熬夜整理:高中英语常用80组近义词辨析赶紧收藏打印 举例说明 历史之最的英语( 八 )


46.before long和long before
before long和long before形式构成上相差不大,但其意义差别较大,也导致了它们在决定句子时态上的差异 。before long“不久”,句子时态用将来时 。如:This park will be open again before long. 这个公园不久将重新开放 。Our school will have a lot of new computers beforel ong. 我们学校不久将会有大批的新电脑 。long before “很久以前”,句子时态用过去时 。如:Long before I received an E-mail from my American friend Mary. 很久以前,我收到美国朋友玛丽的一封邮件 。
47.lonely和alone
二者都可表示“孤独”,“独自”这一意思,alone指客观存在的“孤独”,而lonely更偏重一种主观感受上的“寂寞” 。如:I went alone. 我是一个人去的 。Mary lived alone,but she didn't feel lonely. 玛丽孤身一人生活,但她并不感到孤独!
48.ill和sick
ill有病的,常用作表语,如:You look ill these days. 近来你的气色不太好 。I fail ill. 我生病了 。?sick有病的,既可作表语又可作定语,如:a sick man 病人;Mary has been sick for three weeks. 玛丽已生病了三周 。?sick也可表示“恶心的,呕吐的”,用作表语,如:I feel sick. 我觉得要呕吐;I am sick in the car. 我晕车 。
49.happen,take place与occur
happen 常常有“偶然”的意思,多用于客观事物、情况的发生 。例如:Whatever has ha ppened to your arm?It's all swollen.你的手臂怎么了?肿得好历害 。
occur 指有计划使某些事或效果“发生” 。有时强调“呈现”于人的知觉中 。例如:Did it occur to you to phone them about it?你难道没想到就这事给他们打个电话?
在以具体事物、事件作主语时,happen和occur可以通用 。例如:The accident happened (occurred) yesterday.事故是昨天发生的 。
take place 指事件发生,但常用来表示“举行”的意思,带有非偶然性 。例如:The mee ting took place last night.会议昨晚举行 。
50.apart from,besides,except for与except
apart form作“除……以外(= besides)”,作“只是,除掉(=except for)”,例如: Apart from sport,my other interest outside class is music.除体育外,我课外的其他 爱好是音乐 。/Apart from the location,we like everything about the project.这个 设计的各方面我们都喜欢,只是位置不太好 。
besides意为“尤进一层;除……之外还有”,例如:I know nothing besides what I'v e told you.除了我对你讲过的之外,我别无所知 。
except for 亦作 but for,意为“除……外”,例如:Except for your presence, I wo uld be bored.若没有你在这里,我会感到厌烦 。
except“除去,除……之外”,意味着从整体里“减去”一部分 。例如:They all went except David.除了大卫,他们都去 。
51.in the case of,in case of与in case
in the case of:as for; in a particular occasion of 至于;就……而言
例:a.Most of the students are very diligent, but it's different in the case of Mary.大多数学生很勤奋,但就玛丽而言却不是这样 。b.In the case of the population.China is the largest county in the world 就人口而言,中国是世界上最大的国家 c.In the case of a physical change no new substance is formed.就物理变化来说,没有新的物质产生
in case of: for fear that sth. should happen; if sth. should happen 以防;万一 例:a.In case of rain, you'd better take an umbrella.你最好带把雨伞,以防下雨 。
b. In case of fire, dial 119.如果发生火灾,拨打电话119 。in case:if,for fear that如果,以防
例:a.In case he comes,let me know.如果他来的话,告诉我一声 。b.Take your umbrella with you in case it rains.带上雨伞,以防下雨 。
52.relationship与relation
relationship和relation都是指人或事物之间的联系 。relationship指人时含义是有着很深感情的紧密关系,如:her relationship with her husband;这两个词都可以指相互关照、互为依赖的事物,如:the relation/relationship between temperature and humidity温度和湿度的关系 。如果指人和组织之间的一种比较正规或松散的关系,就多用relations,如:The local community has good relations with the police. / Relations betweenour countries are improving. comrade同志,志同道合者,显然不对 。