alone[əˈləʊn]形容词,单独的,独自的,孤独的
【词组】leave/let sb alone 不打扰某人,不管某人
leave/let sth alone不要碰/动某物
【辨析】alone与lonely
先看几个例句,再来体会它们的区别。
I don't like going out alone at night.
He lives alone.
The lonely old man was much to be pitied(同情) by all of us.
Sarah felt lonely when her best friend left the town.
They live a lonely life in a lonely house in the hills.
(他们在山中一栋孤零零的房子里过着寂寞的生活。)
小结
①词义方面:alone指的是行为或动作上的,意思为独自,但无孤独之意。相当于on one’s own,by oneself
(助记点:alone拆分成a 1(数字) one,理解成“一个人,独自”
lonely是指心灵上的,指寂寞,孤独。
(助记点:lonely和happy结合起来记忆,都以y结尾,形容人的心情)
②用法方面:lonely可作定语和表语,alone作为形容词和副词,但只作表语。
③lonely可用于地点,感情色彩很浓,形容使人感到孤寂的地方或活动。
alone基本没有感情色彩。
lonely还得了解的是:
④lonely 形容词,偏远的、人迹罕至的
Two noblemen took him to a lonely house.两个贵族把他带到一座僻静的房子里。
【小试牛刀】
Mr Green was out. His little son David stayed at home ________, but he didn’t feel ________.
A.lonely,alone B. alone,lonely
C. lonely,lonely D. alone,alone
解析:选B
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