believe与believe in的后面均可接人的名词或代词,但其意义不同。试比较:I believe in him. (= I trust him.) 我信任他。I believe him. (= I believe what he says.)我相信他的话。
7、beside与besides
这两个词都是介词,且只相差一个字母,但意义却相差甚远。beside的意思是在……旁边 和与……比较起来。
例如:May I sit beside you?我可以坐在你的旁边吗?
This year's profits don't look very good beside last year's results.与去年相比,今年的利润看来不太好。
besides的意思是除……之外(还),相当于 "in addition to"。
例如:There were three other people at the meeting besides Mr. Smith.与会的除了史密斯先生外,还有三人。
注:besides还可作副词用,解释为此外,而且。
例如:I don't feel like dancing tonight. Besides, I will have an exam tomorrow.我今晚不想跳舞,再说我明天还要测验呢。
8、blow up与blow out
blow up一词的含义颇多,可归纳为:
1. 炸毁The soldiers blew up the bridge with dynamite.士兵们用炸药把桥炸毁了。
2. 发脾气,责骂 When we arrived a little late, our boss blew us up.我们晚到了一
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