成人学位英语考试词汇学习：重点词组辨析（6）
1、die from, die of
这两个动词词组都表示“因……而死”。die from和die of都可表示因疾病，饥饿，寒冷，年迈，疲劳过度等造成的死亡。如：
die from/of illness/hunger/cold/old age/overwork/poison。再如：
It is reported that as many as 1 out of 10 heavy cigarette smokers will eventually die from/of lung cancer.据报道，有十分之一烟瘾很重的人会死于肺癌。
In a severe winter, wild animals can die from/of lack of food.在严冬，野生动物可能会因食物不足而死。
die from另可表示由外因而造成的死亡，象事故，损伤，环境条件，自然灾害等。如：
die from a traffic accident/a wound/carelessness/an electric shock/an earthquake。再如：
The young driver died from the wounds he received in the road accident.这个年轻的司机因交通事故致伤而死。
The 3-year-old child died from her fall out of the high window.这个三岁的小孩从高楼的窗户摔下来而死。
die of另可表示因内在感情而造成的死亡，像失恋，失望，羞愧，大喜大悲等。如：
die of love/disappointment/shame/joy/grief/a broken heart。再如：
Grandma Zhou died of grief soon after her husband's death.周奶奶在她丈夫死后不久因悲伤过度也去世了。
They drowned themselves in the sea and died of love.他们跳海殉情了。
2、deep, deeply
deep用作副词时，易和deeply混淆。这两个副词在修饰具体动作时，一般可以换用。如：We shall probe deep (or: deeply) into the matter.我们要深入地探索这件事。
deep通常用来形容静止状态，多用来修饰作状语的介词短语，带有far into之意。如：They danced deep into the night.他们跳舞跳到深夜。He stood there thinking, his hands deep in his pockets.他站在那儿思索，两手深深地插在口袋里。
deeply常常用来修饰形容词或过去分词，作程度状语。如：We were all deeply disturbed when we heard the news.我们听到那消息都感到极为不安。I'm deeply grateful for the advice you gave me.我非常感激你给我的劝告。
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