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词汇考点疑难攻破1 tired, exhausted, fatigued,weary,worn-out这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。tired 可指因体力或脑力消耗太大而需要休息，还可指因长期做某事而失去兴趣。Henry was so tired that he went to bed immediately after he got home .亨利很疲惫，一回家就上床睡觉去了。exhausted表达的疲惫程度最强，指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。The exhausted engineer fell asleep on the bus .精疲力竭的工程师在公共汽车上睡着了。fatigued 所表达的疲惫程度比tired和weary强，表示由于过度劳累而引起疲乏，不能再继续下去。He felt fatigued and didnt want to say a single word.weary语气比tired强，指由于长时间努力工作或由于做单一的事而引起疲倦。After a long and weary wait ,the plane finally came to take them back .经过漫长而又令人疲乏的等待后，飞机终于来接他们回去了。worn-out 这个词不太正式，多用于口语。The troops were worn-out after winning the battle .战后，部队疲惫不堪。2 use ,apply,avail ,employ ,utilize这组词均含有“使用”或“利用”之意。use强调利用人或物作为工具。he used up all his resources in experimenting with the new paint.他为实验新的涂料，花光了一切钱财。apply 指把某物或某种方法，原理等加以应用。we should not only know the theory but also know how to apply it to practice.我们不仅要知道理论，还要知道怎样把理论用于实践。avail指用就近的或他人给予的东西，或使别人为自己提供服务。I dont think complaints will avail you much.我觉得抱怨对你没多大用处。We avail ourselves of every opportunity to speak English.我们利用一切机会讲英语。employ指使用未被利用的东西；用于人时表示雇用。He doesnt know how to employ his energy and time .他不知道该怎么利用他的精力和时间。utilize指充分发挥某物的作用，使无用的东西变有用，或使人或物有新用途。She hopes to utilize her artistic talents in the job.3 besides ,but ,except ,except for 这组词均含有除······外”的意思。besides “除······之外，还有······,指更进一步的拥有，包括所“除”事物在内。Have you got any clothes besides these?but 不包括所引事物在内，多与nothing ,not anything ,nobody ,nowhere ,all ,anybody 等连用。He has nobody but himself to blame for that .那件事他没法指责别人，只怪他自己。except 不包括所引事物。常与no ,none ,nothing 等否定词连用或all ,everyone, everything等连用，但不可用于句首。They all went to the Summer Palace except one.除一人之外，他们都去了颐和园。except for 常指出去所引情况让人稍感遗憾之外，整体情况尚属理想，被除去的事物与正在谈及的事物之间不具有共同属性或性质。The roads were clear except for a few cars.除几辆小汽车外，路面很空旷。4 beautiful ,good-looking ,handsome ,lovely ,pretty这组词均含有“美丽”，“漂亮”，“可爱”的意思。beautiful指不仅能给人带来感官上的快乐，而且能通过感官产生思想和灵魂的愉悦，在同类词中层次最高。She was even more beautiful than I had remembered.她比我记忆中的她更漂亮。good-looking不如handsome ,pretty 意思强烈，指一般的“好