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听力考试中容易混淆的词语及其表达法
听力考试时间宝贵,许多有用的信息稍
纵即逝,最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
淆的词语和短语的练习是十分有必要的,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:第一流,最高级
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
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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……增进荣誉
e.g. This piece of work does
credit to you.
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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)按日计算
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
e.g. I cannot
but tell her the truth.(=I cannot help telling her
the truth)
17) come forth:出现,发行
e.g. Many new things are coming forth..
Do you know that a set of new stamps has
come forth?
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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
e.g. 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
e.g. 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
e.g. 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.
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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.
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:永久地
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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
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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.
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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,第一句是指“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
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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:出售的;廉价出售
e.g. Many new farm tools are on sale in this
store.
I got this book on sale; it was
very cheap.
for sale:出售的,上市的
e.g. I
shall put these goods up for sale.
在作“出售的”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出售,而on
sale通常表示店里的货
物是供出售的。
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
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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.
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