20170930 day7 单词笔记

1.elder 与elderly

elderly 指中年与暮年之间的年龄,表示人已过中年,因此,这词常用来代替 old。如:an elderly gentleman。

elder指年龄稍长者,适用于家庭的兄弟姐妹之间。如: Tom is the elder of the two. 

2.precious 和 expensive

expensive 表示“昂贵的”。如:The drink was cheap , but the food was very expensive。 precious 表示“珍贵的,宝贵的”。如:The children are precious to me。

3.regret to do 和 regret doing

regret doing 表示“做了某事而感到遗憾或后悔”,v-ing 动作发生在regret 之前。如:I regretted missing the train。 

regret to do 指“当时或现在遗憾地做什么”。如:I regret to tell you that we can't stay here any longer。

4.day by day 和 day after day

day by day 只用作状语,表示“一天天地”, 有逐渐转变的意思。如:Day by day she seems to grow a little taller。 

day after day 可作主语,宾语等,亦可作状语,表示“一天又一天”,强调动作的重复,表示时间的长久。如: We do the same work day after day。/ Day after day went by , and I still don't receive her letter。

5.damp 与 wet

wet 指曾浸泡在液体中或布满了液体的东西,或指多雨的天气。如: It's a wet day。/wet clothes。 

damp 指未湿透但潮湿的东西。 The damp in the air makes me uncomfortable。

6.hunger 与 starvation

两词都表“饥饿”。

hunger 指人对食物的迫切要求,是一种正常的生理现象。如: Hunger is the best sauce。

starvation 指长时间缺乏食物引起痛苦,与 hunger 相比是不正常的生理现象,而是人为的灾难。如: The old man died of starvation。

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