight, war

actual, factual, genuine, real, true

acute, keen, sharp

address, resolve, settle, solve, tackle

adhere, cling, stick

admiration, esteem, regard, respect

adorn, decorate, embellish, furnish, ornament

adult, grown - up, mature, ripe

advice, counsel, proposal, suggestion

advise, propose, suggest

affair, business, event, matter, thing

affect, impact, influence

affection, emotion, feeling, passion, sentiment

affirm, allege, assert, claim, maintain

afraid, appalling, awful, dreadful, fearful, frightening, frightful,horrible, terrible, terrific

age, epoch, era, period, time

agent, delegate, deputy, representative

agony, distress, misery, sadness, sorrow, suffering

agree, assent, concur, consent, subscribe

agree on, agree to, agree with

agreeable, pleasant, pleased, pleasing

aid, assistance, help

aim, end, goal, intent, intention, object, objective, purpose

aisle, corridor, gallery, passage

alarm, awe, dread, fear, fright, horror, panic, terror

alien, foreigner, stranger

alive, live, living

allege, announce, assert, claim, declare, proclaim

alliance, ally, coalition, league, union

allocate, allot, assign, distribute

allow, let

allowance, subsidy

alter, change, convert, modify shift, transform, turn, vary

alternative, choice, option, selection

ambiguous, dim, obscure, vague

ambition, aspiration, enterprise

amend, correct, rectify, reform, remedy, revise

amplify, enlarge, expand, extend, swell

amuse, divert, entertain

amusing, comical, funny, humorous, hilarious, witty

ancient, antique, old, quaint

anger, exasperation, fury, indignation, irritation, rage, wrath angle, corner

annoy, bother, disturb, haunt, trouble, obsess

answer, reaction, reply, response, retort

anticipate, forecast, foresee, foretell, predict, speculate

apparatus, appliance, contrivance, device, equipment, gadget,

machine, machinery, mechanism

apply, employ, exploit, use, utilize

appoint, designate, name, nominate

appointment, job, post, position, vacancy

appraise, assess, estimate, evaluate, value

appropriate, due, fit, fitting, proper, suitable

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