在英语中 join,attend,participate,engage 和 take part in 都可以表示“参加”,那么是不是在什么场合下,它们都可以互换呢?虽然它们之间的区别比较小,但是还是有比较多的细节区别的。
Join 指加入组织、团体等,也指与他人一同做某事,或去某人那里与其呆在一起或做某事,含有“成为其中一员”的意思,意为“参加,加入”,例如:I don't have time for a drink now, but I'll join you later.Why don't you ask your sister if she would like to join us for supper?We took the ferry across the Channel and then joined the Paris train at Calais.我们乘渡船横渡英吉利海峡,然后在加莱上了巴黎火车。If you're buying tickets, please join the queue.对应的短语动词 join in (sth/doing sth),join in (with sb/sth) 也有类似的意思,例如:She listens but she never joins in.All the members of the interviewing panel joined in with questions.
Attend 多指出席会议、参加学术活动、听课等,包含有 presence 的意思,意为“参加,出席”,是正式用词,例如:The meeting is on the fifth and we're hoping everyone will attend.Which school do your children attend?I attended the classes/seminars/lectures for a month or two.
Participate 指参与某活动或事件,常后接介词 in,含有“积极、主动”之意,意为“参加、参与”,是正式用词,例如:
Kate has always participated fully in the life of the school.
凯特一直充分参与学校的生活。
The teacher tries to get everyone to participate in the classroom discussion.We want to encourage members to participate fully in the running of the club.
Engage 指做某事或参与某项活动,常后接介词 in/on/upon,含有“积极、主动”之意,意为“参加,参与”,是正式用词,例如:Nowadays, office workers rarely engage in regular exercise.Even in prison, he continued to engage in criminal activities.
Take part in 指参加集体性的活动,相当于 participate,表示例如:
He always takes an active part in politics.You don't need strength to take part in this sport.
1. 若是正式用词,优先考虑使用 attend,enage 和 participate.2. 表示成为某个活动或事情的初始成员时用 join,不用其他,它可以表示在出席在某个活动或事情之前。3. 表示”积极、主动“参与某事或某活动,用 participate、engage 或 take part in。跟 attend 不同的是,它们表示不但出席了某个活动,还主动参与其中,相当于 join in;engage 还可用于 engage sb in 搭配中,表示使某人参与或从事。
4. 可以接 in 等介词的用 join,pariticpate 和 engage.5. 含有”出席“之意且跟学术、会议或课有关的用 attend.