实用高中英语短语与句型词典12
实用高中英语短语与句型词典
difference
1. the difference between ……之间的差别。如：
The difference between 6 and 15 is 9. 6和15相差9。
What’s the difference between the two words? 这两个词有什么不同?
3. make a (no) difference 有(没有)差别，有(没有)offer的用法影响，起(不起)经典语录社会现实句子重要作用”等。如：
The a air has made a difference to her health. 海上的空气改善了她的健康状况。
It makes no difference to me whether he goes or not. 他去不去对我没影响。
注：有时可用其它限定词。如：
A：Does that make any difference? 那很重要吗?
B：Yes, it makes all the difference. 是的，很重要。
The rain didn’t make much difference to the game. 这场雨对比赛没什么影响。
different
1. (be) different from [to, than] 与……不同。如：
He is different from [to, than] me. 他与我不同。
American cars are different from [to, than] ours. 美国造的汽车和我们的不一样。
注：在英国英语中通常用 to, 在美国英语中通常用 than, 但两者均不如用 from 普遍。
difficult
1. It is difficult to do sth 做某事很困难。如：
It’s difficult to learn Japane. 学日语很难。
It was difficult to decide which one to buy. 要决定买哪个很困难。
2. sth is difficult to do 做某事很困难。如：
The work is difficult to do. 这项工作很难做。
Such books are difficult to read. 那样的书很难读。
注：该结构用 sth 作主语，它必须是其后不定式的逻辑宾语，并且这类结构通常可与 it’s difficult to do sth 互换。如：
The mountain is difficult to climb. / It is difficult to climb the mountain. 这座山很难爬。
The question is difficult to answer. / It is difficult to answer the question. 要回答这个问题是困难的。
difficulty
1. have difficulty with [in] sth 对某事有困难。如：
Do you have any difficulty with [in] English? 你对(学习)英语有困难吗?
He has some difficulties with pronunciation. 他的发音有些困难。
2. have difficulty (in) doing sth 做某事有困难。如：
We have much difficulty (in) understanding what he says. 我们要理解他说的话有不少困难。
I had the greatest difficulty in persuading him. 手上会长鸡眼吗为了说服他，我费了好大的力气。
注：该句型中的动词 have 有时可用 find, (there) be 换之。如：
He finds little difficulty learning English. 他觉得学习英语没什么困难。
There is much difficulty in finding his office. 没费什么力劲就找到了他的办公室。
3. with difficulty 困难地，费力地。如：
That man walked with difficulty. 那个人走路很费力。
He did it, but with difficulty. 他做是做了，但颇为费力。
4. without可可布朗尼 difficulty 容易地，不费力的。如：
He did it without much (any) difficulty. 他完成那件事没费什么古人学问无遗力(任何)劲。
The taxi driver found the hou without much difficulty. 出租车司机没没费什么力就找到了这座房子。
direct
1. direct sb to do sth 命令某人做某事。如：
The officer directed his men to advance slowly. 那军官命令部下缓慢前进。
2. direct sth to (doing) 会销流程sth
(1) 把(精力、注意力等)集中在……。如：
We will direct our energies to improving conditions. 我们将要集中精力改善条件。
(2) 把……的方向指给……。如：
Can you direct me to the railway station? 请你告诉我去火车站怎么走好吗?
(3) 把(邮件)寄给……。如：
Shall I direct this letter to his business address or to his home address? 我是把这封寄到他的办公地点，还是寄到他家里?
(4) 针对……而说(写)。如：
My remarks were not directed to all of you. 我的话并非指你们全体说的。
direction
1. in the direction
(1) 朝……方向。如：民主评议个人小结
We’re going in the direction of the east (the park). 我们将朝东(公园这个方向)走。
Tom walked in one direction and Jim in another. 汤姆往一个方向走了，吉姆朝另一个方向
走了。
(2) 在……方面。如：
We are making changes in various directions. 我们正在多方面进行改革。
The town shows improvement in many directions. 这个城镇在很多方面都有改善。
2. under one’s direction 在某人的指导下。如：
We did the work under his direction. 我们在他的指导下工作。
The rearch center will be under his direction. 这个研究中心将由他指挥。
disappointed
1. be disappointed in [with] sb 对某人感到失望。如：
I’m disappointed in you: I expected you to win. 你让我失望了，我本来指望你能赢的。
My parents will be disappointed in[with] me if I fail in the exam. 要是我考试不及格，我父母会对我感到失望的。
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2. be disappointed at [about] doing sth对发生某情况感到失望。如：
She was very disappointed at [about] losing the race. 她输了这场比赛，感到很失望。
I was disappointed at not finding her at home. 我发现她不在家，感到很失望。
3. be disappointed with [about, at, in] sth对某一事实或情况感到失望。如：
We are disappointed about [at] his failure. 我们对他失败感到失望。
I was disappointed at [with, in] the result. 我对那结果感到失望。
4. be disappointed to do sth逃不出我的手掌心 对做某事感到失望。如：
I was disappointed to hear [=at] the news. 听到这个消息我感到很失望。
I was disappointed not to be chon. 我未被选中，感到很失望。
disappointment
1. be a disappointment to sb 让使人失望。如：
Her children are a disappointment to her. 她的孩子让她感到失望。
His failure was a disappointment to his wife. 他的失败使他妻子很失望。
2. to one’s disappointment 使某人失望的是。如：
To my great disappointment, he wasn’t on that train. 使我大为失望的是，他不在那列火车上。
discover
1. discover how to do sth 发现如何做某事。如：
We never discovered how to open the box. 我们始终也没找到如何打开那个箱子。
They haven’t discovered how to improve their techniques. 他们还没有找到提高技术的办法。
