商务英语中易混淆词组总结2

　　1. at, in (表地点)

　　at小地点，in大地点 arrive at a small village, arrive in Shanghai

　　2. at work, in work

　　at work在工作，在上班，in work 有职业，有工作 Both my parents are at work. They are not at home.

　　3. increase to, increase by

　　increase to增长到…，increase by增长了… The number increased by 2,000 to 5,000.

　　4. at ease, with ease

　　at ease舒适地，安逸地;with ease容易地，无困难地 do it with ease

　　5. day after day, day by day

　　day after day日复一日(无变化);day by day一天天地(有变化)Trees grow taller day by day.

　　6. like, as

　　like相似关系，但并不等同，as同一关系，两者实为一体 Don't treat me as a child. (In fact, I'm a child.)

　　7. after, in (表时间)

　　after接时间点，in接时间段 after 7:00, in five minutes

　　8. between, among

　　between两者之间，三者或三者以上两两之间, among三者或三者以上之间

　　Switzerland lies between France, Germany, Australia and Italy.

　　9. after, behind (表位置)

　　after强调次序的先后，behind强调物体静态位置的前后 There are many trees behind the house.

　　10. since, for (完成时间状语)

　　since接点时间或一句话，for接一段时间 for three years, since 3:00

　　11. on the corner, in the corner, at the corner

　　on the corner物体表面的角上，in the corner物体内部的角落里，at the corner物体外部的角落上(拐角处)on the corner of the table

　　12. warn sb. of, warn sb. against

　　warn sb. of提醒某人注意某事，warn sb. against提醒某人不要做某事 warm him against swimming in that part of the river

　　13. at peace, in peace

　　at peace平静地，in peace和平地 live in peace with one's neighbors

　　14. on earth, on the earth, in the earth

　　on earth在世上，在人间，到底，究竟，一点也不，on the earth在地上，在地球上，in the earth在地下，在泥土里 no use on earth

　　15. in surprise, to one's surprise, by surprise

　　in surprise惊奇地，to one's surprise使某人吃惊的是，by surprise使…惊慌 The question took the professor by surprise.

　　16. in the air, on the air, in the sky

　　in the air正在酝酿中，on the air播送，广播，in the sky在天空中 His show is on the air at 6:00 tonight.

　　17. in the field, on the field

　　in the field在野外，on the field在战场上 He lost his life on the field.

　　18. in the market, on the market

　　in the market表示场所或地点，在市场上，on the market出售 He sells fish in the market. Fresh vegetables are on the market now.

　　19. in the sun, under the sun

　　in the sun在阳光下，under the sun地球上，全世界 people under the sun

　　20. in a voice, with one voice

　　in a voice出声地，with one voice异口同声地 They refused with one voice.

　　21. live on, live by

　　live on以…为主食，live by靠…谋生 live on fish/ live by fishing

　　22. beat, hit, strike

　　beat连续性地击打;hit打中，对准打;strike打一下或若干下 beat the wings

　　23. meet, meet with

　　meet遇到，meet with体验到，遭遇到 meet with an accident

　　24. lose, miss

　　lose失去(具体的物体)，错过 sth. is lost, lose the chance;miss 想念，错过sth. is missing, miss the chance

　　25. be tired of, be tired with/from

　　be tired of厌烦…，be tired with/from因为…而累了 be tired with/from running 800 meters

　　26. care about, care for

　　care about关心，计较，在乎，一般多用于否定句中;care for关心，照料，喜欢，愿意 He doesn't care about his clothes. I don't care for movies.

　　27. catch a cold, have a cold

　　catch a cold不能和表示"一段时间"的状语连用，而have a cold可以

　　She has had a cold for a week.

　　28. change for, change into

　　change for调换成，change into变成 Change the shirt for a bigger one. Water changes into ice.

　　29. continue, last

　　二者均为持续，continue主动，被动均可，last只能用主动 The war continued/lasted five years. The story is to be continued.

　　30. feed, raise

　　feed喂养，养活，饲养 (to give food to)， raise饲养，养育 (cause to grow, bring up children) raise the family