1. catch sight of 看到……
eg.: He thought he heard someone following him, and glanced round. He caught sight of a dark figure in the shadows.
他覺得有人在跟蹤他,便向周圍掃了一眼,發現陰暗處有一個黑影。
我會巧辨析:caught by... 抓到某人的……(身體部位)
eg.: She caught me by the hand.
她抓住我的手。
catch sb. doing sth.
2. catch up with 趕上
eg.: She walked too slowly to catch up with us.
她走得太慢,跟不上我們。
我會巧辨析:catch up和catch up with都是趕上的意思(由其指功課、進度)。
catch up with後面可以接sb,就是趕上某某人的意思;
catch up後如接賓語,應加適當介詞。catch up on補上,趕完。
3. cause sb. a feeling of
使某人想起……,使某人產生……想法
eg.: The little village caused him a feeing of his childhood.
小村莊讓他有了童年的感覺。
cause sb to do sth 使某人做某事
eg.: The bright light cansed her to close the eyes.
強光讓她閉上了眼。
4. change A for B 用B替換A
eg.: The coat I bought last night is too big for me. I'd like to change it for a smaller one.
昨天我買的外套太大了,我想換件小的。
5. change into 變成
eg.: They are changing desert into farmland.
他們正在使沙漠變為農田。
我會巧辨析:turn into與change into的區別:
change into更強調的是形式上的改變:
Caterpillars change into butterflies毛毛蟲變成蝴蝶,也可以是
change sth. into sth.
turn into也可以指形式上的改變,上面的例子也可以是Caterpillars
turn into butterflies。還能表示狀態上的改變:water turns into ice.其實它們的區別並不是非常大。
6. clear away 收拾走、清除
eg.: Please clear away the dishes when you finish eating.
你吃完後請把盤碟收拾好。