英語專四考試詞匯對比分析(1)

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    集體名詞作主語主謂一致
    1)通常作復數(shù)的集體名詞
    集體名詞,如:police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等,通常作復數(shù),用復數(shù)動詞。如:Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beefand hides.
    2)通常作不可數(shù)名詞的集體名詞
    有些集體名詞,如foliage,machinery,equipment,furniture,merchandise,通常作不可數(shù)名詞,隨后的動詞用單數(shù)。例如:All the machinery in the factory is made in China.
    3)既可作單數(shù)也可作復數(shù)的集體名詞
    集體名詞,如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等,既可作單數(shù),也可作復數(shù)用。
    4)a committee,etc. of 復數(shù)名詞
    如果主語是由“a committee of /a panel of /a board of 復數(shù)名詞”構成,隨后的動詞通常用單數(shù)。
    例如:A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.
    近義詞辨析
    tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, worn out這組詞均含有“疲憊的”的意思。
    tired:可指因體力或腦力消耗太多而需要休息,還可指因長期做某事而失去興趣。
    如:Henry was so tired that he went to bed immediately after he got home.亨利很疲憊,一到家就上床睡覺去了。
    exhausted:表達的疲憊程度最強,指因勞累過度而精疲力竭。
    如:The exhausted engineer fell asleep on the bus.精疲力竭的工程師在公共汽車上睡著了。
    fatigued:表達的疲勞程度比tired和weary強,表示由于過度勞累而引起疲乏,不能再繼續(xù)下去。
    如:He felt fatigued and didn't want to say a single word.他疲憊不堪,不想說一句話。
    weary:語氣比tired強,指由于長時間努力工作或由于做單一的事而引起疲倦。
    如:After a long and weary wait, the plane finally came to take them back.經過漫長而又令人疲乏的等待后,飛機終于來接他們回去了。
    worn out:這個詞不太正式,多用于口語。
    如:The troops were worn out after winning the battle.戰(zhàn)后,部隊疲憊不堪。