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标 题: Glossary of Usage(22)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (Fri May 19 10:09:26 2000), 转信
发信人: nostalgia (寂寞旅程), 信区: EnglishWorld
发信站: BBS 水木清华站 (Wed May 17 09:18:00 2000)
摘自Little Brown Handbook
complement, compliment
To complement something is to add to, complete, or reinforce it: Her
yellow blouse complemented her black hair. To comliment is to make a
flattering remark about it: He complimented her on her hair.
Complementary can also mean "free": complementary tickets.
conscience, conscious
Conscience is a noun meaning " a sense of right and wrong"; conscious
is an adjective meaning "aware" or "awake". Though I was barely
conscious, my conscience nagged me.
contact
Often used imprecisely as a verb instead of a more exact word such as
consult, talk with, telephone, or write to.
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