land The pilot landed the plane safely in the heavy snow. 此句中的land用作及物动词,意为“使着陆”,这是land的常用法之一。 The journey to the far side of the island is quicker by land than by sea. 此句中的land用作名词,意为“陆地,大地”,这是land的常用法之二。 除了以上用法外,land还有其它用法。如: ① Many farmers are leaving the land to work in industry. (the land意为“农村,农业”。) ② The car will land you there in twenty minutes.(land用作动词,意为“使到达,把……送到某地”。) ③ He’s really landed himself in it this time. (land sb. / oneself in sth. 意为“使某人陷入困境”。) ④ He wants to see how the land lies before taking any action.( how the land lies意为“事态,形势,概况”。) start We won’t finish the job today, but we have made a start. 此句中的start用作名词,意为“开头,开端,起始”,这是start的常用法之一。 It started to rain. 此句中的start用作动词,意为“开始”,这是start的常用法之二。 除了以上用法外,start还有其它用法。如: ① The news gave me quite a start.(start用作名词,意为“吃惊,惊起”。) ② Isn’t it time we start back? It’s getting dark. (start back意为“动身返回”。) ③ What time do you start for work? (start for... 意为“动身去”。) ④ I told him the whole story, from start to finish. (from start to finish意为“自始至终,从头到尾”。) true It’s true that he may fall behind the other students.此句中 true用作形容词,意为“真的,真实的,正确的”, 这是true的常用法。true还有其它用法。如: ① She aimed true. (true用作副词,意为“准确地,确切地”。) ② The door is out of true. (out of true意为“出了毛病”。) ③ The film is very true to life. (true to life意为“真实地反映生活,逼真的”。) ④ Once he achieved power he showed his true colors. (true colors意为“本性,真面目”。) low The sun is low in the sky. 此句中low用作形容词,意为“低的,矮的”,这是low的常用法。low还有其它用法。如: ① She’s been feeling rather low since her illness. (low用作形容词,意为“消沉的”。) ② The simplest way to succeed in business is to buy low and sell high. (low用作副词,意为“低价地,廉价地”。) ③ The gas is running low. (run low意为“几乎耗尽”。) pay Her parents paid for her to go to America. 此句中pay用作动词,意为“付钱,支付”,这是pay的常用法之一。 What’s the pay like in your job? 此句中pay用作名词,意为“工资,薪水”,这是pay的常用法之二。 除了以上用法外, pay还有其它用法。如: ① It doesn’t pay to get angry. (pay用作动词,意为“有利,值得”。) ② John has paid off all his debts. (pay off意为“付清,偿清”。) ③ I had to pay out $200 to get my car repaired! (pay out 意为“付出巨款”。) (责任编辑:admin) |