#名词胡须beard可数吗#

beard 主要指下巴和面颊下部的“胡须”,相当于汉语说的“络腮胡子”。比较:moustache 指嘴上的“胡须”;whiskers 指腮上的“胡须”。 beard 通常用作可数,严格说来,应是可数的集合名词,它与不定连用,指的是一个人的全部胡须,而不是指一根胡须;用复数形式,指的是不同人的胡须,而不是指多根胡须。如: He has [wears, grows] a long beard. 他留有长胡须。 Not all men have beards. 不是所有的男人都留有胡子。 有时用作不可数名词,尤其见于…of beard之类的表达。如: a fringe of beard on the chin 长在下巴的一圈胡须。…

#when, while, as的用法区别#

三者可表示“当……时候”,区别如下: (1) 若主句表示的是一个短暂性动作,从句表示的是一个持续性动作,三者都可用: He fell asleep when [while, as] he was reading. 他看书时睡着了。 【注】as 用于引出一个持续性表示“在……期间”时,其谓语通常只能是那些含有动作(action)和发展(development) 意味的动词,一般不能是那些不用于进行时态的动词(如 be, seem, love, want, agree, see, know, have 等),所以下面一句中的 while 不能换为 as: A:I’m going…

#although与though的用法区别#

一、用作 表示“虽然”,两者大致同义,可换用,只是 although 比 though 更为正式: Though [Although] it was raining,we went there. 虽然下着雨,但我们还是去了那儿。 Though [Although] it was barely four o’clock, the lights were already on. 尽管才四点钟,灯已经亮了。 Though [Although] we…

#thank和thanks的用法区别#

1. 在现代英语中,thank用作表示“感谢”时,只用复数形式,不用单数形式。如: Thanks for listening. 谢谢收听。 We expressed our thanks.我们表达了自己的谢意。 My wife also asks to join her greeting and thanks. 我妻子也要我顺致她的问候和感谢。 若要加语气,名词thanks有时可用many, a thousand等修饰。如: A thousand thanks for your invitation….

#few, little, a few, a little 的区别#

(a) few + 可数, (a) little + 不可数名词 a few / a little 为肯定含义,还有一点 few / little 为否定含义,没有多少了。 He has a few friends.   他有几个朋友。 He has few friends.    他几乎没有朋友。 We still have…

#try doing/to do的区别#

try to do  努力,企图做某事。 try doing  试验,试着做某事。 You must try to be more careful. 你可要多加小心。 I tried gardening but didn’t succeed. 我试着种果木花卉,但未成功。

#no more…than与not more…than区别#

1. no more than 表示“仅仅”、“只有”(= only),强调少;而 not more than 表示“不多于”、“至多”(= at most)。如: He is no more than an ordinary English teacher. 他只不过是个普通的英文老师。 He has no more than three children. 他只有…

#in,put on,wear,dress,have on,pull on辨析#

in,put on,wear,dress, have on, pull on 用法辨析 都含有“穿、戴”之意,但用法不同。 in是,后接表示衣服或颜色的词,着重于服装的款式或颜色。它所构成的短语只能作表语或定语。例如: This is a picture of a young man in a black coat. 这是一张穿着黑色外套的年轻人的照片。这里in a blackcoat是young man的定语。 He is in a black…

#regret doing/to do的区别#

regret to do  对要做的事遗憾。     (未做) regret doing  对做过的事遗憾、后悔。  (已做) I regret to have to do this, but I have no choice. 我很遗憾必须这样去做,我实在没有办法。 I don’t regret telling her what I thought. 我不为告诉她我的想法而后悔。 典型例题…

#cease doing/to do的区别#

cease to do  长时间,甚至永远停做某事。 cease doing  短时停止做某事,以后还会接着做。 That department has ceased to exist forever. 那个部门已不复存在。 The girls ceased chatting for a moment when their teacher passed by. 姑娘们在老师走过时,停了会聊天。

# since的四种用法#

1) since +过去一个时间点 (如具体的年、月、日期、钟点、1980, last month, half past six)。 I have been here since 1989. 2) since +一段时间+ ago I have been here since five months ago. 3) since +从句 Great…

#be to和be going to的区别#

be to 表示客观安排或受人指示而做某事。 be going to 表示主观的打算或计划。 I am to play football tomorrow afternoon.   (客观安排) I’m going to play football tomorrow afternoon. (主观安排)

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