英语冠词单词20个

英语中，小小的冠词无处不在，如果你分不清如何使用不定冠词“a/an”及定冠词“the”1. 抽象名词表示一般概念，表示具体概念则不可省略1) Love is all you need.泛指爱的情感2) We are coming together across the nation to carry the Love of Jesus.指耶稣对人的具体的爱3) Happiness is contagious.泛指幸福4) Life is About Sharing the Happiness and Kindness指可以分享的具体幸福5) Crime is a growing problem in the inner cities.泛指犯罪行为6) Scenes of the Crime is a 2001 film directed by Dominique Forma and written by Daniel Golka, Amit Mehta, and Forma.指具体的某种犯罪2. 具象名词用其抽象意义时，如sea、town、office、market等，否则不可省略1) My uncle first went to sea at the age of 15.指成为水手，非指大海2) He used to spend several months at sea.指出航，非指大海3) I went to the sea/seaside to swim.指具体的海边4) What‘s on in town this weekend?指常住地，非指具体某个城镇5) Pat’s out of town until Tuesday.指常住地，非指具体某个城镇6) What‘s on in the town this weekend?指某个具体城镇，非指常住地7) This government has been in office for about a year now.指执政，非指具体的政府部门8) The opposition parties would dearly love to vote it out of office.指执政，非指具体的政府部门9) She didn’t get out of the office much before 7 o‘clock.指工作场所，非指职务3.具体名词用其抽象功能时，如church、school、college、university、class、camp、hospital、prison、court、mosque、temple、government、work、home、bed，指具体建筑、家具或增加描述内容时则不可省略。注意:上述hospital、government、university在美国英语里不省略冠词1) Sorry, you can’t talk to Annie. She‘s at school.她是学生，非指学校的场所2) I say much because it’s also clear that, if she was at the school, she was there because of her connection to the force.她在学校这个地方，但未必是学生3) Today her mother has gone to the school to meet the principal.指具体的学校，非指上学4) Rose is a student and she loves school.指读书，非指学校5) It‘s okay to hate school: There is nothing wrong with you.指读书，非指学校6) After graduating from high school he went to university.指高中及大学教育，非指具体学校;英国英语7) If you ask people why do they go to the university, specially if you ask that before they go, most of them will answer with one word: knowledge.指高等教育，非指学校;美国英语8) Representative delegation of the People’s Republic of China visited the University.指学校，非指大学教育9) Her mother is in hospital.她是病人，非指医院建筑;英国英语10) On arrival at the hospital you will be asked for your personal details.指医院建筑，英美同11) He will be in prison for five years.他是犯人，非指监狱建筑12) The aging dissident was released from prison.他是犯人，非指监狱建筑13) The plumber went to the prison to fix the pipes.他不是犯人，强调监狱场所14) She stayed in bed on Sunday morning instead of going to church.她没有从事宗教活动，非指没去教堂那个场所15) He entered the church to photograph its interior.指教堂建筑16) The angry customer threatened to take him to court.顾客打官司，非指法庭建筑17) In the court he met an old friend.指法庭建筑18) What time are they leaving for temple指祷告或礼拜活动，非指寺庙建筑19)Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o‘clock prayer service.指寺庙建筑20) I don’t like going to work.泛指干活，非指具体行业或者单位

一、定冠词the_ 1. 定冠词the和一个形容词连用,代表一类人.若其作主语,则其后的谓语动词用复数形式. 2. 由普通名词和另外一些词构成的专有名词前多数要加定冠词 3) 某些节假日前: the Spring Festival春节, the Mid-Autumn Day中秋节 但也有一些这类专有名词前不加定冠词 3. 一些乐器名称前面通常用the, 如play the guitar, play the piano.但在一些特殊的表达中不用the,如with Kenney Rogers on saxophone, with Miles Davis on trumpet.体育比赛的项目前也不加定冠词,如play chess, play volleyball / basketball. 4. 一年四季spring, summer, autumn /fall, winter 前,可用亦可不用定冠词,意思基本一样,但在美语中,通常为in the fall 5. 物质名词前一般不加定冠词,但当一些物质名词不用于一般意义,而表示该物质的特定部分,特别是当其有限制性定语时,常加定冠词 二、不定冠词a(an) 1. what 后的感叹句中,若感叹的名词是可数名词单数,不定冠词a/an不能省略.如: What a horrible day! 2. a/an 用于指非独一无二的工作或职业 3. 疾病名称通常被认为是不可数的,因此,其前通常不加冠词 . 习惯用定冠词的表达 by the way, on the whole, in the end, on the way to, tell the truth, on the right / left, in the possession of, be in the habit of doing sth., on the spot, the day before yesterday, in the distance, in the case of, for the time being, at the hands of, in the front of, be in the dark, at the back of, to the extent of等. 2. 习惯用不定冠词的表达 as a matter of fact, as a rule, be in a position to, a matter of course, all of a sudden, be at a loss, have a chance, have a good time, have a hand in, have a say, have a try, keep an eye on, on a large scale, with a firm hand, take a fancy to, be in a hurry, take a walk, take an interest in等. 3. 习惯用零冠词的表达 at noon/night/dawn/midnight, in town, in front of, at bottom, in order, in peace, at hand, at home, at last, at present, at stake, at war, by way of, day and night, without result, on top of, in trouble, in sight, from beginning to end, in advance, in haste, in danger, in case(of), in possession of, in fashion, in fact, take part in, take place等.