conserve | v. 節省；節約 | new laws to conserve wildlife in the area |
preserve | v. 保護；維護；保留（原狀） | The government preserves the rights of the individual person. |
reserve | v. 保留；貯備（專門留給某人或某事） | We are reserving these seats for my parents. |
32.continual / continuous / constant
continual | a. （令人厭煩地）頻繁的 | That dog’s barking is a continual annoyance. |
continuous | a. 不停的，連續不斷的（語氣最強，強調在時間和空間上沒有間斷） | Our homes and offices need a continuous supply of electricity. |
constant | a. 連續發生的，不斷的，重復的 | Everything in the universe is in constant motion. |
successive | a. 連續的；接連的；相繼的（強調一個接一個地發生，無間斷） | This was their fourth successive win. |
persistent | a. 連綿的；持續的；反復出現的（持續很長一段時間且不間斷，或經常重復，特別是以一種惱人的和無法停止的方式） | persistent rain |
33.correct / rectify / remedy / revise / amend
correct | v. 改正；糾正；修正（指糾正或改正不正確、不真實或有缺點的東西） | Their eyesight can be corrected in just a few minutes by the use of a laser. |
rectify | v. （正式用詞）矯正；糾正；改正（意義較抽象，側重指徹底改正偏離正確標準或規則的東西） | We must take steps to rectify the situation. |
remedy | v. （正式用詞）改正；糾正；改進（常指在局部范圍內進行糾正，尤指對困難或棘手問題的解決） | This situation is easily remedied. |
revise | v. 改變，修改（意見或計劃） | I’ll prepare a revised estimate for you. |
amend | v. （書面用詞）修正，修訂（法律文件、聲明等）（指改進使更好，符合更高的要求） | He asked to see the amended version. |
34.credible / convincing / plausible
credible | a. 可信的，可靠的（近義詞：convincing） | That the student told the teacher a credible story that she missed classes because she was sick. |
convincing | a. 令人信服的，有說服力的 | She sounded very convincing to me. |
plausible | a. （借口或解釋）有道理的，可信的 | The only plausible explanation is that he forgot. |
35.decline / refuse / reject / deny
decline | v. 謝絕，婉言拒絕 | I invited her to join us, but she declined. |
refuse | v. 拒絕（指態度堅決的拒絕） | She refused to accept that there was a problem. |
reject | v. （論點、想法、計劃）拒絕接受，不予考慮 | All our suggestions were rejected out of hand. |
deny | v. 拒絕承認，拒絕接受 | The department denies responsibility for what occurred. |
36.decrease / diminish / lessen / reduce / dwindle / decline
decrease | v. （使大小、數量等）減少，減小，降低（指逐漸地、不斷地減少） | The population decreaseda lot last year. |
diminish | v. （使尺寸、影響力、密度等）減少；減弱；降低 | His influence has diminished with time. |
lessen | v. （一般用詞）（尺寸、數量、程度、影響力）（使）縮小；（使）減少；（使）減輕 | Make sure that your immunizationsare up to date to lessen the risk of serious illness. |
reduce | v. （一般用詞）減少，縮小（尺寸、數量、價格等） | It reduces the risks of heart disease. |
dwindle | v. （數量上）（逐漸）減少，變小，縮小 | Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling. |
decline | v. 減少；下降；衰弱；衰退（數量、重要性或強度） | Support for the party continues to decline. |
37.delay / postpone / defer / suspend / prolong
delay | v. （一般用詞）延遲；延期；推遲（常用于因為不可控因素而推遲，也可指有意推遲） | Her late arrival delayed the start of the meeting. |
postpone | v. （正式用詞）延遲；延期；暫緩（語氣較強，多指有安排的延期，常會指明延期時間） | Our meeting for today was postponed until next week. |
defer | v. （正式用詞）推遲；延緩；延期（語氣強于postpone，多指故意拖延） | She had applied for deferred admission to college. |
suspend | v. 延緩；暫緩；推遲（指暫時中斷以待某種條件的實現） | The introduction of the new system has been suspended until next year. |
prolong | v. 延長（指把時間延長至超過正常或通常的限度） | The operation could prolong his life by two or three years. |
38.dip / immerse / submerge
dip | v. （快速地）浸，蘸（液體） | The artist dipped his brush in the paint. |
immerse | v. 使浸沒于（液體） | Students immerse themselves in their studies. |
submerge | v. 使潛入水中，沒入水中，浸沒，淹沒（多指全部浸沒在水下達一定深度） | The girl was submerged in the shallow end of the pool. |
39.disappear / vanish / fade
disappear | v. 消失，不見 | The plane disappeared behind a cloud. |
vanish | v. （莫名其妙地）突然消失 | All hopes of a peaceful settlement had now vanished. |
fade | v. 逐漸消逝，逐漸消失 | The laughter faded away. |
40.divide / assign / distribute / allocate
divide | v. （一般用詞）分配；分享；分擔（側重將某物分成若干份分配給他人，當某物一分為二時，含平均分配之意） | Paul divides most of his spare time between the study and his bedroom. |
assign | v. 分配（某物）；分派，布置（工作、任務等）（指按照某種原則進行的硬性分配，也不一定是很公平的） | The teacher assigned a different task to each of the children. |
distribute | v. 分發；分配；分送（通常指以整體或定量分為若干份來分配） | The organization distributed food to the earthquake victims. |
allocate | v. 分配；分派；劃撥（主要指金錢、財產、權力或領土等的分配，著重分配的比例和專門用途） | The city government allocated money for schools and the police in this year’s budget. |
