We usually go on holiday in July.
We usually go on holiday during July.
在上述两个句子中,during 和 in 表示的都应该是一个段时间中的一个点时间吧,而且感觉没啥区别?
沅老师:
没错,你的两个句子没什么区别。关于 during 与 in 的区别,注意以下两点:
(1) 两者均可表示“时间点”,有时可互换。如:
I’ll be on holiday in [during] August. 我将在8月度假。
He woke up three times in [during] the night. 夜里他醒了 3 次。
(2) 两者比较而言,during 更强调时间的延续,in 只是指一般性的某一时间。因此若表示状态或习惯性动作,多用during,否则以用in为常见:
Many people suffered hardship during the war. 许多人在战争期间受苦遭难。
He was injured in the war. 他在战争期间受了伤。
刘老师:
是的,就你这两个句子而言,in 和during 基本没有区别。
介词in 表示时间,指跟一段时间或与年、月、季节时间连用。表示“在......中”,“在…期间”。
If something happens in a particular year, month, or other period of time, it happens during that time. (柯林斯词典)
▲以下句子用in 或during 均可:
Wages have fallen by more than twenty percent in/during the past two months.
在过去的两个月里,薪资降幅超过 20%。
American business in Britain in/during the 1950s grew much faster than British business.
20 世纪 50 年代,美国企业在英国的发展速度要比英国本土企业快得多。
Where shall you go in/during the summer?
今年夏天你将到什么地方去?
The attack is believed to have been carried out in/during the early morning hours...
据信进攻是在清晨时发起的。
▲但是,如果后面跟的不是“时间”名词,而是“事件”名词,则用during,不用in。
Several houses were carried away during the flood.
有些房子在洪水中被冲走了。
During his visit, the Pope will also bless the new hospital.
在访问期间,教皇还将为新医院祈福。
The fire started during the workmen's dinner.
火灾是在工人们吃饭时发生的。
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