英語近義詞辨析(1)
abandon, desert, forsake 這組動(dòng)詞均含有“放棄,遺棄”之意。其用法區(qū)別是:?
abandon 基本意思是“棄”??芍竿V剐惺箼?quán)力或所有權(quán)的實(shí)施而“離| 穿”某地,或“丟棄”某物,也可指不顧責(zé)任、義務(wù)而“遺棄,拋棄”某人,還可指中途停止 工作、事業(yè)、希望、想法等。通常用作及物動(dòng)詞,后接名詞或代詞作賓語,其主語通???用于被動(dòng)語態(tài)。如:?
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to abandon their homes and hative villages since the war broke out.自從這場戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)以來,幾萬人被迫背井離?
The car was badly damaged, so they abandoned it.那輛汽車損毀嚴(yán)重,所以 他們丟棄了它。 He abandoned his wife and went away with all their money.他拋棄了妻子還帶 走了兩人所有的錢。?
They abandoned the game because of rain.因?yàn)橄掠?比賽取消了。?
desert通常指永久的“遺棄”,并含有過失之意,強(qiáng)調(diào)違背職責(zé),誓言、義 務(wù)、命令或逃避責(zé)任,為法律或道德所不容;也指拋棄某人或離棄某地。后可接名詞或 代詞作賓語,可用于被動(dòng)語態(tài)。如: The soldier deserted his country and helped the enemy.那個(gè)士兵叛國助敵。?
Never desert a friend in need.決不要拋棄有困難的朋友。 forsake為正式用語,指與某人或某物脫離聯(lián)系,強(qiáng)調(diào)斷絕情感上的 戀,含有并不違背法律和道德規(guī)范的意味。如:?
You must forsake your bad habit of smoking.你必須革除吸煙陋習(xí)。?
She pleaded with her husband not to forsake her.她懇求丈夫不要拋棄她。
