单词 | goby |
释义 | go by phrasal verbgo by ♦︎ pass ♦︎ elapse ♦︎ wear on ♦︎ progress ♦︎ tick awaythese are all words that can be used when an hour, day, year, etc. moves forward in time.这些词均表示时间流逝、过去。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆hours / days go by / pass / elapse◆a season / a year / time goes by / passes / elapses◆the day / night / season / year / time wears on / progresses◆the minutes / seconds go by / pass / elapse / tick away◆time ticks away◆time goes by / passes / wears on / ticks away slowly◆time goes by / passes quickly■ go by phrasal verb(goes, went, gone)(of time) to move forward(时间)流逝,过去◆things will get easier as time goes by.随着时间的推移,情况会有所改善。◆the weeks went slowly by.时间一周又一周地慢慢过去。■ pass [intransitive](of time) to go by(时间)流逝,过去◆six months passed and we still had no news of them.六个月过去了,我们仍然没有他们的音讯。◆we grew more anxious with every passing day.一天天过去,我们的焦虑与日俱增。■ elapse /ɪlæps/ [intransitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses通常不用于进行时) (formal, written) (of time) to go by(时间)流逝,过去◆many years elapsed before they met again.过了许多年他们才重逢。note 辨析 go by, pass or elapse?the main difference between these words is in register: go by is the least formal and the most frequently used in spoken english; elapse is the most formal and is only really used in written english.这三个词的主要区别在于语体风格不同。go by 最不正式,最常用于口语中; elapse 最正式,实际上只用于书面语。■ wear on -->phrasal verb(wore, worn) (especially written) (of a period of time) to go by, especially in a way that seems slow(一段时间)慢慢地过去;(光阴)荏苒◆as the evening wore slowly on, she became more and more tired.随着夜色渐深,她越来越疲惫。■ progress [intransitive] (written) to go forward in time(时间)推移,逝去◆the weather became colder as the day progressed.天色越晚,天气就越冷。note 辨析 wear on and progressthese words are both used especially to say that sth developed during a particular period of time or during a particular event or activity.这两个词均尤用于表示在某段时间,或在某事件或活动中事情有所发展◆the situation worsened as the year wore on.随着那一年渐渐过去,情况更糟了。◆the visiting team's confidence increased as the game progressed.随着比赛的进行,客队的信心增强了。they are not usually used with a noun in the plural.这几个词通常不与复数形式的名词连用◆many years progressed/wore on before they met again. ■ tick away -->phrasal verb(of minutes, seconds or time) to pass steadily, especially when you do not have much time to do what you need to do(分钟、秒钟或时间)逐渐逝去(尤指时间紧迫)◆i had to get to the airport by two, and the minutes were ticking away.我必须在两点前赶到机场,而时间正一分一秒地过去。 |
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