use a highlighter to do sth
use sth to do sth 表示“用某物做某事”，highlighter 前常加颜色词说明笔的颜色。
She used a yellow highlighter to mark the key sentences.
她用一支黄色荧光笔标出了关键句子。
荧光笔；高亮笔
高光；高光粉；突出者；强调物；用于标记文本的荧光记号笔。；用于突出面部轮廓等的反光化妆品。；突出或强调某物的东西。
用于标记文本的荧光记号笔。
A marker pen used to highlight text.
用于突出面部轮廓等的反光化妆品。
A cosmetic product that reflects light, used to emphasize the contours of the face etc.
突出或强调某物的东西。
That which highlights or emphasizes something.
I used a yellow highlighter to mark the important passages in the textbook.
我用黄色荧光笔在课本上标出了重要段落。
用法提示：名词，指荧光笔，用于标记文本。
She applied a bit of highlighter on her cheekbones to make them stand out.
她在颧骨上涂了一点高光粉，让它们更突出。
用法提示：名词，指化妆品高光，用于提亮面部。
Before the exam, she went through her notes with a pink highlighter.
考试前，她用粉色荧光笔复习了笔记。
用法提示：名词，指荧光笔，用于复习时标记重点。
use sth to do sth 表示“用某物做某事”，highlighter 前常加颜色词说明笔的颜色。
She used a yellow highlighter to mark the key sentences.
她用一支黄色荧光笔标出了关键句子。
with 引出所用的工具，动词常用 highlight 或 mark。
He highlighted the main points with a green highlighter.
他用绿色荧光笔标出了要点。
指化妆品“高光”时通常不可数，常与 apply、put on 连用，to 后接涂抹的部位。
She applied highlighter to her cheekbones.
她在颧骨处涂了高光。
grammar · medium
易错句子I bought highlighter for the exam.
正确表达I bought a highlighter for the exam.
highlighter 是可数名词，指一支具体的笔，单数形式前必须加不定冠词 a/an；汉语名词前不需要冠词，因此中国学习者常漏掉冠词。
grammar · medium
易错句子I used highlight to mark the key sentences.
正确表达I used a highlighter to mark the key sentences.
highlight 是动词或抽象名词，意思是“突出、亮点”；用来划线的文具是名词 highlighter，表示“用荧光笔”要说 a highlighter，这是词性/词形混淆。
grammar · medium
易错句子She marked the important words by a highlighter.
正确表达She marked the important words with a highlighter.
表示“用某种工具或材料”时，英语用介词 with；by 用于交通方式（by bus）或动作的执行者（written by...），不能用来引出工具。
highlighter 专指荧光笔，墨水为半透明荧光色，用来涂在文字上做高亮；marker 泛指记号笔，墨水一般不透明，用于书写、标记或写白板，不用于给文字上色高亮。在美式口语中 marker 偶尔也泛指荧光笔，但通常要靠 highlighter 或 fluorescent 来明确；写正式场合时用 marker 指高亮笔容易被理解为普通记号笔。
highlight 是动词或名词，意为“强调、突出”或“最精彩的部分”，不能指笔；highlighter 是名词，指荧光笔（也指高光化妆品）。两者拼写相近、词性不同，作主语或宾语表示“笔”时只能用 highlighter，例如“a highlighter”不能写成“a highlight”。
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