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高考英语常用同近义词词汇辨析5 ◆ raise; keep; support; feed 这四个词都有“抚养”、“养家”、“赡养”的意思，但也有区别。?◇ raise意为“抚养（指人）；饲养（指动物或禽畜）”之意。如：?He raised the children himself；his wife died years ago．他的妻子多年以前就去世了，他一手把孩子拉扯大。?He raised those goats from new-born kids．那些羊从小羊羔时就是他喂养的。?◇ keep表示“养活（指人）；饲养（指动物或禽畜）”。如：?John has his wife and six children to keep（support）．约翰要养活妻子和六个孩子。?They kept some hens and pigs．他们养了一些鸡和猪。?◇? support意为“养活”，不用于饲养动物。如：?She supports her old mother．她赡养老母亲。?He has a large family to support．他要养活一大家子。?◇ feed意为“喂养　；饲养；以……为食”。如：?Have you fed the baby／cow yet？婴儿／牛喂了吗？?She fed meat to her dog. ＝She fed her dog with／on meat．她用肉喂狗。?Foxes feed on small animals．狐狸以小动物为食。?◆ rather than／would rather（…than）◇ rather than是连词，前后两端所连的词性是一致的，通常译为“而不是”或“与其说是……不如说是”，有时可用短语介词instead of替代。例如：??? He was writing a letter rather than＝（instead of）reading the newspaper．他那时正在写信而不在看报纸。??? John should go rather than＝（instead of）Jean．应该去的是约翰，而不是简。?????? These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty．这些鞋子谈不上漂亮，但穿起来倒很舒服。??? Evans is a doctor rather than a teacher．与其说埃文斯是个老师，不如说是个医生。◇ would rather表示选择或主观上的愿望，其中的would亦可理解为had。它表示“宁愿、宁可”的意思。如果要把取舍的双方都表达出来，则应该用would（or：had）rather…than，表示“宁愿……也不……”的意思。例如：????? My aunt invited me to the film， but I said Id rather go on a picnic with the girls．?????? 我的姑妈邀请我去看电影，可是我说我倒愿意跟女孩子们一起去野餐。??? I am sure they would（or：had）rather die than give up．我深信他们一定会宁死不屈。?◆ refer to; refer…to ◇ refer to意为①“谈及”，“提到”；②“查阅”，“参考”。如：?You are the very person I referred to just now．你正是我刚才所指的人。?Please refer to the map of the city when you first drive here． 当你第一次在这儿驾驶时，请参看市政地图。?◇ refer…to意为①“把……提交给”，“把……归功于”②“让……处理／查找”，可用于被动语态。如：?The dispute was referred to the United Nations．争端被提交联合国解决。?He referred me to the notes．他建议我参看一下注释。?We referred our great development to the correct leadership of the Party．?我们把我们所取得的巨大发展归功于党的正确领导。?◆ reply；answer?◇ 二者均可表示“回答”，可作名词和动词。answer 为一般用语，主要用于对问题、指责等的回答；reply的用法较正式，多用于对问题作出解释、辩论或陈述性回答。二者作名词时都指“……的答案或答复”，均与 to 连用。例如：????? Answer this question．