www.nmet168.com laugh, laughter laugh 是可数名词,可以用 a 修饰,也可以有复数形式;词义比较具体。 laughter 是不可数名词,不能用 a 修饰,也没有复数形式。词义比较抽象。 He laughed a loud laugh.他大笑一声。 We laughed at the enemies for their timidity and incapacity.我们嘲笑敌人的胆怯和无能。 They have had a good many laughs over his foolishness.他们曾多次嘲笑他愚蠢。 下面是 laughter 的例句: His jokes sent everybody roaring with laughter.他的笑话使每个人捧腹大笑。 As they listened to my story,they gave a laugh from time to time; I don't know how my story caused so much laughter. 他们一边听我讲故事,一边不时地哈哈大笑;我真不懂我的故事为什么这么好笑。 laughing 是动名词,其后也不能加-s,它强调笑的动作。例: I nearly died of laughing!我几乎笑得要死! It is no laughing matter.此事不可言笑。 (意指此事非儿戏,是正经事) noise noise 通常情况下指噪音,这时是不可数名词。 There is so much noise in this restaurant; I can hardly hear you talking. 这个餐厅里太嘈杂了,我几乎听不到你说话。 当 noise 泛指声音、声响时,为可数名词。 Long before children are able to speak or understand a language, they communicate through facial expressions and by making “noises”。在婴儿学会说话前,他们用面部表情和制造噪音来交流。 The engine's making funny noises.引擎发出奇怪的声音。 另,noises 是固定用法,表示应酬话,但这要看语境,不是所有 noises 都表示应酬话。 She made polite noises about my work. 她对我的工作情况说了些客套话. He made all the right noises. 他说了许多得体的应酬话. opinion 1. 意见,见解;主张[C][U][(+of/on/about)] Opinions differ on this matter. 对这件事各人看法不一。 2. 评价[S] 3. 舆论[U] Opinion is shifting in favor of the President's new policy. 舆论正朝着有利于总统新政策的方向转变。 Profit n. 1.利润, 收益, 赢利 It's profit you're after. 你所追求的是利润。 6 2.益处, 得益, 好处, 裨益 What's the profit of doing that? 做那件事有什么好处呢? sell sth. at a profit 出售某物而获利 What profit is there in worrying? 忧虑有什么益处? 3.[常用复数]利润;利润率;(财产等的)收益 gross [net] profits 毛[纯]利 paper profits 纸上的利润, 实际不存在的利润 reap profits at the expense of others 损人利已 reap[ri:p] vt., vi. 收割[收获], 获得; 遭到报应; 得到报偿 reap profits through [from] 从....获得利润 small profits and quick returns 薄利多销 4.[常用复数]红利 prospect n. [ 可数,一般用单数] 景色; 景象; 视野; a fine prospect 美景 command a broad prospect of... 能眺望到...的广阔景色 [不可数] 期望, 指望; 期待 As both sides refused to give in, there is little prospect of their reaching an agreement in the near future. [常用复]前景; 前途; 期望得到的钱财 I think there are bright prospects for you if you accept the new position. We have good prospects. 我们有美好的前途。 soap 不可数,肥皂 I never use soap on my face --- it makes my skin too dry. a bar\ cake\tablet of soap in the soap dish stationery 不可数,文具 stuff Stuff 的特殊性在于,它还可以形容可数的东西。我知道这听起来有点难以理解,但它就是这么用的。打 个比方,你桌上堆满了东西——书,笔,电脑,杂志等等。这些东西都可数,但合在一起,它们叫 stuff, 而不是 stuffs。给个例句:Dude, how can you do anything with all this stuff on your desk? (兄弟,你桌上 这么多乱七八糟的东西,怎么做事啊?) sweet 1. 糖果 a sticky sweet 粘手的糖果 Don't eat sweets.不要吃糖果。 Stolen sweets are always sweet.偷来的糖果格外甜。 Please hand the sweets round.请把糖分给大家。 I am craving for sweets.我很想吃糖果。 7 2.甜食 That sweet consists of eggs, honey and cream.那种甜食包括鸡蛋、蜂蜜和奶油。 vegetable 可数,一般用复数 Meat and vegetables A packet of mixed vegetables We grow a lot of different vegetables: potatoes, onions, beans, etc. Voice 1)做可数名词时,意思是:嗓音,说话声,唱歌声 I can hear voices through the wall.我听见隔着墙壁有说话声。 He has a good singing voice.他有一副好嗓子/他唱歌很好听。 2)做不可数名词时,意思是:(嗓子的)发声能力;意见,发言权;语音等 have some voice in the matter 对这件事有些意见 water (pl) 海域 the distant waters 远海海域 the near waters 近海海域 (pl) 河水;湖水 the waters of the Huanghe River 黄河河水 (pl) 矿泉水 mineral waters a pat of butter. 一小块黄油 a brick of ice cream 一块冰砖 a brick of cheese. 一块奶酪 2 jars of jam 两瓶果酱 (jar n.坛子;广口瓶) this jar of pure honey 这瓶纯蜂蜜 a cut of beef; a cut of cloth. 切下的一块牛肉;剪下的一块布 a dish of cabbage.一盘白菜 a head of cabbage. 一棵卷心菜 a scoop of coal 一铲煤 three scoops of flour 三杓子面粉 a grain of salt 一粒盐 a pound of mince. 一磅肉末(mince n.碎肉;肉末) a slice of meat 一片肉 a slice of bread 一片面包 loaf n. 一个面包 to bake a loaf of bread 烤一块面包 Half a loaf is better than no bread. 有比没有好。 an item of information 一则情报 a burst of applause 一阵掌声 a fit of anger 一顿脾气 a slip of paper 一张纸条 8 a length of cloth 一段布料 a cake of soap 一块肥皂 a tube of tooth-paste 一条牙膏 a bottle of ink a pack of thieves 一伙贼 a pack of cigarette a lump of rock 一块岩石 I like taking one lump of sugar in my tea. 我喜欢在茶里放一块方糖。 Bar 条状物 a bar of soap 一条肥皂 He took a bar of chocolate and broke it off. 他拿了一块巧克力并将其折断。 An expanse of land or water.一片土地或水域 a vast expanse of desert 一望无际的沙漠 9