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ent/on behalf of/stand for

(1)represent用来表示“代表某人/某个团体/政府等”“某种标志代表什么”“某物(书、雕塑等)表现的是什么”和“把某人/物描绘成什么”。

(2)on behalf of只能用做状语,表示“代表/代替某人”。

(3)stand for往往用来表示“(字母、数字、符号等)代表/象征什么”。

[应用1] 用represent/stand for/on behalf of填空

(1)He ___________ our school to take part in the competition and all of us were proud of him.

(2)_____________ everyone here, I wish you a very happy holiday.

(3)What does the letter “E” ___________?

答案:represented;On behalf of;stand for

2. protect/defend/guard

(1)protect指采取一定措施,使用某些器具以保护人或物免遭损害,使用范围广泛。

(2)defend着重指用武力抵御攻击和侵犯。

(3)guard强调通过看守警戒,以确保安全。

[应用2] 

(1)The PLA Navy ______ the coastline of our motherland.中国人民解放军海军守卫着我们祖国的海岸线。

(2)We must ______ the children from harm.我们必须保护儿童免受伤害。

(3)We shall ______ our country, whatever cost may be.无论付出什么代价,我们都要保卫我们的祖国。

答案:guard;protect;defend

3. likely/probable/possible

(1)likely 强调表面上看来有可能,与 probable 意思接近,有时可以互换,但 likely 常暗示从表面迹象来判断。常用句型:

①Sth./Sb. be likely to do...

②It is likely that...

(2)probable 表示有几分根据的推测,比 possible 表示的可能性大。换句话说,probable的“有可能”,是指有实际的依据或逻辑上合乎情理。

常用句型:It is probable that...

(3)possible 表示客观上潜在的可能性,也许实际发生的可能性并不大。

常用句型:

①It is possible (for sb.) to do sth.

②It is possible that...

③sth. is possible

④as quickly/much/soon...as possible

[应用3] 

(1)It is _________ that it will rain, but with such a blue sky it doesn’t seem ___________.

(2)The weather is ______ to be fine.

(3)It is _________ for us to get from Beijing to Tianjin in less than an hour.

答案:possible probable;likely;possible