due to / because of / thanks to“由于”词汇辨析[内容预览]| 2008-11-20 16:31:42“由于”种种原因due to 由于;因为。如:His lateness was due to the very heavy traffic on the motorway.他迟到是因高速公路上车辆过多所致。Most of the problems were due to human error. 多数问题都是人为错误造成的。He arrived late due to the snow. 由于下雪,他来晚了。[比较] due to / because of /
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stress的“压力”用法详解[内容预览]| 2008-11-20 16:29:15stress的“压力”[寓词于境] 阅读下列句子,注意句中stress的词性及含义。1. Earthquakes often result from stresses inside the earth.地震通常是由地球内部压力引起的。2. Her stress grew with the job interview drawing nearer and nearer. 随着面试的临近,她的压力也在增加。3. The official stressed the import
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run out 和run out of的用法区别[内容预览]| 2008-11-20 16:26:05run out ofrun out of 意为“用完”,主语只能是人。如:He has run out of red ink. 他的红墨水用完了。We run out of coal, and had to burn wood. 我们的煤用完了,所以不得不烧柴。If we run out of money, we can sell some of the products in Guangzhou.如果我们的钱用完了,可以在广州卖掉一些产品。[比较] run out和run out of 这两个
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A great deal of 用法详解[内容预览]| 2008-11-18 9:40:58“大量”短语a great deal可单独使用,也可以用在形容词或副词的比较级前,表示“大量;许多”;而a great deal of只能用在不可数名词前,表示“大量的”。如: We learned a great deal from them. 我们从他们那里学到很多东西。 He ran a great deal faster than I. 他跑得比我快多了。 He has given me a great deal of help. 他给了我很多帮
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介词about与动词的搭配详解[内容预览]| 2008-11-12 17:19:32介词about与动词的搭配 46.dream about (or of) 梦想,梦见:I never dreamed about being president 我做梦也没有想到当总统。 /Yingzi dreams about Uncle An becoming her step-father. 樱子非常希望安伯伯成为她的继父。 47.excite about 刺激,激动: I did not want to excite him a
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介词about与名词、形容词、动词的搭配[内容预览]| 2008-11-12 17:18:38介词about与名词、形容词、动词的搭配 A.about+名词 1.about East正确的(方向),对的:He found out what was about East and shaped his course accordingly. 他找到了正确的方向,于是他采取了相应的行动。 2.about one’s ears 彻底破灭,完全落空:I don’t believe that her hope wil
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介词about的意义与用法详解[内容预览]| 2008-11-12 17:14:20介词about的意义与用法1.到处,在各处(in various directions):There lay books about the room.书被扔得满屋子都是。 /Flowers dot about our school.我们学校里到处点缀着鲜花。/Sheep and cows are about the lawn.草地上到处都是牛羊。2.向四周,向各处(to various places):He is traveling about the world.他正在世界各地旅行。 /Th
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consider和judge的分词状语用法[内容预览]| 2008-11-10 10:34:32consider和judge的分词状语用法动词的现在分词和过去分词形式都可以引导一个分词短语作句子的状语。一般来说,不管用现在分词还是过去分词作状语,分词的逻辑主语都应当与句子的实际主语保持一致。如: 1)Not knowing his address or telephone number,we couldn’t get in touch with him. 2)Properly trained, Prince will make a good guide dog for the blin
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disease, illness, sickness用法辨析[内容预览]| 2008-11-3 21:32:27名词辨析disease, illness, sickness三者都可表示“疾病”,区别如下:1. disease 表示“疾病”,通常指具体的“疾病”(可数)。如: Most diseases could be wiped out. 多数疾病是可以消灭的。 I caught the disease from you. 我这病是从你那传染来的。 It was a horrible disease. 这是一种可怕的疾病。 
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cloth, clothes, clothing名词辨析[内容预览]| 2008-11-3 21:31:40名词辨析cloth, clothes, clothing◆cloth n.1. 表示“布”、“衣料”,是不可数名词。如: She bought some cloth to make herself a dress. 她买了些布要给自己做一件连衣裙。 再如:a piece of cloth(一块布),three yards of cloth(3码布),a roll of cloth(一卷布)等2. 表示用作某种特殊用途的布(如:桌布,台布,揩布等),
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动词辨析damage, destroy, ruin, spoil[内容预览]| 2008-11-3 21:09:11动词辨析damage, destroy, ruin, spoil1. damage 表示“损害”、“损坏”,通常是指部分性的损坏,往往暗示损坏后价值、效率、功能等会降低,有时用于比喻用法中。如: The bridge was badly damaged by the flood. 桥被洪水损坏得很严重。 Smoking will damage your health. 抽烟会损害你的健康。2. destroy 表示“毁坏”, 通常指彻底的毁掉或毁灭
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affair,event及incident的用法辨析[内容预览]| 2008-10-9 22:04:50affair /event /incident affair的意思是“有关的事,事务,活动等”,如foreign affairs(外事),也常指婚外恋;event指“每日里发生的事件,事或活动,比赛项目”;incident同event意思相近,指“事件,事”,尤指较重大的、有影响的政治事件等。例:They have no right to interfere in the domestic affairs of Iran. 他们无权干涉伊朗的内政。The affair remained a co
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pleasant, pleasing, pleased的用法区别[内容预览]| 2008-10-6 17:04:35pleasant, pleasing, pleased的用法区别总的说来,pleasant 和 pleasing 表示客观上的“令人高兴或愉快的”,指的是被修饰名词给别人的感觉;而 pleased 表示的是主观上“感到高兴或愉快的”,指的是被修饰名词自身的感觉。具体说来有以下区别:1. pleasant 主要有两方面用法:一是用来说明事物,表示“令人愉快的”或“舒适的”等;二是用来说明人,表示“友好的”、“讨人喜欢的”等。如:The weather was cold, but the trip
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travel, trip, journey的用法区别[内容预览]| 2008-10-6 17:01:10travel, trip, journey的用法区别三者均可表示“旅行”,区别如下:1. travel 泛指一般意义的旅行,是不可数名词。如:He is fond of travel (= travelling). 他喜欢旅行。Travel is much cheaper than it used to be. 现在旅行比过去便宜多了。注:有时可用复数形式,主要指时间较长的各处旅行,此时通常有物主代词修饰,但是尽管用了复数形式,却不能与 many 或数词连用。如:He’s gone off on
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accident, incident, event, occurrence, happening词义辨析[内容预览]| 2008-10-6 16:59:42accident, incident, event, occurrence, happening的区别这些名词均有“事故、事件”之意。1. accident 强调偶然或意外发生的不幸事情。如:He has had a bad accident. 他出了严重事故。Car accidents are far too common. 汽车事故是太常见了。Philip will give him details of the accident. 菲利普将给他谈这次事故的详细情况。The accident
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damage,destroy,ruin,spoil的用法区别[内容预览]| 2008-10-6 16:58:29damage,destroy,ruin,spoil的区别1. damage 表示“损害”、“损坏”,通常是指部分性的损坏,往往暗示损坏后价值、效率、功能等会降低,有时用于比喻用法中。如:The bridge was badly damaged by the flood. 桥被洪水损坏得很严重。Smoking will damage your health. 抽烟会损害你的健康。2. destroy 表示“毁坏”, 通常指彻底的毁掉或毁灭, 往往暗示无法或很难修复,有时用于比喻用法中。如:The
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accumulate, amass, collect, gather, heap, pile词义辨析[内容预览]| 2008-10-6 16:57:01accumulate, amass, collect, gather, heap, pile词义辨析这些动词均含“积聚,聚集,积累”之意。1. accumulate 几乎可用于指任何事物量的增加,侧重连续不断地,一点一滴地聚积。如:He accumulated a good library. 积累了丰富的藏书。However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate
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delay, postpone, put off的区别[内容预览]| 2008-10-6 16:56:07delay, postpone, put off的区别1. 三者均可表示将某事推迟到原订时间之后的某一时间进行,其后可接名词或动名词(但一般不接不定式)。为了表明推迟到何时,可用介词 to, till, until 等。They delayed [postponed, put off] leaving. 他们推迟动身。He decided to delay [postpone, put off] his holiday to [till, untill] next month. 他决定把假期推迟
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disease, illness,sickness的区别[内容预览]| 2008-10-6 16:36:24disease, illness,sickness的区别三者都可表示“疾病”,区别如下:1. disease 表示“疾病”,通常指具体的“疾病”(可数)。如:Most diseases could be wiped out. 多数疾病是可以消灭的。I caught the disease from you. 这病我是从你那传染来的。It was a horrible disease. 这是一种可怕的疾病。Arthritis is a chronic disease. 关节炎是一种慢性病。Meas
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worth, worthy, worthwhile用法区别[内容预览]| 2008-9-24 23:13:28 区别1 worth表示“值,值得”,可用表语或后置定语,其后一定要有名词或动名词作宾语,但不能接不定式。如: The book is worth $ 100.这本书值100元。 The book is worth reading.这本书值得看。 This is a book worth reading.这是一本值得读的书。 &nbs
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论坛BBS常用英语词汇集锦[内容预览]| 2008-7-4 21:37:52 论坛 forum/BBS(bulletin board system) 社区 community 聊天 chat 人物 Roles 管理员 administrator/forum adminstrator (admin/FA) 版主 moderator 游客 visitor 管理人员 staff members 注册用户 registered users 注册相关 Registrat
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含有what 的常用习语总结[内容预览]| 2008-7-4 21:19:021. So what? 那又怎么样? If I say I wont go with you, so what? 如果我说不跟你一起去,那又怎么样? 2. What about? 有关什么呢? —Could I have a word with him? —What about? He is busy now. ——我可以同他谈谈吗? ——谈什么呢?他正忙着呢。 3. What abo
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表示否定的前缀ir, un, im, in, non, dis等的添加规律[内容预览]| 2008-6-16 14:50:15表示否定的前缀 im-加在字母m,b,p之前 impossible(不顺能的),impolite(不礼貌的),impudence(厚颜无耻) in-加在形容词,名词之前 incorrect(不正确的),inability(无能,无力),inaccurate(不准确的) ir-加在以r开头的词前 irregular(不稳定的),irresistable(不可抵抗的),irresolvable(不能分解的,不能解决的) un-加在名词,形容词,副词之前 unfinished(未完成的)undoubt
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“should”用法归纳[内容预览]| 2008-6-16 14:47:49一、Should 表示过去将来时,即从过去观点看将来要发生的是,多用于间接引语中。 We thought that we should never see you again. 我们想我们再也看不到你了。 The BBC weather report this morning said that we should have rain. 今天早上,BBC电台天气报告说,今天有雨。二、Should 表示义务、责任、常译为“应当”,“应该”,或表示一种估计的情况,译成“按理应当”,“估计....
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As 引起的短语详解[内容预览]| 2008-6-16 14:46:12As引起的短语在英语中有很重要的地位,在NMET中出现的频率很高,是要求重点掌握的内容。1. As a matter of fact事实上,其实As a matter of fact, I know nothing about the constructions of the information p roducts.其实我对这些信息产品的构造一无所知。2. As a result结果,终于,因此She studied hard. As a result, she made fast
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几个常用英语介词构成的短语[内容预览]| 2008-6-16 14:44:28介词in, on 和at表示时间,地点和状态的常用短语 在英语中介词的使用频率比较高,而介词in, on和at 又是介词中使用频率比较高的词,笔者收集了介词in, on 和at表示时间,地点和状态的常见的短语, 请注意一些短语用不同的介词,意义不同,有些区别不大。 时间time in in 1999, in 20 century, in a flash(瞬时), in a lucky hour(在幸运时刻), in a minute, in a second, in a short time
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