内蒙古高考英语考前抢分必备：易混短语辨析

1. since then from then on ever since ever before

since then意为"从那时起"，通常与现在完成时连用，指从过去某一时刻起到现在为止的一段时间。?

from then on意为"从那时起"，通常与一般过去时连用，指过去某一时刻之后的时间。

ever since意为"自……以后，从……起"，通常与延续性动词的完成时态连用。?

ever before的意思是"在以往任何时候"，常出现在than后面，其中before是副词，有时可以省略，ever用以加强语气。如：?

He has disappeared since then.?

From then on he refused to talk about the thing.?

We’ve been friends ever since we met at school. ?

More women are going out to work than ever before.

2.on board on the board on the boards?

on board泛指"在船上"，还可指"在飞机或火车上"。这个短语后面也可接船名或船的类型，如：on board the Dongfeng在东风号上，on board a liner在邮轮上。 ?

on the board除可表示"在(具体的)这艘或那艘船上"外，还可表示"在会上讨论"。 ?

on the boards中的boards是"剧院，舞台表演"的意思，其本义是"在舞台上"，现常引申为"做演员"或"演出"，常用在连系动词be后作表语。

3. too much much too

too much 意为"太多"，可修饰不可数名词;若修饰可数名词，则用too many。?

much too意为"太……"，相当于very。如：?

Between ourselves, that young man's hair is much too long.

就咱俩之间说说,那个小伙子的头发实在是太长了。 ?

Don’t eat too much food.

不要吃太多的食物。

4.on the air in the air in the open air?

on the air意为"正在广播"。?

in the air意为"在传播中，可感觉到的，流行"。?

in the open air意为"在户外"。如：?

They were in the open air discussing a problem in the air when the news that a war broke out in Iraq was on the air.

5. at/from a distance in the distance?

at/from a distance 是"从远处"的意思，表示有一定的距离或在稍远处。 ?

in the distance 表示"在远处"，强调距离之远。如：?

The painting can be only admired at a distance.?

The noise of the car died away in the distance.

6. at any moment at the moment for a moment for the moment in a moment the moment

at any moment 意为"随时，任何时候"，与at any time 及at all times同义。?

at the moment 表示"现在，此刻"，用于一般现在时，也可以说成at this moment，相当于now/at present。?

for a moment 意为"一会儿"。?

for the moment 意为"目前，暂时"。?