I. 词语辨析

1、destroy / damage / ruin：均可以解释为：破坏、毁灭、消灭

destroy：主语可以是人，也可以是物，含有彻底的"毁灭"之义，其宾语可以是具体的事物，也可以使人的名声

e.g. The eruption of the volcano destroyed the whole town in only two days.

That rumour destroyed his good fame.

damage：主语可以是人，也可以是物，解释为"毁坏"，一般是局部的、非彻底的，可以修复，它的宾语可以是有形的，也可以是无形的。

e.g. His car was damaged in the accident.

The machine was damaged yesterday and now it is being repaired.

ruin：主语多为天灾人祸等无形的力量，含有彻底的"毁灭"之义，不可修复，其宾语往往是美好的珍贵的事物。

e.g. The heavy rain ruined our holidays.

Heavy smoking ruined his health.

2、wealth / wealthy

wealth：(u)财富、财产

e.g. a man of wealth,

He gained his wealth by doing business with foreign companies.

a wealth of：丰富的、大量的

e.g. The book has a wealth of beautiful pictures in it.

She has a wealth of knowledge about plants.

wealthy：富裕的、有钱的

e.g. He is a wealthy businessman and earns a lot of money every year.

be wealthy in...：富有......= be rich in

e.g. Iraq is a country that is wealthy in oil.

Canada is wealthy in forest and water resources.

类似的此有：health / healthy,

3、huge / large / enormous：均可解释为：大、巨大，均可修饰具体的、抽象的事物

huge：巨大的，强调体积而非重量。

e.g. A huge balloon is flying slowly in the sky.

I hope the huge problem will be solved as soon as possible.

The huge building stands on the other side of the river.

large：(比通常稍）大的，= big，是较一般的用语，用于修饰事物。

e.g. The beautiful girl has large eyes and a smart mouth.

A large bed lies in the middle of the room.

enormous：（超过寻常的、令人吃惊的）巨大，庞大

e.g. His study is so enormous that I can hardly believe my eyes.

Dinosaurs are animals with enormous bodies.

4、wise / clever

wise：（因经历、阅历丰富）而睿智的、英明的、有判断力

e.g. a wise man, a wise decision,