英语复习知识点概要rely on和remain
recognize vt.辨认出;承认
Do you recognize his hand writing ?你能认出他的笔迹吗?
They recognized him to be a great leader.他们承认他是一位伟大领袖。
He didn’t recognize that he had made a big mistake.他不承认自己犯下了大错。
rely on / upon相信,信赖
He relied on his parents’ advice.
他相信父母的劝告。
I rely on you to tell me all about it.
我要靠你把这件事的来龙去脉告诉我。
Such people are not to be relied on.
这样的人是靠不住的。
对比:rely on / upon指由过去的经验,使人相信对方必定能完成所交代的事情;depend on指依赖别人的支持或援助;trust(in)指深信绝对不会发生被出卖或令人失望的事情。I rely on his ability.我相信她的能力。
She depends on her friends to make a decision.
她依靠朋友帮她做决定。
He is a man to be trusted.
他是一个可以信赖的人。
It depends on whether you want to do it or not.这得看你是否想做。
remain
(1)vi剩下;(人)留下,逗留
The fact remains that she is a liar.
她是个说谎者的事实仍在。
They went off but she remained three days in that country.
他们走了,而她在那上国家逗留了三天。
(2)link v.(continue to be)+pred.(表语)(n./adj./pres. p. /past. p/ prep.p等)
The weather remains cold and wet.
天气依然寒冷潮湿。
Pollution in the city remains a problem.
这个城市的污染依然是个问题。
You can’t let your room remain like this.
你不能让房间一直这样。
①He remained silent at the meeting.在会上他一言不发。
②His books remain very new because he hardly read them。他的书仍然很新,因为他几乎没读。
对比:remain既指人逗留在一定场所,也指物逗留在一定场所或保持原来的形状或状态,或暗示纵使别人离去,自己仍然留下来。Stay会话用语,只表示人逗留在一定场所
e.g. Let’s stay here until he appears.
让我们留下来等他到来。
拓展:remaining adj.剩下的the remaining money = the money left剩余的钱
remainings n.(复数)剩余(物),残骸,遗迹
the remains of ancient Rome 古罗马的遗迹
the remainder(of)=the rest(of)剩下的东西/其余的人