在美国当代英语语料库统计的20000个常用词中,今天为大家揭晓排在第一位的单词the,在4.5亿个单词中出现了22038615次。今天我们就一起来看看the的日常用法。

频率最高的搭配:

the first > the year > the most > the world > the same > the day > the end

词义解析:

1.用于名词前,指听者或读者已知的事物或人,尤指已提到的或能被领会的事物或人

I just bought a new shirt and some new shoes. The shirt was pretty expensive, but the shoes weren't. 我刚买了一件新衬衫和几双新鞋;衬衫很贵,但鞋子不贵。
I'll pick you up at the station. 我会开车到车站接你。

2.用于某些名词前,表示泛指一类地方

Let's go to the movies this evening. 我们今晚去看电影吧。
I have to go to the bank and get some exchanges. 我得去银行兑换些钱。

3.用在带有限制性定语的名词短语前

I really enjoyed the book written by Lu Xun. 我真的很喜欢鲁迅写的这本书。

4.指独一无二的事物或人

What will happen in the future? 未来会发生什么事?
After I leave college, I want to travel around the world. 大学毕业后,我想环游世界。
When we went to Paris, we visited the Louvre Museum. 我们到巴黎时参观了卢浮宫。

5.用于形容词或副词最高级及表示排名的词前

That was the first film of this year. 这是今年第一部电影。
Who's the tallest person in your class?你们班最高的人是谁?

6.用在形容词前构成名词,泛指一类人或事物
The young prefers the movie.年轻人更喜欢这部电影。
I suppose we'll just have to wait for the inevitable. 看来我们只好坐等那不可避免的事情发生了。

7.用在单数名词前,指该类事物或人
The panda is becoming an increasingly rare animal. 熊猫这种动物数量越来越稀少了。
The car is responsible for causing a lot of damage to our environment. 汽车对我们的环境造成了严重破坏。

8.用在姓氏前表示某夫妇或一家人
The Jacksons are coming to visit on Saturday. 杰克逊一家周六要来吃午饭。

9.用在两个形容词或副词比较级前,表示“越…越…”
The sooner I get this piece of work done, the sooner I can go home. 我越快完成这项工作,就能越早回家。

​10.用在形容词或副词比较级前,表示某人或事物的特定状态的变化
She doesn't seem to be any the worse for her bad experience. 她看来丝毫没有因为悲惨的经历而沮丧。

词组搭配(按使用频率依次递减):

1. the never-never  以分期付款的方式
I don't like buying things on the never-never. 我不喜欢分期付款买东西。

2. the big day 结婚日
When's the big day, then? 那么什么时候结婚呢?

3.the big apple 纽约市
She's planning a trip to the Big Apple. 她正计划去纽约旅行。