职称英语:怎样记忆混淆词

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容易混淆词的特别记忆
(1)有些字可当形容词又可当副词,例如:early;past;half;long;straight;fast;hard;quick;deep;slow; pretty;awful;wrong;right;high;late;hourly;early;weekly;etc.
We had an early breakfast.(形容词)
We went by a fast train.(形容词)
We had breakfast early.(副词)
Don't speak so fast.(副词)

职称英语:怎样记忆混淆词

(2)有些形容词变为副词,可在字尾加ly,也可以不加,不过在字义上不同。
(A)easy “安适地”;easily “容易地”:
Stand easy!
He's not easily satisfied.
(B)clear ( = completely “完全地“;clearly“显然地”)
The bullet went clear through the door.
The thieves got clearly away.
(C)high “高”;highly “很、非”;
The birds are flying high.
He was highly praised for his work.
(D)slow和slowly当副词时同义,但slow比slowly语气强。
I told the driver to go slow(er).
Drive slowly round these bends in the road.
(E)hard“辛苦地“;hardly“几乎不”
He works hard.(= He is a hard worker.)
He hardly does anything nowadays.(= He does very little nowadays.)
(F)just“刚才;仅”;justly“公正地”
I've just seen him.
He was justly punished.
(G)late“迟”;lately(= recently)“最近地”
He went to bed late.
I haven't seen Mr. Green lately.
(H)pretty(= fairly, moderately)“十分,颇”;
prettily(= in a pretty way, attractively)“漂亮地”
The situation seems pretty hopeless.
She was prettily dressed.
 

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