嫁给摄政王微盘:考点大作战之重点词汇辨析(五)

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考点大作战之重点词汇辨析(五)

 

 

41.   in a word, in words

  in a word 总之,一句话, in words 口头上 In a word, you are right.

  in words 用文字表明

  1. Spoke in measured words.

  说话很有分寸

  2.To express oneself in words.

  用言辞表达自己

  3.To represent in words; describe.

  描述用文字表示;描述

  in a word 总之=in summary=to sum up=Anyway

  通常用于文章结尾,表示概括总结

42. in place of, in the place of

  in place of 代替,in the place of 在…地方 A new building is built in the place of the old one.

  in the place of 在某个地方

  instead of 代替……,而不是……(用在名词,代词或介词短语前)

  例句 We will go by bus instead of on foot.我们坐车去,而不是步行。

  in place of与instead of意思相同。(书面语,代替某人可说in sb's place)

  例句 We use gas in place of coal in cooking.我们用煤气代替煤作饭

  Our monitor is away. I am action in place of him.我们班长不在,我代替他的职务。

  take the place of 取代,代替(做谓语,用在名词,代词前)

  例句Tractors have taken the place of horses in many places.在许多地方拖拉机代替了马。

  in place of :代替的意思

  eg. I will go to this meeting in place of you.

  我会代替你去参加这次会议。

  in place of意为“代替”,而in the place of… 意为“在……位置上”、“在……地方”。如:

  Will you go in place of me? 你能代替我去吗?

  A new school is set up in the place of the old one. 在学校的旧址上建起了一所新学校。

  in possession of = possessing, having possession, 意为“拥有”。而in the possession of = possessed by,意为“(某物)为(某人)所有”。如:

  The library is in possession of several sets of encyclopedias. 图书馆存有好几套百科全书。

  The rare stamp is in the possession of an unknown collector. 那张珍奇的邮票现在为一位不知名的收藏家所有。

43. in secret, in the secret

  in secret 秘密地,暗自地,偷偷地,一般用作状语;in the secret 知道内情,知道秘密,

  一般用作表语 My mother was in the secret from the beginning.

  in secret 秘密地---He told me the news in secret.他悄悄地告诉我这个消息。

  in the secret 知道内情,参与秘密

  Are you in the secret?你知道内情吗?

44. a girl, one girl

  a girl 可泛指所有女孩, one girl 一个女孩 Can one girl carry such a big box?

45. take a chair, take the chair

  take a chair 相当于 sit down 坐下,take the chair 开始开会

  Take a chair的意思是“坐下”、“坐在椅上”;chair 之前用不定冠词。例:

  Please take a chair. 请坐。

  Won't you take a chair? 为什么不坐啊?

  Take the chair的意思是“开会”或“主持会议”。chair之前用定冠词。例:

  Who will take the chair today? 今日谁主持会议?

  Mr.Li takes the chair today. 今日是李先生当主席。

  另外,hold the chair却表示担任教授一职,例如:She holds the chair of chemistry in the university。

46. go to sea, by sea, by the sea

  by sea:

  乘船

  例句与用法:

  1. I'm terrified of flying I'd rather go by sea.

  我害怕坐飞机--我宁愿坐船。

  2. May I ask if you are fond of traveling by sea?

  我可以问一下你是否喜欢海上旅行?

  3. All the villagers took to the boats to defend their island against the attackers arriving by sea.

  全体村民上了船,抵抗海上的来犯者,保卫他们的海岛。

  4. An area of open water surrounded by sea ice.

  冰间湖由海水冰围成的一块开阔的水域

  at sea:

  ad. 离开陆地(茫然)

  例句与用法:

  1. He felt completely at sea in his new school.

  他在新学校中感到茫然不知所措。

  2. The refugees were at sea for forty days before reaching land.

  这些难民在海上漂泊了40天后,他们的船才靠岸。

  3. After three days at sea we sighted the land.

  在海上航行了三天,我们终于看见了大陆。

  4. This painting is a representation of a storm at sea.

  这幅画表现的是海上风暴。

  5. The ship has spent three months at sea.

  轮船已在海上度过了三个月。

  6. I'm all at sea.

  我一点主意也没有。

  on the sea:

  a. 在海上(在海面上)

  例句与用法:

  1. The sun glared on the sea.

  太阳在海上发出令人目眩的光芒。

  2. A fabled bird, identified with the kingfisher, that was supposed to have had the power to calm the wind and the waves while it nested on the sea during the winter solstice.

  神翠鸟一种神话中的鸟,人们认为它即是翡翠鸟,据说当它在冬至期间在海上筑巢时,具有平息风浪的力量

  3. There are thousands of awnings on the sea beach.

  沙滩上有许多遮阳篷。

  4. The mine finally came to rest on the sea bed.

  那水雷最后沉入海底。

47.jeans, pants, slacks, shorts, trousers

  jeans, pants, slacks, shorts, trousers

  这些名词均含有“裤子”之意。

  jeans : 指劳动布裤或牛仔裤。

  pants : 常用词,在美国,泛指各类裤子,在英国指衬裤或短裤。

  slacks : 美国指比较宽松的便裤,英国人指妇女外面穿的长裤。

  shorts : 指短裤或裤衩。

  trousers : 指长裤,用于较正式场合。

48.girl, maid, maiden, daughter

  girl, maid, maiden, daughter

  这些名词都含有“姑娘,女孩子”之意。

  girl : 指7岁到12岁左右的女孩,与boy相对,广义指未婚的女孩。

  maid : 指闺女,女佣人。

  maiden : 指少女,处女或未婚女子。

  daughter : 指女子对父母而言的概称,不涉及年龄的大小。

49.dear, expensive, costly

  dear, expensive, costly

  这些形容词都表示物品价格“高的,昂贵的”之意。

  dear : 侧重指要价过高,或远高于公道、合理的价格,其反义词是cheap。

  expensive : 指物品的价格超过了它本身所值,或超过了购买者的支付能力。

  costly : 指物品价格高,通常是因物品稀少或珍贵所致。

50. in charge of, in the charge of

  in charge of 管理,负责照料, in the charge of 由……照料 He is in charge of the matter.

  The matter is in the charge of her.

  in charge of和in the charge of都是短语介词,其后都接名词或代词作宾语。

  in charge of主动,主语往往是人

  in the charge of 被动,主语一般是物

  in charge of“管理,看管”

  in the charge of “被… 管理,在…管理之下”

  同时in the charge of 也可用in one's charge形式。

  例如:

  An experienced worker is in charge of the project.

  一位经验丰富的工人负责这项工程。

  The documents are in the charge of Comrade Lee.

  文件由李同志保管。

  另外注意in charge:

  in charge介词短语,用作表语或后置定语,意为“负责,看管”。

  句子的主语一般应是表示人的名词或代词,charge可以有形容词修饰。

  例如:

  John was in complete charge while the manager was on holiday.

  约翰在经理度假时负全责。

  The person in overall charge was Jones.

  总负责人是琼斯。