英语相似词辨析 join，join in，join to

join，join in，join to

Join的基本词义是“加入某个党派或社会团体，从而成为该党派或团体的一员”。例：

When did they join the conservation organization？

他们是什么时候参加环保组织的？

The prodigy¹ joined the International Association² of Poets，

Playwrights，Editors，Essayists and Novelists（PEN）when he was only fourteen years old．

这位天才在十四岁时便成为国际笔会会员。

Join in的意思是“参加某项运动或活动”，例如参加讨论、游行、罢工等。例：

More than ten thousand workers have joined in this strike．

有一万多名工人参加了此次罢工。

All of us will join in the celebration of the victory of World War Ⅱ．

我们全都参加这次庆祝世界二次大战胜利的活动。

There were many extracurricular activities，but Peter never joined in．

尽管有很多课外活动，但彼德从不参加。

Join to的意思是“和…接触”、“与…相连”。例：

Our house is joined to Mr．So's．

我们的房子和苏先生的房子相连。

请注意，join之后如接 oneself再加to，就表示“参加”、“加入”的意思。如：

To my surprise，Mr．Li joined himself to the opposite party last month．

令我惊奇的是，上个月李先生竟然参加了反对党。

1 prodigy   

n.惊人的事物，奇迹，神童，天才，预兆

参考例句：

• She was a child prodigy on the violin.她是神童小提琴手。
• He was always a Negro prodigy who played barbarously and wonderfully.他始终是一个黑人的奇才，这种奇才弹奏起来粗野而惊人。

2 association   

n.联盟，协会，社团；交往，联合；联想

参考例句：

• Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.我方和贵公司的长期合作带来了巨大的利益。
• I broke away from the association ten years ago.我10年前就脱离了那个团体。