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词汇比较

词汇比较

commence vs start vs begin

I noticed the word commence when I recite GRE, the meaning is similar with the word start and begin. The Oxford dictionary explain the meaning as: to begin to happend; to begin sth. Chinese meaning as 开始发生，着手。 So I start to think about the difference, and which context can I use commence. So I dive into the example sentences.

The meeting is scheduled to commence at noon. Here commence used as intransitive verb. It means something starts.

I will be on leave during the week commencing 15 February. week commencing, week leave

使用场合

commence is used in a formal （正式）situation， start/begin is used more often in an informal situation.

According to the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms

Traditional usage often supports the choice of commence in reference to court proceedings, religious or other ceremonies, or industrial, commercial, or military operations" (p. 94)

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词汇比较

weary vs tired vs fatigued

weary

very tired, especially after you have been working hard or doing sth for a long time

be weary of doing sth

fatigued

very tired, both physically and mentally 身心交瘁；精疲力竭

量词备忘

单词 中文 例句
mound 堆 There was a mound of clothes on the messy teenager’s floor.
tract 片（森林） Other side of the mountains was a long tract of forest.
scrap 小片（纸） Chris liked to use many **scraps of paper **when thinking up ideas.
speck 滴 A speck of blood appeared where the mosquito bit him.
bead 滴 beads of water collected outside the glass.
loaf 块（切片面包） Could you please buy a loaf of bread for sandwiches?
multitude 群（人） A multitude of people were waiting at the airport.
chunk 大块 When they broke open the rock, they saw it was filled with chunks of gold.
bunch 串 She was hungry, so she ate the entire bunch of grapes.
puff 缕 A puff of smoke came from the burnt match.
slice 片 The girl enjoyed a slice of cake at her birthday party.
stack 叠 There was a stack of paperwork on his desk to complete.
herd 群（动物） The herd of cows moved slowly across the ranch.
pile 摞 The pile of cups was beginning to tilt.
patch 小片 There was one small patch of grass in the sand-covered desert.
heap 大堆 After the building was torn down, all that was left was a heap of bricks.
fleet （船 车）队 The fleet of ships spent a few days at the dock.