预约高中1对1精品课程(面授/在线),满足学员个性化学习需求 马上报名↓
听力诊断时间宝贵,许多有用的信息稍纵即逝,较令人遗憾的莫过于听到一个自己摸棱两可的词或短语了,比如in a way和in the way,feel for sb.和feel for sth,通常会令我们举棋不定。因此,在平日的训练当中,多多加强这些容易混淆的词语和短语的训练是十分有必要的,我们将分三次就一些易错的词语和表达法进行讲解,并附有例句,供大家加深理解。
1) a big time:尽兴,高兴的时刻
e.g. I had a big time there.
the big time:先进流,更高级
e.g. Don’t worry, you are in the big time now.
2) according to:按照,根据
e.g. They were commended or criticized according to their work.
according as:随……而定
e.g. The thermometer rises or falls according as the air is hot or cold.
3) admit to:承认 e.g. I have to admit to a dislike for modern music.
admit sb.(in) to:允许某人进入某地或加入某组织、行业
e.g. They have admitted me into their club.
4) all for:完全赞成
e.g. I am all for holding a meeting to discuss it.
for all:尽管 e.g. They could not open the box for all their forces.
5) all in all:总的说来 e.g. All in all, it is a success.
all in:疲倦,筋疲力尽 e.g. He was all in, but he stuck it out.
6) as it is (was):照目前的情况来看
e.g. As it is, we shall be able to complete our task in time.
as it were:可以说,姑且这样说
e.g. He is, as it were, a walking dictionary.
7) as much as:几乎,实际上
e.g. By running away he as much as admitted that he had taken the money.
as much…as:与……一样多
e.g. It is as much our responsibility as yours.
8) as well:也,还是……为好
e.g. He gave me advice, and money as well.
Since you have begun to do it, you may as well finish it.
as well as:不仅……而且,除……之外
e.g. With television, we see a picture as well as hearing sound.
Small towns as well as big cities are being rapidly industrialized.
9) at one time从前某个时期 e.g. At one time, we met frequently.
at a time:每次,一次 e.g. You can borrow only two books at a time.
10) attach to:属于,归因于 e.g. No blame attaches to him.
attach oneself to:参加,加入
e.g. He attached himself to the group of climbers.
11) be a credit to:为……增光
e.g. I hope you will be a credit to your school.
do credit to:为……增进品质
e.g. This piece of work does credit to you.
12) bear in mind:记住
e.g. I hope you will bear in mind all I am saying.
have in mind:考虑 e.g. Don’t give your confidence to others regarding the plan you have in mind.
13) begin with:以……为起点
e.g. He advised me to begin with something easy.
to begin with:首先
e.g. To begin with, we must consider the problem from all sides.
14) build up:逐步建成,增强
e.g. They are trying hard to build up an independent economy.
He went for an ocean voyage and built up his health.
build on:以……为基础,依赖 e.g. Let’s build on your idea.
We shall build on your supporting us.
15) by day:在白天 e.g. Most of them work by day and study by night.
by the day:(指工作报酬等)按日
e.g. Will you pay me by the day or by the hour?
16) can but只好……罢了
e.g. We can but try to make him see how unreasonable he has been.
cannot but:不得不,禁不住
I cannot but tell her the truth.(=I cannot help telling her the truth)
17) come forth:出现,发行 Many new things are coming forth..
Do you know that a set of new stamps has come forth?
come forward:自告奋勇,提出供讨论
They have come forward with an offer to help.
The matter was deferred at last evening’s meeting, but will come forward at our next session.
18) compare … to比拟(指出其中的相似点)
e.g. Man’s life is often compared to a candle.
compare … with:把……和……相比(指出其不同之处)
e.g. He compared his camera with mine.
19) consist in:包含在……中 Happiness consists in good health.
consist of:由……组成
e.g. The apartment consisted of two rooms and a kitchen.
20) end on:两端相碰,正对 The two ships collided each other end on.
We shouldn’t place the bicycles end on.
on end:竖着,连续地,不断地 Place the box on end.
She often works for 20 hours on end.
21) familiar to:某事为某人熟知
e.g. There were facts not familiar to me.
familiar with:熟悉或通晓某事
e.g. He is familiar with English, German and French..
22) feel for sb.:同情某人,为某人难过
e.g. I feel for you in your sorrow.
feel for sth:(用手、脚、棍子等)摸索,寻找某物
e.g. She felt under the pillow for her watch.
23) for a moment:片刻,一会儿
e.g. She was silent for a moment, weighing in her mind the pros and cons.
for the moment:此刻、暂时 e.g. I cannot recall his name for the moment.[!--empirenews.page--]
24) get down:下去,下来;写下来
e.g. The bus was so jammed that I could not get down.
Here’s the telephone number I got down for you.
get down to:认真着手进行处理
e.g. It is no good shirking the job, it will have to be got down to.
25) get into trouble with sb.:遭到某人的(训斥等)
e.g. Poor Tom is always getting into trouble with the boss.
get sb. into trouble:使某人陷入困境
e.g. The letter got me into trouble.
26) give sb. a hand:帮助某人或参与某人做某事
e.g. Give me a hand with the cleaning, please.
give sb. one’s hand:与某人握手
e.g. She gave me her hand and wished me a good trip.
27) go through:检查,搜查;通过,穿过
e.g. They went through our luggage at the customs.
It took us a whole week to go through the great forest.
go through with:把……坚持到底
e.g. We should go through with the experiment now we’ve started.
28) good for:有益于 e.g. This book is good for your English study.
for good:长久地 e.g. The lost money was gone for good.
29) have a fancy for:爱好,喜爱
e.g. She has a fancy for nice clothes.
have a fancy that:猜想,认为
e.g. I have a fancy that he will come tonight.
30) head up:领头;领导 e.g. A band headed up the parade.
Mr. Jones will head up the new business.
heads up:注意,小心 e.g. Heads up, now! You can do better than that.
31) in a way:在某种程度上
e.g. In a way, it is an important book.
in the way:妨碍,挡路
I will visit you next weekend if there is nothing in the way.
32) in black:穿黑色衣服
e.g. Arabian women are always dressed in black clothes.
in the black:赢利,赚钱
New production methods put the company in the black.
33) in charge of:负责 e.g. Who is in charge of this work?
in the charge of:照护 e.g. The patients are in the charge of the nurse.
34) in hand:控制 e.g. There was a little rioting, but the police soon had the situation in hand.
hand in:递交,交给
e.g. He handed in his resignation in protest against it.
35) in one’s honor:向……表示敬意或感谢
e.g. The day was kept as a holiday in honor of victory.
on one’s honor:用人格担保
e.g. We were on our honor not to cheat on the exam.
36) in possession of:占有 e.g. He is in possession of this house.
in the possession of:被占有
e.g. The keys are in the possession of the door keeper.
37) in spirit:在内心,在精神上
e.g. In spirit, at least, these laws were very fair.
in spirits:情绪或心情(好、坏等)
e.g. He is in poor spirits because of his failing in the exam.
38) keep up:继续,保持 e.g. They entered into a correspondence which was kept up for almost ten years.
keep up with:与……齐步前进,跟上
e.g. With their help, he has kept up with the class.
39) look about:环视 e.g. He looked about him with great interest.
look about for:四处寻找
e.g. She was looking about for the key she had just lost.
40) look up:向上看 e.g. He looked up and nodded to me.
look up to:尊敬
e.g. It must be rewarding to be looked up to by so many people.
41) make one’s way:开路
e.g. As soon as he saw us, the teacher made his way through the crowd to greet us.
make one’s way to:向……走去
e.g. In the evening we made our way to the appointed meeting place.
42) measure to:测量到某一精度 e.g. Measure this part to mm.
measure up to:够得上,可以匹敌
e.g. The new techniques measure up to advanced world standard.
43) more than:很,非常 e.g. He was more than upset by the accident.
more…than:比……更 e.g. I regarded her more highly than me.
44) much as:虽然
e.g. Much as I should like to go, I can’t go right now.
as much:同样的或同样多少的
e.g. You have always helped me and I will always do as much for you.
45. no less than:不亚于,竟达……之多
e.g. There were no less than one hundred people at the meeting.
not less than:不比……差,至少
e.g. There were not less than one hundred people at the meeting.
请大家注意区分以上两句的差别,先进句是指“竟达100人之多”,第二句则是“至少有100人”,要明白no less than是一种强调说法,它和not less than的区别在于事先假定的程度或是数量有所不同,no less than在某种意义上说来没有超过的意思,而not less than可能会超过,这种表达方式正好与no more than以及not more than相反。
46. no more than:同样不;仅仅,只有
e.g. This book is no more interesting than that one.
It is no more than empty talk.
not more than:不比……更,不如;至多
e.g. He is not more clever than you are.
There were not more than 5 factories in our city before liberation.
47. on sale:卖完的;廉价卖完
e.g. Many new farm tools are on sale in this store.[!--empirenews.page--]
I got this book on sale; it was very cheap.
for sale:卖完的,上市的 e.g. I shall put these goods up for sale.
在作“卖完的”的意思的时候,on sale和for sale还是有一些不同的,一般来说,for sale多指物主亲自或委托代理人经手卖完,而on sale通常表示店里的货物是供卖完的。
48. once again:再一次 e.g. I want to try this once again.
once and again:一再
e.g. I have told him once and again not to do that.
49. out of question:毫无疑问,必定
e.g. Out of question, this plan can be fulfilled ahead of time.
out of the question:不可能的
e.g. What you propose is out of the question.
50. refer to:提及,涉及
e.g. I would like to refer back to the first of my three points.
refer to…as:称作,叫做
e.g. Coal is often referred to as food for industry.
51. search sb.:认真搜查某人身体
e.g. They searched him but nothing was found on him.
search for sb.:搜查某地为找到某人
e.g. They searched for him everywhere but failed.
52. settle down:落下;定居 e.g. The dust slowly settled down.
He has settled down in the countryside.
settle down to:专心致力于;逐渐习惯于
e.g. He settled down to his homework.
They settled down to a new job.
53. speak for itself:不言而喻
e.g. One does not to be told that this fact speaks for itself.
speak for oneself:发表本人的意见
e.g. What others think I do not know, I can only speak for myself.
54. submit to:屈服于 e.g. He has to submit to an operation.
submit…to:提交 e.g. They must submit the case to the court.