易混淆词语的绝对精华版!

之前备考的时候整理的自己一直混淆的词,全是经常考、经常见到的词。

把这些搞清楚就什么都不怕了!


conversation和conservation

conversation:

n. 交谈,会话; 交往,交际; 会谈

He"s a talkative guy, and I struck up a conversation with him

他是一个健谈的人,于是我开始和他攀谈起来。

conservation

n.保护; 保存; 避免浪费; 对自然环境的保护

Then he began his most famous work, the conservation and rebinding of the Book of Kells

之后他就开始了他最为出名的工作,即保护并重新装订《凯尔斯书》。

awful 和awesome

awful

adj.可怕的; 糟糕的; 非常的; 极坏的;

adv.非常,极;

We met and I thought he was awful

我们见了面,我觉得他很讨人厌。

awesome

adj.令人敬畏的; 使人畏惧的; 极好的; 可怕的;

The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.

爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握著令人敬畏的权力。

terrible 和 terrific

terrible

adj.可怕的; 危害极大的; <非正>很糟的; 劣质的;

adv.口〉非常,很,极;

n.可怕的人;

Tens of thousands more suffered terrible injuries in the world"s worst industrial disaster

还有成千上万的人在那场全世界最严重的工业灾难中受了重伤。

terrific

adj.了不起的; 极好的; 异乎寻常的; 很大的;

What a terrific idea!

多么好的主意!

derive和deprive

derive

vt.得到,导出; 源于,来自; (从…中) 提取;

Mr Ying is one of those happy people who derive pleasure from helping others.

英先生属于那种助人为乐的快活人。

deprive

vt.剥夺,夺去,使丧失;

The disintegration of the Soviet Union deprived western intelligence agencies of their main enemies

苏联解体使西方情报机构丧失了主敌。

exhibit/prohibit/inhibit/inhabit

exhibit

vt.呈现; 陈列,展览; 证明; [法] 提交证据;

vi.展出; 公开展览某物;

n.展览,陈列; 展览品; 公开展示; [法] 证据;

[例句]He has exhibited symptoms of anxiety and overwhelming worry

他表现出焦躁不安和过度忧虑的症状。

inhibit

v.抑制; 禁止;

[例句]Wine or sugary drinks inhibit digestion

葡萄酒或含糖饮料抑制消化。

inhabit

vt.居住; 在…出现; 填满;

vi.居住;

[例句]The valley is inhabited by the Dani tribe.

山谷里居住著达尼部落。

prohibit

vt.禁止,阻止,防止; 不准许;

[例句]Fishing is prohibited 禁止钓鱼。

petrol 和 patrol

petrol

n.汽油;

patrol

n.巡逻,巡查; 巡逻队,侦察队; 童子军小队;

vt.巡逻,巡查;

[例句]Prison officers continued to patrol the grounds within the jail.

狱警继续巡视监狱。

perspective 和 prospective

perspective

n.透镜,望远镜; 观点,看法; 远景,景色; 洞察力;

adj.(按照) 透视画法的; 透视的;

[例句]He says the death of his father 18 months ago has given him a new perspective on life

他说18个月前父亲的去世让他对人生有了新的认识。

prospective

adj.未来的; 预期的; 可能的; 有希望的;

[例句]The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers

这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。

shatter、shutter和shuttle

shatter

vt.使破碎,使碎裂,砸碎; 使…成为泡影; 使…痛不欲生; 使…散开; vi.粉碎,损坏,落叶;

n.碎片,碎块; 落花(叶等);

[例句]The car shattered into a thousand burning pieces in a 200mph crash

汽车在时速为200英里时发生撞车,炸成了数以千计燃烧的碎片。

shutter

n.快门; 百叶窗; 遮光器;

vt.使…停止运行,关闭; 装上百叶窗或以百叶窗关闭

[例句]There are a few things you should check before pressing the shutter release.

按下快门之前有几个地方要检查一下。

shuttle

n.太空梭; (织机的) 梭子; (缝纫机的) 滑梭; 短程穿梭运行的飞机(或火车,汽车);

vt.穿梭般来回移动;

vt.以短程往复方式运送(货物等);

[例句]He and colleagues have shuttled back and forth between the three capitals

他和同事们在这3个首都之间往来穿梭。

beside / besides

beside:

preposition meaning "next to", "at the side of"

介词,意为「紧挨著」「在??????旁边」。

I sit beside John in class.

上课时我坐在约翰旁边。

besides

adverb meaning "also", "as well"; preposition meaning "in addition to"

副词,意为「也」「同样地」;做介词时意为「除此之外」。

(adverb) He"s responsible for sales, and a lot more besides.

(副词)他负责销售,以及其他许多事。

(preposition) Besides tennis, I play soccer and basketball.

(介词)除了网球,我还喜欢足球和篮球。

clothes / cloths

clothes:

something you wear - jeans, shirts, blouses, etc. 你穿的衣物,如牛仔裤、衬衫、上衣等。

cloths:

pieces of material used for cleaning or other purposes.

用来做清洁或其他用途的材料。

There are some cloths in the closet. Use those to clean the kitchen.

壁橱里有一些布。用它们来清洁厨房吧。

I have a few pieces of cloth that I use.

我有一些用过的布快。

lose 和 loose

lose

vt.失去; 错过; 遗失; 耽搁;

vi.损失; 输掉; 走慢; 降低价值;

[例句]A C Milan lost the Italian Cup Final

AC米兰队输掉了义大利杯决赛。

loose

adj.松的,宽的; 模糊的; 散漫的; 自由的;

vt.松开; 释放; 不受约束地表达; 射出(子弹、箭等);

vi.变得松散; 发射导弹; 开火;

[例句]If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it"s taken out

如果有一颗牙齿很松,牙医可能会建议你把它拔掉。

quite 和 quiet

quite

adv.非常; 相当,很; 确实如此;

[例句]I felt quite bitter about it at the time

当时我对这件事感到相当怨愤。

quiet

adj.清静的; 僻静的; 不起眼的; 不激动的;

vt.安静下来,使…安静,平静;

vt.减轻(病痛、疑虑、恐惧等); [法律]确定(产权等);

[例句]Tania kept the children reasonably quiet and contented

塔妮娅把孩子们哄得安安静静而又心满意足。

sensible 和 sensitive

sensible

adj.明智的; 通情达理的; 合乎情理的; 意识到的,能感觉到的;

n.可感觉到的东西; 敏感的人;

[例句]It might be sensible to get a solicitor

也许应该请一个诉状律师。

sensitive

adj.敏感的; 感觉的; [仪] 灵敏的; 易受影响的;

n.敏感的人; 有灵异能力的人;

[例句]The classroom teacher must be sensitive to a child"s needs

班主任必须对小学生的需求体察入微。

decent、descent和descend

decent

adj.正派的; 得体的; (服装等) 相称的,合宜的; 相当好的;

[例句]Nearby is a village with a decent pub

附近的村子里有一家还不错的酒馆。

descent

n.下降; 血统; 倾斜;

[例句]Sixteen of the youngsters set off for help, but during the descent three collapsed in the cold and rain.

16名年轻人出发去寻求帮助,但在下山过程中有3人因寒冷和大雨晕倒了。

descend

v.降临; 下来,下降; 下斜; 突然造访;

[例句]Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar

当我们往下走去地窖时,四周愈见阴冷潮湿。

angel 和 angle

angel

n.安琪儿; 天使,天使般的人; 守护神; 善良可爱的人;

[例句]Thank you a thousand times, you"re an angel.

万分感谢,你真是个大好人。

angle

n.角; [比喻] (考虑、问题的) 角度; 观点; 轮廓鲜明的突出体;

vt.使形成(或弯成)角度; 把…放置成一角度; 调整(或对准)…的角度; 使(新闻、报道等)带有倾向性;

vi.垂钓; 斜移; 弯曲成一角度; 从(某角度)报道;

[例句]The boat is now leaning at a 30 degree angle.

船正以30度角倾斜。

latter / later / latest / lately

latter

adj.后者的; 末了的; 较后的;

[例句]He tracked down his cousin and uncle. The latter was sick.

他追查到了堂弟和叔叔的下落,发现叔叔这时正在病中。

later

adv.后来; 随后; 较晚地; 以后,过后;

adj.以后的; 后来的; 接近末期的; 晚年的;

[例句]He resigned ten years later

10年后他辞了职。

latest

n.最新事物; 最新消息;

adj.最新的; 最近的; 最现代的

[其他]原型: late

lately

adv.近来,最近; 不久以前;

[例句]Dad"s health hasn"t been too good lately

爸爸的健康状况近来不太好。

costume 和 custom

costume

n.(戏剧或电影的) 戏装,演出服; 服装,衣服; 泳装,常用于英式英语; (某地或某历史时期的) 服装;

vt.给…穿上服装; 给…提供服装;

[例句]Even from a distance the effect of his fox costume was stunning

即使从远处看,他的狐狸戏服也很抢眼。

custom

n.习惯,惯例; 海关,关税; 经常光顾; [总称] (经常性的) 顾客;

adj.(衣服等) 定做的,定制的;

[例句]The custom of lighting the Olympic flame goes back centuries

点燃奥林匹克圣火的习俗可以追溯到几个世纪前。

dairy 和 diary

dairy

n.牛奶场; 乳品店; 牛奶及乳品业;

adj.乳品的; 牛奶的; 奶制的; 乳品业的;

[例句]He kept a few dairy cows

他养了几头奶牛。

diary

n.日记,日志; 日记簿;

contend 和 content

contend

vi.争夺; 竞争; 奋斗; 争斗;

vt.声称,主张; 争论,争辩; 斗争,战斗;

[例句]It is time, once again, to contend with racism

又一次到了与种族主义战斗的时刻了。

content

n.内容; 满足; (书等的) 目录; 容量;

adj.满足的,满意的; 愿意的; 心甘情愿的;

vt.使满足,使满意;

[例句]Empty the contents of the pan into the sieve

将锅里的东西倒到筛子上。

abroad 和 aboard

abroad

adv.到国外,在海外; 广为流传地;

adj.往国外的;

n.海外,异国;

[例句]I would love to go abroad this year, perhaps to the South of France.

我今年很想出国,可能是去法国南部。

aboard

prep.上车; 在(船、飞机、车)上,上(船、飞机、车);

adv.在船(或飞机、车)上,上船(或飞机、车); 靠船边; 在船上; 在火车上;

[例句]They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.

当他在联合火车站登上火车之际,他们向他道别。

assent、ascent 和 accent

assent

vi.赞同; 赞成:赞成,如某建议;

n.同意,赞同:;

[例句]He gave his assent to the proposed legislation

他批准了提请审议的法案。

ascent

n.上升; 上坡; 登高; 追溯;

[例句]It was a tough course over a gradual ascent before the big climb of Bluebell Hill.

在爬崎岖的蓝钟山之前有一段很难走的上行缓坡路。

accent

n.口音; 重音; 腔调; 重音符号(标在字母上);

vt.重读; 标注重音; 集中注意力;

[例句]He had developed a slight American accent.

他说话带上了一点轻微的美国口音。

resource 和 recourse

resource

n.资源; 物力,财力; 办法; 智谋;

[例句]Some families don"t have the resources to feed themselves properly

有些家庭无力维持生活。

recourse

n.追索权; 依赖; 求援; 所依靠的物[人];

[例句]It enabled its members to settle their differences without recourse to war

这样,其成员就可以不必诉诸战争来解决分歧。

dessert 和 desert

甜食和沙漠

contact、contract 和 contrast

contact

n.接触; 触点; [医] (传染病) 接触人; 门路;

vt.使接触; 与…联系; 与…通讯(或通话);

vi.联系,接触;

[例句]Opposition leaders are denying any contact with the government in Kabul

反对派领袖否认与喀布尔政府有任何联系。

contract

n.合同; 契约; 协议;

v.签合同; 缩小; 感染;

[例句]The company won a prestigious contract for work on Europe"s tallest building

这家公司赢得了一份极为重要的合同,参与建设欧洲最高的大厦。

contrast

n.对比,对照; 差异; 对照物,对立面; [摄] 反差;

vi.对比; 形成对照;

vt.使对照,使对比; 和…形成对照;

[例句]The two visitors provided a startling contrast in appearance

这两位访客的外表截然不同。

require / inquire /enquire /acquire

require

vt.需要; 要求; 想要; 命令;

vi.要求,规定;

[例句]If you require further information, you should consult the registrar

如果需要进一步了解信息,请咨询教务主任。

inquire

vt.打听,询问; 查究;

[例句]Inspectors were appointed to inquire into the affairs of the company.

督查员受委派调查该公司的事务。

enquire

vi.询问; 打听; 问问题; 查问;

[例句]You can enquire of your new neighbors where the post office is.

你可以问问你的新邻居邮局在哪儿。

acquire

vt.学到; 获得,取得;

[例句]I"ve never acquired a taste for wine

我一向喝不惯葡萄酒。

statue / statute / stature / status

statue

n.雕像,塑像;

vt.用雕像装饰;

[例句]They set up a bronze statue [ monument] to his memory.

他们立了一座铜像[纪念碑]纪念他。

statute

n.法令,法规; 规则,条例;

[例句]The new statute covers the care for, bringing up and protection of children

新法令涵盖了儿童保育、养育和保护的相关内容。

stature

n.声望; (特指人的) 身长,身材; 发展、成长的状况或高度;

[例句]It"s more than his physical stature that makes him remarkable

他的与众不同之处不光是他的身高。

status

n.地位; 身份; 情形,状态;

[例句]Nurses are undervalued, and they never enjoy the same status as doctors 护士的作用被人们低估了,她们从未享有和医生同样的地位。


我这里讲几个初中高中考试时经常让人混淆的词语吧。中考或高考的同学可以据此查阅字典,好好理解一下。

1,request和require。

2,later和latter,见图3,sometime,some time,sometimes,some times4,used to do, be used to do和be used to doing

英语里有太多形态相似容易让我们混淆的单词了,大家有研究过这些让人头痛的单词嘛?

那些英语里傻傻分不清的单词

1.desert & dessert

这两个单词可以说是形态相似意思却南辕北辙的典型了,可以把s看成弯弯曲曲的河流,多了一条河流,desert(沙漠)也能长出小麦,然后用小麦做成dessert(甜点心)。

desert :n. 沙漠,不毛之地

dessert :n. 甜点心

2.explore & explode

我们在电视中可以经常看到探险家们拿著登山镐,而explore(探险)中的r就像是一个登山镐,相同的位置上,explode(爆炸)中则是形似炸弹的d。这样一想,这两个单词就很容易分清了。

explore :v. 探险

explode :v. 爆炸

3.metal & mental

想快速分清这两个单词并牢牢记住,就可以这样想:金属为什么是金属?就是因为metal(金属)没有men(人类)所具有的的精神上的(mental)东西。

metal :n.金属

mental :adj.精神上的

4.guilt & quilt

这两个单词可以说是最形似之一了,认错的情况十分常见。字形上来看唯一的区别就是开头的guilt开头的g下面弯的,可以想像成行事不直,所有会有罪行,会内疚。

guilt :n. 罪行,内疚

quilt :n. 被褥

5.statue & status

svip(超级会员)、ssr(非常稀有),s在很多情况下都可以彰显身份与地位,所以以s结尾的status是地位,与以e结尾的statue也就能很容易分清了。

statue :n. 塑像

status :n. 地位

......

英语中还有很多容易让我们「误会」的单词呢,我就不一一列举了,如果你那里也有更好玩的易混淆的单词,可以在下面留言或者评论哦!


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