1、易混词语辨、练、析 （Module 4）一、 combine; connect; join; unite1. The two cities are _ by a newly-built railway.2. We must _ with all the forces that can be _.3. It is impossible to _ the two group.4. The island is _ to the mainland by a bridge.5. He _ the Party in 1990.Key: 1. connected 2. unite; united 3. co
2、mbine 4. joined 5. joined【简析】 combine “合并；结合”，着重在“结合为一”的意思。指把两个或两个以上的人或物合在一起。可用作及物动词和不及物动词（如3）；connect “结合；连接”，通过某种媒介物把各种事物连接起来（如1）； join“结合；连接”。泛指任何事物的直接连接，含“还能够分离”之意（如4）；另外这个词还有“加入”之意（如5）。unite “团结、联合”。指许多个体由于共同目的或性质结合为一个大的集体（如2）。二、 hurt; injure; harm; wound1. No feelings were deeply _ though the
3、criticism was sharp.2. He was badly _ in the accident.3. Ten soldiers were killed in the battle and about twenty _.4. Dont _ your eyes by reading in dim light.Key: 1. hurt 2. injured 3. wounded 4. harm 【简析】 hurt指“伤害；刺痛”，尤指在精神或肉体上的伤害，含有强烈的疼痛，指肉体上的伤害时，hurt可与badly, slightly, seriously等连用; 但若指精神上的创伤, 只能
4、说very much / rather / deeply hurt（如1）；harm 的含义侧重于“损害，伤害”，可指精神或肉体的伤害，程度较轻（如4）；injure多指事故中人或物的损伤，包括容貌、生理、身体等（如2）；wound 指枪伤、刀伤、刺伤等皮肉之伤，特指战场上的受伤（如3）。三、 rob; steal; grab1. The man _ her of her necklace.2. The bank was _ last night.3. I have had my watch _.4. The thief _ the shoulder bag from the woman and ran away.Key: 1. robbed 2. robbed 3. stolen 4. grabbed【简析】 steal的意思是“偷；盗窃”，指暗中窃取他人的东西。steal的宾语是被偷盗的东西，而不是人或场所，常用结构为steal sth. from. （如3）；rob的意思是“抢劫；掠夺”，尤其指用暴力强取别人的东西，有时也指暗中偷窃。它的宾语通常是被抢的人或场所，而不是被抢的东西。常用的结构是rob sb. of sth.（如1）；有时of后的部分可省略（如2）； grab意为“抢夺”，说明粗暴地从他人手中夺走，其宾语是被抢夺的物品，较steal更明目张胆些（如4）。
