英语中经常懵逼的搭配
have been
"having been spent"、"has been spent" 和 "had been spent" 都是被动语态的形式,用来描述过去发生的动作或事件。它们之间的区别在于时态和语境的不同。
having been
- "having been" 确实是现在完成时的被动语态形式,用于描述过去发生的动作对现在的影响或结果。在这种情况下,"having been" 表示动作已经发生,并且对当前情况产生了影响。 例如:
- Having been informed of the changes, they are now working on updating the report.(已经被告知了这些变化,他们现在正在更新报告。)
had been
- "Had been" 是过去完成时的被动语态形式,表示在过去某个时间点之前已经发生的动作或事件。通常用于描述过去某一时间点之前的情况。
- 例如:By the time they arrived, all the money had been spent.(当他们到达时,所有的钱都已经花光了。)
has been
- "Has been" 是现在完成时的被动语态形式,表示从过去某个时间点开始一直延续到现在的动作或事件。强调对现在的影响或结果。
- 例如:The budget has been spent on various projects.(预算已经用于各种项目。)
expose to
expose to
是一个动词短语,意思是暴露或使接触到某种事物或情况。
例如:He was exposed to the virus.
exposure to
则是一个名词短语,意思是暴露或接触到某种事物或情况的状态或过程。
例如:His exposure to the virus resulted in him getting sick.
fail
fail
- v. 失败;未能做到,未能做;辜负,使失望;不及格,未能通过;出故障,失灵;衰弱,衰退;破产,倒闭;歉收;不下雨,下雨少;忘记
- n. 不及格;<非正式>过失,失败
- such as:He won't allow himself to fail.
failure
- n. 失败;失败的人(或企业、事物);未做到;缺乏,不足;故障,衰退;公司倒闭;歉收;突然失去
- eg. The plan was doomed to failure.
exempli gratia 和 for example区别
"exempli gratia" 是拉丁语,缩写为"e.g.",意思是"for example",用于引出一个例子或示例来解释或说明前面提到的内容。
例如,"I enjoy various types of music, e.g. classical, jazz, and rock."
"for example" 是英语短语,意思也是"例如",用于引出一个例子或示例来说明或举例说明。它与"e.g."具有相同的作用,只是表达方式不同。
例如,"There are many types of fruits, for example, apples, bananas, and oranges."
whether 和 weather
- whether: 是否、不论、不管
- weather: 天气;气象;
Though和although和thoughts
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though: 虽然;尽管,口语化
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although: 虽然;尽管。更加正式一些
though/although表示对比或转折的连词。
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thoughts 思考、想法