成人學(xué)位英語易混淆詞匯解析五
2008-08-15 16:46:27 來源:
Salary工資,指按月或年支付給腦力勞動(dòng)者的工資。如:The family lives on his salary.(全家人靠他的工資生活。)
Wage工資,指定期支付給體力勞動(dòng)者或臨時(shí)工的工資,常用復(fù)數(shù)。如:He works at wages of ten dollars a week.(他每周工資10美元。)
123.cry,sob,weep
cry哭,普通用語,常指出聲地哭。如:The little girl cried herself to sleep.(小女孩哭著睡著了。)
sob抽泣,嗚咽:She sobbed herself to sleep.(她啜泣著入睡了。)
weep哭泣,書面語,常指小聲或無聲地哭泣,有時(shí)可與cry通用。如:She wept at the sad news.(聽到這不幸的消息,她哭了。)
124.worth,worthless,worthwhile,worthy
worth值……錢,值得……的。如:This house is worth a lot of money.(這房值很多錢。)The radio program is worth listening to. (這廣播節(jié)目值得聽。)
worthless無價(jià)值的,無用的(可作定語和表語,無比較級(jí))。如:These stamps are worthless.(這些郵票無價(jià)值。)Don't read worthless books.(不要讀些沒用的書。)
worthwhile值得的(可作定語和表語)。如:That is a worthwhile program.(那是一個(gè)值得聽的節(jié)目。)So few movies are worthwhile nowadays.(當(dāng)今有價(jià)值的電影很少。)
worthy(1)有價(jià)值的,可尊敬的(常作定語)。如:The teacher was a worthy man.(那位老師是可尊敬的人。)(2)值得的(常作表語)。如:The man is worthy of praise.(這人值得稱贊。)它的動(dòng)詞句式是be worthy to be done (be worth doing)。
125.zone,district,area,region,belt
zone地帶,地區(qū),區(qū)域,指某一特定的地方或區(qū)域。如:Most of China is in the temperate zone.(中國的大部分地區(qū)在溫帶。)
district區(qū),行政區(qū),指一國家或城市按行政區(qū)的劃分。如:the economic development district(經(jīng)濟(jì)開放區(qū))
area面積,范圍,一般用語,沒有明確的外圍界限,也可指占地面積。如:The factory covers an area of 500 mu.(這工廠占地50畝。)
region地區(qū),指較大范圍內(nèi)的區(qū)域,一般按自然條件和自身特點(diǎn)劃分。如:an autonomous region(自治區(qū))
belt地帶,通常指狹長的地帶。如:The northern part of the country is usually regarded as the wheat belt.(這國家的北部通常被看作小麥種植地帶。)