at once:立刻,馬上
【例句】
1.The man was so genial, so I was drawn to him at once.
這人這么和藹,我立刻為他著迷。
2.We agreed to leave at once.
我們同意立即離開。
3.Since she is seriously ill, we have to send for a doctor at once.
既然她病得厲害,我們要馬上去請(qǐng)醫(yī)生。
4.We determined to go to the railway station at once.
【詞義辨析】
immediately, instantly, presently, directly, shortly, soon, at once, right away,
immediately: 指做完一件事后,立即就做另一件事,中間一般沒有明顯的時(shí)間間隔。
instantly: 指恰恰就在此刻,一秒鐘也沒耽誤。
presently: 指不久、即將。
directly: 和immediately同義,指毫無遲疑。
shortly: 和soon同義,指動(dòng)作發(fā)生或完成的速度之快。
soon: 常用詞,指行動(dòng)快,完成速度快。
at once: 口語(yǔ)中常用,語(yǔ)氣強(qiáng)烈,指時(shí)間緊迫,一刻也不能耽誤。
right away: 主要用于美國(guó)英語(yǔ),語(yǔ)氣稍弱于at once,強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作迅速。
cross:v. 穿過,交叉,雜交,反對(duì),勾掉,碰見,阻撓 n. 十字架,十字形,雜交動(dòng)植物,苦難 adj. 交叉的,相反的,生氣的,雜交的 prep. 穿過
【例句】
1.I hope I never cross her path again.
但愿我永遠(yuǎn)不再遇見她。
2.She doesn't like to be crossed.
她不喜歡有人跟她作對(duì)。
3.The chairman and I have crossed swords before over this issue.
我和主席以前曾經(jīng)對(duì)這問題進(jìn)行過辯論。
4.She wore a small silver cross on a chain round her neck.
她脖子上戴著項(xiàng)鏈,上面掛著個(gè)小的銀制十字架。
5.We all have our crosses, I suppose.
我想,我們都有各自的難題。
6.He crossed me in everything.
他事事阻撓我。
7.Be careful when you cross the road.
過馬路時(shí)要當(dāng)心。
【詞義辨析】
across, through, cross,
across: 主要表示從某物的表面“橫過”,涉及“面”的概念。
My house is across the harbour,in the vicinity of the Kowloon Park.
我的家在海港的對(duì)岸,九龍公園附近。
They live across the Central Plaza.
他們住在中央廣場(chǎng)的對(duì)面。
Everyone shouts "kill it" when a rat is seen to run across the street.
老鼠過街,人人喊打。
through: 則表示從某個(gè)空間“穿過”,涉及“體”的概念。
cross: across和cross在拼寫上僅差一字之微,故很易混淆。它們的區(qū)別在于詞性和使用場(chǎng)合有所不同。across是介詞;cross是動(dòng)詞。
He has crossed the border into another territory.
他已越過邊界進(jìn)入別國(guó)的領(lǐng)土。
Many steel arch bridges cross the Mississippi in its lower reaches.
在密西西比河的下游許多拱形鐵橋橫跨河面。
They have crossed over to Japan.
他們已東渡去日本了。
【詞語(yǔ)用法】
1.cross在英國(guó)常指代cross the English Channel,表示為“渡過英吉利海峽到法國(guó)去”。
He crossed to Paris to see his father.
他度過英吉利海峽到法國(guó)巴黎去看他父親。
make out:vt. 起草,說明,結(jié)論,辨別,理解 vi. 進(jìn)展,親熱
【例句】
1.I could just make out a figure in the darkness.
我隱約看見黑暗中有個(gè)人影。
2.I can't make out if she enjoys her job or not.
我不知道她是否喜歡她的工作。
【詞義辨析】
identify, recognize, make out,
identify: 指辨別、確定人的身份或物品的歸屬等。
recognize: 指所辨認(rèn)的人或物多是以前所熟悉的。
make out: 通常指通過人的感覺器官來辨別事物。
at the end of:在 ... 末端, 到 ... 盡頭
【詞義辨析】
at the end of, by the end of,
at the end of: 用于表示具體事物或場(chǎng)所的場(chǎng)合,它也可以用來表示比喻。
The school is situated at the end of the street.
該校位于這條街的盡頭。
We'll have an exam in English at the end of January.
一月底我們要參加英語(yǔ)考試。
They were at the end of their patience.
他們?nèi)虩o可忍。
He is at the end of his wits.
他智窮才盡,束手無策。
by the end of: 用于表示時(shí)間的場(chǎng)合,往往含有“不遲于”的意味。值得注意的是,at the end of亦可用于表示時(shí)間的場(chǎng)合(見上面第二個(gè)例句),但其義和by the end of有所不同。
at the end of January
一月底(指一月份的最后一天)
by the end of January
一月底之前(指一月份結(jié)束前的幾天)
We are to complete the task by the end of the year.
年底之前我們必須完成此項(xiàng)任務(wù)。
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