21 .special / especial / particular / peculiar
special:特别的,特殊的,专门的;专程的。
例690:Are you doing anything special for Christmas ?你圣诞节有什么特别的事吗
例691:This is a special room for you .这是专门的给你的房间
例692:I came here specially to see you 我是专程来看你的。
especial:特别的,尤其的。 英国英语,正式用语,相当于special,但special含有“专门的,专程的”之意
例693:This is an issue of especial importance 这是个特别重要的问题。
例694:I came here to see my friends especially you 我来看朋友,特别是你。
particular:特别的,尤其的;挑剔的。
例695:I didn’t have any particular plan in mind .我心里没有什么特别的计划
例696:The old lady is really particular about what she eats 老太太对吃的特别挑剔。
peculiar:特有的,独具的。
例697:That is his peculiar character 那就是他的独特性格。
22 .wide / broad
wide:宽的,宽阔的。指距离宽,是常用词语,也可用来形容人的眼睛、嘴巴;可以用于引申意义,表示“广泛的、渊博的、丰富的”等。
例698:The road is ten meters wide .这条路宽十米
例699:He has a wide knowledge of French history . 他对法国历史有广泛的了解。
broad:宽广的,辽阔的。常用于形容领土、疆土或人的肩膀、背、胸襟、思想等。
例700:The ships are now sailing on the broad ocean 船现在正在广阔的海洋航行,
例701:Looking at the new-type camera the young man with broad shoulders was surprised with his mouth wide open .看着这台新型相机,那个肩膀宽阔的年轻人惊讶地张大了嘴巴。
例702:He has a broad mind 他有广阔的胸怀。
23 .worth / worthy
worth和worthy都有“值得的”的意思。worth后接动名词的主动形式表示被动意义,或接表示钱数或相当于“代价”的比喻性名词,只当作表语;worthy可以作表语 后接of,再接名词或动名词的被动形式,或直接跟不定式的被动形式 ,可以作定语 是“有价值的、可尊敬的”的意思 。
例703:It is worth every penny of it 所花的每分钱都值得。
例704:Smith is a worthy gentleman 史密斯是个可敬的人。
又如,“这地方值得参观。”有以下不同表达:
例705:The place is worth visiting. 这地方值得参观。
例706:The place is worthy of a visit .这地方值得参观。
例707:The place is worthy of being visited .这地方值得参观。
例708:The place is worthy to be visited.这地方值得参观。
1 .high / highly
high:“高”,比较具体。highly:“高度地”,比较抽象。
例709:He can jump very high 他能跳得高。
例710:He was highly thought of 他深受赞誉。
2 .deep / deeply
deep:“深”,比较具体。deeply:“深深地”,比较抽象。
例711:Still water runs deep 静水流深。
例712:We were deeply moved 我们深受感动。
3 .wide / widely
wide:宽,大。widely:广泛地。
例713:The fox lay dead with its mouth wide open 张大嘴巴
例714:The Chinese language is widely used 广泛使用
4 .late / lately
late:晚,迟。lately:最近。
例715:He came home late last night .他昨晚回家很晚
例716:Have you heard from him lately ?你最近有他的消息吗
5 .hard / hardly
hard:努力。hardly:几乎不。
例717:Work hard and you’ll succeed .努力工作,你会成功的
例718:We can hardly imagine that .我们很难想象
6 .near / nearly
near:在附近。nearly:几乎。
例719:I live near 我住在附近。
例720:Nearly one thousand people were trapped in the fire 将近有一千人被困大火中。
7 .close / closely
close:靠近。closely:紧紧地,密切地。
例721:Come close to me 请靠近我。
例722:Watch him closely 请密切关注他。
8 .free / freely
free:免费,自由地。freely:自如地。
例723:The show was arranged to admit free the students from Senior three .安排高三学生入内免费参观展览。
例724:He can communicate freely with the native speakers 他能与当地人自如交谈。
9 .most / mostly
most:最,相当。mostly:大多数。
例725:Lesson One is a most difficult lesson 第一课很难。 比较:
例726:They are mostly visiting scientists 他们大多是来访的科学家。