英语学习
[同义、近义词、词组] 难点分析
1)likely意为"很可能的";probable一般指有"较大的可能";possible仅指"有可能",不管可能性大小。例如:His election is possible,but not probable.(他有可能当选,但是可能性不大。)The police concluded that the probable(not possi-ble)cause of the fire had been a cigarette butt.(警察得出结论,火灾很可能是由烟蒂引起的。)She is likely to succeed.(她很可能成功。)
2)likely之后常跟不定式,也可接从句,而probable之后通常接从句,不跟不定式。possible作表语时,主语用it,或something,一般不用人作主语。例如:
He is likely to come.
It is likely that he will come.
It is possible that I might be of some use in that part of the work.
注意以下句型:It is likely/probable+that clause sb./sth.+be+likely+不定式
3)likely,probably,possibly作副词时,含义和用法略有不同,likely多和most或very连
用;probably=most likely,意为"很可能"。He may possibly succeed.(他或许会成功。)含有"不会成功"的意味较多。
1)lost用于修饰物时是"丢失了的"之意。例如:a lost pen,one's lost youth;用于修饰人时是"迷途的"之意。例如:a lost child
2)missing有"失踪的,行踪不明的"之意,因此,"小孩失踪"应用missing。修饰物时,意为"缺少的,不在的"。例如:
There is a page missing from this book.
3)gone意为"离开的"。例如:He is gone.也可作"丧失的,用光的"解。例如:
His hair was nearly all gone.
All his money is gone.
1)illness指患病的状态。例如:
She died after a long illness.
2)disease指具体的某一疾病。例如:
Many diseases are caused by bacteria.
They were more likely to die from childhood diseases.
3)sickness通常指"身体不适",或者"呕吐、恶心"等。例如:
Does the doctor know what his sickness is.
He felt a wave of sickness come over him.
1)calm指天气、海洋等时,表示一种无风无浪的"平静";指人时,表示镇静平和的心情。例如:
He remained calm.
After the storm the sea was calm again.
2)quiet指没有动静,没有噪音,尤指没有骚动的安宁状态。例如:
Everything was quiet.
Keep quiet.
3)silent用于事物时,侧重没有声响;用于指人时,强调少言寡语。例如:
That's a silent film.
Why do you keep silent.