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divide/separate

(1)divide側(cè)重于把一個(gè)整體分成若干部分,其后常接介詞into, among, between等。

(2)separate指把原來(lái)連在一起或靠近的“分隔”開(kāi)來(lái)。常與介詞from搭配構(gòu)成separate...from,意為“把……和……分開(kāi)(隔)”;另外還有“離別,分手”之意。

[應(yīng)用1] (1)England is ____________ from France by the English Channel.

(2)The teacher ___________ the class into 8 small groups.

(3)He __________ the cake among the children.

(4)The child’s parents have ___________.

答案是:separated;divides;divided;separated

2. quarrel/discuss/argue/debate

(1)quarrel表示“爭(zhēng)吵,爭(zhēng)論”,著重指因意見(jiàn)不一而產(chǎn)生的激烈爭(zhēng)論。常與about, over, with連用。

(2)discuss用于一般場(chǎng)合,重在交換意見(jiàn),進(jìn)行討論,不含有意說(shuō)服對(duì)方的成分。

(3)argue表示“爭(zhēng)辯”,以支持或反對(duì),尤指以說(shuō)服某人為目的。常與about, over, with, against連用。

(4)debate著重指在正式場(chǎng)合(比如國(guó)會(huì)),和意見(jiàn)對(duì)立的一方進(jìn)行全面的、徹底的辯論或爭(zhēng)論,重在各述理由,雙方交鋒。常見(jiàn)搭配為debate on/over sth.。

[應(yīng)用2] (1)I __________ him out of going.

(2)They __________ the question openly.

(3)He __________ with his brother and rushed out.

(4)Let’s ____________ the matter over tea.

答案是:argued;debated;quarreled;discuss