同义词辨析(2)

t was absurd of you to suggest such a thing. 你居然建议这样的事，太可笑了。
abuse v.滥用；谩骂 n.滥用；谩骂，毁谤
同 v. misuse, curse, insult n.misuse, insult,
mistreatment
［例］It’s easy to abuse one’s power.
人容易滥用权力。
The government has set up a working party to look into the problem of drug abuse.
政府已成立工作组调查滥用毒品问题。
accelerate v.加速；促进
同advance， quicken， rush
［例］The leader is losing ground as the rest of the runners accelerate.
领先者在其余赛跑者加速时就逐渐失去了优势。
The government have made some policies that will accelerate the development of manufacturing industry. 政府已经制定了一些加快制造业发展的政策。
access n.接近，进入；入口，通路；进入的方法
同approach， course， entry， passport
［例］As her private secretary he has access to all her correspondence.
作为她的私人秘书,他能接触到她所有的信件。
Every senior citizen has free access to the city park. 每位老年人都可免费进入市立公园。
accommodate v.留宿，收容；供应，供给；容纳
同hold， provide， supply
［例］The bank is accommodating its customers more than it used to.
这家银行现在给客户贷款比以前多了。
The cottage could accommodate up to four people. 这间小屋最多能容纳4个人。
accommodation n.居住设施
同housing， rooms， settlement
［例］This hotel has accommodation for 500 guests. 这家旅馆能接待500位客人。
We offer help in ordering accommodations.
我们提供代客人预订旅馆住宿的服务。
accomplish v.完成，实现
【辨】accomplish，complete，finish和fulfil。这几个词都有“完成”的意思。accomplish有“成功地完成某事”的意思，后常接的宾语有aim，task等: I have accomplished a great deal in the last few months. 在过去的几个月里，我完成了相当多的工作。complete所完成的事较accomplish的具体，有“补足缺少的部分使之完整或圆满”的含义，尤指建筑工程的竣工、文艺作品的完成等: When will the railway be completed? 铁路何时建成? finish强调“结束”，通常指日常事务的完成：Do you finish your homework? 你做完功课了吗？fulfil多指完成制定的目标、任务、理想等，有“实现”的含义：In spite of all the difficulties, we fulfilled our task ahead of schedule. 尽管有许多困难，我们还是提前完成了任务。
［例］We should not try to accomplish two tasks at once. 我们不能
指望同时完成两件工作。
The delegation tried to arrange a peace， but accomplished nothing.
代表团试图调停以实现和平，但是却未能成功。
accumulate v.积累，积蓄；堆积
同collect， incre