- Writing from Reading2007-02-10 18:20:33
- The first step when you write from what you read is to be sure you understand what you have read. To ensure your understanding, you should be an active reader. This means that you should read more than once with a different purpose each time, you sho
- 相似词语辨析【31】by all means和by no means2007-02-10 18:20:31
- by all means,by no means这一组词并非同义词,而是具有鲜明对立意义的反义语。它们带有强烈的感情色彩,在文句中起加强语势的作用。By all means的意思是“一定”、“无论如何”、“用一切手段”。例:You must bring him h
- 相似词语辨析【32】by name和in name2007-02-10 18:20:31
- by name,in name这一对短语的外貌颇相像,但涵义有别。by name (也可说成 by the name of)是个中性词组,义:“名叫什么”,它放在专有名词之后,以表示你所要说明的人或物的确实名称; in name是贬义词,表示“名义上”、
- 相似词语辨析【33】by/for/in/of oneself2007-02-10 18:20:30
- by oneself,for oneself,in oneself,of oneself这四个词组的意义有所不同。By oneself的意思是“单独地”、“靠自己地”( alone or independently)。例:His father lives by himself in the village.他的父亲独自一个
- 相似词语辨析【35】China和china2007-02-10 18:20:30
- China,china这两个词都是名词,读音相同,但意义有别。China(首字母大写)是“中国”,指 the People's Republic of China;china(首字母小写)是“瓷器”,尤指优质瓷器。例:This car is made in China.这辆汽车是中国
- 相似词语辨析【36】clean和clear2007-02-10 18:20:27
- clean,clear这两个词都可用作形容词、动词或副词,意义相近,故易混淆。Clean的本义是“清洁干净”,强调没有尘污,其反义词是dirty;clear的本义是“不模糊”、“不难解”,即:“清晰”、“明白”故前者的同义词是neat和ti
- 相似词语辨析【38】climate和weather2007-02-10 18:20:26
- climate,weather这两个词的词义有细微的差异,使用场合也有所不同。Climate指某地的平均气候或经常性的气候(average weather conditions);weather指某地一时的天气,如寒暖、晴雨和干湿的变化情况(a particular conditio
- 相似词语辨析【37】clean和cleanse2007-02-10 18:20:25
- clean,cleanse用作动词时,clean很易和另一动词cleanse混淆不清。Clean的意思是“使洁净”、“把…去垢”(to make clean by washing,dusting,sweeping or brushing)。如:to clean a dress,room,hand,shoe,watch等。
- 相似词语辨析【39】close和near2007-02-10 18:20:25
- close,near用作形容词时,close很易与near混淆不清。Close的意思是“紧接时”、“靠近时”、“近傍时”,涵义比near强。它既可以指地点、时间和次序上的接近,也可以指感情上的接近。例:My house is close to the public li
- 相似词语辨析【40】clothes和clothing2007-02-10 18:20:23
- clothes,clothing这两个词都是名词,又都表示“衣装”之意,但涵义和用法有所不同。Clothes的意思是“衣服”,意指全身衣服的各个部分(different parts of the covering of the body),故永远用复数形式,它是个不可数名词
- 相似词语辨析【42】concerned和concerning2007-02-10 18:20:19
- concerned,concerning这两个词的词义并不相同,用法亦有异。Concerned是分词形容词,其意为“有关的”(involved);concerning是由分词转换而成的介词,其意为“关于”(relating to)。请看下面的例句:This agreement wil
- 相似词语辨析【43】consist in和consist of2007-02-10 18:20:18
- consist in,consist of在英语里,我们常会碰到这种现象,由于所用的介词不同,其语意也就变得大不相同。例如,consist in表示“在于…”之意;consist of则表示“包含”,“由…组成”之意。前者说明一样事物的性质,这种性
- 相似词语辨析【44】credible和creditable2007-02-10 18:20:17
- credible,creditable这两个词并非同义词。credible表示“可信的”(believable or trustworthy)意思,通常指人物、言语、历史、故事等的可信;creditable表示“可称誉的”、“可赞赏的”(honourable,respectable or prais