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相似词语辨析【51】diary,dairy和daily

2007-8-3  

  diary,dairy,daily

  这三个词的外貌颇相像,但读音和词义各不相同。

  Diary/'dairi/是“日记”(a daily record of events in one's life)或“日记本”。例:

  Keeping a diary will do us a lot of good.
  记日记对我们大有裨益。

  I got out my diary and made a note in it.
  我掏出日记本,在上面作了摘录。

  Dairy/'de+ri/是“牛奶店”或“乳品场”( a place where milk,butter or cheese is produced or sold)。例:

  The dairy farm keeps many dairy cows.
  乳牛场饲养了很多乳牛。

  Dairy products are among the chief exports of Australia.
  乳制品是澳洲主要出口之一。

  Daily/'deili/是“日报”(newspaper sold every day);它亦可用作形容词和副词,表示“每日”(every day)之意。如:

  We have subscribed to the China Daily.(n.)
  我们已订阅《中国日报》。

  We made daily visits to him when he was hospitalized.(adj.)
  他在住院期间,我们每天都去探望他。

  They phoned the hospital daily to find how he was.(adv.)
  他们每天打电话给医院询问他的病况。

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