1、初中英语相似(易混)短语辨析(一)1.a bit ;a little【辨析】两者均可作程度状语,修饰形容词或副词,常可换用。如:He came here a little (a bit)early.他来的有点早。a little可用作形容词,直接修饰不可数名词,a bit则不能,但可与of构成短语,其功能与a little相似。如:Give me a bit of (=a little)milk ,please.请给我一点牛奶。注意:not a little(much)“很多”,“不少”;not a bit (=not at all)意为“一点也不”,“一点儿也没有”。练习用a little
2、a bit填空 He is_ taller than Tom. There is _water in the glass.Keys:a bita bit/a littlea little/a bit of2.a few ;a little【辨析】这两者均可表示“一点(儿),一些”。但a few 修饰可数名词,而a little 修饰不可数名词。练习用a few a little填空 He knows_English. I am going to buy _apples.Keys; a little a few3.afraid of afraid to;afraid for(about)【辨析】
3、afraid of-意为“害怕;忧虑;担忧”,后可接名词、动名词或从句,它着重强调对可能产生的后果担忧或忧虑。如:She was afraid of walking her husband up.她担心会吵醒她的丈夫。afraid to -意为“害怕,不敢”,后接原形动词,它着重指不敢或害怕去做某事。如:I am afraid to see him,我不敢见他。afraid for (about)意为“替某人(事)担心”,其后接人或事。如:He is afraid for(about) his own safety.他为自己的安全担心。练习用afraid of afraid to;afraid
4、 for(about) 填空 He is_his mothers health She was_what he might say . She was _wake her mother.Keys: afraid for(about) afraid of; afraid to;4.agree with ;agree to; agree on ,agree about【辨析】agree with后接某人,意为“同意某人(的意见)”。如:I cant agree with you. agree to后接“建议、计划”意为“同意某一建议、安排”等。后接原形动词意为“同意做某事”。如:He agreed
5、 to this plan immdiately.他立即同意了这个计划。I do agree to help you with the work.我确实愿意帮你做这项工作。Agree on 意为“就-取得一致意见”。如:We agree on the question。对这一问题,我们意见一致。agree about“对-有相同的看法”。如:We agree about some books and disagree about others.对有些书我们看法一致;对另一些看法不一致。练习用agree with ;agree to; agree on ,agree about填空 They h
6、avet_the price. Do you _this arrangement? I quite _his teacher. We _some viewpoints.Keys: agree on, agree to, agree with; agree about.5.a number of ;the number of【辨析】这两个短语虽只有一冠词之差,但词义则大不一样;a number of意为“许多”,后接可数名词的复数形式,用作主语时,其谓语动词一般用复数形式,number前往往有形容词small或large加以修饰,起强调作用。如:A large number of books a
7、re lent at the library every day.图书馆每天借出许许多多的书。the number of意为“-的总数;数量”,后接可数名词复数,做主语时,谓语动词采用单数形式。如:T he number of my books is five hundred and forty .我的书总数是540本。练习用a number of ;the number of 填空 Quite_students in our school are from the south . _students is very large.Keys: a number of; The number of
8、初中英语相似(易混)短语辨析(二)6.a lot of ;plenty of; a number of【辨析】a lot of意为“大量、许多”,后接可数名词或不可数名词,动词分别为复数或单数,它主要用于肯定句中,疑问句和否定句中改用为many,much.如:A lot of students are going there.plenty of意为“大量、许多、足够”。后接可数名词或不可数名词,动词分别为复数或单数,它主要也用于肯定句中,疑问句和否定句中改用为enough,many如:There is plenty of rain here. a number of意为“一些,许多”,后接复数
9、可数名词,动词用复数。如:A number of guests have come.练习用a lot of ;plenty of; a number of 填空 Are _people studying in the room? He borrowed_books from the library this morning.Keys: a number of; a lot of/plenty of7.at night ;in the night【辨析】at night 意为“天黑时;晚上;在夜里”包括的时间从下午6点到深夜16点之间,可指在黄昏、在夜晚、在上半夜等。He came back a
10、t night .他晚上才回来。in the night意为“在夜间,在夜里”,包括的时间比at night更长,从日落到日出之间的时间都可以说是in the night可指在夜间(里),在上半夜,在下半夜等,不过用得不广,通常用during the night如:I woke up twice in the night. 我夜间醒来两次。练习用at night ;in the night 填空 There was a rain _.I do my homework from 7to 9 oclock_Keys: in the night at night8.at table ;at the
11、table【辨析】at table意为“在进餐(时),table前面不加冠词,这是一个固定搭配。(注意不要把wait at table 和at table弄混,wait at table是固定短语,意为“当招待。伺候进餐”) at table长与be连用做表语,与其它动词搭配使用做状语。例如:He was at table when we called.我们去拜访他时,他正在进餐。at the table意为“在桌子旁”,用搭配词组,table前可有定冠词,不定冠词或其它形容词修饰。如:They were at the table playing cards.他们在桌边玩牌练习用at tabl
12、e ;at the table 填空 He read the newspaper_. He seldom talks_.Keys: at the table at table9. before long;long beforebefore long意为“很快,不久,”是指以说话当时或所述事件当时为准的“不久的未来”,而long before意为“很久以前”,后面跟从句或名词时,指该名词或从句所表示的“很久以前”;后面不跟从句或名词时,指主句谓语动词所表示的“很久以前”如:Ill see film before long 我不久就去看这部电影。He said he had seen the fi
13、lm long before.他说很久以前看过这部电影练习用before long;long before填空 He received my letter_-. I had heard about him _I saw him.Keys: before longlong before10.by oneself; for oneself ;to oneself【辨析】by oneself意为“独自的,无助的,”强调某人独自作某事,而不需别人帮助,还可说all by oneself以加强语气; for oneself意为“为自己(的利益而做某事)”还可作 ;to oneself意为“暗自,在心中”
14、;常talk,say think等词连用。注意:say to oneself 意为“在心里想”,而talk/speak to oneself 长译为“自言自语”两者不可混淆。例如:You must do your work by yourself?你必须独立做你的工作?Do you have anything to say for yourself?你还有什么要为自己说的吗?What are you talking to say for yourself?你自言自语谢什么?练习用by oneself; for oneself ;to oneself填空 This box is too heav
15、y for me to lift _- He said _that there was something wrong .He has built a house_.Keys: by myselfto himselffor himself11.as many ;as many as【辨析】as many意为“一样多的;同样的目的”,如:He read books in as many days.他四天里读了四本书。 ;as many as意为“和-一样多”;“多达-”如:Take as many as you want.你要多少就拿多少。练习用as many ;as many as填空_a h
16、undred people aftended the meeting_I have ring him up three in _days .Keys: as manyas many初中英语相似(易混)短语辨析(三)12.as much as ;as much as【辨析】as much as意为“同样的”。如:You hate him as much as I do.你恨他象我恨他一样的深 ;as muchas意为“与一样多”, much为形容词,后接不可数名词,much前的as为副词,后面的as引出定语从句。注:so much as 或(so much as)多用于否定句或疑问句中。如:I
17、have as much money as you think.我没有你想象的那么有钱He didnt so much as say thank you 他甚至连句道谢的话也没有。练习用as much as ;as much as填空 Its_our responsibility_yours He can carry _200 jin.Keys: as much asas much as13.at the end of ;by the end of【辨析】at the end of 意为“在-尽头”;“在-结束时”,后接表达事件,场所、动作、时间等的名词,如:His house is at t
18、he end of the lane.她的房子在这条小巷的尽头。;by the end of意为“到-结束时,到-的末尾”,后常接表时间的名词。如:He will be here by the end of this week。他本周末要来这里的。练习用.at the end of ;by the end of填空_this year they shall have completed the work.Others were planning to go _the term.Keys: by the end of.at the end of13.at last; in the end【辨析】
19、两者都可解作“最后”。 at last表示经过一定曲折之后某事才发生,强调努力的后果,带有较强的感情色彩,需用过去时。如:Did the man in the shop understand him at last?这位店员最后理解他的话了吗? in the end表示事物的发展的自然顺序的“终结”;以及预测未来。如:I hope that everything will turn out all right in the end.我希望一切最终都会顺利。练习用. at last; in the end填空When a piece of ice is taken into a warm roo
20、m,it becomes smaller and smaller,until_it disappers completely.Keys: in the end14.be going to ; be about to【辨析】这两者均可以表示将来。区别在于be going to表示“即将或马上就要发生的事”以及“打算,准备做某事”,是一种主观的意图和预见,常与表示将来的时间状语连用;而 be about to意为“正要,不久就要做某事”,它要表示一种客观的叙述,且后不加时间状语,例如:We are going to have a meeting tomorrow.我们明天开一次会;I havent
21、 gone yet ,but Im about to (go).我还没去 ,但我就要去。练习用. be going to ; be about to填空 The meeting_begin It _rain .Wed better stay at home .Keys: is about to is going to15.be up; get up【辨析】be up和 get up在表示抽象概念时间状语连用,表示“起床”时这一对短语意义无区别,可互相使用。若句中有较具体的时间状语时,常使用get up。另外,做及物动词用,表示“使-起床”,“叫醒某人”强调起床这一动作时,只能用get up例如
22、:He is always up(always gets up)early.他总是习惯早起。Mary got up at 6:00 this moring ,but Tom isnt up yet 玛丽今早6点钟就起床了,但汤姆还未起床。Its time to get the child up for breakfast .该是叫醒孩子吃早饭的时间了。练习用. be up; get up填空 My father _early this moring. He _me _at first light to clean the room.Keys: was up /got upgot- up16.b
23、ecause of; thanks to【辨析】这两者均属复合名词,后接名词构成状语,because of 意为“因为”、“由于”,它构成的状语,在句中的位置较灵活;而thanks to意为“多亏,由于“,它所构成事物状语多位于句子前部(多用逗号分开)。当其单一表示原因时,两者可互换使用。但含感激之情时,用thanks to,不用.because of。例如:I said nothing about it ,because of his mother being there .我对这事一字未提,因为他母亲在场。Thanks to your advice ,much trouble was sa
24、ved多亏你出主意,省了许多麻烦。练习用. .because of; thanks to填空 We were successful ,_your help. The football match was cancelled_rainKeys: thanks to.because of17.believe(sb.),believe in (sb.)【辨析】.believe(sb.)意为“相信某人的话(真实)”而believe in (sb.)意为“信任某人”“相信某人是诚实的。可靠的,”“相信-存在(人格,价值)例如:Dont believe him ,he always tells lie .
25、别相信他的话,他向来撒谎。练习用. believe(sb.),believe in (sb.)填空 You can _him ,hell never let you down . I _him but I dont _him.Keys: believebelieve- believe in初中英语相似(易混)短语辨析(四)18 by the way ;in ones way; on ones way【辨析】. by the way的意思是“顺便说,附带说”,常用于插入语中;in ones way的意思是“挡住去路”,“妨碍着” on ones way的意思是“在路上”后接介词to(跟副词不用介
26、词)表示“往-的路上”。例如:By the way,wheres Li Ping?顺便说一下,李平在什么地方?The box is in my way.这只箱子挡着我的路了I met him on my way to school.在我上学的路上,我遇见了他练习用. by the way ;in ones way; on ones way填空 I bought a pen when I am _home. _,have you seen her dance ? Please dont be _his _Keys: on my wayBy the way in -way19.keep on do
27、ing keep doing【辨析】keep on doing 意为“不断的做,连续做”着重指动作的一再重复而keep doing意为“不断的做,一直做”,着重强调动作连续不断例如:He kept on asking questions他不断的提问That young man kept standing during the meeting开会时,那个青年又一直站着。练习用. keep on doing keep doing填空 He _(tell)us the the same story over and over. We _(hope) that they would have a ch
28、ance to come to China some day.Keys: kept on tellingkept hoping20 keep up ;keep up with【辨析】keep up意为“保持:继续”,可用于主动和被动结构中;而keep up with意为“跟上,与-齐步前进”,只能用于主动语态。例如:They entered into a correspondence which was kept up for almost ten years.他们开始通信了,并且把这种通信联系了十年。She had to run to keep up with him.她只有跑步才能跟上他。
29、练习用. keep up ;keep up with填空 The rain _for two days and the roads were flooded. With friends help ,he_the class.Keys: kept uphas kept up with21.known for ;known as【辨析】known意为“因-而出名”,其后指明原因,for短语在句中做状语 ;而known as意为“以-闻名;被称为-”其后主要指称号,名称as短语在句中作补语。例如:He is known for readiness to help others .大家都知道他助人为乐
30、。He was better known as a poet.作为诗人。他的名望更大。练习用. known for ;known as填空 Dr. White is _in the town _a good family doctor. Guilin is _its beautiful secenery.Keys: ;known asknown for22.many a(an);a great (good) many【辨析】many a(an)意为“许多”,后接单数可数名词,如作主语,谓语用单数形式;a great (good) many意为“许多,相当多”,后接复数可数名词,如作主语,谓语用
31、复数,例如:Many a man comes or goes 许多人来来往往A good many people come or go许多人来来往往练习用. many a(an);a great (good) many填空_student has seen the film before .I have _things to do today.Keys: many aa great many初中英语相似(易混)短语辨析(五)23.much as ;as much【辨析】much as 意为“虽然、尽管”,它是连词,引导出一个让步状语从句;而as much作为名词短语,意为同样的或同样多少的(事
32、物)。例如:Much as she hated cruely,she couldnt help watching the fight 尽管她不喜欢残酷行为,但是她任然控制不住自己要来看这场斗殴。You have always helped me and I will always do as much for you.你总是帮助我,我也要帮助你。练习用. much as ;as much填空 Dont thank me .I would do _for anyone . _I should like to go . I cant go right now .Keys: as muchMuch
33、as24.one or two ;once or twice 【辨析】one or two意为“若干,几个;少数几个” 在句中常起形容词作用,修饰名词;而once or twice 则为“几次,有时,偶尔”之意在句中起副词作用,做状语。例如:Ive invited one or two friends round this evening .我邀请了一两个朋友今晚来我家里来。I went to see him once or twice when I was there .我在那里时,曾去看过他几次。练习用. one or two ;once or twice 填空 My father rea
34、ds newspaper_hours every day. He stopped _and looked back .Keys: one or twoonce or twice25.search sb.; search for sb.【辨析】search sb.意为“搜查某人(身体以便找出某物)”而 search for sb.意为“搜查(某地)为找某人。”例如:They seached him but nothing was found on him.他们搜了他的身,但他身上什么也没搜出来。They seached for him,but in vain.他们搜查他,但是徒劳一场。练习用.
35、search sb.; search for sb.填空They _him everywhere ,but they didnt find him .They _him for a hidden weaponKeys: seached for seached26. take to ; take-to【辨析】take to 意为“开始工作(或者做某事)”它属于固定用法,其后接名词、动名词等,这一结构只能用主动语态;而 take-to是灵活搭配用法,其中take 为及物动词,后接人或物,to 与其后面得成分构成状语。例如:He took to studying English with great zeal.他开始以巨大的热情学习英语。We usually take the children to school in the car.我们经常用车把孩子们送到学校去练习用. take to ; take-to填空Lets _Mary _the cinema.Tom _helping me with my lessons.Keys: take-totakes to