【解释】
means "方法、方式、工具",着重于具体的手段。(单复数相同)
way "一般的方法、方式或个人的特殊方法方式",与技巧或效果的好坏无关。
method "有系统的、有效率的精心拟定的方法",也可以指抽象概念"条理"。
短语搭配:做......的方法:a way to do sth./a way of doing sth. / a method of doing sth.;用这种/些方法:in this way / with the method / by this means;用......方法,借助......:by means of... 无论如何:by all means;一点也不,决不(用于句首句子需倒装) :by no means;by the way顺便问一下;on one' s way to...在去......的路上;in the way 挡住路 【练习】用means,way,method填空。
1). These vegetables can be cooked in different _______.
2). Only in this _______ can you find out the truth.
3). By this _______ I get in touch with him.
4). We express our thoughts by _______ of words.
5). ______ _______ _______ shall I lend him money!
6). The methods of _______ (teach) need _______ (improve).
Keys: 1). ways 2). way 3). means 4). means 5). By no means
6). teaching; improving / to be improved 2. percent / percentage 【解释】
percent 表示"百分之......",相当于"%",其前面往往是一个具体的数字。
percentage 表示"百分比;百分率",前面不能是具体数字,只能被high,low等修饰。 【练习】用percent,percentage填空。
1). I am a hundred ________ in agreement with you.
2). This company only supply 30 ________ of what we need.
3). The numbers are small, in _________ terms, but significant.
4). There used to be a high _________ of babies that diet scarlet fever every year.
Keys: 1). percent 2). percent 3). percentage 4). percentage what percentage 3. obvious / apparent/ evident / clear 【解释】
obvious意为"某东西具有显著特点,不需费力就可觉察到,常用于一目了然的事物"。
apparent意为"表面看起来很明显,而实际情况未必如此"。
evident意为"有证据作出合理判断,考虑到各种事实、条件后而显得明显"。
clear意为"不存在使人迷惑或使问题复杂化的因素"。 【练习】用obvious,apparent,evident,clear填空。
1). It was an ________ mistake for him to have gone alone.
2). The situation is ________ to everyone.
3). It was becoming increasingly _________ that he disliked me.
4). The applause made it _________ that the play was a hit.
Keys: 1). obvious 2). clear 3). apparent 4). evident 4. hire / employ / rent 【解释】
hire是日常用语,指按工作量或时间雇用人或租借东西,有"花钱使用某物"和"把某物使用权出让给别人以收取费用"之意;多指临时租用某物。如:hire a boat,a car,a camera,a bicycle,an evening dress,a hall for a meeting等,指人时,有"雇用"、"受雇"两种含义。
employ较正式,多指商店或公司长期雇用人手;受雇人员较广,甚至包括社会地位较高
的职业人员,有"聘请"之义;也可以解释为"忙于,从事"常用于be employed in sth. / doing sth. 短语中。 注:要弄清 employ 几个名词的用法:employee (雇工,雇员),employer (户主,东家),employment (就业,雇用)。
rent一般指租借房屋、地产(租借出去);也有"花钱使用某物"和"把某物使用权出让给别人以收取费用"之意;多指用于长时间的场合。如:rent a house,a flat,a TV等。rent还可作名词,意为"租金;租费"。