易混词辨析
区别辨析 wash off, wash out, come off, come out, get off, get out (of) 与 take out (of)
(1) wash off指“洗去”,wash既可作及物动词,又可作不及物动词;off可是介词,也可是副词。
区别辨析 wary, cautious, alert, observant, vigilant 与 watchful
(1) wary意为“小心的,警惕的”,指惯于留神可能的危险或麻烦的,与of连用,可接名词、动名词。
区别辨析 warn about/of, warn against, warn off, alert to, awake to, awaken to, wake to, waken to 与 caution against
(1) warn about/of意为“警告、告诫(某人);提醒注意(危险等);预示有”,warn可是及物动词,也可是不及物动词。
区别辨析 wander, stray, ramble 与 stroll
wander, stray, ramble 与 stroll 这些词都与“行走”有关。
区别辨析 waltz through, breeze through, romp through, sail through, sweep through 与 walk through
(1) waltz through指“轻松、不费力地通过(考试)”,用于非正式场合。
区别辨析 wallow in, roll in 与 welter in
(3) welter in可以表示“在(泥和水)中翻滚;(船)在……中颠簸”。也可表示“沉溺/浸于……之中”,通常用于不好的方面,多用进行时态,这时,可与wallow in, roll in换用。
区别辨析 wait, await, keep/have...waiting 与 hold on (a minute)
③wait有时可以事物作主语,表示“等待;(饭菜等已备好)等待(某人)去吃/喝”。
区别辨析 wade through, plough through, toil at/over, labor at/over, toil through,labor through, work at, work away, work on, work through 与 slave (away) at
②wade through用于引申意义,表示“费力地干完、看完(书)等”,用进行时态时,则表示“费力地做着(工作等)”,是较随便的用语。
区别辨析 vouch for, avouch for 与 guarantee
(1) 前两个短语均可表示“保证;为……作保”,但avouch for用得很少。
区别辨析 vote in/into power, vote on/upon, vote onto, elect (as) 与 elect to
(2) vote on/upon指“就……投票表决”,on与upon均为介词。put to the vote和take a vote on意思与此相近。
区别辨析 vote against, vote down 与 vote out
(1) vote against意为“投票反对”,其反义词是vote for。