高考英语常用词汇辨析M - 家长易论坛

◆ manage；try ◇ manage to do sth．暗含succeed in doing sth．之意，指“（经过努力和克服困难之后）将某事做成”，即经过努力达到了目的，重点在于结果，后接动词不定式，不接v-ing。例如： He managed to finish the work in time．他总算按时完成了任务。 Do you think you can manage to get us some tickets？你看能想办法给我们搞几张票吗？ ◇ try to do sth．指“设法或试图”做某事，强调要做某事或尽力做某事（但不一定成功）。例如： She will try to learn English．她要设法学会英语。 Try not to be late again．注意别再迟到了。 ◇ try doing sth．的意思是“（用某种方法）试一试或试试看”，指“试”的方法或方式，看看情况会怎样或结果是否满意。例如： Try knocking at the back door if nobody answers you at the front door．如果前门没人应，试着敲敲后门。 He tried sending her flowers，but it didn’t have any effect．他试着给她送花，但无济于事。

◆ meet；meet with ◇ meet可作“遇见”、“迎接”解。◇ meet with表示“遇见”、“碰到”时，常含有“偶尔”的意思（＝come across，come upon）。此外，meet with还可表示“遭遇”或“经历”的意思。在美国英语中，meet with还可以表示“会见”。

1) I often meet her on the street．

2) She said she had to go to the station to meet her uncle．

3) I have met with this word many times in my reading．

4) You should not lose heart when you meet with difficulty in learning a foreign language．

5) The department head met with her in his office．

◆ meeting； conference； gathering； party ◇ meeting可以用于两人或多人，表示偶然的或拟定的，短暂的或持续的聚会。它的用途很广，可用于日常普通场合，也可用于特殊的或官方的正式场合。如：

The students had a class meeting last Friday．

The summit meeting of the state heads came to an end two days later．

◇ conference指专门性的正式会议，常用于就某个重大问题进行专门研究或交换意见的讨论会、协商会等。如：

Many reporters came to attend the press conference．

The annual conference of geologists will be held in Chicago this year．

◇ gathering一般指非正式的集会，常用于群众性的活动（像联欢会等）。如：

A public gathering was held in Zhongshan Park on May Day．

◇ party指社交性或娱乐性的集会。如：

Mary and I were invited to Jane’s birthday party the other day．

Mr．Brown gave a dinner party last Thursday．

◆ merely; only; just

◇ 这三个词作副词表示 “仅、只”可以换用，并且都放在它们所修饰的成分之前，merely的用法较正式。如：

Instead of answering，she merely／only／just smiled．她没有作答，只是微笑而已。

She’s come here just／only／merely to see you．她来这里只是为了看你。

◇ 作形容词时, only表示“仅有的”；mere表示“仅仅的、单单的”；just意为“公正的”。如：

a just man 光明正大的人

They were the only people who had the keys．只有他们有钥匙。

Mere words won’t help．光说（不做）无济于事。