(1) 用作形容词,表示“快的”“快递的”“直达的”等。如:
Please send this parcel by express delivery. 请用快递寄送这个包裹。
We caught the express train. 我们赶上了快车。
(2) 用作副词,表示“用快件邮寄送”“乘快车(旅行)”等。如:
The parcel was sent express. 这包裹是用快邮寄的。
I don’t like to travel express. 我不喜欢乘快车旅行。
(3) 用作名词,表示“快车”“快邮”“快运”等,为可数名词。如:
He came by the midnight express. 他乘午夜的快车来的。
有时表示“快递服务”“快递方式”,此时为不可数名词。如:
The letter was sent by express. 这信是用快件邮寄的。
单词:express的近义词、反义词、形近词辨析
say/speak/talk/express/dialogue/conversation/chat/tell/address/announce/declare/whistle/whisper/shout/yell
记忆:
1. say [ sei ] vt. 说, 比方说, 假定 n. 发言权 All I want is some say at the meeting. 我想要的是在会上的发言权。格言: Easier said than done. 说来容量做来难。
2. essay [ 5esei, 5esi] es-say n. 散文, 小品文, 随笔 Li Ao has written a lot of ironic essays which make the authorities upset. 李熬写了大量的讽刺性的散文,使当局很难堪。
3. saying [ 5seiiN ] n. 话, 谚语 As the saying goes, saying and doing should agree with each other. 如谚语所说,说话做事要一致。
4. speak [ spi:k ] v. 说(语言)Mr. Liu can speak several languages. 刘先生能讲几种语言。
5, talk [ tC:k ] vi. 交谈 I never talk to anyone about the tragedy I experienced at the age of 21.我从来没有对任何人讲过我在二十一岁时经历的悲剧。 talk with sb 与其交谈 talk to sb.对……谈话 talk about sb/sth 谈论…… talk of sth.谈到……
6. express . [ iks5pres ] vt.表达, 表示 adj.急速的 n.快车, 快递 I’m very glad I can express myself in English.我很高兴能用英语表达自己的意思。 express one’s idea express oneself表达自己的意思 express sth to sb
7, dialogue [ 5daiElC^] dia-, 表示“二”,词根log为“语言”,dialogue,二人说话,n. 对话 The peace dialogue was interrupted by the explosion. 和谈被爆炸打断了。
8, conversation [ 7kCnvE5seiFEn ] con-, 一起;verse, 诗,conversation,一起谈诗, n. 会话, 交谈 From the conversation, we can decide that they are close friends.从他们的谈话中我们可以推断他们是密切的朋友。
9, chat [ tFAt ] n. & v. 聊天 A free chat may make us relaxed. 自由聊天让我们放松。
10, tell [ tel ] vt. 告诉 吩咐, 断定 To tell the truth, the boss told me to do the work until 9 in the evening. 说实话,老板叫我工作到晚上九点钟。
11, address [ E5dres ] To speak to vt. 向. . . 致辞, 演说 He turned and addressed me in a low voice. 他转过身来,低声地对我说。
12, announce [ E5nauns ] To make known publicly. vt. 宣布, 通告 The news wasn’t announced until the president returned safe and sound. 总统平安地回来后那条消息才公布出来。
13, declare [ di5klZE ] To make known formally or officially. vt. 断言, 宣称, 宣布, 宣告, 声明 America declared war against one country after another. 美国向一个又一个的国家宣战。
14. whistle [ (h)wisl ] n. 口哨, 汽笛声 v. 吹口哨, 鸣汽笛 The stone whistled past my head. 石头呼啸着从我脑袋边飞过。
15. whisper [ 5(h)wispE ] Soft speech produced without full voice. vi. 耳语, 密谈, 飒飒地响 They were always whispering at the meeting. 他们在会上总是窃窃私语。
16. shout [ Faut ] A loud cry v. 呼喊, 呼叫 They shouted their disapproval. 他们大喊不同意。
17. yell [ jel ] To cry out loudly, as in pain, fright, surprise, or enthusiasm. vi. 大叫, 忍不住笑, 呼喊 The wounded soldiers yelled with pain. 受伤的士兵们痛苦地呻吟着。