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英语专四常见词辨析二百七十一

2011-07-20来源:和谐英语

deal with, cope with, dispose of, manage, handle

这些动词或短语动词都含有“处理”,“对付”之意。

deal with : 既可指处理具体事情,也可指处理或解决具有抽象意义的问题。

He must deal with many difficulties.(他必须应付许多困难。)

cope with : 指成功地处理或对付更为重大,更为严重的问题或事物。

I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.(既要照顾家庭又要工作, 我不知道她是怎样应下来的。)

dispose of与deal with同义,普通用法。

He doesn't know how to dispose of his spare time.(他不知如何打发空余时间。)
manage : 指处理日常事务与工作,也可指经营管理。

My son is a lawyer, so he manages all my legal affairs.(我儿子是律师, 由他处理我全部的法律事务。)

handle : 从原义“手柄”,转引申为作“处理”解时,其内涵是管理和操纵。

His wise father knows how to handle him.(他聪明的父亲知道如何管教他。)