34 组形近词组1. a number of，the number ofa number of 许多，谓语动词用复数；the number of …的数目，谓语动词用单数。The number of students is increasing.学生的数量在增长。2. in front of，in the front ofin front of 范围外的前面；in the front of 范围内的前面。 In the front of the room sits a boy.在这个房间前面坐着一个男孩。3. three of us，the three of usthree of us 我们（不止三个）中的三个；the three of us 我们三个（就三个人）。The three of us——Tom, Jack and I went to the cinema yesterday.我们三个——汤姆、杰克和我昨天去看电影了。4. by bus, on the busby bus 乘公交车，表手段，方式，不用冠词；on the bus 在公交车上，表范围。 They went there by bus last year.去年，它们乘公交车去的那里。5. for a moment, for the momentfor a moment 片刻，一会儿；for the moment 暂时，一时。Thinking for a moment, he agreed. 想了一会儿，他同意了。6. next year, the next yearnext year 明年，将来时间状语；the next year 第二年，过去将来时间状语。 He said he would go abroad the next year.他说他第二年会出国。7. take advice, take the(one's) advicetake advice 征求建议；take the advice 接受建议。He refused to take the advice and failed again.他拒绝接受建议，再一次失败了。8. in a word；in wordsin a word 总之，一句话；in words 口头上。In a word, you are right.总之，你是对的。9. in place of, in the place ofin place of 代替；in the place of 在…...地方。A new building is being built in the place of the old one.一座新的建筑物在原来旧的建筑物所在地正在被建。10. in secret, in the secretin secret 秘密地，暗自地，偷偷地，一般用作状语；in the secret 知道内情，知道秘密，一般用作表语。My mother was in the secret from the beginning.我妈妈从一开始就知道内情。11. go to sea, by sea, by the seago to sea 当海员，出航；by sea 乘船，由海路；by the sea 在海边。 12. the doctor and teacher, the doctor and t...
