新概念英语第四册17-01

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1.professional n. 职业的 通常略写为 prof [反]amateur

[辨异]profession, occupation, job

profession “专业”，强调 highly skilled/highly educated, such as lawyer, doctor, IT engineer,

architect

occupation: normal and general, everybody can have an occupation.

job 不仅指工作，还可以表示干活，例如家务活。

You did a good job.

[注意]technical/vocational school 职业学校

2.cultivate vt. 培养 [同]nurture, develop, foster

cultivate a hobby/habit

He is well cultivated/educated/bred/trained. 他很有教养。

3.hobby n. 业余爱好

[辨异]mania, hobby, pastime, diversion

mania 颠狂，狂热，癖好 hobby n. 业余爱好

pastime 消遣diversion 消遣，指转移注意力，换换脑筋。

4.eccentricity n. 怪癖 [同]odd

eccentric 古怪的，怪癖的

concentric 同轴的，同心的

[辨异]eccentric, outlandish, grotesque eccentric 古怪的，怪癖的

outlandish 异国风味的,奇异的,古怪的outlandish clothes 奇装异服

grotesque 怪诞的，艺术、美术、文学中的怪异派、怪异的作品