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幽幽草 发表于 2007-9-22 17:18

考研英语听力考试容易混淆的词语及其表达法

[b]1) a big time:尽兴,高兴的时刻

[/b]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.

[b]2) according to:按照,根据[/b]

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.

[b]3) admit to:承认[/b]

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.

[b]4) all for:完全赞成
[/b]
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.

[b]5)  all in all:总的说来[/b]

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.

[b]6) as it is (was):照目前的情况来看[/b]

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.

[b]7) as much as:几乎,实际上[/b]

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.

[b]8) as well:也,还是……为好[/b]

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.

[b]9) at one time从前某个时期[/b]

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.

[b]10) attach to:属于,归因于[/b]

e.g. No blame attaches to him.

attach oneself to:参加,加入

e.g. He attached himself to the group of climbers.

[b]11) be a credit to:为……增光[/b]

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.

[b]12)  bear in mind:记住[/b]

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.

[b]13) begin with:以……为起点[/b]

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.

[b]14) build up:逐步建成,增强[/b]

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.

[b]15) by day:在白天[/b]

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?

[b]16) can but只好……罢了[/b]

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)

[b]17) come forth:出现,发行[/b]

e.g. 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.

[b]18)  compare … to比拟(指出其中的相似点)[/b]

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.

[b]19) consist in:包含在……中[/b]

e.g. Happiness consists in good health.

consist of:由……组成

e.g. The apartment consisted of two rooms and a kitchen.

[b]20) end on:两端相碰,正对[/b]

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.

[b]21) familiar to:某事为某人熟知[/b]

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..

[b]22) feel for sb.:同情某人,为某人难过[/b]

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.

[b]23) for a moment:片刻,一会儿
[/b]
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.

[b]24) get down:下去,下来;写下来[/b]

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.

[b]25) get into trouble with sb.:遭到某人的(训斥等)[/b]

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.

[b]26) give sb. a hand:帮助某人或参与某人做某事[/b]

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.

[b]27) go through:检查,搜查;通过,穿过[/b]

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.

[b]28) good for:有益于[/b]

e.g. This book is good for your English study.

for good:永久地

e.g. The lost money was gone for good.

[b]29) have a fancy for:爱好,喜爱[/b]

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.

[b]30) head up:领头;领导[/b]

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.

[b]31) in a way:在某种程度上
[/b]
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.

[b]32) in black:穿黑色衣服[/b]

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.

[b]33) in charge of:负责[/b]

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.

[b]34) in hand:控制
[/b]
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.

[b]35) in one’s honor:向……表示敬意或感谢
[/b]
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.

[b]36) in possession of:占有[/b]

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.

[b]37) in spirit:在内心,在精神上[/b]

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.

[b]38) keep up:继续,保持[/b]

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.

[b]39) look about:环视[/b]

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.

[b]40) look up:向上看
[/b]
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.

[b]41) make one’s way:开路[/b]

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.

[b]42) measure to:测量到某一精度[/b]

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.

[b]43) more than:很,非常
[/b]
e.g. He was more than upset by the accident.

more…than:比……更

e.g. I regarded her more highly than me.

[b]44) much as:虽然
[/b]
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.

[b]45)  no less than:不亚于,竟达……之多[/b]

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。

[b]46) no more than:同样不;仅仅,只有[/b]

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.

[b]47)  on sale:出售的;廉价出售[/b]

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。

[b]48) once again:再一次[/b]

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.

[b]49) out of question:毫无疑问,必定[/b]

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.

[b]50) refer to:提及,涉及
[/b]
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.

[b]51) search sb.:认真搜查某人身体[/b]

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.

[b]52) settle down:落下;定居[/b]

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.

[b]53) speak for itself:不言而喻
[/b]
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.

[b]54) submit to:屈服于[/b]

e.g. He has to submit to an operation.

submit…to:提交

e.g. They must submit the case to the court.

Beier618 发表于 2007-9-23 09:10

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