商务英语中易混淆词组总结(2)

 　　41. in a word， in words

　　in a word总之，一句话， in words口头上 In a word， you are right.

　　42. in place of， in the place of

　　in place of代替，in the place of在…地方 A new building is built¹ in the place of the old one.

　　43. in secret²， in the secret

　　in secret秘密地，暗自地，偷偷地，一般用作状语；in the secret知道内情，知道秘密，一般用作表语 My mother was³ in the secret from the beginning⁴.

　　44. a girl， one girl

　　a girl可泛指所有女孩， one girl一个女孩 Can one girl carry such⁵ a big box？

　　45. take a chair， take the chair

　　take a chair相当于sit down坐下，take the chair开始开会

　　46. go to sea， by sea， by the sea

　　go to sea当海员，出航，by sea乘船，由海路， by the sea在海边 go by sea

　　47. the doctor and teacher， the doctor and the teacher

　　the doctor and teacher指一个人，既是医生又是老师，the doctor and the teacher两个人，一个医生和一个老师 the doctor and teacher is

　　48. in office， in the office

　　in office在职的，in the office在办公室里 He is in office， not out of office.

　　49. in bed， on the bed

　　in bed卧在床上，on the bed在床上 The book is on the bed. He is ill in bed.

　　50. in charge⁶ of， in the charge of

　　in charge of管理，负责照料， in the charge of由……照料 He is in charge of the matter. The matter is in the charge of her.

　　51. in class， in the class

　　in class在课上，in the class在班级里 He is the best student in the class.

　　52. on fire， on the fire

　　on fire着火，on the fire在火上 Put the food on the fire. The house is on fire.

　　53. out of question， out of the question

　　out of question毫无疑问的，out of the question不可能的

　　54. a second， the second

　　a second又一，再一，the second第…… He won⁷ the second prize⁸.

　　55. by day， by the day

　　by day白天，by the day按天计算 The workers are paid⁹ by the day.

　　56. the people， a people

　　the people指人，a people指民族 The Chinese is a peace-loving people.

　　57. it， one

　　it同一物体，one同类不同一 I lost my pen. I have to buy a new one.

　　58. that， this

　　that指代上文所提到的，this导出下文所要说的 I was ill. That‘s why…

　　59. none¹⁰， nothing， no one

　　none强调有多少，nothing， no one强调有没有，nothing指物，no one指人

　　--- How many…/How much…？ --- None.

　　60. anyone¹¹， any one

　　anyone指人，不能接of，any one指人物均可，可接of any one of you

　　61. who， what

　　who指姓名或关系，what指职业或地位 What is your dad？ He is a teacher.

　　62. what， which

　　what的选择基础是无限制的，which在一定范围内进行选择 Which do you prefer¹²， bananas or apples？

　　63. other， another

　　other后接名词复数，another后接名词单数 other students， another student

　　64. not a little， not a bit¹³

　　not a little非常，not a bit一点也不 I’m not a bit tired. 我一点儿也不累。

　　65. many， much， a lot of

　　many和可数名词连用，much和不可数名词连用，a lot of可数，不可数均可，但不用于否定句 I haven‘t many books.

　　66. much more…than， many more…than

　　much more…than后接形容词或不可数名词，many more…than后接可数名词 many more people， much more water， much more beautiful

　　67. no， not

　　no=not a/any no friend=not a/any friend no water=not any water

　　68. no more than， not more than

　　no more than相当于only，仅仅，只有，not more than 至多，不超过

　　69. majority¹⁴， most

　　majority只能修饰可数名词，most可数不可数均可 the majority of people

　　70. by oneself， for oneself， to oneself， of oneself

　　by oneself单独的，独自的，for oneself为自己，to oneself供自己用的，of oneself 自行的

1 built   

v.build的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work.我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• Ten years later,the school built out two buildings.10年后这个学校又增建了两栋建筑。

2 secret   

n.秘密；adj.秘密的

参考例句：

• Their secret is out.他们的秘密泄露了。
• Last night,we held a meeting in secret.昨晚，我们秘密地举行了一次会议。

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 beginning   

n.开始的部分；起点

参考例句：

• This is only the beginning.这仅仅是开始。
• Children should form good habits from the very beginning.孩子们从一开始就应养成良好的习惯。

5 such   

adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地

参考例句：

• He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。

6 charge   

n.指控；费用；冲锋；电荷；炸药；主管；被托管人；嘱咐；vt.控诉，加罪于；使充满

参考例句：

• The cook is in charge of the kitchen helper.这位厨师负责管理厨工。
• The policeman said he would take charge of the gun.那个警察说他来看管这支枪。

7 won   

vt.赢得(为win的过去式)

参考例句：

• We won the game in the end.我们最终赢得了比赛。
• We won the football game.我们赢得了足球赛的胜利。

8 prize   

n.奖，奖品，战利品；v.珍视，捕获

参考例句：

• He won a prize for good behaviour at school.他因在校的表现好而获奖。
• He hopes from his very heart that he will win a prize.他满心希望获奖。

9 paid   

adj.有报酬的；领取报酬的；领钱的；付费的v.付给( pay的过去式)；付款；有利可图；（对…）有利

参考例句：

• You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives. 你的工资可以按周以现金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一。
• My salary is paid directly into my bank. 我的工资直接拨到我的银行。

10 none   

adv.一点也不；prep.没人，毫无；pron.没有人，没有任何东西

参考例句：

• Remember that none is perfect.记住没有任何人是完美的。
• There's almost none left.几乎一个没剩。

11 anyone   

pron.(=everybody)任何人

参考例句：

• Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
• Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？

12 prefer   

v.宁愿(选择)；更喜欢

参考例句：

• I prefer red to blue.我喜欢红色而不喜欢蓝色。
• I prefer tea rather than coffee.我喜欢茶甚于喜欢咖啡。

13 bit   

n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
• When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？

14 majority   

n.大多数；过半数

参考例句：

• He is elected by a majority of 40 votes against 10.他以40票对10票的大多数票当选。
• He believes that his supporters are in the majority.他相信支持他的人占多数。