(1)accuse vt.控告；谴责

accuse sb.of (doing) sth.指控某人(做)某事

the accused n.被告

(2)charge sb.with (doing) sth.指控某人(做)某事

blame sb.for sth.因某事责备某人

blame sth.on sb.把某事归咎于某人

be to blame for (因某事)应受责备；(对某事)应负责任 [易混辨析]　accuse/charge/blame

(1)accuse指当面指控或指责，不一定诉诸法律，通常表示直接而严厉地指出某人的过错。

(2)charge指因犯较大错误或重大罪行而进行正式法律控诉。

(3)blame指由于错误的行为而指责某人，侧重指对已发生的错误或失败负有责任。

[即时跟踪]

(1)用accuse, blame或charge的适当形式填空

①The soldier was accused of running away when the enemy attacked.

②He charged me with negligence of duty last year.

③Who is going to accuse you of weakness before God?

④The police are going to charge him with murder.

⑤The driver was not to blame for the accident.

(2)You were charged neglecting your duty.Who accused you such a crime？

A.with；to B.of；with C.with；of D.for；of

答案　C

解析　句意为：你被控告玩忽职守，谁控告你这样的罪名？charge sb.with doing sth.指控某人做某事；accuse sb.of sth.指控某人某事，故选C。

3.fade

[语境感悟]

(1)(教材P51)In 2001 Fanning's dream finally began to fade.

2001年Fanning的梦想终于开始破灭。

(2)All colour had faded from the sky.

天上的所有颜色都褪去了。

(3)The laughter faded away.笑声逐渐消逝。

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