appear, look& seem
◊ look指视觉印象; appear指外表给人的印象;这两者可能是真象也可能是假象, appear的不确定性更大一些。 seem侧重指根据某种迹象作出的推断,也不一定是事实。
◊ look后不接不定式( to be除外) appear不与 like连用
【牛刀小试】(请选择本组辨析合适单词或短语填入下面空白)
Amy joined a painting group but didn’ t______ to fit in, so she left.
答案: seem
appreciate& thank
appreciate的宾语是事或事物,而 thank的宾语必须是人。
【牛刀小试】(请选择本组辨析合适单词或短语填入下面空白)
I would_________ it if you call back this afternoon for the doctor’s appointment.
答案: appreciate
awake& wake
wake通常可与 up连用,而 awake则一般不与 up连用, awake可以用作形容词通常用 wide, fully等修饰,一般不用 very修饰。
【牛刀小试】(请选择本组辨析合适单词或短语填入下面空白)
We are fully______ to the dangers of the situation.
答案: awake
beat& win
win, beat与 defeat
win和 beat都表示“战胜”,但 win后只接事和物; beat和 defeat后只接人。
a war defeat a team
win+ sth. a game+ sb. a nation
a prize beat an opponent
【牛刀小试】(请选择本组辨析合适单词或短语填入下面空白)
All Europe held its breath to see who would______ the election.
答案: win
beat, hit& strike
1. beat的用法
beat强调连续或反复地“打”,因此像心脏跳动、打鼓、打拍子等之类具有连续性或反复性的动作,一般要用 beat。如: My heart beats fast. 我的心跳得很快。
2. hit和 strike的用法
hit强调结果,意为“击中”, strike侧重动作的急速与突然性。
【共用句型】 hit[ strike, beat]+人+ in/ on+ the部位
【牛刀小试】(请选择本组辨析合适单词或短语填入下面空白)
She trembled at the sight, her heart______ very quickly.
答案: beat
before long与 long before
before long意为“不久”、“很快”(= soon),
long before意为“很久以前”“……之前很久”
【牛刀小试】(请选择本组辨析合适单词或短语填入下面空白)
______ he would be able to talk politics in English.
答案: Before long
besides, except& except for
besides表示包括在内;而 except或 but表示排除在外; except for主要用来谈论不同类的东西,有时含有惋惜之意。
【一言辨异】 Except for her rude behavior, Kate is really friendly and besides her neighbor, Lucy,
we all like her, except Bob, who hates her so much.除了行为有些粗鲁之外,凯特的确很友好的,包括她的同桌露西在内我们都很喜欢她。这不包括鲍勃,他很恨她。
【易错提示】 beside“在……旁边”
【牛刀小试】(请选择本组辨析合适单词或短语填入下面空白)
His composition is good______ a few spelling mistakes.
答案: except for
both, either& neither
both后接复数名词, either和 neither接单数可数名词, not either= neither。
【牛刀小试】(请选择本组辨析合适单词或短语填入下面空白)
— John, when shall we meet again, Thursday or Friday?
—_________ I’ ll be off to London then.
答案: Neither