1. loud/ loudly
這兩個詞都可作adv. ,意爲響亮地,大聲地但loudly多含有吵鬧之意。
另外,loud有比較級。如:
Please speak louder.請大聲點說。
Who is knocking at the door so loudly?誰在那麼使勁地敲門?
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2. lift/ rise
這兩個動詞均可表示升高的意思,但用法有差異。
(1) lift vt. 是指用人力或機械力量舉起、升起某具體物件。
Please lift your hands if you know the answer.如果你們知道答案,請舉手。
(2)rise vi. 常用於表示某物本身由低處升到高處,
其主語常是日、月、水、雲、霧、物價、溫度等。
The waters of the river has risen a lot after the heavy rain.
大雨之後,喝水上漲了許多。
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miss
這兩個詞都有丟失、失去的意思,但程度上強弱不同。
(1)lose語氣較強,一般指失去不易找回。
He lost his parents when he was young.他小時候失去了父母。
(2)miss有發現失去的意思,指東西找不到,但有找到的.希望。
I am afraid that Jim will miss a lot of lessons.我擔心吉姆將會缺很多課。
(3)作定語、表語時,用lost或missing表示丟失了的,不見了
Who has found my lost/missing pen?誰發現我丟失了的鋼筆?
My money is lost/missing.我的錢丟了.
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look like/ seem
(1)look與seem均可作連繫動詞,意爲看起來,但look着重於由視覺得出的印象;
seem暗示有一定的根據,這種判斷往往接近事實。這時結構是look/ seem+形容詞。
Mr. Smith looks/ seems young very much.史密斯先生看上去很年輕。
(2)look可與介詞like連用構成習語,表示看上去像,如:
The girl looks like her sister.這女孩和她姐姐長得相像。
(3)seem後接to do 或用於句型It seems that或There seems to be句型中。如:
John seems to know much about China.約翰好象很瞭解中國。
It seems that they know each other.好象他們彼此很熟悉。
There seems to be something wrong with my watch.我的手錶好象有些毛病。
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for/ find/ find out
(1)look for 尋找,強調動作。
I am looking for my pen.我在找鋼筆。
(2)find 找到,強調結果。
I looked for it everywhere but I couldnt find it.我到處找了可就是找不到它。
(3)find out 查明真相,弄清緣由,強調經過費時、周折、
調查到最後得到認證的一種結果。如:
At last the police found out who murdered the old woman.
最後警方查明瞭是誰謀殺了老太太。
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see/ watch/ notice/read
這五個詞都有看的意思,但用法不同:
(1)look爲不及物動詞,一般後接介詞at使用,表動作。如:
Please look at the blackboard.請看黑板。
(2)see 指人肉眼所能涉及的範圍,表示結果看見。
Can you see the word clearly?你能清楚看到這個字了嗎?
固定短語:see a film; see sb. off (給某人送行);let me see.
(3)watch= look at sb./ sth. carefully仔細觀看,注視。
May I watch TV now?我現在可以看電視嗎?
固定短語:watch TV; on watch(值班、守望);watch a football match
(4)notice注意到,提醒別人注意等意思,漢語中常有通知、啓示、告示之意。例如:
The thief looked around the house.
When he made sure that no one was noticing him,
he jumped into the room through the open window.
小偷向房子四周張望,當他確信沒人注意他的時候,迅速從開着的窗戶跳進房間。