英語(yǔ)專四常見(jiàn)詞辨析211:“收成”與“哭泣”
2011-05-16 06:30
crop, harvest, yield
這些名詞均含有“收成”之意。
crop : 普通用詞,側(cè)重指農(nóng)作物一次收割或一季的收成。
Because of the spring rains, the farmers had a bounteous crop. (因?yàn)橄铝舜河?農(nóng)夫獲得了豐收。)
harvest : 主要指農(nóng)作物或水果的收獲量,有時(shí)也指收割的行為。
There was a good harvest that year.(那一年收成好。)
yield : 指生產(chǎn)物,農(nóng)作物的總產(chǎn)量。
All these have helped raise farm yields steadily.(所有這些都有助于農(nóng)業(yè)產(chǎn)量的穩(wěn)步提高。)
cry, weep, sob
這3個(gè)動(dòng)詞均有“哭”之意。
cry : 普通用詞。指因痛苦、悲哀或傷感等出聲地哭。
The baby can cry as soon as he is born.(嬰兒生下來(lái)就會(huì)哭 。)
weep : 書面用詞,指小哭或無(wú)聲地哭,側(cè)重流淚。
She wept her sad fate.(她為她的悲慘命運(yùn)而哭泣。)
sob : 指抽泣、嗚咽。
The child started to sob when he couldn't find his mother.(孩子因找不到他媽媽哭了起來(lái)。)