英语同义词的词义辨析一直是英语学习的重点和难题,需要大伙在平常的学习和运用中不断学会并加以巩固。今天和大伙推荐8组要紧词汇辨析,一点要认真看哦

1、maybe/ may be

maybe是副词,意思是“大概,或许”,常用作状语。

Maybe you put it in your bag. 或许你把它放在包里了。

“Will he come tomorrow?”“Maybenot.” “他明天来吗?”“或许不”。

may be等于是情态动词may与be动词搭配一块作谓语,意思是“或许是…,可能是…”。

It may be 9:00 when they arrive. 他们可能于九点到达。

The man may be a lawyer. 那人或许是律师。

2、borrow/ lend/ keep/ use

borrow表示的是从其他人那里借来东西,即大家一般所说的“借进去”。

We often borrow books from our school library. 大家常常从学校图书馆借书。

I borrowed this dictionary from my teacher. 我从老师那儿借来了这本字典。

borrow是一个瞬间完成的动作,因此不可以与时间段连用。

You can borrow my recorder for three days.

I have borrowed this book for only one week.

lend表示的是把我们的东西借给其他人,即大家一般所说的“借出去”。

Thank you for lending me your bike. 谢谢你把自行车借给我。

He often lends money to his brother. 他常常借钱给他弟弟。

lend与borrow一样,也是一个瞬间完成的动作,不可以与一段时间连用。

keep的意思也是“借”,但一般是指借来后的保存或用阶段,是一段持续的时间,因此可以与时间段连用。

You can keep my recorder for three days. 我的录音机你可以借用三天。

I have kept this book for only one week. 这本书我才刚借了一星期。

use也可以当“借用”讲,但它的本意是“用,用”。

May I use your ruler? 我能借你的尺子用一下吗?

He had to use this public telephone. 他不能不用这部公用电话。

3、leave/ leave for

leave意思是“离开,落下”。

We left Shanghai two years ago. 大家两年前离开了上海。

He left his cell phone in the taxi last week. 他上周把手机落在出租车里了。

leave for意思是“前往”,表示要去的目的地。

We will leave for Tibet next month. 大家将于下月去西藏。

The train is leaving for Moscow. 这趟火车马上开往莫斯科。

4、since/ for

since用于完成时态,既可以用作介词,也可以用作连词,后常接时间点,意思是“自从”。

He has been a worker since he came into this city. 自从他来到这个城市,他就是工人了。

I have never seen him since we last met in Shanghai. 自从大家上次在上海见过之后,我再也没见过他。

since作连词,还有“既然”的意思。

Since you are interested in it, just do it. 既然你对它有兴趣,那就做吧。

You can have fun now since you’ve finished your work. 既然你已经做完了功课,就高兴玩会儿吧。

for用于完成时,用作介词,后常接一段时间,意思是“经过…”。

I have learned English for five years. 我已经学了五年英语了。

They have waited for you for 30 minutes. 他们已经等了你三十分钟了。

for也可以用作连词,但意思是“由于”。

They missed the flight for they were late. 他们因为完到了而误了航班。

He fell ill for many reasons. 他因为多种缘由病倒了。

5、neither/ either/ both

neither作代词是对两者都进行否定,意思为“两者中任何全部都不”,作主语时谓语动词用单数。

Neither of the boys is from England. 这两个男生都不是来自英国。

I know neither of them. 他们两个我都不认识。

neither用作形容词,也修饰单数名词,意思与作代词时相同;用作连词时,一般与nor搭配,表示 “既不…也不”。作主语时,谓语动词也遵循就近原则。

She neither ate nor drank yesterday. 她昨天既不吃也不喝。

Neither he nor we play football on Sundays. 他和大家星期天都不踢足球。

either作代词时,是指两者中的任意一方都可以,故作主语时谓语动词用单数。

Either of the books is new. 这两本书任何一本都是新的。

She doesn’t like either of the films. 这两部电影她都不喜欢。

either作形容词, 用来修饰单数名词,意思与作介词时相同。

Either school is near my home. 任何一所学校都离我家非常近。

Either question is difficult. 两个问题都难。

either作连词时,一般与or搭配,表示两者选其一,意思是“不是…就是”。作主语时,谓语动词遵循就近原则。

Either he or I am right. 不是他就是我是对的。

Either my sister or my parents are coming to see me. 不是我姐姐就是我爸爸妈妈要来看我。

both作代词时,指的是所涉及到的“两者都”, 故作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。

I like both of the stories. 这两个故事我都爱。

Both of my parents are teachers. 我爸爸妈妈两人都是老师。

both作形容词时,用来修饰两者,意思与作代词时相同。

Both his arms are hurt. 他的两只胳膊都受伤了。

Both these students are good at English. 这两个学生都善于英语。

both用作连词时,多与and搭配,表示“既…又, 不只…而且”, 作主语时,谓语动词仍用复数形式。

Both piano and violin are my bobbies. 钢琴和小提琴都是我的喜好。

They study both history and physics. 他们既学习历史,又学习物理。

6、find/look for/ find out

find强调找的结果,意思是“找到”。除此之外还有“发现,发觉”的意思,后可接宾语从句。

Jim couldn’t find his hat. 吉姆找不着帽子了。

Have you found your lost keys? 你找到丢失的钥匙了吗?

He found the lights were on along the street. 他发现沿街的灯都亮了

look for的意思为“探寻”,指的是找的动作而非结果。另外,还有“盼望,期待”的意思。

She is looking for her son. 她正在找她的儿子。

We’ve been looking for the car since early this morning. 大家从今天一大早就开始找这辆车了。

I look for the coming holiday. 我期待着马上到来的假期。

find out含有经过察看、研究或探索而得知的意思,后常接较抽象的事物,意思是“找出,发现,查明(真相)”等。

I can find out who took my money away. 我能查出哪个拿了我的钱。

Could you find out when the plane arrives? 你能设法了解飞机何时到吗?

7、forget to do/ forget doing

forget to do是指忘记去做某件事了,即该事还没做。

Please don’t forget to call this afternoon. 今天下午不要忘了给我打电话。

I forgot to take some small change with me. 我身上忘了带零钱了。

forget doing是指忘记某件已经做过的事情,即该事已经做了,但被忘记了。

He forgot telling me his address. 他忘了告诉过我地址了。

They forgot having been here before. 他们忘了以前曾来过这儿。

8、sTOP doing/ sTOP to do

sTOP doing是指停止做某事,即doing这个动作不再继续。

They sTOPped debating. 他们停止了辩论。(不辩论了)

He had to sTOP driving as the traffic lights changed in to red. 因为交通灯变成了红色,他不能不停车。

sTOP to do是指停下来开始做另一件事,即停止原先的事,开始做do这个动作。

She sTOPped to have a rest. 她停下来休息会儿。(开始休息)

They sTOPped to talk. 他们停下来开始交谈。

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