[明辨异同] take place/happen/break out/comeabout
take
place 发生、举行、举 办 常可与happen换用(用具体事物作主语时),但较多地指事情的发生不是偶然出现的,而是按意图、计划进行的。引申用法可表示"举行、进行"之意。 happen 发 生、碰巧做 一般用于偶然或突发性事件。 break out 发生、爆 发 常指战争、灾难、疾病或者争吵等事件的发生,也可以表示突然大声叫喊等。 come about 发 生 中性词语,既可用于表达正面事物的发生,又可用于表达负面事物的发生,可与happen换用。 take place,happen,break out,come out
①The volcano________________suddenly in 2009.
②The meeting will________________in the hall.
③The accident________________the day before yesterday.
④Sometimes it is hard to tell how a quarrel________________.
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【答案】 ①broke out ②take place ③took place/happened ④comes about/happens/breaks out
starve vi.饿死;挨饿;饿得要死vt.(使)饿死;(使)挨饿
(教材P1)At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find,especially during the cold winter months.
在那个时代,特别是寒冷的冬季月份里,如果难以找到食物,人们就会挨饿。
(1)starve to death 饿死
(2)be starving=be starved 饿极了
(3)starvation n. 挨饿;饿死