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词语辨析：rise,ascend,climb,soar,tower,mount,surge

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词语辨析：rise, ascend, climb, soar, tower, mount, surge


These verbs are compared as they mean to move upward from a lower to a higher position.当这些动词表示从某个较低的位置向某个较高的位置向上移动的意思时，他们均可进行比较。

Rise has the widest range of application Rise 的用法最为广泛：


We rose at dawn.我们天亮时就起身了。
The sun rises early in the summer.夏天的太阳出来得早。
Fog was rising from the pond.雾正从池塘中升起。
Prices rise and fall.物价时涨时落。




Ascend frequently suggests a gradual step-by-step rise Ascend 则通常表示一步一步逐渐地上升：


The plane took off and ascended steadily until it was out of sight.飞机起飞之后平稳地逐渐升空直到消失在视野之外。


“Ascend above the restriction
s and conventions of the world, but not so high as to lose sight of them” (Richard Garnett).“上升到超越世俗的限制和风俗习惯的高度，但是不要高到看不见它们” （理查德·加尼特）。




Climb connotes steady, often effortful progress, as against gravity Climb 意指平稳，常常付出努力的前进，如为克服地球引力：


“still climbing after knowledge infinite” (Christopher Marlowe). “为追求无边无际的知识而永远攀登” （克里斯托弗·马娄）。


“You climb up through the little grades and then get to the top” (John Updike).“你穿越每一个小等级不断地往上爬，然后就会到达顶点” （约翰·厄普代克）。



Soar implies effortless ascent to a great height Soar 表示毫不费劲地上升到很高的高度：


A lone condor soared above the Andean peaks.一只孤独无伴的大秃鹫翱翔在安第斯山峰的上空。


“Well is it known that ambition can creep as well as soar” (Edmund Burke).“世人皆知，抱负既能飞腾也能爬行” （爱德蒙·伯克）。




Tower is to attain a height or prominence exceeding that of anything in the surroundings Tower 表示获得超出周围任何物体的高度或声望：

“the tall Lombardy poplar . . . towering high above all other trees” (W.H. Hudson). “高大的箭杆杨…超出任何其他树的高度” (W.H.哈得孙）。


Bach's gifts towered over those of his contemporaries.巴赫的天赋超过他所有同时代的人。




Mount in this comparison connotes progressive climb to a higher level Mount 与这些词相比较时表示朝更高水平的前进的攀登：


Water mounted in the ship's hold.船的盛水器中水不断上涨。
The blood mounted to her cheeks.血涌向她的脸颊。
Our expenses mounted fearfully.我们的花销增涨得惊人。




Surge implies a tumultuous swelling or heaving force like that of waves Surge 表示（波浪等的）激烈的膨胀或沉重的力量：


The crowd of pedestrians surged ahead when the light turned green.当灯光变成绿色时，行人猛烈地向前涌动。
I could feel indignation surging up in me. 我感到一般愤怒之火正在心中急剧膨胀。

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