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发信人: roy_young(風呂中男子) 整理人: roy_young(2002-04-19 06:06:25), 站内信件 |
| 10. sob 與 sober：sob 是動詞，意思是哭或感傷。(其動詞時態是：sobbed, sobbed, sobbing) 但是 sober 是形容詞，意思是清醒的，也就是知道控制自己行為，雖然喝酒，也不會喝醉。例如：
She sobbed at her husband's funeral. (她在亡夫喪禮中十分感傷。) I tried to comfort her when she was sobbing. (當她哭泣時，我安慰她。) To make Mr. A sober from being an alcoholic is nearly impossible. (要使A先生有節制不過量飲酒是近乎不可能。) 或 Keeping Mr. A sober is not an easy task. 11. malicious 與 meticulous：這兩個字都是形容詞，拼法相近，容易弄錯。malicious 意思是刻薄的，惡意的（mean not kind-hearted）(名詞是 malice)。而 meticulous 是指非常注意細節 (neat ＆ very detailed)。例如： This man has been malicious to his co-workers. (這男子對他的同事很刻薄。) It seemed the charges were false and malicious and particularly injured his reputation. (似乎控告是虛假而險惡的，尤其損害他的名聲。) She was meticulous with arranging the papers. (她很細心地整理文件。) The meticulous person often spends too much time on a task. (過分細心的人，對一件事花費太多時間。) 12. hook 與 hooker：這兩個字都是名詞，意思完全不同。hook 是釣鉤，而 hooker 是指妓女 (= whore)。例如： Are you taking your fishing hook with you？ (你帶了釣魚鉤嗎？) We hanged up our clothes with hooks. (我們把衣服掛在衣鉤上。) (hook s= coathooks) She has been a hooker for many years. (她當了多年妓女。) 或 She hooks her customers. (這裡 hook 當動詞) (她勾引顧客。) (即妓女) Being a hooker can be a dangerous profession. (幹妓女這行業會很危險的。) 13. foot 與 feet：大家都知道 foot 是腳，複數是 feet。如果用在量度或測量時 (measurement)，諸如高度或長度，往往容易弄錯。一般來說，單數foot，表示呎 (= 12 inches) 那常放在名詞之前當形容詞用。例如： She is a five-foot woman. (她是五呎高的女人) (形容詞 five-foot 放在名詞 woman 之前) 或 Mr. A is a six-foot three-inch man. (A先生是六呎三吋的男人) (six-foot three-inch 都是修飾名詞 man) (注意：foot 與 inch 都是單數，且用 hyphen) 以上也可用 feet 來表示高度，不過要把feet放在名詞後面。例如： She is a woman five feet tall. (feet 放在名詞 woman 之後，而且 five 和 feet 之間，不加 hyphen) Mr. A is a man six feet three inches tall. (feet 放在名詞 man 之後，inch 也要變成複數，後面再加 tall) 所以： This is a ten-foot boat. = This boat is ten feet long. 或 This boat is ten feet five inches long. =This is a ten-foot five-inch boat. 同理： That is a two-hour show. = That show is two hours long. 當 foot 當動詞時，是付帳的意思 (= to pay the bill) Hs is footing his bills for tuition, room and board. (他在付學費和膳宿費) 14. deliberate 與 deliberately：deliberate 當動詞用，意思是細心考慮 (think very carefully) 例如： The judge deliberated before he made a final decision. (法官在做最後決定前經過細心考慮。) 或 After a long deliberation, the decision was made. (名詞是 deliberation) deliberate 當形容詞時，也有深思的、故意的意思。例如： This is a deliberate act of breaking the law. (這是一個存心破壞法律的行為。) 也就是說： Even though he thought carefully, he still did it on purpose. 最常用的副詞 deliberately，也是故意的意思。例如： Mr. A made the mistake deliberately. (A 先生故意犯錯。) Deliberately, she was trying to defy his authority. (她故意違抗他的權威。) 15. apprehend 與 comprehend：這兩個動詞，也是容易弄錯的。apprehend 意思是逮捕或擔心 (arrest or concern) 例如： The murderer was apprehended yesterday. (兇手昨天被捕。) (apprehended = caughted = arrested) He has some apprehensions about upcoming interview. (他對即將來臨的面試，有些擔心。) (通常用複數的名詞 apprehensions）(= concern) 至於 comprehend 意思是理解 (understand) 其名詞是 comprehension 例如： The student comprehends English quickly. (學生很快理解英語。) She has quite a lot of comprehension about insurance. (她對保險十分瞭解) (= understanding) With his teachers assistance, he can comprehend math better.（由於老師的幫助，他對數學理解較好。） ---- 英语学习 日语学习 海外华人 完全英语 超时空要塞中国站点 我的语音聊天室 我的主页 你是第 我QQ在线吗？ MSN? |
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