1、高考常考易混词组辨析 28 例1.Humble, Lowly, Meek 谦卑Humble: 主要指对自己或自己的地位、成就等表现得谦卑，自感低卑的。Defeat and failure make people humble.Lowly: 较文雅的用语, 指谦逊, 很少用以形容人。He had a lowly heart.Meek: 指性情温顺的 屈从他人的行为或意见He is as meek as a lamb.记牢 10 个长句，熟练掌握英语单词 700 个常用高中英语词组汇总（word 下载）高考常考易混词组辨析高中英语备考全部考点2.Damage: 主要指造成价值，效用，完整性方面的损
2、坏。The water they had thrown over everything to put out the fire damaged the books.Harm: 强调带来损失，病痛或痛苦。Though he knows clearly that smoking harms his health, he simply cannot give it up.Hurt: 尤其指感情或身体遭受创伤。My little boy fell off a ladder and hurt himself.You hurt my feelings!Injure: 一般常指不公正地对待或冤屈某人，即有意
3、识地侵害别人的权利或毁坏别人的健康、成就等，也可以指外表、健康、安逸等遭受破坏The gas polluted the surroundings and injured the health of workers and residents of the area.Spoil: 强烈的毁坏 毁灭之意。指不仅造成价值，精力，兴致的损伤，还意味着可能造成某种毁灭或彻底破坏，也有宠坏的意思。John joined the party and spoiled the pleasure of everyone by his impolite behavior.3.Can 此外，它还可以用来表示某种推断或
4、可能性。What are you going to do for your holiday?Its going to rain soon, look at those black clouds.17.Beat 尤其指心脏的跳动。hit 表示 撞击(尤指一次性的) 或命中(目标) 。strike 除了与 hit 同义外，还可以理解为划(火柴);给人深刻印象等。The man looked dead but his heart was still beating.He hit the ball so hard that it went over the wall.She struck (or: h
5、it) him hard on the head with a vase.He went in, struck a match and lit a candle to give light.The foreigner was deeply stricken by the beauty of the Guilin.18.add to / addto / add up toadd to 增加 增添的意思。They also raise fish and poultry, thus adding to the total income.Her sons death added to the old
6、ladys sadness.addto 把加到上去。Would you please add a few notes to the article?add up to 加起来等于，总计达。The various building programs add up to several thousand new homes.The total figures add up to 270.19.Certain & surecertain 表示 有把握的 确信的，语气较强，主语可以是人也可以是物，表示有充分的信心。有时也有“某些” 的含义。It is certain that the temperat
7、ure will rise.He is certain to come.Sure 确信的 无疑的，主语常为人而不是物。He is sure to succeed.certain 和 sure 在接不定式和 of 短语时意思上有差别。They are certain/sure to succeed.他们一定会成功。They are certain/sure of success.他们有成功的把握。The strike is certain/sure to take place.罢工必然会发生。They are certain/sure of victory.他们确信会获得胜利。第一例用不定式表示
8、说话人对某事的推断，有“一定，必然” 的含义。第二例用 of 短语表示主语本人的信念，有“确信，对.有把握” 的含义。20.War & Battle & Fight可表示具体的战争和战斗，亦可用于抽象意义。War 战争，每个 war 之中可以包含许多次的 battleBattle 战役，指在 war 进行之中的各次战役及大的战斗Fight 作战 战斗 解，一个 battle 之中可以包含多次的 fight，尤指短兵相接的肉搏战。Russia was beaten in the war with Japan.He led the battle against.There had been two
9、 or three sea fights between the two countries21.die from, die of 都表示因而死。die from 和 die of 都可表示因疾病，饥饿，寒冷，年迈，疲劳过度等造成的死亡。die from/of illness/hunger/cold/old age/overwork/poisondie from 另可表示由外因而造成的死亡，象事故，损伤，环境条件，自然灾害等。die from a traffic accident/a wound/carelessness/an electric shock/an earthquake。The
10、young driver died from the wounds he received in the road accident.The 3-year-old child died from her fall out of the high window.die of 另可表示因内在感情而造成的死亡，像失恋，失望，羞愧，大喜大悲等。die of love/disappointment/shame/joy/grief/a broken heart。Grandma Zhou died of grief soon after her husbands death.They drowned themselves in the sea and died of love.22.excuse, forgive, pardon 都表示 原谅 宽恕。Excuse 原谅，指有意放过人们在社会，习俗方面的具体行为。如错误，疏忽或失职，不予以指责和惩罚。Please excuse me for using your telephone without asking permission. I thought you wouldnt mind.Forgive 饶恕 宽恕 赦免，感情色彩较浓，表示不但放弃一切报复要求，而且打消一切复仇的心理，不再愤恨，强调主观和内心的宽恕。
