一、形容词still作“静”、“寂静的”、“静止的”讲
1.still water静水;still lemonade无气柠檬水
2.All sounds are still.万籁俱寂。
3.Please keep still while I take the photograph!我拍照时请别动!
二、“副词still+比较级”表示“还要或更……”之意
In appearance this computer is still better than that one.从外表上看,这台计算机比那台更好。
【注】有时也可用"比较级+still"意思同上。
三、副词still作“仍旧”、“仍然”讲
If heat is still added, the temperature of the boiling water does not rise any more.如果水再加热,沸水的温度也不会上升。
四、副词still修饰全句,作"可是...还..."讲
The weather is very hot;still is not unbearable.天气很热,但还不是令人受不了。
五、动词still作"使得……平静"讲
Anything cannot still the sea.任何东西都不能使海洋平静下来。
六、词组still less(何况),still more(况且)分别用于否定和肯定句
1. He never thought of the test flight, still less did he conduct it. 他从没想到这次试飞,更谈不上去做了。
2.He repairs the machine ,still more does he set it to pieces.他会修理机器,那就更会拆机器了。
七、同音词still(n.)作"蒸馏釜"讲
The liquid remaining in the still contains much free acid.蒸馏釜内剩下的液体含有许多游离酸。
八、几点注意
Ⅰ.注意still的词序及在比较级前出现作"还要更加"讲。
1.He is standing still.他站着不动。(形容词)
2.He is still standing.他仍然站着。(副词)
3.For some time to comer then, we can still safely say that human brains are still complex than computers.那么在未来一段时间内,我们仍可放心地
说,人脑比计算机还要(或更加)复杂。
Ⅱ.注意still less,still more在否定和肯定句中用法(见上述第六项)。
Ⅲ.still除作名词、动词用外,在其他大部分情况下作"仍然"讲。
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