2020屆高考英語(yǔ)一輪復(fù)習(xí)精品學(xué)案――重點(diǎn)詞語(yǔ)辨析900例
例360：great changes have taken place in my hometown in the past five years.
例361：a class meeting is to take place tomorrow afternoon.
74.try to do / manage to do
try to do：試圖、企圖做某事（未必成功）。相當(dāng)于attempt to do。例如：
例362：they tried to push the door open but failed.
manage to do：成功、設(shè)法做某事。相當(dāng)于succeed in doing。例如：
例363：i just managed to get there in time.
例364：in spite of the storm, he managed to get here in time.
75.visit / call / see / drop in
visit：拜訪，訪問(wèn)；參觀。可表示正式的訪問(wèn)或朋友間或親戚間的拜訪。例如：
例365：at present, they are visiting all parts of the country.
see 看望，探望。用于非正式的而且是熟人之間的拜訪。例如：
例366：“i’ve just arrived by train,” she said. “i’m coming to see you.”
call：拜訪，走訪。call on接某人作賓語(yǔ)，call at接某地作賓語(yǔ)。例如：
例367：i called on him yesterday, but he could not help us.
例368：he called at every house in the street once a month.
drop in：順便走訪。drop in on接某人當(dāng)賓語(yǔ)，drop in at接某地當(dāng)賓語(yǔ)。例如：
例369：on our way home, we dropped in on the greens. 比較：
例370：on our way home, we dropped in at the greens’.
76.wait / expect
wait：等待。指動(dòng)作上等待。例如：
例371：wait a moment, please.
例372：i have been waiting for him for half an hour.
expect：等待，期盼。指心理上期盼。例如：
例373：we are expecting a letter from li hua.
例374：father has been expecting you.
77.win / beat / defeat
win：贏，獲得。指贏得比賽或獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)。例如：
例375：class one won (in the match).
例376：class one won the match.
例377：class one won the first prize.
beat：擊敗，戰(zhàn)勝。指戰(zhàn)勝對(duì)手。例如：
例378：class one beat class two (in the match).
defeat：擊敗，戰(zhàn)勝（常指比較激烈場(chǎng)合，如戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)）；使失敗（指希望、計(jì)劃等）。如：
例379：the north defeated the south in the war.
例380：our hopes were defeated at last.
例381：i defeated / beat him in the contest and won the prize.
78.would / used to do / be used to / get used to
would：習(xí)慣于。只可表示過(guò)去的習(xí)慣性動(dòng)作，不表示過(guò)去存在的狀態(tài)。例如：
例382：i would get up early and go fishing.
例383：sometimes we would sit and listen to her play the piano.
used to：習(xí)慣于。在時(shí)間上主要是同現(xiàn)在對(duì)比，暗含“現(xiàn)在已不這樣了”的意思；其后既可接表示動(dòng)作的動(dòng)詞，也可接表示認(rèn)知或狀態(tài)的動(dòng)詞。其后接動(dòng)詞原形。例如：
例384：my elder brother used to be in the army. （此處不用would）
be used to：習(xí)慣于（常表示現(xiàn)在的習(xí)慣性動(dòng)做或狀態(tài)；其后接動(dòng)詞-ing形式）；被用于（其后接動(dòng)詞原形）。例如：
例385：i used to live in the country, but now i’m used to living in the city.
例386：the skin of snakes is used to make some kinds of musical instruments.