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高考英語常用詞匯辨析500組具體如下:
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about around round 作副詞時都含“四處”、“遍地”的意思。
about 系常用詞, 如:
look about 四處看。
around 具有 about 的基本意思, 因此 look about=look around, 但在下列短語里 around沒有 about正式, 如: travel around 各處旅行
round 和 around在非正式用法中可以互換, 但一般用 round時更簡練。在正式用語中, 一般用 round指“旋轉”, 而用 around指“處處”, “到處”, 如:
She turned round at such a noise. 聽到這樣的吵聲, 她回頭看。
I have been looking for it all around. 我到處都找過了。
另外, 英國人用 round的地方, 美國人傾向于用 around, 如:
[英] Winter comes round.[美] Winter comes around.
above all;after all;at all
above all意為“尤其是”、“首先”、“最重要的是”,常位于句首或句中,作插入語,起強調作用。
But above all tell me quickly what I have to do.可首先快些告訴我該做什么。
A clock must above all keeps good time.時鐘最重要的是必須走得準。
after all意為“畢竟”、“終究”、“終歸”、“到底”,在句中位置較靈活??晌挥诰涫住⒕渲谢蚓淠?。如:
After all,your birthday is only two weeks away.畢竟,兩周后就是你的生日。
He is,after all,a small child.他畢竟還是個小孩子。
He failed after all.他終于失敗了。
at all用于否定句時,意為“絲毫;根本”,用于疑問句時意為“究竟;到底”,用于條件句時,常譯為“當真;實在”。用于肯定句中,表示說話人的某種情緒或情感(如懷疑或驚奇等),意為“竟然”等。
He doesn’t like you at all.他根本不喜歡你。
Are you going to do it at all?你究竟做不做這件事?
If you do it at all,do it well.若你真要做這件事,就得做好。
I was surprised at his coming at all.他竟然來了,我很驚訝。
add; add to; add…to; add up to
add作“加,增加”解時,既可作及物動詞,又可用作不及物動詞;作“又說,補充說”解時,與直接或間接引語連用。如:
If the tea is too strong, add some more hot water. 如果茶太濃了,再加點開水。
After a short while, he added that he would try his best. 過了一會兒,他又接著說他會盡力。
add to意為“增添,增加,增進”。如:
The bad weather added to our difficulties. 惡劣的天氣增加了我們的困難。
add...to意為“把……加到……”,是把前一項加到后一項之后或之中。如:
Add two to seven, and you will get nine.七加二等于九。
add up to意為“加起來總共是/累計得”,該短語不用于被動語態。如:
All his school education added up to no more than one year. 他的學校教育加起來不過一年。
affair; thing; matter; business
affair意為“事情、事件”, 含義較廣,泛指已做或待做的事;復數affairs一般指商業事務及政府的日常事務,如財政管理、外交事務等。
thing意為“事情、事物”,不管大事小事、好事壞事均稱為thing,一般不能專指事務;復數things還可作“形勢”解。
matter側重指須留心的要事或問題、難題。
business作“事務、事情”解時,一般不能用復數,常常指所指派的任務、責任;有時說的是指派的工作或商業上的買賣活動。
a great deal; a great deal of
a great deal用作名詞,意為“大量”,“許多”,作主語、賓語;用作副詞,意為“很”或“非?!?,作狀語,修飾動詞或用來強調比較級。如:
A great deal has been studied and this is the best way. 經過大量研究后,這(被認為)是最好的辦法。
We are a great deal cleverer than before.我們比以前聰明多了。
a great deal of意為“大量的”,“非常多的”,相當于much,作定語,后接不可數名詞。如:
A great deal of time/money/energy has been spent on the project.
大量的時間/金錢/能源花在那個工程上了。
agree on;agree to;agree with;agree that
agree on作“就……取得一致意見”解。例如:
The building of a new car factory was agreed on last month.
上月,就建一座新汽車廠之事達成了協議。
agree to有兩層含義和用法:
其一是to作為動詞不定式符號,其后跟動詞原形,作“同意(答應)做某事”解。
My father agreed to buy a new pen for me. 父親答應給我買支新鋼筆。
其二是to作為介詞,之后跟表示“計劃/條件/建議等一類的名詞或代詞”。例如:
They have a greed to our plan.他們已同意我們的計劃。
agree with作“同意某人的意見”解,其后可跟表示人的名詞或代詞,也可跟表示“意見”或“說的話”的名詞或從句。例如:
He agreed with my opinions. 他同意了我的意見。
We agreed with what he said at the meeting. 我們同意他在會上講的話。
agree that作“認為……”解,其后跟賓語從句。例如:
I agree that your composition is very good. 我認為你的這篇作文寫得不錯。
allow;let 二者均可作“允許”解,但各有側重:allow重在“允許”或“容許”,也可表示客氣的請求。例如: He allowed me to take his dictionary.他允許我拿走他的詞典。 Will you allow me to use your bike? 我可以用你的自行車嗎? let作“允許”或“讓”解,主要用于口語,一般可與allow互換。作“允許”解時,常暗含“聽任”、“默許”之意;作“讓”解時,常含“祈使”或“建議”之意。注意:let之后作賓補的不定式不帶to,且不可用于被動語態,而allow則相反。例如: Please let me walk with you(=Please allow me to walk with you.).我(請允許我)跟你一起走。注:allow常用于allow sb.to do sth.或allow doing sth.結構中。
although; though; as
三者均可表示“盡管;雖然”,引導讓步狀語從句。although用法較正式,語氣較強;though較常用;as則主要用于倒裝句。它們的用法有如下幾點值得注意:
狀語從句由although, though或as引導,主句之前不可有but, and, so, however等并列連詞,但可有yet或still等副詞。although與though常可互換。例如:
Although/Though he believes it, yet he will not act. 他雖然相信它,但卻不肯有所行動。
as表示“盡管;雖然”,只能用于倒裝句,即:將表語、狀語或謂語動詞放在as之前。though也可這么用。例如:
Young as/though he is, he knows a lot. 他雖然年紀不大,卻懂得很多。
注意:如果表語是單數名詞,要省略a。例如:
Child as/though he is, he can speak two foreign languages. 雖然他是個孩子,但他會說兩門外語。
though可以放在句末,表示“但是”,although卻不能。例如:
They said they would come; they did not, though. 他們說他們會來,可是他們并沒有來。
although只用來陳述“事實”,不能表示“假設”。因此可以說even though“即使”以及as though“好像(=as if)”,不能說even although或as although。例如:
I believe you are on duty—even though you’re in plain clothes. 盡管你穿著便衣,我相信你是在值勤。
among/between
這兩個介詞都有“在……之間”的意思。between常用于兩者之間;among一般指三者或三者以上之間。若指三個以上人或物中的每兩個之間時,仍然要用between。
例如:The girl walked between her father and mother.這個女孩走在她父親和母親之間。
She is the tallest among her classmates.她在她同學之間是最高的。
Switzerland lies between France,Italy,Austria and Germany.
瑞士位于法國、意大利、奧地利和德國之間。
argue debate dispute 都含“辯論”的意思。
argue 著重“說理”、“論證”和“企圖說服”, 如:
I argued with her for a long time, but she refused to listen to reason.
我和她辯論了好久, 但她還是不聽。
debate 著重“雙方各述己見”, 內含“交鋒”的意思, 如:
We have been debating about the issue.我們一直在就這個問題進行辯論。
dispute 指“激烈爭辯”, 含有“相持不下”或“未得解決”之意,如:
Whether he will be elected as chairman is still disputed.他是否當選為主席, 仍然有爭論。
argue;quarrel;discuss
這三個動詞均有“爭”的意思,但“爭”法不同。
argue著重就自己的看法或觀點,提出論證,同他人“爭論”或“辯論”。例如:
We heard them arguing in the other room.我們聽見他們在另一個房間里爭論。
另外,argue同with搭配,其后接人;與about連用,其后接事物。例如:
We argued with them about this problem for a long time.這個問題我們同他們辯論了很長時間。
quarrel是指對某事不喜歡或強烈不滿而發生的“爭吵”或“吵架”。同with搭配,其后接某人;和about連用,其后接某事。例如:
He often quarrels about their housework with his wife.他常為家務事同妻子爭吵。
discuss是指認真交換自己的意見或看法的“討論”。例如:
We'll discuss the use of the articles tomorrow.明天我們將討論冠詞的用法。
as (so) far as; as (so) long as
as(so)far as的意思是“就……而言(所知)”,as (so) far as sth.is concerned是其中一種具體用法,意為“就某事而言”;as (so) long as意為“只要”,引導條件狀語從句。如:
As far as I know, more than 10 million laid-off workers have found their new jobs.
就我所知,一千多萬下崗工人已經找到了新的工作。
There is nothing that we can’t do so / as long as we keep on trying to do it.
只要我們不斷地努力去做,就沒有什么事干不成。
As far as the tourism of China is concerned, there is a long way to go.
就中國的旅游業而言,需要做的工作還很多。
asleep/sleeping 二者都是形容詞。asleep僅用作表語,不能作定語,表示“睡著,熟睡”的意思;而sleeping一般只能用作定語,放在名詞前,表示“睡眠中的,休止的”意思。
如:我們不能說:an asleep baby,但可以說:a sleeping baby(一個熟睡的嬰兒)。
再如:He was asleep with his head on his arms.他頭枕著手臂在熟睡。
asleeping dog正在熟睡的狗 sleeping car臥車 sleeping bag睡袋
assert,affirm,maintain ? assert宣稱、斷言,常指某人主觀自信,堅持己見,有時不顧客觀事實而斷言下結論。 affirm指以事實為依據,深信不疑地肯定某種觀點或看法。 maintain指在相反的證據或論點面前,重申原來的某種觀點、立場。
A.Despite all the policeman’s questions the suspect ___ that he had been at home all evening.
B.It is nonsense to ___ that smoking does not damage people’s health.
C.Throughout his prison sentence Dunn has always ___ his innocence.
Answers:A.affirmed B.assert C.maintained
as though;even though;though
as though(=as if),意為“好像;似乎”,引導方式狀語從句或表語從句。如:
He spoke as though(as if)he had been here before.他說話的口氣好像他以前來過這里。
It looks as if(as though)it is going to rain.看起來好像要下雨。
even though(=even if),意為“即使”,引導讓步狀語從句。though也引導讓步狀語從句,意為“雖然”;even though有退一步設想的意味,與though不同。though引導的句子所說的是事實,even though引導的句子所說的則不一定是事實。例如:
He will not tell the secret even though(even if)he knows it.即使他知道這個秘密,他也不肯說出來。
He will not tell the secret though he knows it.他雖然知道這個秘密,但他不會說出來。
at the beginning;in the beginning ? at the beginning 在……初;在……開始的時候。常與of連用。例如: Students usually have a study plan at the beginning of term. 學生們在開學初制定學習計劃。 in the beginning 相當于at first,表示“起初、開始”時,含“起初是這種情況,而后來卻不是這種情況”之意,不與of連用。例如: In the beginning,some of us took no interest in physics. 起初我們有些人對物理不感興趣。
attack assail assault charge beset
都含有"攻擊"的意思。
attack 是常用詞, 指"攻擊敵人"或"用言論攻擊他人", 如:
Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德國在1941年開始進攻蘇聯。
assail 指"猛烈連續地攻擊", 如:
The enemy plane assailed our defence position.敵機不斷猛烈地攻擊我們的陣地。
assault 語氣比 assail強, 指"突然猛烈地進攻", 暗示"武力的直接接觸" (如肉搏等), 也有"暴力"的意思, 如:The enemy assaulted us at dawn. 敵人在黎明時向我進攻。
charge 指"沖擊"或"騎兵的突然攻擊", 如:
The cavalry charged to the front. 騎兵猛烈向前線沖擊。
beset 指"圍攻", 即從各個方向攻擊, 如:
In the swamp we were beset by mosquitoes. 在沼澤地里, 我們受到蚊子的圍攻。
at the age of/by the age of ? at the age of表示“在……歲時”,后面接基數詞,強調某一時刻的情況或動作,用于一般過去時,作時間狀語。例如:
At the age of six,he began to learn English.他六歲的時候開始學
英語。
She learned to play the piano at the age often.她十歲的時候學彈鋼琴。
by the age of表示“到……歲的時候”、“在……歲以前”,后面接基數詞,強調到某一時刻為止的結果,用于過去完成時或將來完成時,作時間狀語。例如:
By the age of sixteen,he had learned to drive a car.到十六歲的時候,他已經學會了開小汽車。
You will have learned more than 2000 English words by the age of fourteen.
到你十四歲的時候,你將學會2000多個英語單詞。
at the time; at that time; at one time; at a time
at the time通常用于過去時句子中,指某件事情發生的“當時”、“那時”。例如:
Many people saw the strange thing happen at the time. 當時,許多人都看到了這件奇怪的事情的發生。
有時,at the time的后面可接“of...”短語。這時,它表示“在(某事態)發生的時候”或“在……的時代”。例如:
Were you in San Francisco at the time of the big earth quake in 1989﹖
1989年舊金山發生地震時,你在那里嗎?
It happened at the time of King Alfred. 事情發生在阿爾弗雷德國王時期。
at that time 則通常指前文明確提到的某個時期、時候。通常其后不帶“of...”短語。例如:
In the 17th century much corn was grown in Tibet and Sichuan.At that time
(=At the 17th century) the land along the Changjiang River was becoming very crowded.
at one time=during a period of time in the past意為“過去有一段時期”,“曾經”。例如:
They used to be good friends at one time. 他們曾經是好朋友。
at a time則意為“一次”,表示一個時間單位。它常與表示數量的詞語連用,表示頻率。例如:
Don’t speak all at once.One at a time, please.不要同時一起說。一次只一個人說。
Take the medicine three times a day and three pieces at a time.這些藥每天服三次,每次服三粒。
at ... speed / with ... speed
at the speed of或者at ... speed,意為“以……的速度”。而當speed被all, lightning, great等修飾時,介詞應用with。我們可用一句口訣來幫助記憶:都(all)以閃電般(lightning)大(great)的速度行駛。如:
Our car was running with all speed on the expressway. 我們的車在高速公路上全速行駛。
The Long March No.2 Rocket sent up the satellite into space at the speed of 11.2 kilometers per second.長征二號火箭以每秒鐘11.2公里的速度將衛星發射到太空。
B
這四個詞都是表示原因或理由的連接詞,但是as,because,since是從屬連詞,引導原因狀語從句,for是并列連詞,所引導的不是原因狀語從句,而是表示理由的對等句子,是對前面所講內容補充和說明。在語氣上由強至弱依次為because→since→as→for。because引導的從句多置于句末,表示直接的原因或理由,表示產生那種結果的必然的因果關系,在回答why的提問時,必須用because作答。 because/since/as/for
如:We stayed at home because it rained.因為下雨我們呆在家里。
as與since引導的從句多置于句首,不過as表示十分明顯的原因,只說明一般的因果關系,可譯為“因為、由于”;而since則表示稍加分析、對方已知的原因,一般可譯為“既然”。如:
As he was not feeling well,I decided to go there alone.由于他身體欠佳,我決定獨自去那里。
Since everyone is here,let's start.既然大家都到了,咱們就開始吧。
for引導的從句一般放在句末,其前用逗號,它所敘述的理由是間接的,即推測性理由,或是對前面敘述的事實或看法的補充說明。如:
There must be nobody in the classroom,for the light is off.
教室里一定沒有人,因為燈滅了。(推測性理由)
believe;believe in?
believe作及物動詞時,其后可跟名詞,表示“相信”;后接從句或復合賓語時,表示“認為;料想;相信”等。如:
I believe what he says.我相信他的話。
I believe that he will succeed.我相信他會成功的。
believe? in 是一個動介型短語動詞,表示“信奉;信仰”(指對某種思想、主張、觀念、行動具有信心)和“信任(have trust in)”。如:
They believe in God.他們信仰上帝。
I believe in having plenty of exercise.我相信多鍛煉有好處。
believe和believe in后均可接表示人的名詞或代詞,但含義不同。試比較:
I believe in him(I think he is a frustworthy man).我信任他。
I believe him.(I believe what he says).我相信他的話。
belief faith trust confidence? 都含有“相信”的意思。
belief 指“承認某事是真的, 盡管有或沒有確鑿的證據”, 如:?
belief in ghosts. 相信有鬼。
faith 指“認為有確鑿證據或道理而完全相信”, 如:?
I have faith in his ability to succeed.我相信他有成功的能力。
trust 指“信賴”、“信任”, 含有“堅定的信念”的意思, 如:?
enjoy the trust of the people 得到人民的信任。
confidence 指“在有證據的基礎上相信”,? 也常指“自信”、“有把握”, 如:
She has great confidence in her success. 她對自己的成功充滿信心。
besides;except;but?
三者都可以用作介詞。用于肯定句中時,except/but意為“除……外(不再有)”;besides意為“除……外(還有)”。請比較:
All of them have seen the film except/but Wu Dong. 除了吳東外,他們都看過了那部影片。
All of them have seen the film besides Wu Dong. 除了吳東看過那部影片外,他們也都看過了。
except后接名詞、代詞、-ing或不定式時,可以與but互換;except后接副詞、介詞短語時,一般不能為but所替換。如:
I’ll do everything except/but cook. 除了做飯,我什么事情都干。
This window is never opened except in summer. 除了在夏天,這個窗子從不打開。
用在否定句中,三者可以互換。如:
There aren’t any other people to do the work except/but/besides you.
除了你,沒人能做這工作。
be? be anxious to; be anxious for; be anxious about ;be anxious that anxious to表示“急于”、“渴望”,其中to是不定式符號,后面接動詞原形;
be anxious? for表示“渴望”,后面接名詞或代詞時,強調渴望得到某物或渴望了解某事;后面接sb.to do sth.時,表示“渴望某人能做某事”,其中for sb.to do sth.是不定式復合結構。
be anxious? be anxious about 表示“對…感到不安”、“為…擔心”、“為…憂慮”; that表示“渴望”,后面接從句,that從句的謂語動詞須用虛擬語氣;
[EXERCISES]
?、買 ____ the result of the examination.
②We ____ know the result of the examination.
?、踂e ____ Mr Liu to help us with our English.
?、躆r Li ____ a new car.
?、軹hey ____ arrive home before dark.
(Key: ①am anxious about/for ②are anxious to ③are anxious for ④is anxious for ⑤are anxious to)
1) The girl ____ a new dictionary. 2) All the students ____ their results of this examination. 3) Everyone _____ know their results of the competition. 4) We ____ Mr Zhao to return. 5) We _____ she should do her best.
Key: 1) was/is anxious for 2) are anxious about 3) is anxious to 4)are anxious for
5) are anxious that
be known as; be known for; be known to; be known in?
be known as 意為“作為……而著名”,其后的名詞表示一個人的身份、職業等。如:
Liu Huan is known as a singer.劉歡作為一個歌手而出名。
We’re sure you’ll be well-known as an artist.我們相信你會成為一位著名的畫家。
be known for 意為“因……而著名”,其后所接內容表示某人或物的特點、特長等。如:
Guilin is known for her beautiful mountains and rivers.桂林因其美麗的山水而聞名。
Mr Geldof is well-known for organizing two big pop concerts on the same day.
蓋爾多夫先生因在同一天組織兩場大型的流行音樂會而出名。
be known to? “為……所了解/知道”,其后接表示人的詞語?!埃ㄈ藗兌迹┲馈?,其后接動詞原形。如:
He is known to all in our village.村子里的人都了解他。
He was known to have invented many things.=It was known that he had invented many things.
人們都知道他已經發明了很多東西。
be known in? 意為“在某地很著名”。如:
He is well-known in the town where he was born. 他在自己出生的那個鎮子上很出名。
be made of/be made in/be made from/be made by/be? be made? be made of表示“由……制成”,指從原料到制成品,只發生了形狀變化,沒有發生本質變化(屬物理變化)。 made up of be made?in當后面接時間的數詞或名詞時,表示“某物何時制造的或何時產的”。當后面接指地點的名詞時,表示“某地產某物”。 be made?from表示“由……制成”,指從原料到制成品,發生了質的變化,已無法復原(屬化學變化)。 be made up?by表示“由……制做”,后面接指人的名詞或代詞,強調動作的執行者。 of表示“由……構成(組成)”,強調主語由兩部分或兩個以上的部分構成或組成。
【練習】用be made in,be made of,be made from,be made by或be made up of填空。①This bike Tianjin.②This table wood.③The car 1999. ④Paper wood.⑤The kite my mother. ⑥The team ten members.
【Keys】was made in; is made of ;was made in be used for/be used as/be used by?;is made from;was made by;is made up of be used? be used for表示“被用作……”或“被用來作……”,后面接名詞或v-ing,其中for表示目的。be used?as表示“作為……而用”或“用作……”,后面接名詞或動詞不定式,強調使用的工具及手段。 by表示“由……使用”,后面接指人的名詞或代詞,強調使用者。
【練習】用be used for,be used as或be used by填空。 ①A telephone better communication(交流). ②The motorbike Liu Ming. ③A ruler often a knife by him to cut a piece of paper open.
【Keys】is used for;is used by;is,used as
be pleased? with; be pleased at(或about);be pleased to
1) The manager ___ you before.
2) My boss must ___ see you again in HongKong.
3) I ___ seeing so many students present.
4) I hear Mr Zhao ___ your article.
析: ①was pleased with。表示“對……滿意;喜歡……”后面通常接指人的名詞或代詞。②be pleased to。表示“很高興或很樂意做某事”,其中to是不定式符號,后面接動詞原形。 ③am pleased at(或about)。be pleased at(或about)表示“對(看到或聽到的)事感到高興,”后面接指事的名詞或v-ing。 ④is pleased at(或about)。解析同③。
be to do sth;be about to do sth;be going to do sth.
be to? do sth.表示按計劃或安排即將發生的動作,后可跟時間狀語。如:
You're to hand in your papers by 10 o'clock.十點鐘以前你得交上試卷。
be about to do sth.表示打算或安排即將發生的動作,它通常不與時間狀語連用。如:
I was about to go out when someone knocked at the door.我正要出去,這時有人敲門。
be going to do sth.有三層含義:
①表示打算、計劃或決定要做某事。如:
We're going to spend our holidays in Wales this year. 今年我們打算到威爾士度假。
?、谟靡员硎灸呈挛锛磳l生或很可能發生。如:
I'm going to be twenty next month. 下個月我就二十歲了。
③有跡象表明即將發生的動作或狀態。如:
Look at those black clouds, there is going to be a storm. 瞧那些烏云,暴風雨就要來了。
beat; strike; hit
strike通常表示“打一下、打若干下”,不一定都是有意的;還有“打動、使……著迷、某種想法突然閃現在腦海里”的含義;也可指“打、擦出(火),(蛇、獸)抓,咬,或(鐘)敲響”。
hit指“打中”或“對準……來打”,“敲打或打擊對方的某一點”。
beat著重“連續地打擊”。如:毆打或體罰;也指在游戲、競賽或戰爭中擊敗對方;也指“心跳”。
blame; scold
blame“責備;責怪”,指某人應對自己不好的行為負責(常與for連用),或將某件不好的事情歸咎于他人(常與on或upon連用),往往含有把自己當作評判人來評判某事,沒有用言語來進行責罵的意思。例如:
He blamed Tom for the failure.他責怪湯姆造成了失敗。
Don't blame it on him, but on me.別怪他,該怪我。
scold“責罵”,指嘮嘮叨叨地數說某人,多用于上級對下級、長輩對晚輩的“責罵”。例如:
Don't scold the child.It's not his fault. 不要責罵那孩子,這不是他的過失。
I hate to scold, son, but you mustn't stay out so late at night.
我不喜歡斥責,孩子,可你不該呆在外面那么晚不回家。
blow down表示“吹倒”、“刮倒”;blow? blow down; blow in; blow off; blow over in表示“吹進”、“吹入”;blow off表示“吹掉”、“炸掉”、“發泄”;blow over表示“暴風雨吹散”、“過去”、“結束”。
[EXERCISES]
1) The high winds yesterday _____ thousands of trees. 2) We sometimes had quarrels, but they soon _____. 3) I had my hat ____ by the wind. 4) A lot of dust ____.You must clear it away. Key: 1) blew down 2) blew over 3) blown off 4) has blown in
break up; break down; break? out; break into; break in; break away; break through
break? up表示“打碎”、“變壞”、“分解”、“終止”、“破裂”。
break down表示“瓦解”、“分解”、“失敗”、“出故障”、“破壞”、“拆毀”。
break out表示“爆發”、“突然發生”。
break? into表示“強行進入”、“闖入”、“破門而入”、“打斷(談話、討論)”、“突然……起來”。
break? in表示“闖入”、“打斷”、“插嘴”,其中in是副詞。
break? away表示“脫逃”、“脫離”、“突然離開”、“革除”、“戒除”,常與from連用。
break? through表示“戰勝”、“突圍”、“穿過……而出現”、“突破”。
[練]
?、貶e said his computer _____.
?、赥hose old cars will be ____ for scrap(廢鐵).
?、跮ast night somebody ____ Mr Brown's house and took away many things.
?、蹵 fire ____ after we had gone home.
?、軹he boy often ____ while his parents are speaking.
?、轞ou must ____ from bad habits.
?、逜fter the heavy rain the sun ____ the clouds.
?、郃 thief ____ and stole a lot of things last night.
⑨Tom ____the motor bike which he bought five years ago.
?、釺he ice began to ____ on the river.
(Key:①had broken down ②broken up ③broke into ④broke out ⑤breaks in
⑥break away ⑦broke through ⑧broke in ⑨broke down ⑩break up)
bring on;bring in;bring out
bring on 使發生;引起;端上(飯菜)。如:
Tom often brings on meals and his brother,Jim picks up the dishes after meals.
湯姆常常端上飯菜,(而)他弟弟吉姆飯后收拾碗碟。
The sudden cold weather brought on his cold again. 天氣突然變冷,使他再次感冒。
bring in 引來;引進;吸收。如:
His new business brings in 1,000 dollars. 他的新生意使他賺了一千美元。
We also brought in some words from English. 我們也從英語中吸收了一些詞匯。
bring out 取出;說出;闡明;出版。如:
He brought out his gun and pointed at me.他掏出槍來指著我。
Bring out the meaning more clearly.請把意思講清楚些。
They have brought out a set of children’s books.他們出版了一套兒童讀物。
bring? bring down; bring back; bring up; bring in bring? bring back表示“使回想起”、“歸還”、“帶回來”;down表示“使倒下”、“減少”、“降低(價格、溫度)”; bring in表示“把......引進來”、“賺入”、“獲利”、“把......拿進來”、“吸收”。up表示“嘔吐出”、“養育”;
[EXERCISES]
1) Her singing _____ memories of my mother. 2) They also ____ some words from their own languages. 3) The wind ____ a number of trees. 4) He _____ all he had eaten. 5) Can you try to get them to ____ the price﹖ 6) All library books must be ____ before June 25. 7) Mr White ____ $500 a week. 8) You must manage to _____ the temperature. Key: 1) brings back 2) brought in 3) brought down 4) brought up 5) bring down 6) brought back 7) is bringing in 8) bring down
broad;? wide
兩者都表示兩邊或兩點之間的距離都有“寬的”之意, 但broad著重某物覆蓋面的范圍 (如肩、背、胸等的寬),還可表示“寬宏大量”;wide著重指邊沿間相隔的距離以及“廣泛”之意。如:
Looking at the new-type camera, the young man with broad shoulders was surprised with his mouth wide open.
看著那個新型相機,那個肩寬背闊的年輕人驚奇得張大了嘴巴。
He’s a broad-minded person; he’ll never be disappointed by such a small failure.
他是個心胸寬廣的人;決不會因為那么一次小小的失敗而感到失望。
這兩個連詞都有“但是,可是,然而”之意。but連接兩個分句或有關部分,表示轉折或邏輯上的對比關系,使用最廣,口語中更為常見。如: but/however
We love peace but we are not afraid of war.我們熱愛和平,但我們并不害怕戰爭。
however轉折意味比but弱,連接的兩個分句或有關部分的關系較為松弛,后一部分常起附帶說明或襯托作用。however常以插入語形式出現在句子中間,前后用逗號隔開,也可置于句首或句末。如:
Later,however,he decided to go.可是后來他決定去了。
by oneself;oneself?
by oneself=alone,without? help。強調“在無他人或他物的情況下”或“無幫助的情況下”;
oneself作同位語,表示強調本人。
試比較:
If you come to my house,I’ll cook for you myself.
如果你來我家,我將親自下廚。(強調親手為你做飯)
Can you cook by yourself now?你現在能單獨做飯了嗎?(強調無他人協作)
by? sea;by the sea
by sea意為“走海路;坐輪船”,其中by表示乘坐交通工具或行走方式,by與名詞間不可用冠詞;by the? sea意為“在海邊”,其中by表示“在……旁邊”,by與后面的名詞間常有冠詞修飾。如:
They will go to America by sea. 他們將坐輪船去美國。
There is a small village by the sea.海邊有個小村莊。
請比較下面類似有這樣區別的短語:
by ship 乘船 by a ship 在一艘輪船旁邊
by land 從陸路 by the land 在岸邊(在陸地旁邊)
by taxi 乘出租車 by the taxi 在出租車旁邊
by road 從陸路 by the road 在路邊
D
daily; everyday; every day? daily用作名詞意為“日報” 如:China? everyday意為“每日的、日常的”,在句中作定語。everyday?Daily《中國日報》用作形容詞,意同everyday;用作副詞意同everyday。 every?English=daily English日常英語;everyday life=daily life日常生活。 day(分開寫)意為“每天”,在句中作狀語。如: He comes here every day.=He comes here daily.他每天來這兒。
damage; destroy;? ruin
這三個詞都有“破壞;損壞”的意思,區別如下:
damage意為“損壞、破壞”。它可用于表示損壞或破壞具體的物品,一般暗示損壞后價值或效益會降低,這種損壞是部分性的,通常指損壞的程度不那么嚴重,還可以修復再用。也可用于表示損壞抽象的東西,有時該詞也用于借喻。如:
The car was not damaged badly in the accident, but five people were seriously hurt.
汽車在事故中損壞不嚴重,但卻有五個人受了重傷。
Her heart was slightly damaged as a result of her long illness.長期生病使她的心臟受到輕度損傷。
What they said and did damaged the relations between the two countries.
他們的言行損害了這兩個國家之間的關系。
Smoking has damaged his health badly. 吸煙嚴重地損害了他的健康。
damage還可用作可數或不可數名詞。如:
The earthquake did a lot of damages to the city.這場地震給這座城市帶來了巨大的破壞。
destroy意為“破壞;摧毀;消滅;毀滅”,通常指程度非常嚴重的“毀壞”,一般情況下不可以修復再用。另外,它既可表示毀壞具體的物品,也可表示毀壞抽象的東西。如:
The big fire destroyed the whole house. 這場大火把整座房子都燒毀了。
The Nazi wanted to destroy people's hopes, but in the end what was destroyed was the Nazi's dream by the power of people. 納粹想摧毀人民的希望,最終是納粹的夢想被人民的力量所摧毀。
ruin多用于借喻之中,有時泛指一般性的破壞,指把某物損壞到了不能再使用的程度。如:
My new coat is ruined.我的外套不能再穿了。
The rain will ruin the crops.這雨會把莊稼毀掉的。
I was ruined by that law case; I'm a ruined man我被那場官司毀了,我破產了。
damp wet dank moist humid 都含"潮濕的"意思。
damp指"輕度潮濕, 使人感覺不舒服的", 如:?
I don't like damp weather. 我不喜歡潮濕的天氣。
wet 指"含水分或其他液體的"、"濕的", 如:?
be wet to the skin 渾身濕透。
dank 指"陰濕的", 如:?
a dark dank and chilly cave 一個既黑暗又潮濕、又陰冷的洞。
moist指"微濕的"、"濕潤的", 常含"不十分干, 此濕度是令人愉快的"意思,? 如:
Grasses were moist with dew. 草被露水潤濕了。
humid為正式用語,? 常表示"空氣中濕度大的", 如:
In the east, the air is humid in summer.在東方, 夏季空氣潮濕。
day by day; day after day?
day by? day意為“一天一天地”,“逐日”,表示事情的逐漸變化過程。該短語只能作狀語。如:
It's getting colder day by day.天氣一天天冷了起來。
The boy is getting better day by day.那孩子一天天好了起來。
day? after day意為“日復一日”、“一天又一天”,表示一個重復(周而復始或循環重復)的動作或事件。該短語可作主語和狀語。如:
Day after day went by, and still no message arrived.日子一天天過去,仍然杳無音訊。
I have to do the work day after day.我得天天做這項工作。