高中英语重点词汇

38．fight against ( with) / fight for

fight against：与……战斗, 反对……的战争，可与fight with互用；但fight with还可表示“和……并肩作战”。例如：

例191：They are making great efforts to fight against / with pollution.

例192：In World War II, the British fought with the French and the Americans against the Germans.

（在第二次世界大战中，英国人同法国人、美国人一起与德国人交战。）

fight for：为（争取）……而战斗。例如：

例193：The slaves were fighting for freedom.

例194：He said he would fight for his motherland.

39．find / find out / look for

find：发现（无意识地）；找到（有意识地，是look for的结果）。例如：

例195：When I got there, I found my pocket picked. （当我到那里时，发现口袋被扒了。）

例196：Scientists have found new ways to clean waste. （科学家已找到清理废物的新途径。）find out：查明，查出。指经过探听、询问、调查之后查明、弄清。例如：

例197：Please find out who broke the window. （请查清楚是谁打破窗户的。）look for：寻找。例如：

例198：I have been looking for my pocket dictionary, but I haven’t found it yet.

（我一直在找我的袖珍词典，但是还没找到。）

40．forget / leave / remain

forget：忘了（带某物）。例如：

例199：Oh no, I’ve forgotten my key to the office.

leave：把（某物/ 某人）忘/ 留在某地（后面要跟地点）。例如：

例200：Oh no, I’ve left my key at the office.

例201：Don’t leave your child alone at home.

remain：（某人）留下来；仍然（保持）。例如：

例202：The refugees were allowed to remain in that area. （允许难民留在那个地区。）

例203：The boy remained silent.

41．go out / be out / put out

go out：熄灭（自然熄灭，无被动结构）。be out：熄灭（表示状态）。put out：扑灭。例如：例204：The light went out suddenly, and it has been out for quite a long time.