pour,flow,run,stream
這組詞的共同意思是“流”“流動(dòng)”.其區(qū)別是：
1.flow,run,stream和pour都可指液體流動(dòng); flow還可指氣體流動(dòng); pour還可指光線、微粒等傾瀉.
2.時(shí)間上:flow一般指源源不斷地、長(zhǎng)時(shí)間地流動(dòng); run既可以是源源不斷地、長(zhǎng)時(shí)間地流動(dòng),也可以是流動(dòng)一段時(shí)間; stream和pour多指短時(shí)間地流動(dòng).
3.方向上:指液體流動(dòng)時(shí),flow是水平流動(dòng); run和stream既可水平流動(dòng),也可垂直流動(dòng); pour是垂直流動(dòng).
4.流速上:從快到慢依次為pour,stream,run,flow.具體說就是flow是平平穩(wěn)穩(wěn)地流動(dòng); run比較湍急; stream比run更有力; pour則是“傾瀉”.
5.flow,stream和pour常用于比喻,run很少用于比喻.例如:
The river was flowing quietly.河水靜靜流著.
She let her hair down so that it flew darkly over her shoulders.她讓烏黑的頭發(fā)披散下來,飄垂到肩上.
The river runs through hills and fields.河水流經(jīng)山岡和田野.
The water runs out of the pipe into the bucket.水自管內(nèi)注入水桶中.
Tears were streaming down her face.她臉上熱淚滾滾而下.
The students streamed into the auditorium.學(xué)生們絡(luò)繹不絕地進(jìn)入禮堂.
下面三句話的意思相同:
She poured me a cup of tea.
She poured a cup of tea for me.
She poured me out a cup of tea.
她給我倒了一杯茶.