英语口语听力易混淆词学习(5)
2008-6-10 14:31
40) look up:向上看
e.g. He looked up and nodded to me.
look up to:尊敬
e.g. It must be rewarding to be looked up to by so many people.
41) make one's way:开路
e.g. As soon as he saw us, the teacher made his way through the crowd to greet us.
make one's way to:向......走去
e.g. In the evening we made our way to the appointed meeting place.
42) measure to:测量到某一精度
e.g. Measure this part to mm.
measure up to:够得上,可以匹敌
e.g. The new techniques measure up to advanced world standard.
43) more than:很,非常
e.g. He was more than upset by the accident.
more...than:比......更
e.g. I regarded her more highly than me.
44) much as:虽然
e.g. Much as I should like to go, I can't go right now.
as much:同样的或同样多少的
e.g. You have always helped me and I will always do as much for you.
45. no less than:不亚于,竟达......之多
e.g. There were no less than one hundred people at the meeting.
not less than:不比......差,至少
e.g. There were not less than one hundred people at the meeting.
请大家注意区分以上两句的差别,第一句是指"竟达100人之多",第二句则是"至少有100人",要明白no less than是一种强调说法,它和not less than的区别在于事先假定的程度或是数量有所不同,no less than在某种意义上说来没有超过的意思,而not less than可能会超过,这种表达方式正好与no more than以及not more than相反。
46. no more than:同样不;仅仅,只有
e.g. This book is no more interesting than that one.
It is no more than empty talk.
not more than:不比......更,不如;至多
e.g. He is not more clever than you are.
There were not more than 5 factories in our city before liberation.
47. on sale:出售的;廉价出售
e.g. Many new farm tools are on sale in this store.
I got this book on sale; it was very cheap.
for sale:出售的,上市的
e.g. I shall put these goods up for sale.
在作"出售的"的意思的时候,on sale和for sale还是有一些不同的,一般来说,for sale多指物主亲自或委托代理人经
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