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易错词汇辨析(一)
attend vt.
照顾 护理
出席 参加
She was praised for having attended on/upon her sick mother-in-law for over thirty years.
attend
她伺候生病的婆婆三十多年,受到人们的称赞。
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B
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I can’t go out with you tonight because I have an urgent thing to attend to.
attend
今晚我不能与你一起外出,因为我有一件急事要处理。
A
B
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汉译英
练习
专练
His Dad couldn’t afford the board at college, so he had to ride on horse back 12 miles to attend classes.
他父亲支付不起在大学住宿的费用,所以他不得不每天骑马12英里去上学。
参加
知识
延伸
attend
表示出席或参加会议、典礼; 也可表示上课、上学、听报告等
join
表示加入某一组织, 并成为其中的一员, 如加入组织、社团、等。其宾语也可以是人。
参加
知识
延伸
join in
take part in
表示参加正在进行的小型活动,也可用于 join sb. in (doing) sth.
表示参加活动, 侧重说明主语参加并在其中发挥一定的作用
巧记易混词
知识
延伸
The boy joining the Green Action club last year
attended a lecture yesterday. After it, he joined in a
group discussion, in which the lecturer advised him to
take part in meaningful out-of-class activities.
expose vt.
暴露 揭露
使曝光
Because I am Chinese, my husband and I wanted keep the children exposed to the language and
culture.
expose
因为我是中国人,所以我和我丈夫都希望孩子多接触中国的语言和文化。
A
B
expose sb. /sth. to. . . 使某人/物接触/暴露于……
be exposed to 暴露于;接触
expose
知识
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单选题
练习
专练
A. exposed; to B. expose; to
C. exposed; in D. expose; in
She tries to ________ students ________ art and music.
答案 B [expose to是固定搭配,意为“使暴露于;接触”,也可用作expose…to…表示“把……暴露于……”“使……接触,使体验”。第一空前的to是不定式符号,其后要用动词原形,故选B。]
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Absorbed in writing a letter, he didn’t even look up when I came in.
absorb
他在聚精会神地写信,当我进来时他甚至都没有抬头。
A
B
be absorbed in be buried in
put one’s heart to concentrate on
全神贯注
知识
延伸
cure
n. 治愈 痊愈
vt. 治愈 治疗
cure
cure for. . . 针对……的治疗(法)
cure sb. /a disease 治疗好某人/治疗某种疾病
cure sb. of. . . 治愈某人的疾病/改掉恶习
治疗
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cure
意为“治愈”, 常指治疗疾病、痛苦或改正恶习、弊害等, 侧重结果; 可构成 cure sb. of sth. 结构。
治疗
知识
延伸
treat
意为“治疗”, 强调治疗的过程; 常用treat sb. for sth. 结构。
heal
意为“(使)愈合, 治愈”, 指治愈伤口,尤其是灼伤, 使愈合或恢复正常。
consist vi.
组成 在于
一致
The program consists of the following activities: recitation, singing,