英语中容易混淆的词汇短语
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容易弄混的英文知识点总结在学习英文的过程中,经常会遇到一些容易混淆的知识点,这些知识点可能在拼写、用法、语法等方面有相似之处,容易让学习者产生混淆。
本文将围绕一些常见的易混淆的英文知识点进行总结,希望能够帮助学习者更好地理解和掌握这些知识点。
一、拼写1. Their, There, They’re这三个单词在发音上几乎是一样的,但它们的含义和用法却完全不同。
Their 是“他们的”意思,在句子中通常作为形容词性物主代词使用;There 是“那里”的意思,用来指代某个地方;They’re 则是 they are 的缩写形式,表示“他们是”或“他们正在”做某件事情。
2. Lose, Loose这两个单词同样在发音上非常相似,但它们的含义却完全不同。
Lose 是动词,意思是“失去”或“输掉”,而 loose 则是形容词,意思是“松的”或“不固定的”。
3. Weather, Whether这两个单词的发音几乎一样,但它们的含义完全不同。
Weather 是“天气”的意思,用来描述气候状况;Whether 则是一个连词,用来引导名词性从句,表示“是否”的意思。
4. Stationary, Stationery这两个单词同样在发音上很相似,但它们的含义却完全不同。
Stationary 是形容词,表示“静止的”或“不动的”,而 stationery 则是名词,意思是“文具”或“信纸”。
5. Advice, Advise这两个单词在拼写上只有一个字母的区别,但它们的用法和含义却完全不同。
Advice 是名词,表示“建议”或“忠告”,而 advise 则是动词,表示“建议”或“劝告”。
二、用法1. Fewer, Less这两个单词都表示“更少的”意思,但它们的用法却有所不同。
Fewer 用于可数名词,表示“较少的”;而 less 则用于不可数名词,也表示“较少的”。
2. Farther, Further这两个单词在意思上几乎相同,都表示“更远的”意思,但在用法上有些区别。
vocabulary n. (可数名)by mistake地word n.;by accident有时地,不测处aloud adv. 作声地;大声地comma n.逗号(非常,反: quietly;silently)period n.句号loudly adv. 大声地;吵地question mark n. 号loud adv. 响亮地adj. 喧的;响亮的challenge n.挑 ( 复数 challenges)vt.挑pronounce vt . 拼;音pronunciation n. 音法;拼法specific adj.明确的;详细的specifi cally adv. 明确地;详细地special adj.特别的;特的specially adv. 地;特地especially adv. 特;特别;分外particular adj.非一般的;特的;特别的particularly adv. 特别;特地;特别地memorize vt.起来;熟;回起memorization n. ;回grammar n. 法grammatically adv. 法地;从法角度来,add A to B把A增添/充到B中add up to +数目达到⋯spoken English英口make a mistake = make mistakes solution.n. 解决方案;解答solve v. 解决later adv. 此后;一会此后late adj .晚;adv. 晚;lately adv. 近来;近来latest adj.最新的realize v.意到;(某人)(梦想)Eg: Finally, Kelsy realized her dream.come true (某人的梦想)Eg: Finally, her dream came true.matter vi.起重要作用;要Eg: I know Charles doesn't think this project is important, but it matters to me.afraid = terrified adj.惧怕的;愁的be afraid of ... = be terrified of ⋯恐惧 / 惧怕⋯be afraid to do = be terrified to do恐惧/惧怕做⋯laugh at⋯= make fun of⋯讥笑/嘲讽⋯complete vt.达成adj.完好的;完好的completely adv 完好地childhood n. 童年on duty班;日break off忽然中断;中断break down抛;出缺点break up分手take a ride兜take care小心,注意;珍重sb.be sure of sth.sb. be sure to do sth.sb. Be sure that⋯it is certain(无疑;确立) thatcertain adj.某,某些,某个Eg:friendly的比是friendlier,最高是friendliestcomic n.漫画,画志patient adj.耐心的n.病人patiently adv. 耐心地at the end of⋯in the endtake pride in⋯= be proud of⋯with pleasure能够用来答方的求,Eg: “Would you mind holding the door open forme, please ” “Oh, with pleasure.”It ’ s a pleasure.或It’s my pleasure.是用往返答感的答。
1、日常用语类lover 情人(不是“爱人”)busboy 餐馆勤杂工(不是“公汽售票员”)busybody 爱管闲事的人(不是“大忙人”)dry goods (美)纺织品;(英)谷物(不是“干货”)heartman 换心人(不是“有心人”)mad doctor 精神病科医生(不是“发疯的医生”)eleventh hour 最后时刻(不是“十一点”)blind date (由第三者安排的)男女初次会面(并非“盲目约会”或“瞎约会”)dead president 美钞(上印有总统头像)(并非“死了的总统”)personal remark 人身攻击(不是“个人评论”)sweet water 淡水(不是“糖水”或“甜水”)confidence man 骗子(不是“信得过的人”)criminal lawyer 刑事律师(不是“犯罪的律师”)service station 加油站(不是“服务站”)rest room 厕所(不是“休息室”)dressing room 化妆室(不是“试衣室”或“更衣室”)sporting house 妓院(不是“体育室”)horse sense 常识(不是“马的感觉”)capital idea 好主意(不是“资本主义思想”)familiar talk 庸俗的交谈(不是“熟悉的谈话”)black tea 红茶(不是“黑茶”)black art 妖术(不是“黑色艺术”)black stranger 完全陌生的人(不是“陌生的黑人”)white coal (作动力来源用的)水(不是“白煤”)white man 忠实可靠的人(不是“皮肤白的人”)yellow book 黄皮书(法国政府报告书,以黄纸为封)(不是“黄色书籍”)red tape 官僚习气(不是“红色带子”)green hand 新手(不是“绿手”)blue stocking 女学者、女才子(不是“蓝色长统袜”)China policy 对华政策(不是“中国政策”)Chinese dragon 麒麟(不是“中国龙”)American beauty 红蔷薇(不是“美国美女”)English disease 软骨病(不是“英国病”)Indian summer 愉快宁静的晚年(不是“印度的夏日”)Greek gift 害人的礼品(不是“希腊礼物”)Spanish athlete 吹牛的人(不是“西班牙运动员”)French chalk 滑石粉(不是“法国粉笔”)an apple of love,是常见的西红柿,不是“爱情之果”dead president,真正的含义是印有总统头像的美钞,而并非“死的总统”2.成语类pull one's leg 开玩笑(不是“拉后腿”)in one's birthday suit 赤身裸体(不是“穿着生日礼服”)eat one's words 收回前言(不是“食言”)an apple of love 西红柿(不是“爱情之果”)handwriting on the wall 不祥之兆(不是“大字报”)bring down the house 博得全场喝彩(不是“推倒房子”)have a fit 勃然大怒(不是“试穿”)make one's hair stand on end 令人毛骨悚然—恐惧(不是“令人发指——气愤”)be taken in 受骗,上当(不是“被接纳”)think a great deal of oneself 高看或看重自己(不是“为自己想得很多”)pull up one's socks 鼓起勇气(不是“提上袜子”)have the heart to do (用于否定句)忍心做……不是“有心做”或“有意做”)look out,是当心,不是“往外看”3.表达方式类Look out! 当心!(不是“向外看”)What a shame! 多可惜!真遗憾!(不是“多可耻”)You don't say! 是吗!(不是“你别说”)You can say that again! 说得好!(不是“你可以再说一遍”)I haven't slept better. 我睡得好极了。
英语中经常容易混淆的词(一)❶receive and takereceive是“接到,收到”的意思,它常和介词from引导的短语连用,表示“从……得到”I have just received a letter from my brother. 我刚从我弟弟那里收到一封信。
take所包含的意思很多,有“拿走”的意思,它常和with、to、off、out of等介词连用。
如:Someone has taken my pen. 有人拿走了我的钢笔。
1. Yesterday I received a present from Aunt Jane. 昨天我收到了简姑姑的礼物。
2. Have you received a letter from him yet? 你已收到他的来信了吗?3. I took the letter with me. 我随身带着那封信。
4. He has taken some flowers to her. 他带了一些花给她。
5. Why did you take this book off the shelf ?你为什么把书从书架上取下来?❷salary and wagessalary:薪水,工资(指按月领取的)He collects his salary at the end of each month.他每个月末领取工资。
wages:工资,常用复数(指按小时,按日计工的,每周领取的)The workmen collected their wages at the end of the week.工人们每周末领工资。
❸borrow and lendborrow:借来,借入(同介词from连用) borrow sth from sb 向某人借某物He has never borrowed money from me. (1.5)lend:借给,借出(与介词to连用) lend sth to sb 把某物借给某人I asked him to lend me £20. I asked him to lend £20 to me.❹ask and ask for.ask (a question)问(一个问题):After the lesson, he asked me a question.课后他问了我一个问题。
英语中容易混淆的词组单词容易混淆的常见原因集中在几方面:第一,发音非常接近,甚至完全相同,容易导致在被动接受语音信息的时候(也就是听听力材料的时候)发生理解误差。
如quite相当--quiet 安静地。
第二,有些词汇,不仅互相之间发音相似或相同,拼写也很接近如dairy牛奶厂--diary 日记statue塑像--statute法令--stature身长--status地位第三,有些单词,发音,拼写都接近,而且在含义用法上也有一些联系或雷同之处extend延伸(时间或长度) --extent长度容易混淆的词列举如下:1) quite 相当-- quiet 安静地2) affectv 影响, 假装 -- effectn 结果, 影响3) adapt 适应-- adopt 采用--adept 内行4) angel 天使--angle 角度5) dairy 牛奶厂--diary 日记6) contend奋斗, 斗争--content内容, 满足的context上下文--contest竞争, 比赛7) princip al 校长, 主要的 --princip le 原则8) implici t 含蓄的 --explici t 明白的9) dessert甜食 --desert沙漠v 放弃--dissert写论文10) pat 轻拍--tap 轻打--slap 掌击-rap 敲,打11) decent正经的 --descent n 向下, 血统 --descend v 向下12) sweet 甜的--sweat 汗水13) later 后来-- latter后者 --latest最近的 --latelyadv 最近14) costume服装 --custom习惯15) extensi ve 广泛的 --intensi ve 深刻的16) aural 耳的--oral 口头的17) abroad国外 --aboard上(船,飞机)18) altar 祭坛--alter 改变19) assent同意 --ascent上升 --accent口音20) champio n 冠军 --champag ne 香槟酒-- campaig n 战役21) baron 男爵--barren不毛之地的--barn 古仓22) beam 梁,光束--bean 豆--been have 过去式23) precede领先 --proceed进行,继续24) pray 祈祷--prey 猎物25) chicken鸡 --kitchen厨房26) monkey猴子-- donkey驴27) chore 家务活--chord 和弦-- cord 细绳28) cite 引用--site 场所--sight 视觉29) clash (金属)幢击声--crash 碰幢,坠落--crush 压坏30) complim ent 赞美 --complem ent 附加物31) confirm确认 --conform使顺从32) contact接触-- contrac t 合同 --contras t 对照33) council议会--counsel忠告 --consul领事34) crow 乌鸦--crown 王冠--clown 小丑--cow 牛35) dose 一剂药--doze 打盹36) drawn draw 过去分词--drown 溺水37) emigran t 移民到国--immigra nt 从某国来的移民38) excessn 超过--exceedv超过--excel 擅长39) hotel 青年旅社--hostel旅店40) latitud e 纬度--altitud e 高度--gratitu de 感激41) immoral不道德的 --immorta l 不朽的42) lone 孤独的--alone 单独的--lonely寂寞的43) mortal不死的--metal 金属--mental神经的medal勋章--model 模特--meddle玩弄44) scare 惊吓--scarce缺乏的45) drought天旱 --draught通风, 拖拉 --draught s (英)国际跳棋47) assure保证-ensure使确定--insure保险48) except除外--expect期望--accept接受--excerpt选录--exempt免除49) floor 地板--flour 面粉50) inciden t 事件--acciden t 意外51) inspira tion 灵感 --aspirat ion 渴望52) march 三月, 前进--match 比赛53) patent专利 --potent有力的--potenti al 潜在的54) police警察--policy政策--politic s 政治55) protest抗议--protect保护56) require需要 --inquire询问 --enquire询问 --acquire获得67) revenge报仇--avenge为...报仇68) story 故事 --storey楼层--store 商店69) strike打--stick 坚持-- strict严格的70) expand扩张 --expend花费--extend延长71) commerc e 商业 --commenc e 开始72) through通过--thoroug h 彻底的--(al)though尽管--thought think 过去分词73) purpose目的 --suppose假设 --propose建议74) expect期望--respect尊敬-- aspect方面-- inspect视察--suspect 怀疑75) glide 滑翔--slide 使滑行--slip 跌落76) steal 偷--steel 钢77) strive努力--stride大步走78) allusio n 暗示 --illusio n 幻觉--delusio n 错觉 --elusion逃避79) prospec t 前景 --perspec tive 透视法80) station ery 文具--station ary 固定的81) loose 松的--lose 丢失-- loss n 损失-- lost lose过去式82) amend 改正, 修正--emend 校正83) amoralunmoral immoral同义不道德的84) capitol大厦--capital首都85) casual随便的--causal表原因的86) extend延伸 --extent长度 --extant现存的87) inabili ty 没能力--disabil ity 残疾88) personn el 人事--persona l 个人的89) statue塑像--statute法令--stature身长 ---status地位90) widow 寡妇 --window窗户91) socks 短袜 --stockin gs 长筒袜92) tax 税--taxi 出租93) definit e 不定的 --infinit e 无限的94) grim 严酷的--grime 污点95) crayon蜡笔 --canyon山谷96) recent最近--resent生气97) phrase短语--phase 阶段98) mission使命--emissio n 散发, 发射--mansion大厦99) vision视觉 --version译本100) gasp 上气不接下气--grasp 抓住。
最易混淆的英语短语汇总通过多年的英语教学经验发现,学生们在记忆类似的短语时经常混淆,释义混淆,用法混淆。
现在把这些短语总结出来,大家最好进行对比记忆,记忆效果会事半功倍。
第一组:three of us, the three of usthree of us 我们(不止三人)中的三个the three of us 我们三个(就三人)第二组:next year, the next yearnext year 明年(表示将来的时间状语)the next year 第二年(表示过去将来的时间状语)第三组:at table, at the tableat table 在吃饭at the table 在桌旁第四组:in class, in the classin class 在课上in the class 在班级里第五组:in place of, in the place ofin place of 代替in the place of 在……地方第六组:on fire, on the fireon fire 着火on the fire 在火上第七组:in front of, in the front ofin front of 在……前面(范围外)in the front of 在……前部(范围内)第八组:day by day, day after dayday by day 一天天地(强调变化)day after day 日复一日地(强调重复)第九组:year after year, year by yearyear after year 年复一年(强调重复)year by year 年年;逐年(强调变化)第十组:out of question, out of the questionout of question 毫无疑问的out of the question 不可能的第十一组:a number of, the number ofa number of 许多(谓语动词用复数)the number of ……的数量(谓语动词用单数)第十二组:for a moment, for the momentfor a moment 片刻;一会儿for the moment 目前;暂时第十三组:in a word, in wordsin a word 总之;一句话in words 口头上第十四组:go to sea, go to the seago to sea 出航go to the sea 去海边第十五组:in charge of, in the charge ofin charge of 主管……;负责……in the charge of 由……主管;由……负责第十六组:the doctor and teacher, the doctor and the teacher the doctor and teacher 医生兼老师(一个人)the doctor and the teacher 一个医生和一个老师(两个人)第十七组:no more than, not more thanno more than 仅仅not more than 不超过第十八组:at peace, in peaceat peace 处于和平/安静状态in peace 和平地;安宁地第十九组:in the air, on the airin the air 即将发生on the air 正在广播第二十组:at the market, on the marketat the market 在市场上on the market 在出售;可买到第二十一组:in the sun, under the sunin the sun 在阳光下under the sun 在地球上;全世界第二十二组:in / at the beginning, at the beginning ofin / at the beginning 在开始的时候at the beginning of 在……开始第二十三组:in a way, in the way, in sb’s way, on the way in a way 在某种程度上in the way 挡道in sb’s way 妨碍某人on the way 在……的路上第二十四组:give up, give ingive up 放弃give in 屈服;让步。
初中英语易混淆短语
1. break up 和 break down
- Break up: 意为“结束,分手”,通常用于情侣关系的解散或团体的解散。
- Break down: 意为“崩溃,故障”,通常用于形容机器或系统的损坏或出故障。
2. look after 和 take care of
- Look after: 意为“照顾,看管”,通常指照顾或照料某人或某物。
- Take care of: 也意为“照顾,照料”,含有更深的关心和关注意味,通常指全方面照顾或照料某人或某物。
3. look for 和 search for
- Look for: 意为“寻找,找寻”,通常指在某地或某个范围内寻找某物或某人。
- Search for: 意为“搜寻”,通常指进行更系统、深入的搜查或寻找。
4. make up 和 put on
- Make up: 意为“化妆,编造”,通常指对脸部进行化妆,或编造或虚构某事物。
- Put on: 意为“穿上,戴上”,通常指穿上衣物、戴上饰品或戴上眼镜等。
5. pick up 和 drop off
- Pick up: 意为“接人,拾起”,通常指去某地接人,或拾起或
捡起某物。
- Drop off: 意为“送人,放下”,通常指把某人送到某地,或放下或丢下某物。
6. turn on 和 switch on
- Turn on: 意为“打开”,通常指打开电器或开关的动作。
- Switch on: 也意为“打开”,特别指通过切换开关打开电器或电源。
1.abroad到国外;短语: go abroad 去国外She worked abroad for a year. 她在国外工作了一年。
broad宽阔的Eg. His shoulders were broad and his waist narrow. 他细腰宽肩膀。
board n. 板; 董事会; 甲板; 膳食;vt. 上(船、车或飞机); 收费供…膳宿;aboard prep. 在(船、飞机、车)上; adv. 在船(或飞机、车)上。
2.across介词,表面穿过 walk across the roadcross动词 cross the roadthrough介词,空间穿过 go through the windowpast介词,经过 walk past the post officepass动词 pass the test3.alive [əˈlaɪv] 活着的 I am still alive.live[laɪv]现场直播 Murray was a guest on a live radio show. 默里在一个直播的电台节目里当嘉宾。
居住 live in the citylively [laɪvli]活泼的 make his class lively and interestingliving make a living/ a living room4.lonely孤独 feel lonelyalone独自 live aloneThough he lived alone in his small wooden house, he didn’t feel lonely. along沿着 walk along the street5.asleep睡着的 fall asleepsleepy困倦的feel sleepy6.fall落下,倒 fall down,fall behind 落后fell fall的过去式 (fall—fell---fallen)feel -felt-felt 觉得 feel sleepy/tired---过去式felt7.bad形容词,badly副词,不好,但与need, want, require连用为"很,非常" go bad(变质) I need the book badly.(我很需要那本书)badly—worseJim acted badly, but Tom did worse.well—better8.8.both两者都 Both of his parents are workers.all三者以上都 All of my classmates are from China.neither两者都不 Neither of my hands is clean.none没有一个(三者及以上)None of the four apples is/are red. nothing什么都没有 There's nothing in the fridge.9.care:take care ofcareful形,仔细的be careful with firecarefully副,仔细地 listen carefullycareless形,粗心的 a careless studentcarelessly副,粗心地drive carelesslycarelessness名,粗心 Your carelessness led to the mistake. 10.close动词,关闭 close the door形,亲密的 my closest friendclosed形,关着的 keep the door closedclosely副,密切地 work closely with us11.dead形,死的 have been deaddie动,死亡 die of hungerdeath名,死亡 the death of his pet makes him so sad.12.especially副,尤其 He is good at all subjects, especially maths.specially副,专门 The pen is specially designed for the boy.special形,特殊的 a special day13. beside,besides, except, except forbeside prep.在......旁边 I moved from behind my desk to sit beside her. 我从桌子后面走到她身边坐了下来。
中考常见易混淆英语单词1.worth, worthy 与worthwhileworth价值,可贵之处,作形容词时与worthy和worthwhile都是“值得……”的意思,但用法不同,如:This book is worth reading./This book is worth 3 yuan?./It s wort hwhile to visit (visiting) thisplace./This place is worthy of a visit (visiting ).worth只作表语,它后面一般接动名词,也可接名词,但只限于钱数,不接不定式。
如果用不定式或动名词作主语,则要用It s worthwhile…结构,把不定式、动名词放在句末;worthy是形容词,worthy可作表语,也可作定语,作表语时,后跟of接名词或动名词,也可以接不定式。
worthwhile和worth虽均有“值得的”意思,worth只作表语,用于be worth sth.短语中,如:It s worth the trouble.麻烦一点值得。
This watch is worth this much money.这块手表值这么多钱;而worthwhile意为“值得一做的(worth doing)”,既可作表语,如:T hese results were not worthwhile.也可用作定语。
2.rise 与 raise这两个词虽不同义,但因意义上有联系而易被混淆。
rise 上升,上涨,起床,站立。
含义较广,总的意思是指依次上升,如自然界的日、月、星、雾、云的上升,人体从睡、跪、坐、躺等姿势站立起来等。
该词为不及物动词,其过去式与过去分词分别是rose 和 risen。
例如:The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.日出于东而落于西。
/ Prices rise every day in those countries.那些国家里的物价天天上涨。
52组英语常见易混淆的词汇辨析1.border,boundaryborder,仅纸国界,边疆;boundary,任何的边界,界限例句:India often harasses China on the borders.There are some boundaries between us.2. spend, take, pay, cost,chargespend人做主语,花钱,花时间; spend…on sth./in doing sth; take 物做主语,花时间; pay人做主语,花钱,pay for; cost物做主语,花钱;charge 人做主语3.adjust,adaptadjust 调整,adapt 适应4.intervene,interfereIntervene 好的干预,起到积极作用;interfere 恶意干涉,打扰5. bring, take, carry, fetchbring拿来,take带走,carry随身携带,fetch去回这一往返动作fetch a box of chalk例句:Policemen are allowed to carry guns.6. sleeping, asleep, sleepysleeping正在睡觉,asleep睡着,熟睡,只能做表语,sleepy困的,有睡意的a sleeping baby The baby is asleep. I'm sleepy.7. used to, be used toused to过去常常,be used to习惯于,后接sth./doing sth.;被用来,后接do sth. He is used to getting up early.8. live on, live bylive on以…为主食,live by靠…谋生live on fish/ live by fishing9. leave, leave forleave离开,leave for前往He left Beijing for Shanghai.10. win, lose, beatwin后接sth.,反义词为lose, beat后接sb. win the game, beat them11. join, join in, take part injoin加入并成为其中的一员;join in参加小型的活动, join sb. in;take part in 参加大型的活动He joined the army five years ago.12. arrive, get, reacharrive不及物动词,后接in (大地点),at(小地点),get不及物动词后接to,reach及物动词arrive in Beijing, get to Beijing, reach Beijing13. lose, misslose失去(具体的物体),错过sth. is lost, lose the chance;miss 想念,错过sth. is missing, miss the chance14. be tired of, be tired with/frombe tired of厌烦…,be tired with/from因为…而累了be tired with/from running 800 meters15. feed, raisefeed喂养,养活,饲养(to give food to),raise饲养,养育(cause to grow, bring up children) raise the family16. care about, care forcare about关心,计较,在乎,一般多用于否定句中;care for关心,照料,喜欢,愿意例句:He doesn't care about his clothes.I don't care for movies.17. mean to do, mean doingmean to do打算,想要做某事,mean doing意思是,意味着By this I mean giving the students more practice.18. a girl, one girla girl可泛指所有女孩, one girl一个女孩Can one girl carry such a big box?19. in place of, in the place ofin place of代替,in the place of在…地方例句:A new building is built in the place of the old one.20. in secret, in the secretin secret秘密地,暗自地,偷偷地,一般用作状语;in the secret知道内情,知道秘密,一般用作表语My mother was in the secret from the beginning.21. take a chair, take the chairtake a chair相当于sit down坐下,take the chair开始开会21. die from, die ofdie from表示死于(枪)伤,虚弱,过度劳累,饮食过度等,die of 表示死于疾病,饥饿,寒冷,年老,忧愁,失恋等精神因素die of hunger and cold22. pay for, pay back, pay offpay for为…付钱,pay back还钱,但不一定还清,pay off还清pay for the book, pay off the debt23. manage, trymanage to do设法做成了某事,try to do尽力去做某事但不一定成功He tried to pass the exam, but he failed.24. be familiar to, be familiar withbe familiar to某物对某人来说是熟悉的,be familiar with某人熟悉某物The book is familiar to me. I'm familiar with the book.25. agree with, agree to, agree onagree with sb同意某人,agree to sth同意某事,agree on在…上达成一致意见,主语是复数agree with you, agree to the plan26. receive, acceptreceive收到某一东西,但不一定接受,accept接受I received a gift, but I didn't accept it.27. wear, put on, dresswear和dress表状态,wear接衣服等,可用进行时,dress接人,be dressed in, put on表动作It's cold outside. Put on your warm clothes.28. listen, hearlisten强调动作,hear强调结果I listened, but I heard nothing.29. look, see, watchlook看的动作,see看的结果,watch强调所看物体的变化、移动和发展watch TV30. lie, laylie躺,位于(lay, lain),说谎(lied, lied),lay平放(laid, laid) lay the book31. hurt, injure, woundhurt感情上受伤,injure事故中受伤,wound战争中受伤He was wounded in the war.32. turn, get, growturn表突变,后常接表颜色的词,get强调变的结果,grow强调过程,逐渐的变化turn yellow, get tired, grow big33. happen, take placehappen偶然性的没有预料到的事情的发生,take place必然性的发生Great changes have taken place in my hometown.34. at, in (表地点)at小地点,in大地点arrive at a small village, arrive in Shanghai 35. increase to, increase byincrease to增长到…,increase by增长了…The number increased by 2,000 to 5,000.36. besides, except, except forbesides除了…还(包括在内)except除了(不包括在内),except for 整体…除了某一点以外The composition is good except for a few spelling mistakes.37. on earth, on the earth, in the earthon earth在世上,在人间,到底,究竟,一点也不,on the earth在地上,在地球上,in the earth在地下,在泥土里no use on earth38. in surprise, to one's surprisein surprise惊奇地,to one's surprise使某人吃惊的是,39. in the air, on the air, in the skyin the air正在酝酿中,on the air播送,广播,in the sky在天空中His show is on the air at 6:00 tonight.40. since, for (完成时间状语)since接点时间或一句话,for接一段时间for three years, since 3:00 41. through, acrossthrough穿越空间,across在…上穿过through the forest, across the desert42. on the way, in the wayon the way在前往…的路上,in the way挡路The chair is in the way.43. above, on, overabove在上面,不接触,on在上面,接触,over在正上方fly over the hill44. until, not…untiluntil到…为止,not…until直到…才(常跟点动词连用)I waited until 3:00. He didn't come until 3:00.45. whether, if当是否解时,只有在宾语从句中二者可以互换,其余都用whether,当如果解时用if I don't know if/whether he will come. If he comes, I'll let you know.46. because, since, as, for原因由强到弱为:because, since/as, for. 在句中的位置如下:1)…because…2) Since/as…, …3) …, for…Since I was ill, I didn't go.47. when, as, while (表时间)when从句动词点动词,持续性动词均可,as重在表示动作同时发生,伴随进行,while从句动词为持续性动词While I slept, a thief broke in.48. the same…as, the same…thatthe same…as和…一样的(相似但不同一),the same…that 同一物体This is the same pen that I used yesterday. (同一支笔)49. as well, as well asas well也,常放于句末,和and连用表示既…又;as well as并列连词,不但…而且…He is a professor, and a writer as well.50. such…as, such…thatsuch…as像…样的,such…that如此…以至于He is not such a fool as he looks like. He is such a good student that all the teachers like him.51. because, because ofbecause连词,连接两句话,because of介词短语,后接词或短语He didn't go to school because of his illness.52. in order that, in order to表目的,in order that后接句子,in order to后接动词原形I got up early in order to catch the first bus. I got up early so that I could catch the first bus.。
英语中容易混淆的词汇短语,傻傻分不清楚1.family, house, homehome 家,包括住处和家人;house 房子,住宅;family 家庭成员2.clothes, cloth, clothingclothes 统指各种衣服,谓语动词永远是复数;cloth 指布,为不可数名词;clothing 服装的总称,指一件衣服用a piece of, an article of 3.incident, accidentincident 指小事件;accident 指不幸的事故4.sound, voice, noisesound 自然界各种各样的声音;voice 人的嗓音;noise 噪音5.photo, picture, drawingphoto 用照相机拍摄的照片;picture 可指相片,图片,电影片,drawing 画的画。
6.weather, climateweather 一天内具体的天气状况;climate 长期的气候状况7.road, street, path, wayroad 具体的公路,马路,例:take this roadstreet 街道,例:in the streetpath 小路,小径;way 道路,途径,例:Show me the way to the museum.8.cause, reasoncause 指造成某一事实或现象的直接原因,后接of sth./doing sth;reason 用来解释某种现象或结果的理由,后接for sth./doing sth. 例:the reason for being late9.exercise, exercises, practiceexercise 运动,锻炼(不可数);exercises 练习(可数);practice(反复做的)练习,例:Practice makes perfect.10.speech, talk, lecturespeech 指在公共场所所做的经过准备的较正式的演说;talk 日常生活中的一般的谈话,讲话;lecture 学术性的演讲,讲课,例:a series of lecture on…11.officer, officialofficer 部队的军官,例:an army officerofficial 政府官员。
12.couple, paircouple 主要指人或动物;pair 多指由两部分组成的东西,例:a pair of trousers13.trip, journey, travel, voyagetravel 是最常用的;trip 指短期的旅途;例:a three-day tripjourney 指稍长的旅途;voyage 指海上航行。
14.a number of, the number ofa number of 许多,谓语动词用复数;the number of………的数目,谓语动词用单数。
例:The number of students is increasing.15.of the day, of a dayof the day 每一天的,当时的,当代的,例:a famous scientist of the day;of a day 暂时的,不长久的。
16.for a moment, for the momentfor a moment 片刻,一会儿,例:Thinking for a moment, he agreed.for the moment 暂时,一时。
17.more than a year, more than one yearmore than a year 一年多;more than one year 超过一年(两年或三年等)。
18.take advice, take the(one's) advicetake advice 征求意见;take the advice 接受忠告例:He refused to take the advice and failed again.19.in a word, in wordsin a word 总之,一句话,例:In a word, you are right.in words 口头上。
20.in place of, in the place ofin place of 代替;in the place of 在…地方,例:A new building is built in the place of the old one.21.in secret, in the secretin secret 秘密地,暗自地,偷偷地,一般用作状语;in the secret 知道内情,知道秘密,一般用作表语,例:My mother was in the secret from the beginning.22.take a chair, take the chairtake a chair 相当于sit down坐下;take the chair 开始开会。
23.go to sea, by seago to sea 当海员,出航;by sea 乘船,由海路;by the sea 在海边。
24.the doctor and teacher, the doctor and the teacherthe doctor and teacher 指一个人,既是医生又是老师;the doctor and the teacher 两个人,一个医生和一个老师。
25.in office, in the officein office 在职的,例:He is in office, not out of office.in the office 在办公室里。
26.in charge of, in the charge ofin charge of 管理,负责照料,例:He is in charge of the matter.in the charge of 由……照料,例:The matter is in the charge of her.27.on fire, on the fireon fire 着火,例:The house is on fire.on the fire 在火上,例:Put the food on the fire.28.out of question, out of the questionout of question 毫无疑问的;out of the question 不可能的。
29.a second, the seconda second 又一,再一;the second 第……,例:He won the second prize.30.by day, by the dayby day 白天;by the day 按天计算,例:The workers are paid by the day.31.the people, a peoplethe people 指人;a people 指民族,例:The Chinese is a peace-loving people.32.anyone, any oneanyone 指人,不能接of;any one 指人物均可,可接of 例:any one of you33.not a little, not a bitnot a little 非常;not a bit 一点也不,例:I'm not a bit tired. 我一点儿也不累。
34.much more…than, many more…thanmuch more…than 后接形容词或不可数名词,例:much more water, much more beautifulmany more…than 后接可数名词,例:many more people35.no more than, not more thanno more than 相当于only,仅仅,只有;not more than 至多,不超过。
36.by oneself, for oneself, to oneself, of oneselfby oneself 单独的,独自的;for oneself 为自己;to oneself 供自己用的;of oneself 自行的,自动的,例:The door opened of itself.37.at all, after allat all 根本,全然;after all 到底,毕竟,例:After all he is a child.38.sleeping, asleep,sleepysleeping 正在睡觉,例:a sleeping babyasleep 睡着,熟睡,只能做表语,例:The baby is asleep.sleepy 困的,有睡意的,例:I'm sleepy.39.wide, broadwide 侧重于一边到另一边的距离;broad 侧重于幅面的宽广,例:broad shoulders40.real, truereal 真的,真实的,指的是事实上存在而不是想象的,例:real goldtrue 真的,真正的,指的是事实和实际情况相符合,例:a true story41.pleasant, pleased, pleasingpleasant 常用作定语;pleased, pleasing 常用作表语;pleased 主语常为人,pleasing 主语常为物,例:a pleasant trip; The trip is pleasing.42.understanding, understandableunderstanding 明白事理的,能体谅的,例:an understanding girl understandable 可理解的,能够懂的,例:an understandable mistake 43.close, closelyclose 接近,靠近,例:stand closeclosely 紧紧地,紧密地,例:closely connected44.quiet, silent, stillquiet 安静的,可以发出小的声音;silent 不发出声音,但可以动;still 完全不动,完全无声响,例:He stand there still. 他站在那儿,一动不动,也不说话。
45.able, capableable 与不定式to do连用;capable 与of连用,例:He is capable of doing…te, latelylate 迟,晚;lately 最近,近来例:I haven't seen him lately.47.living, alive, live, livelyliving, alive, live 均为活着的;living 定表均可,alive 定表均可,定语后置;live 只能做定语,lively 意为活泼的,例:all the living people=all the people alive48.worth, worthy二者均为值得,worth后接doing;worthy后接to be done, of being done;例:It is worth visiting. = It's worthy to be visited. = It's worthy of being visited.49.bad, badlybad 形容词,例:go badbadly 副词,不好,但与need, want, require连用为“很,非常”,例:I need the book badly.50.before long, long beforebefore long 不久以后;long before 很久以前;例:not long before = before long。