疊詞在英語中運(yùn)用十分廣泛,它是由介詞“in”“by”“after”“from”“to”“for”等和連詞“and”將同一個(gè)詞連接形成的慣用語,通常在句子中作狀語。連接的詞既有名詞,也有形容詞和副詞及其比較級(jí)。下面介紹一些常見的英語疊詞供大家學(xué)習(xí)和參考。
(a)tooth for(a)tooth以牙還牙,報(bào)復(fù)
(an)eye for(an)eye以眼還眼,報(bào)復(fù)
again and again再三,反復(fù)arm in arm手挽手地
back to back背靠背地bit by bit逐步地,慢慢地
by and by很快,不久day after day日復(fù)一日,一天又一天
day by day一天天,逐日
door to door挨家挨戶地end to end首尾相連
face to face面對(duì)面地foot by foot一步一步地,逐漸地
from cover to cover從頭到尾,自始至終
from day to day過一天算一天;一天又一天,天天
from hand to hand傳遞,轉(zhuǎn)手from time to time有時(shí)
from mouth to mouth口口相傳,廣泛流傳
hand in hand手拉手,結(jié)合hand to hand短兵相接,逼近
hem to head(with sb)(與某人)面對(duì)面直接談判
hours and hours很久很久less and less越來越少(小)
little by little緩慢地,逐漸地,一點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)地
month after month月月,每月month by month逐月地
more and more越來越多mouth to mouth口對(duì)口地
neck and neck齊頭并進(jìn),不分上下
on and on連續(xù)不停地,持續(xù)地one by one每個(gè)地,逐一地
over and over反復(fù)地,再三side by side肩并肩,并排地
shoulder to shoulder肩并肩地,齊心協(xié)力地
step by step一步一步地,逐步地,穩(wěn)步地
week after week一個(gè)星期又一個(gè)星期,一周接一周;一連數(shù)周week by week一個(gè)星期一個(gè)星期地,每過一周year after year年年,每年year by year年復(fù)一年
有些疊詞之間可用連字符連接,主要構(gòu)成形容詞,有時(shí)也可構(gòu)成名詞或副詞。
如:day-to-day按日計(jì)劃的;日常工作的;例行的
down-and-down十足的,徹頭徹尾的
face-to-face面對(duì)面的;面對(duì)面地
hand-in-hand手牽手的,親密的;并進(jìn)的
hand-to-hand交手的,白刃的,肉搏的
mouth-to-mouth口對(duì)口人工呼吸的so-and-so如此這般地
out-and-out十足的,徹頭徹尾的;公開的,明目張膽的
step-by-step逐步的,逐漸的up-and-up越來越好
為便于同學(xué)們理解和加深印象,下面舉一些例句:
1.The news spread rapidly from mouth to mouth,消息很快就傳開了。
2.Business is on the up-and-up,生意越做越大。
3.I went into the room and found myself face-to-face with him,我走進(jìn)房間,面對(duì)面地碰上了他。
4.I have told you over and over not to do that,我一再給你講不要再那么做。
5.I went through the items on the list one by one,我逐條看了清單上的條目。
6.Poverty and poor health often go hand in hand,貧困與健康不良常有連帶關(guān)系。
7.They sat on the desk,side by side,他們并排坐在課桌上。
8.She has to work at weekends from time to time,她偶爾周末還得加班。
9.His English is improving little by little,他的英語正在逐步提高。
10.Day by day his condition is improved,他的健康狀況一天天好轉(zhuǎn)。
11.She hates doing the same job day after day,她討厭日復(fù)一日做同樣的工作。
12.By and by she met an old man with a beard,她不久就遇到一個(gè)大胡子老頭。