用在衣服上可以认为fit是大小合适,suit是颜色合适,match是都合适。
fit 指大小、形状的合适,引申为吻合、协调。suit 指合乎需要、口味、条件、地位,以及花色、款式等与某人的皮肤、气质、身材或身份相称。match 多指大小、色调、形状、性质等的搭配。
This new jacket fits her well . 这件夹克很合她的身。
对比:This new jacket suits her beautifully . 这件夹她穿着真漂亮。
That colour suits you best .
Try the new key and see if it fits the keyhole .
Does this time suit you ?
No dish suits all tastes .
当表示“使……适合”的意思时,fit 常与 for 连用;suit 常与 to 连用。
His experience fits him for the job .
He suited his speech to his audience . 他使自己的演讲适合于听众。
The People's Great Hall and the Historical Museum match the Tian An Men beautifully . 人民大会堂和历史博物馆把天安门陪衬得极为美丽。
match / fit / suit
精讲: match表品质、颜色、设计等方面匹配,即:与……相配; fit作及物动词:适合,配上,合身,使人适应;作不及物动词,表吻合,合身; suit表适合,常强调颜色、式样等适合某人,而fit则强调大小合身。
精练:
① It doesn't ________ you to have your hair cut short.
② Carpets should ________ the curtains.
③ Does the coat ________ you?
④ Military training ________ men for long marches.
6. compare...with / compare...to
精讲: compare...with 将……与……比较; compare...to ...把……比作……,将……与……比较。
精练:
① I ________ my answers ________ the teacher's and found I had made a mistake.
② Poets have compared sleep ________ death.
答案① suit ② match ③ fit ④ fits
Adapt --- vt to make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation使适合, 使合适或适应某种特定用法或状况 eg. He adapted himself to the cold weather.他适应了寒冷的天气。 / vi. To become adapted适应,顺应 eg. They discovered a new species that adapts well to winter climes. 他们发现了一个很适应冬天气候的新物种。Synonyms同义词:adapt, adjust, fit, suit, match The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to make suitable to or consistent with a particular situation or use” 这些词都含“适合” 、“适应”的意思。
adapt 指“修改或改变以适应新条件”, 如: You should adapt yourself to the new environment.你应该适应新环境。
adjust 指“调整”、“调节”使之适应, 如: You can't see through the telescope until it is adjusted to your eyes. 你把望远镜调节到适合你的目光之后, 你才看得见。
fit 多指“大小适合”, 引伸为“吻合”, 如: The shoes fit me well. 这鞋我穿正好。suit 多指“合乎要求、 口味、性格、情况”, 如: No dish suits all tastes. 众口难调。
match 指“大小、色调、形状、性质等相配或相称”, 如: A red jacket doesn't match green trousers.红上衣与绿裤子不相配。