2017长沙中考英语复习:旧词新义(一)
drive
win You are sure to win.此句中win是不及物动词,意为“赢,胜,获胜”,是其常用法之一。win 除了此用法外,还有其它用法。如:
① She‘s had two wins in four races.(win用作名词,意为“胜利,赢”。)
② Win or lose, it should be a very good match. (win or lose意为“无论胜负,不管输赢,无论成败”。)
③ We are facing with a lot of problems but we‘ll win through in the end. (win through意为“摆脱困境,终获成功”。)
join v.& n.
What club do you want to join?
此句中的join是及物动词,意为“加入,参加”,这是其最常见的用法。另外它还有其它用法,如:
①The two rivers join at the bridge.(此句中的join是不及物动词,意为“会合,联合,相遇”。)
②The two pieces were stuck together so well that we could hardly see the join.(此句中的join是名词,意为“连接处,接缝”。)
interest
The money I borrowed from him was repaid with interest.
What he did was just to protect his own interests.
interest在教材中的意思为“兴趣”和“使感兴趣”,分别作名词和动词用。
上面句子中的两个interest都作名词用。作“利息”讲时,为不可数名词;作“利益,好处”讲时,多用复数形式。