1.distinguish vt. & vi. 显示……的差别;使……有所不同;辨别
[教材原句] Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something merciful that would catch snakes but not harm them.
这回我有机会来表现一下自己了,我要发明某种仁慈的东西,既可以把蛇捉住,而又不会伤害它们。
(1)distinguish between A and B
区分A和B
distinguish... from... 把……与……区分开来
distinguish oneself as 作为……而出名
(2)distinguished adj. 卓越的;著名的;杰出的
be distinguished for... 因……而出名
be distinguished as... 作为……而出名
单句语法填空
①There is something about music that distinguishes it ________ all other art forms.
②The Town Hall completed in the 1800s was the most ________(distinguish) building at that time.
③The lecture mainly deals with the trouble young children have ________(distinguish) right from wrong.
④Hangzhou is distinguished ________ the West Lake.
句型转换
⑤Over the next few years he distinguished himself as a leading scholar.
→Over the next few years he ________________________ a leading scholar.
[答案] ①from ②distinguished ③distinguishing
④for ⑤distinguished himself to be