Knowledge是名词,意为“知识,认知,学问”,后可接of的短语作定语或that从句作同位语,表示关于某方面的知识或对某人或某事的了解或理解,此时knowledge前须加定冠词the。
例:He is poor in money, but rich in knowledge. 他贫于金钱,但富于学问。
She has a rich knowledge of Chinese history. 她对中国的历史了解很深。
4. What do you like to do in your spare time? 你空闲时间喜欢干什么?
Spare是形容词,意为“空闲的,多余的”
例:How do you spend your spare time? 你怎样度过你的空余时间?拓展:spare也可作为动词,意思是:为…留出,匀出
例:Please spare some time for your hobbies. 请为你的爱好留出一点时间。
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1. After our ship crashed against the rocks, I swam as far as I could. 在我们的船触礁以后,我尽可能远地向前游。
1) against是介词,意思是:靠着、顶着、迎着、衬着,
例:The teache r’s desk is against the wall. 老师的办公桌靠墙放着。The red flag looks very bright against the blue sky. 红旗在蓝天的衬托下显得十分鲜艳。
2) as far as 意为:与…一样远、一直到,在否定句中也可写为so far as,