用在衣服上可以認(rèn)為fit是大小合適,suit是顏色合適,match是都合適.
fit 指大小、形狀的合適,引申為吻合、協(xié)調(diào).suit 指合乎需要、口味、條件、地位,以及花色、款式等與某人的皮膚、氣質(zhì)、身材或身份相稱.match 多指大小、色調(diào)、形狀、性質(zhì)等的搭配.
This new jacket fits her well .這件夾克很合她的身.
對比：This new jacket suits her beautifully .這件夾她穿著真漂亮.
That colour suits you best .
Try the new key and see if it fits the keyhole .
Does this time suit you
No dish suits all tastes .
當(dāng)表示“使……適合”的意思時(shí),fit 常與 for 連用；suit 常與 to 連用.
His experience fits him for the job .
He suited his speech to his audience .他使自己的演講適合于聽眾.
The People's Great Hall and the Historical Museum match the Tian An Men beautifully .人民大會(huì)堂和歷史博物館把天安門陪襯得極為美麗.
match / fit / suit
精講:match表品質(zhì)、顏色、設(shè)計(jì)等方面匹配,即：與……相配； fit作及物動(dòng)詞：適合,配上,合身,使人適應(yīng)；作不及物動(dòng)詞,表吻合,合身； suit表適合,常強(qiáng)調(diào)顏色、式樣等適合某人,而fit則強(qiáng)調(diào)大小合身.
精練:
① It doesn't ________ you to have your hair cut short.
② Carpets should ________ the curtains.
③ Does the coat ________ you?
④ Military training ________ men for long marches.
6.compare...with / compare...to
精講:compare...with 將……與……比較; compare...to ...把……比作……,將……與……比較.
精練:
① I ________ my answers ________ the teacher's and found I had made a mistake.
② Poets have compared sleep ________ death.
答案① suit ② match ③ fit ④ fits
Adapt --- vt to make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation使適合,使合適或適應(yīng)某種特定用法或狀況 eg.He adapted himself to the cold weather.他適應(yīng)了寒冷的天氣./ vi.To become adapted適應(yīng),順應(yīng) eg.They discovered a new species that adapts well to winter climes.他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)很適應(yīng)冬天氣候的新物種.Synonyms同義詞：adapt,adjust,fit,suit,match The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to make suitable to or consistent with a particular situation or use” 這些詞都含“適合” 、“適應(yīng)”的意思.
adapt 指“修改或改變以適應(yīng)新條件”,如:You should adapt yourself to the new environment.你應(yīng)該適應(yīng)新環(huán)境.
adjust 指“調(diào)整”、“調(diào)節(jié)”使之適應(yīng),如:You can't see through the telescope until it is adjusted to your eyes.你把望遠(yuǎn)鏡調(diào)節(jié)到適合你的目光之后,你才看得見.
fit 多指“大小適合”,引伸為“吻合”,如:The shoes fit me well.這鞋我穿正好.suit 多指“合乎要求、 口味、性格、情況”,如:No dish suits all tastes.眾口難調(diào).
match 指“大小、色調(diào)、形狀、性質(zhì)等相配或相稱”,如:A red jacket doesn't match green trousers.紅上衣與綠褲子不相配.