成人学位英语考试词汇学习:重点词组辨析(6)
1、die from, die of
这两个动词词组都表示“因……而死”。die from和die of都可表示因疾病,饥饿,寒冷,年迈,疲劳过度等造成的死亡。如:
die from/of illness/hunger/cold/old age/overwork/poison。再如:
It is reported that as many as 1 out of 10 heavy cigarette smokers will eventually die from/of lung cancer.据报道,有十分之一烟瘾很重的人会死于肺癌。
In a severe winter, wild animals can die from/of lack of food.在严冬,野生动物可能会因食物不足而死。
die from另可表示由外因而造成的死亡,象事故,损伤,环境条件,自然灾害等。如:
die from a traffic accident/a wound/carelessness/an electric shock/an earthquake。再如:
The young driver died from the wounds he received in the road accident.这个年轻的司机因交通事故致伤而死。
The 3-year-old child died from her fall out of the high window.这个三岁的小孩从高楼的窗户摔下来而死。
die of另可表示因内在感情而造成的死亡,像失恋,失望,羞愧,大喜大悲等。如:
die of love/disappointment/shame/joy/grief/a broken heart。再如:
Grandma Zhou died of grief soon after her husband's death.周奶奶在她丈夫死后不久因悲伤过度也去世了。
They drowned themselves in the sea and died of love.他们跳海殉情了。
2、deep, deeply
deep用作副词时,易和deeply混淆。这两个副词在修饰具体动作时,一般可以换用。如:We shall probe deep (or: deeply) into the matter.我们要深入地探索这件事。
deep通常用来形容静止状态,多用来修饰作状语的介词短语,带有far into之意。如:They danced deep into the night.他们跳舞跳到深夜。He stood there thinking, his hands deep in his pockets.他站在那儿思索,两手深深地插在口袋里。
deeply常常用来修饰形容词或过去分词,作程度状语。如:We were all deeply disturbed when we heard the news.我们听到那消息都感到极为不安。I'm deeply grateful for the advice you gave me.我非常感激你给我的劝告。
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