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　　accept vs. receive
　　TEST 哪个才正确
　　Q He has __________ our invitation but he will not go.
　　□ accepted　□ received
　　A 应为 received，因为 receive 仅表示收到，至于接不接受则另当别论。
　　He has received our invitation but he will not go.
　　（他已收到我们的邀请，但他不会去。）
　　一眼就看出不同在哪里！
　　accept 动 接受；答应；同意
　　to take sth offered willingly; be willing to agree to sth
　　表示接受者处于主动，而且是高兴地接受、同意。
　　receive 动 接收；收到
　　to be given, presented with, or paid; to accept or take delivery of sth that has been given to you
　　表示接受者处于被动的地位，不管接受者愿意与否，仅表示收到某物。
　　STEP 01 活学活用玩转例句！
　　I am here to accept the award.
　　我来这里领奖。
　　Roger accepted my idea in principle.
　　罗杰原则上接受（同意）了我的构想。
　　She accepted the job without hesitation.
　　她毫不犹豫地接受了这份工作。
　　I've just received her letter.
　　我刚收到她的来信。
　　It is more blessed to give than to receive.
　　给予比接受更幸福。
　　Have you received my email yet?
　　你收到我的电子邮件了吗？
　　特别补充 receive 的宾语若是人，则表示“欢迎；接待”的意思，此时接待者是处于主动的地位。
　　STEP 02 比一比，别再用错了！
　　01
　　He's received an invitation from his students but he doesn't want to accept it.
　　他收到了他学生的邀请，但他并不想赴约。
　　She received a gift from him, but did not accept it.
　　她收到了他的礼物，但并未接受。
　　解析 用 receive 表示接受者处于被动；用 accept 表示接受者处于主动，而且乐意接受。
　　02
　　David received his English teacher cordially.
　　戴维热忱地接待他的英语老师。
　　解析 receive 的宾语若是人，则表示“欢迎；接待”的意思。
　　STEP 03 用法知更多！
　　to accept　接受
　　My brother did not want to accept his girlfriend's apology.
　　我哥哥不想接受他女朋友的道歉。
　　to receive　接收
　　We have to receive the admission ticket by tomorrow, or everything will be too late then.
　　我们必须在明天之前收到准考证，否则到时候说什么都太迟了。
　　STEP 04 确定自己掌握了吗？
　　( ) 1. Mary didn't _______ George's proposal, so no wonder George looked very upset.
　　(A) receive (B) accept
　　( ) 2. The girl _______ a love letter and was surprised.
　　(A) received (B) accepted
　　Answer
　　1.(B)。句意 玛莉没有接受乔治的求婚，难怪乔治看起来很难过。
　　2.(A)。句意 这个女孩收到了一封情书并感到惊喜。
　　accuse vs. charge
　　TEST 哪个才正确
　　Q He was __________ of stealing.
　　□ accused □ charged
　　A 应为 accused，因为 accuse sb of N/V-ing 是固定短语，若用charge，介词须用 with。
　　He was accused of stealing.
　　（他被指控偷窃。）
　　一眼就看出不同在哪里！
　　英英释义用法大不同
　　accuse 动 指责；谴责；指控；控告
　　to say that someone has done sth wrong or be committed a crime
　　表示对一般犯错行为的指责或对犯罪的指控、控告，其后搭配使用的介词为 of。
　　charge 动 指责（公开的）； 指控；控告
　　to claim openly that someone or sth is bad; to accuse someone officially of committing a crime
　　表示对一般犯错行为的公开指责或正式对犯罪提出指控、控告，其后搭配使用的介词为 with。
　　STEP 01 活学活用玩转例句！
　　The teacher accused Mary of cheating.
　　老师指责玛丽作弊。
　　Sam was accused of murder.
　　山姆被指控杀人。
　　She accused him of stealing her purse.
　　她控告他偷了她的钱包。
　　The shareholders charged the directors with telling lies.
　　股东们公开谴责董事谎话连篇。
　　The police have charged John with murder.
　　警察指控约翰犯了杀人罪。
　　He was charged with stealing.
　　他被指控偷窃。
　　特别补充 charge 作动词时还意为“ 索费” ； 另外，charge 也可作名词用， 意为“ 费用；职责”，这两种用法都很常用。
　　STEP 02 比一比，别再用错了！
　　01
　　He was accused of the robbery.
　　他被指控抢劫。
　　He was charged with the robbery.
　　他被指控抢劫。
　　解析 accuse 与 charge 有时可以互换，不过 accuse 与介词 of 连用，而 charge 与介词 with 连用，其后都可接名词或V-ing。
　　02
　　They tried to charge me RMB 300 for the service.
　　他们想要向我索取三百元人民币的服务费。
　　解析 charge 作动词时，还有“索费；收费”的意思。
　　03
　　The charge for admission is RMB 100.
　　入场费为一百元人民币。
　　解析 charge 作名词时，意为“费用；职责”。
　　STEP 03 用法知更多！
　　be accused of　被指控；被控告犯有……
　　He was accused of stealing the principal's car.
　　他被指控偷了校长的车。
　　be charged with　被指控；委以重任
　　Frank was charged with the credit card fraud, but it turned out that he was innocent.
　　法兰克被指控犯下信用卡诈欺案，但结果他是无辜的。
　　The flight attendant was charged with the care of the injured passengers.
　　这位空服员被委任照顾受伤的乘客。
　　STEP 04 确定自己掌握了吗？
　　( ) 1. The soldier was _______ the responsibility to protect others.
　　(A) accused of (B) charged with
　　( ) 2. We all couldn't believe that our neighbor was _______ with murder.
　　(A) accused (B) charged
　　Answer
　　1.(B)。句意 这位士兵被委任保护其他人。
　　2.(B)。句意 我们都不敢相信我们的邻居被指控谋杀。
　　……

使用说明
01 Part 动词
01 accept vs. receive
02 accuse vs. charge
03 adapt vs. adjust
04 allow vs. permit
05 annoy vs. irritate
06 answer vs. reply
07 avoid vs. prevent
08 beat vs. hit
09 begin vs. start
10 believe vs. trust
11 bother vs. disturb
12 bring vs. take
13 catch vs. grab
14 choose vs. select
15 come vs. arrive
16 complete vs. finish
17 confuse vs. bewilder
18 convince vs. persuade
19 copy vs. imitate
20 create vs. invent
21 cure vs. heal
22 drop vs. fall
23 find vs. discover
24 frighten vs. scare
25 gather vs. collect
26 happen vs. occur
27 hold vs. keep
28 kill vs. murder
29 laugh vs. smile
30 lay vs. lie vs. put
31 listen vs. hear
32 look vs. see vs. stare
33 make vs. produce
34 mean vs. suggest
35 miss vs. lose
36 mix vs. combine vs. blend
37 move vs. proceed
38 protect vs. defend
39 pull vs. drag
40 refuse vs. reject
41 remember vs. memorize
42 rise vs. raise vs. arise
43 rob vs. steal
44 say vs. speak
45 see vs. watch vs. look
46 shatter vs. crush vs. smash
47 shout vs. scream
48 talk vs. tell
49 think vs. consider
50 try vs. attempt
02 Part 名词
01 autograph vs. signature
02 center vs. middle
03 chance vs. opportunity
04 class vs. lesson
05 climate vs. weather
06 danger vs. risk
07 disaster vs. catastrophe
08 drug vs. medicine
09 duty vs. responsibility
10 emigrant vs. immigrant
11 emotion vs. feeling
12 empathy vs. sympathy
13 fact vs. truth
14 fare vs. fee
15 flaw vs. fault
16 form vs. shape
17 freedom vs. liberty
18 hope vs. wish vs. dream
19 job vs. occupation
20 journey vs. trip vs. tour
21 look vs. glance
22 mind vs. heart
23 mountain vs. hill
24 narrative vs. story vs. tale
25 news vs. information
26 number vs. amount
27 pay vs. salary
28 people vs. person
29 prejudice vs. bias
30 reason vs. cause
31 sample vs. example
32 scene vs. view
33 soul vs. spirit
34 sport vs. exercise
35 street vs. road
36 student vs. pupil
37 topic vs. theme
38 voice vs. sound
39 war vs. battle
03 Part 形容词
01 able vs. capable
02 alone vs. lonely
03 angry vs. mad
04 anxious vs. worried
05 aware vs. conscious
06 big vs. large
07 classic vs. classical
08 clean vs. clear
09 common vs. usual
10 continual vs. continuous
11 contrary vs. contradictory
12 difficult vs. hard
13 distant vs. remote
14 doubtful vs. dubious
15 each vs. every
16 economic vs. economical
17 effective vs. efficient
18 either...or vs. neither...nor
19 empty vs. vacant
20 expensive vs. costly
21 farther vs. further
22 fat vs. chubby
23 fewer vs. less
24 humid vs. wet vs. damp
25 individual vs. personal
26 inner vs. interior
27 ironic vs. sarcastic
28 jealous vs. envious
29 just vs. fair
30 little vs. small
31 noisy vs. loud
32 old vs. aged
33 original vs. creative
34 passed vs. past
35 possible vs. probable
36 quick vs. fast
37 ready vs. prepared
38 real vs. true
39 right vs. correct
40 sad vs. depressed
41 safe vs. secure
42 short vs. brief
43 sick vs. ill
44 silent vs. quiet
45 smart vs. wise
46 sure vs. certain
47 thankful vs. grateful
48 thin vs. skinny vs. slim
49 vast vs. huge
50 verbal vs. oral
51 wide vs. broad
04 Part 其他
01 above vs. over
02 after vs. behind
03 besides vs. except
04 between vs. among
05 can vs. may
06 ever vs. never
07 every day vs. everyday
08 soon vs. shortly
09 still vs. yet
10 whether vs. if