词汇短语园地

1. confusing   adj.   令人困惑的;难懂的

The instructions on the box are very confusing.

盒子上的使用说明令人费解。

confuse  vt.   使糊涂，使迷惑

confuse A with/and B   将A与B混淆

Im always confusing Jack with James.

我总是分不清杰克与詹姆斯。

confused   adj.   糊涂的，迷惑的;混乱的

2. compare   vt.   比较，对比

I compared the copy with the original， but there wasnt much difference.

我比较了复印件和原件，但差别不是很大。

（1） compared to/with...   和……相比

Compared to many students， he is lucky.

和许多学生比起来，他是幸运的。

My own problems seem insignificant compared with other peoples.

与别人的问题相比，我自己的问题算不得什么。

（2） compare... to...   把……比作……

Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.

莎士比亚把世界比作一个舞台。

（3） compare notes （with sb）   （与某人）交换意见

After comparing notes we found that we had the same opinion.

交换意见后我们发现原来我们的想法是一致的。

（1）compare   n.   比较

without/beyond compare   无与伦比

The height of the new building is without compare in the world.

这座新楼的高度在世界上是无与伦比的。

Its a diamond beyond compare.

这是一颗独一无二的钻石。

（2）comparison   n.   比较;对比

by comparison   比较起来;相比之下

by/in comparison （with sb/sth）（与……）相比较

3. differ   vi.   不同，有区别

Customs differ in different countries.

各国风俗不同。

（1） differ from...   和……不同

Their house differs from ours because they have no garage.

他们的房子和我们的不同，因为他们没有车库。

（2） differ in...   在……方面不同

The two boxes differ in colour but not in size.

这两个盒子的颜色不同，大小却相同。

（3） differ with sb about/on/over sth   和某人在某事上持不同看法

We differ with them on that question.

我们在那个问题上跟他们的意见不同。

4. present   vt.   陈述;提出（观点、计划等）;

展现，显示

adj.   出席的，到场的;现存的，当前的

n.   礼物，礼品

When is the committee presenting their report？

委员会什么时候提出他们的报告？

The book presents an interesting picture.

这本书呈现了一幅有趣的画面。

How many people were present at the meeting？

参加会议的有多少人？

We do not have any more information at the present time.

目前我們没有进一步的消息。

What can I get him for a birthday present？

我送他什么生日礼物呢？

5. attempt   n.   努力;尝试

v.   努力;尝试;试图

They made no attempt to escape.

他们没有企图逃跑。

I will attempt to answer all your questions.

我将努力回答你的全部问题。

in an attempt to do sth   试图做某事

make an attempt to do/at doing sth   打算做某事

attempt to do sth   试图做某事

6. have... in common   有相同的特点

I married her because we have so much in common.

我之所以跟她结婚，是因为我们俩有很多共同点。

have sth in common   有共同之处

have nothing in common   没有共同之处

have much in common   有很多共同之处

have little in common   几乎没有共同之处

7. lead to   引起;导致;通向

Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness.

过量的工作和过少的休息通常会引发疾病。

This will lead to trouble in the future.

这将导致以后的麻烦。

All roads lead to Rome.

條条大路通罗马。

lead   vt.   过（某种生活）

lead a happy/hard/simple life  过着幸福/艰苦/简朴的生活

8. in favour of   同意;支持;看中，选择

They were in favour of free trade.

他们赞成自由贸易。

Im in favour of equal pay for equal work.

我支持同工同酬。

He abandoned teaching in favour of a career as a doctor.

他弃教从医。

do sb a favour = do a favour for sb   帮某人一个忙

Would you do me a favour/do a favour for me and turn off the radio？

能否请你帮我把收音机关上？

9. refer to... as...   称……为……

People refer to this kind of food as cheese.

人们称这种食物为奶酪。

People who work in offices are usually referred to as “white collar workers”.

那些在办公室工作的人常被称为“白领”。

refer to   提到，谈论;参考，参照;与……相关

The scientist referred to the discovery as the most exciting new development in this field.

科学家把这一发现称为这一领域里最令人激动的进展。

Please refer to a dictionary if you dont know the meaning of the word.

如果你不知道这个词的意思，就请查查词典。

What I have to say refers to all of you.

我要讲的话与你们大家都有关。

10. pick up   （偶然）学会;拿起，捡起;（开车）

接人;得到，感染

She picked up Spanish when she was living in Mexico.

她旅居墨西哥时顺便学会了西班牙语。

I picked up the book for her.

我替她捡起了那本书。

Ill pick you up at five.

我五点钟来接你。

I seem to have picked up a terrible cold from someplace.

我似乎从什么地方染上了重感冒。

11. wear off   逐渐消失，消逝;磨掉，磨损

The smell of the new paint will wear off in about a month.

新漆的味道一个月左右就会消失。

I bought those new plates cheaply， and the pretty rose pattern has been worn off already.

那些新盘子我买得很便宜，上面漂亮的玫瑰花纹都已经磨掉了。

（1） wear away   变薄，磨光

The steps had been worn away by the feet of thousands of people.

成千上万的人把台阶踏得磨损了。

（2） wear out   穿破，用坏;（使）精疲力竭，耗尽

He wore out two pairs of shoes last year.

去年他穿坏了两双鞋。

Youll wear yourself out if you carry on working so hard.

你要是继续这样拼命工作，身体会吃不消的。