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social adj.
⇨ social (social changes/problems) ⇨ sociable (not a very social person) social adjective social ♦︎ public ♦︎ popular ♦︎ civicThese words all describe things connected with society and ordinary people. 这些词均表示社会的、公众的、平民的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆social / public / popular awareness / pressure / support / unrest◆social / public / civic responsibility◆social / public issues / values / policy / welfare◆public / popular opinion◆a public / popular outcry■ social [only before noun] connected with society and the way it is organized; connected with your position in society 社会的；社会上的；社会地位的◆social changes / problems社会变革／问题◆Applicants should have a degree in the social sciences (= the study of people in society).申请者应有社科学位。◆The study found that health was strongly affected by social class.研究发现，人的健康状况深受其所属社会阶层的影响。▸ socially adverb ◆The reforms will bring benefits, socially and politically.这些改革将会给社会与政治带来益处。◆a socially disadvantaged family (= one that is poor and from a low social class) 社会地位低下的家庭■ public [only before noun] connected with ordinary people in society in general 平民的；公众的；百姓的◆Levels of waste from the factory may be a danger to public health.工厂的废弃物排放量可能危及公众的健康。◆Why would the closure of hospitals be in the public interest (= useful to ordinary people)?关闭医院怎么会符合公共利益呢？■ popular [only before noun] connected with ordinary people in society in general 平民的；公众的；百姓的◆They won the largest share of the popular vote.他们赢得了普选的最多数票。◆The regime was overthrown by a popular uprising.该政权是被平民暴动推翻的。▸ popularly adverb ◆a popularly elected government民选政府NOTE 辨析 Public or popular?In many cases you can use either word. 在许多情况下这两个词可以通用◆public / popular pressure / awareness / opinion公众压力／意识／意见 Popular usually describes sth, such as an idea or action, which comes from ordinary people. * popular通常描述普通人的观点或行动◆popular support公众支持◆a popular movement / uprising平民运动／暴动 Public is more general and can also describe things which are for, about or involve everyone. * public含义更广，也可描述与每个人都息息相关的事情◆public health公众健康◆the public interest公共利益 ■ civic / /ˈsɪvɪk/ / [usually before noun] (rather formal) connected with the people who live in a town or city 市民的；城镇居民的◆The competition would be an opportunity to foster civic pride (= pride that people feel for their town or city).这次比赛将是培养市民自豪感的好机会。◆Voting should be a matter of civic duty.选举应该是市民的义务。 sociable adjective sociable ♦︎ social ♦︎ outgoing ♦︎ uninhibited ♦︎ extrovert ♦︎ gregarious ♦︎ demonstrativeThese words all describe a person who enjoys spending time with other people or is confident about showing their feelings to others. 这些词均表示好交际的、外向的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a sociable / a social / an outgoing / an extrovert / a gregarious person◆a sociable / a social / an outgoing / a gregarious nature◆an outgoing / extrovert personality / character■ sociable / /ˈsəʊʃəbl; NAmE ˈsoʊʃəbl/ (approving) enjoying spending time with other people 好交际的；合群的；友好的◆She's a sociable child who'll talk to anyone.她是个合群的孩子，跟谁都有话说。◆I'm not feeling very sociable this evening.今晚我不大想跟人应酬。◆We had a very sociable weekend (= we did a lot of things with other people).我们过了一个十分热闹的周末。 OPP unsociable , antisocial ⇨ solitary ■ social (especially NAmE, approving) sociable 好交际的；合群的；友好的◆He's not very social tonight, he just got dumped.今晚他不大喜欢应酬，因为他刚刚失恋。■ outgoing /ˈaʊtgəʊɪŋ; NAmE ˈaʊtgoʊɪŋ/ liking to meet people, enjoying their company and being friendly towards them 爱交际的；友好的；外向的◆She was always cheerful and outgoing.她总是很乐观，爱交际。◆I think the role needs a more outgoing personality.我觉得这个角色需要更加外向的性格。OPP introverted ⇨ solitary ■ uninhibited /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/ / behaving or expressing yourself freely without worrying about what other people think 纵情的；无拘无束的；随心所欲的◆His friends were a lively, uninhibited crowd.他的朋友是一群活跃的、无拘无束的人。◆It was an evening of uninhibited fun.那是一个纵情欢乐的夜晚。OPP inhibited ⇨ shy ■ extrovert /ˈekstrəvɜːt; NAmE ˈekstrəvɜːrt/ lively and confident and enjoying spending time with other people 性格外向的；活泼自信的◆Ray was a much more extrovert character.雷是个外向得多的人。OPP introverted ⇨ solitary ■ gregarious /grɪˈgeəriəs; NAmE grɪˈgeriəs/ (rather formal, especially written) liking to be with other people 好交际的；合群的◆Hugh was a popular and gregarious man.休是一个受欢迎的、喜欢交际的人。 OPP solitary ⇨ solitary NOTE 辨析 Sociable or gregarious? Sociable is an approving term and can describe sb's character, behaviour or mood; its opposite is unsociable which is a disapproving term. Gregarious is a descriptive term, neither approving nor disapproving, and so is its opposite, solitary. These words can describe sb's character or general behaviour, but not their mood. * sociable是褒义词，可描述人的性格、行为或情绪；其反义词unsociable是贬义词。gregarious只是客观描述，既不含褒义也不含贬义，其反义词solitary也是这样。这两个词可描述人的性格或一般行为，但不描述人的情绪◆I'm not feeling very gregarious this evening. ■ demonstrative /dɪˈmɒnstrətɪv; NAmE dɪˈmɑːnstrətɪv/ showing feelings openly, especially feelings of affection 公开表露感情的，感情外露的（尤指爱慕之情）◆We were a very physically demonstrative family, giving lots of hugs and kisses.我们这一家人感情特别外露，彼此间常常拥抱和亲吻。 |