2020屆高考英語一輪復習精品學案――重點詞語辨析900例
spend：花費。主語是人，可以指花金錢，也可以指花時間。spend的用法：sb + spend +時間+ (in) + v-ing / sb + spend +金錢 (時間) + on sth。例如：
例147：i spent $10 on the book.
例148：i spent two hours (in) finishing the composition. 比較：
例149：it took me two hours to finish the composition.
pay：付款。例如：
例150：i paid $10 for the book.
buy：買。例如：
例151：i bought the book for $10.
charge：收費。例如：
例152：they charged me $10 for the book. （買這本書，他們收我十美元。）
sell：賣。例如：
例153：they sold me the book for $10.
30.cure / treat / heal
cure：治愈（疾病），后常接介詞of。例如：
例154：the new medicine cured (him of) his heart trouble. （這種新藥治愈了他的心臟病。）
treat：治療。強調用藥物或醫(yī)療手段進行醫(yī)治的過程，并不表示治療的結果。后常接介詞for。另外還有“對待”的意思，后常接as。例如：
例155：it was difficult to treat patients (for their diseases) because of a shortage of medicine.
（由于缺少藥物，所以很難給病人治療。）
例156：he treats the orphan as his own son. （他把那個孤兒當作自己的親生兒子看待。）
heal：治愈（外傷）。例如：
例157：it took three months for my arm to heal properly.
31.die of / die from
die of：死于。常指由于疾病、饑餓、情感等原因而死亡。例如：
例158：many of them died of hunger during the voyage.
例159：the old woman died of grief soon after her husband’s death.
die from：死于。常指除了疾病或情感以外的原因造成的死亡，及因某種具體疾病造成的死亡。例如：
例160：in big cities during cold winter months, many old people die from the polluted air.
例161：it is said that he died from / of heart attack.
32.discover / invent / create
discover：發(fā)現(它的對象原來就存在)。invent：發(fā)明(被發(fā)明的東西原來不存在)。create：創(chuàng)造。例如：
例162：it is well known that madame curie discovered the element radium.
例163：as is known to all, thomas edison invented the electric lamp.
例164：as we know, shakespeare created quite a number of wonderful characters in his plays.
33.disturb / interrupt / trouble
disturb：打擾，擾亂（使無法正常進行）。例如：
例165：the loud noise disturbed his thought.
interrupt：打擾；打斷，中斷。例如：
例166：sorry to interrupt you, but i have an urgent message.
trouble：使麻煩（指心情上苦惱或行動上帶來不便）。例如：
例167：never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. （別自尋麻煩。）
34.dress / put on / wear / have on / be in
dress：穿衣，穿著。可用作及物動詞，“人”當賓語；可用作不及物動詞；可用be dressed表示穿著狀況。例如：
例168：the baby isn’t old enough to dress itself. （這孩子還小，無法自己穿衣服。）
例169：he rose, dressed quickly and hurried to school.