An elephant is a huge animal．
A man with a large family needs a large house． A billion dollars is a large/vast amount of money． The Sahara is a vast desert. 86．how, what
在感叹句中，how修饰形容词、副词或动词，也可修饰整个句子。what修饰名词，它可以接单数名词，复数名词和不可数名词。接单数名词时要与不定冠词连用。 如：What a nice day it is! How nice the day is! 87．suffer, suffer from suffer 意为“受到，遭受”
如：The enemy has suffered a sharp defeat and severe losses．敌人遭到重创。
suffer from 意为“受…之苦/折磨，因…而不舒服/受到损害；患(某种疾病),有(某种缺陷)” 如：He suffered a great deal from cold and hunger．他受到饥寒交迫之苦。 88．lately, recently
二者均意为“最近”，但lately多用于否定和疑问句中，而recently多用于肯定句中。 如：Where have you been lately? 你最近去哪儿了？ 89．can, be able to
can指先天的能力或一般条件下的能力；而be able to指特定条件下的能力
如：Birds can fly．He couldn't swim, but when the ship sank, he was able to swim to the bank．他不能游泳，但是当船沉的时候，他能够游到岸边。 90．hill, mountain
hill指小山或丘陵；mountain指大山，高山 如：the Himalayan Mountains 91．connect, join
connect 表“连接，衔接，联系”，两者仍保持各自的独立性。 join 表“连接，结合，联合”，两者成为一体。
如：Tom and Mary were joined in marriage．Tom和Mary喜结良缘。 （成了一家人） He and the Whites are connected by marriage．他和怀特家联姻。（成了亲戚） 92．dark, darkness
dark指经常情况，和the连用，而darkness指一时情况。
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如：Girls are usually afraid of the dark．女孩通常怕黑。
I could see nothing because of the darkness．由于天黑，我什么都看不见。 93．first, at first
first 一般用来说明顺序，意为“首先，第一”，相当于first of all；还可意为“初次，开始”，相当于for the first time。
at first 意为“最初，开始”，相当于 at the beginning of。 如：You go first．你先走。
There I first met her．在那儿，我第一次遇见她。
At first, I found it difficult to learn English．最初我发现英语很难学。 94．like, would like
like 意为“喜欢”，后接to do, doing would like 意为“打算，想要”，后接to do
如：I would like to swim this afternoon．我今天下午想去游泳。 95．ever, once
ever 用在疑问句中，与一般现在时、一般过去时、现在完成时和过去完成时连用，也可用于某些从句中。once用在肯定句中，与一般过去时连用。 如：I once lived in Shanghai．我曾经在上海住过。 96．sorry, pardon
当我们做错了事或说错了话之后表示歉意时，常用sorry；而谈话时提出异议以前或没听清对方的话，希望他重复一遍时，常用pardon。
如：Sorry to have kept you waiting so long．Pardon, could you say it again? 97．far, by far
far 通常前置用来修饰比较级以加强语气，相当于much．by far多放在最高级前面修饰最高级。 如：It's far hotter today than yesterday． She is by far the best student in the class. 98．finally, at last
finally 一般指一系列事物或论点的顺序的最后一项内容，或用在动词前，表示等了好久才……，没有感情色彩。
at last 往往表示经过一番努力或曲折的过程之后的意思，常常有较浓厚的感情色彩。 如：After a lot of difficulties, he succeeded at last．经历了许多困难之后，他终于成功了。 99．from, out of
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from 只表示“来自何处”，注重起点。而out of 表示“从里面到外面”，它强调句子的主语或out of的宾语最终的结果是在“外面”。
如：He has just come out of prison．他刚从监狱释放出来。 He has just come from prison．他刚从监狱那里来。 100．have, there be
have表“所属”关系的“有”；there be指某处“有”。 如：I have a book．
There is a book on the table．
have表示“结构上含有”，侧重从整体结构的角度理解；there be表示“存在”，侧重从客观范围的角度理解。
如：The table has four legs．
There are many students playing on the playground. 101．do so, do that
do so和do that用来代替前面的短语动词，以免重复。do so主要用来表示同一主语所做前面刚提到过的同一动作，而表示不同主语则用do that；当do本身以不定式、现在分词和动名词形式出现时，其后一律接so。
如：I promised to get the tickets and I will do so as soon as possible． I haven't got time to get the tickets．Who's going to do that?
They didn't work yesterday and instead of doing so, they went to the cinema. 102．have a word, have words, have word
have a word=talk to, speak to 意为“与……交谈，对……说几句话” have words=quarrel 意为“争吵”
have word=hear of 意为“听说……消息，得知” 如：I'd like to have a word with you．我想和你谈谈。
He had words with his parents last night．他昨晚和父母争吵了。
I have had no word from him since he left．自从他走后，我一直没有得到他的音讯。 103．help sb．do sth．, help sb．to do sth．
二者均意为“帮助某人做某事”，带to表示主语不直接参与宾补的动作，而不带to表示直接参与宾补的动作。
如：He helped me clean the table．(他直接参与clean the table)
The dictionary will help you to learn English better．(dictionary不可能直接参与learn English)
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104．deal with, do with
二者均意为“对付，处理”，deal with常和how连用，而do with和what连用。 如：I don't know how to deal with it． I don't know what to do with it. 105．die out, die away, die down
die out 表示“（物种等）灭绝，不复存在” die away 表示“（声音，怒火等）渐渐消失” die down 表示“（声音，怒火等）逐渐减小” 如：Pandas are facing the danger of dying out． His anger died away．(He was not angry．)
His anger died down a little bit．(He was still angry．) 106．in one's fifties, in the fifties
in one's fifties 在某人50多岁的时候 in the fifties 在50年代
如：He died in his fifties．他50多岁的时候就死了。
People in the fifties suffered a lot．50年代的人受了很多苦。 107．get in touch, keep in touch
get in touch 意为“和……取得联络”，表动作 keep in touch 意为“和……保持联络”，表状态
如：I tried to get in touch with him in Paris, but failed．我在巴黎的时候尽力地想和他取得联络，但是没有成功。
Let's keep in touch with each other．让我们保持联络。 108．feel one's way, fight one's way, find one's way feel one's way 意为“摸索着探路” fight one's way 意为“挣扎着前进” find one's way 意为“找到路”
如：The blind man felt his way with the stick．盲人用棍子探路。 I fought my way out of the crowd．我从人群中冲了出来。 How did you find your way here? 你是怎样找到这儿来的？ 109．in the tree, on the tree in the tree 在树里
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on the tree （水果等）长在树上 如：There is a monkey in the tree． There are lots of apples on the tree. 110．in order to, so as to
in order to和so as to 在一般情况下可以替换，但so as to不能放在句首。
如：In order to catch the first bus, he got up early．他早起，目的是能够赶上早班车。 111．at table, at the table
at table 意为“在（餐桌旁）就餐” at the table 意为“在桌旁”
如：They are at table now．他们在进餐。 They are sitting at the table．他们坐在桌旁。 112．in the past, in the past 5 years
in the past 意为“在过去”，常和过去时连用。
in the past 5 years 意为“在过去的5年里”，常和完成时连用。 如：Great changes took place in China in the past．
Great changes have taken place in China in the past 5 years. 113．give sb．a lesson, teach sb．a lesson give sb．a lesson 意为“给某人上课” teach sb．a lesson 意为“给某人一个教训”
如：He was too naughty．It's time to teach him a lesson．他太顽皮了，该给他点教训了。 114．lose heart, lose one's heart lose heart 意为“灰心，失望”
lose one's heart 意为“喜欢……，爱上……”
如：He lost his heart to the puppy the first time he saw it．他第一眼看到那个小狗，就喜欢上它了。 Don't lose heart．Sooner or later you'll succeed．不要灰心，迟早你会成功的。 115．in the distance, at a distance in the distance 意为“在远处” at a distance 意为“有一定距离”
如：We watched the train until it disappeared in the distance．我们注视这辆火车，直到它消失在远处。 The picture looks better at a distance.这幅画远看更好些。 116．put off, call off
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