1.clothes, cloth, clothing
clothes 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 服饰的总称,指一件衣服用 a piece of, an article of
2.incident, accident
incident 指小事件, accident 指不幸的事故 He was killed in the accident.
3.amount, number
amount 后接不可数名词,number 后接可数名词 a number of students
4.family, house, home
home 家,包含住处和家人,house 房屋,住宅,family 家庭成员。
My family is a happy one.
5.sound, voice, noise
sound 自然界各种各样的声音,voice 人的嗓音,noise 噪音 I hate the loud noise outside.
6.photo, picture, drawing
photo 用照相机拍摄的照片,picture 可指相片,图片,电影片,drawing 画的画
Let's go and see a good picture.
7.vocabulary, word
vocabulary 词语,一个人拥有些单词量,word 具体的单词 He has a large vocabulary.
8.population, people
population 人口,人数,people 具体的人 China has a large population.
9.weather, climate
weather 一天内具体的天气情况,climate 长期的气候情况
The climate here is not good for you.
10.road, street, path, way
road 具体的公路,马路,street 街道,path 小路,小径,way 道路,渠道
take this road; in the street, Show me the way to the museum.
11.course, subject
course 课程,subject 科目a summer course
12.custom, habit
custom 传统风俗,风俗,也可指生活习惯,后接 to do,habit 生活习惯,习惯成自然,后接 of doing.
I've got the habit of drinking a lot.
13.cause, reason
cause 指导致某一事实或现象的直接缘由,后接 of sth./doing sth,reason 用来讲解某种现象或结果的原因,后接 for sth./doing sth.the reason for being late
14.exercise, exercises, practice
exercise 运动,训练,exercises 训练,practice训练。
Practice makes perfect.
15.class, lesson
作“课”解时,两者可以替换。指课文用 lesson.指班级或全体学生用 class.Lesson 6; Class 5
16.speech, talk, lecture
speech 指在公共场合所做的经过筹备的较正式的演说,talk 日常的普通的谈话,讲话,lecture
学术性的演讲,讲课 a series of lecture on …
17.officer, official
officer 部队的军官,official 政府官员 an army officer
18.work, job
二者均指工作。work 不可数,job 可数 a good job。
19.couple, pair
couple 主要指人或动物,pair 多指由两部分组成的东西 a pair of trousers
20.country, nation, state, land
country 侧重指版图,疆域,nation 指人民,国民,民族,state 侧重指政府,政体,land 国土,国家 The whole nation was sad at the news.
21.cook, cooker
cook 厨师,cooker 厨具 He is a good cook.
22.damage, damages
damage 不可数名词,损害,损失; damages 复数形式,赔偿金 $900 damages
23.police, policeman
police 警察的总称,后接复数谓语动词,policeman 指某个具体的警察 The police are questioning everyone in the house.
24.problem, question
problem常和困难连系,前面的动词常为 think about, solve, raise,question 常和疑问连系,多和ask, answer 连用。
25.man, a man
man 人类,a man 一个男性 Man will conquer nature.
26.chick, chicken
二者均可指小鸡,chicken 还可以当鸡肉 The chicken is delicious.
27.telegram, telegraph
当电报解时,telegram 指具体的,telegraph 指抽象的 a telegram, by telegraph
28.trip, journey, travel, voyage
travel 是最常见的,trip 指短期的旅途,journey 指稍长的旅途,voyage 指海上航行 a three-day trip
29.sport, game
sport 多指户外的游戏或娱乐活动,如打球,游泳,狩猎,赛马等;game 指决定胜负的游戏,一般有一套规则 His favorite sport is swimming.
30.price, prize
price 价格,prize 奖,奖品,奖金 win the first prize The price is high/low.
31.a number of, the number of
a number of 很多,谓语动词用复数。the number of … 的数目,谓语动词用单数。The number of students is increasing.
32.in front of, in the front of
in front of 范围外的前面,in the front of 范围内的前面 In the front of the room sits a boy.
33.of the day, of a day
of the day 每一天的,当时的,当代的,of a day 暂时的,不长久的 a famous scientist of the day
34.three of us, the three of us
three of us 大家中的三个,the three of us 大家三个The three of us--- Tom, Jack and I went to the cinema.
35.by bus, on the bus
by bus 表方法,方法,不需要冠词,on the bus 表范围 They went there by bus.
36.for a moment, for the moment
for a moment 一会儿,一会儿,for the moment 暂时,一时 Thinking for a moment, he agreed.
37.next year, the next year
next year 明年,以后时间状语,the next year 第二年,过去以后时间状语
He said he would go abroad the next year.
38.more than a year, more than one year
more than a year 一年多,more than one year 超越一年
39.take advice, take the advice
take advice 征求建议,take the advice 同意忠告 He refused to take the advice and failed again.
40.take air, take the air
take air 传播,走漏,take the air 到户外去,散步 We take the air every day.
41.in a word, in words
in a word 总之,一句话, in words 口头上 In a word, you are right.
42.in place of, in the place of
in place of 代替,in the place of 在…地方 A new building is built in the place of the old one.
43.in secret, in the secret
in secret 秘密地,暗自地,偷偷地,一般用作状语;in the secret 了解内情,了解秘密,一般用作表语 My mother was in the secret from the beginning.
44.a girl, one girl
a girl 可泛指所有女生, one girl 一个女生 Can one girl carry such a big box?
45.take a chair, take the chair
take a chair 等于 sit down 坐下,take the chair 开始开会
46.go to sea, go to the sea,by sea, by the sea
go to sea 出航或是当水手,go to the sea 到海边去.
by sea表示“经海路”; by the sea表示 “在海边”
47.in charge of, in the charge of
in charge of 管理,负责照料, in the charge of 由……照料 He is in charge of the matter.The matter is in the charge of her.
48.in class, in the class
in class 在课上,in the class 在班级里 He is the best student in the class.
49.on fire, on the fire
on fire 失火, on the fire 在火上 Put the food on the fire.The house is on fire.
50.out of question, out of the question
out of question 毫无疑问的,out of the question 不可能的
51.a second, the second
a second 又一,再一,the second 第…… He won the second prize.
52.by day, by the day
by day 白天,by the day 按天计算 The workers are paid by the day.
53.the people, a people
the people 指人,a people 指民族 The Chinese is a peace-loving people.
54.it, one
it 同一物体,one 相同种类不同一 I lost my pen.I have to buy a new one.
55.that, this
that 指代上文所提到的,this 导出下文所要说的 I was ill.That's why ….
56.none, nothing, no one
none 强调有多少,nothing, no one 强调有没,nothing 指物,no one 指人
--- How many …/ How much …? --- None.
57.anyone, any one
anyone 指人,不可以接 of,any one 指人物均可,可接 of any one of you
58.who, what
who 指名字或关系,what 指职业或地位 What is your dad? He is a teacher.
59.what, which
what 的选择基础是无限制的,which 在肯定范围内进行选择
Which do you prefer, bananas or apples?
60.other, another
other 后接名词复数,another 后接名词单数 other students, another student
61.not a little, not a bit
not a little 很,not a bit 一点也不 I'm not a bit tired.我一点儿也不累。
62.many, much, a lot of
many 和可数名词连用,much 和不可数名词连用,a lot of 可数,不可数均可,但不需要于否定句I haven't many books.
63.much more … than, many more … than
much more … than 后接形容词或不可数名词,many more … than 后接可数名词 many more people, much more water, much more beautiful
64.no, not
no = not a/any no friend = not a/any friend no water = not any water
65.no more than, not more than
no more than 等于 only,仅仅,只有,not more than 至多,低于
66.majority, most
majority 只能修饰可数名词,most 可数不可数均可 the majority of people
67.by oneself, for oneself, to oneself, of oneself
by oneself 单独的,一个人的,for oneself 为自己,to oneself 供自己用的,of oneself 自行的,自动的 The door opened of itself.
68.at all, after all
at all 根本,全然, after all 到底,毕竟 After all he is a child.
69.tall, high
tall 常指人或动物,high 常指物体 He is tall.
70.fast, quickly
fast侧重于指人或物体具备运动速度快的特征,quickly侧重指某事完成或发生的快run fast, answer the question quickly
71.high, highly
high 具体的高,highly 抽象的高,高度的 think highly of
72.healthy, healthful
healthy 健康的,健壮的,healthful 有益于健康的 healthful exercise
73.sleeping, asleep, sleepy
sleeping 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.
74.gold, golden
gold 指真金制品,golden 指金色的,但金鱼用 gold fish, a gold ring
75.most, mostly
most 用于表感受的一定句中,等于 very,当大多数,大部分解时是形容词或名词,mostly 大多数,是副词 most people, the people are mostly …
76.just, very
just 表强调时是副词,作状语,very 表强调时是形容词,用作定语 the very man, just the man
77.wide, broad
wide 侧重于一边到另一边的距离,broad 侧重于幅面的宽广broad shoulders
78.real, true
real 真的,真实的,指的是事实上存在而不是想象的,true 真的,真的的,指的是事实和实质状况相符合,real gold, a true story
79.respectful, respectable
respectful 尊敬,有礼貌,respectable 可敬的,值得尊敬的 be respectful to the aged
80.outwards, outward
二者均可用作副词,表示向外,外面,outward 还可用作形容词 an outward voyage
81.pleasant, pleased, pleasing
pleasant 常用作定语,pleased, pleasing 常用作表语,pleased 主语常为人,pleasing 主语常为物 a pleasant trip The trip is pleasing.
82.understanding, understandable
understanding 了解事理的,能体谅的,understandable 可理解的,可以懂的
an understanding girl, an understandable mistake
83.close, closely
close 接近,挨近,closely 紧紧地,紧密地 closely connected, stand close
84.ill, sick
ill 做表语,sick 定,表均可 a sick boy
85.good, well
good 形容词,well 副词,但指身体情况是形容词 He is well again.
86.quiet, silent, still
quiet 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
He stand there still.他站在那儿,一动不动,也不说话。
87.hard, hardly
hard 努力,hardly 几乎不 work hard, I can hardly believe it.
88.able, capable
able 与不定式 to do 连用,capable 与 of 连用 He is capable of doing …
89.almost, nearly
二者均为“几乎,差不多”和否定词连用用 almost almost nobody
90.late, lately
late 迟,晚,lately 近期,近来 I haven't seen him lately.
91.living, alive, live, lively
living, 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 意为活波的 all the living people = all the people alive
92.excited, exciting
excited 使人开心的,exciting 让人开心的 I'm excited.The news is exciting.
93.deep, deeply
deep 具体的深,deeply 抽象的深,深深地 deeply moved, dig deep
94.aloud, loud
aloud 出声地,loud 大声地 read aloud
95.worth, worthy
二者均为值得,worth 后接 doing,worthy 后接 to be done
96.care about, care for
care about 关心,计较,在乎,一般多用于否定句中;care for 关心,照料,喜欢,想
He doesn't care about his clothes.I don't care for movies.
97.catch a cold, have a cold
catch a cold 不可以和表示“一段时间”的状语连用,而 have a cold 可以She has had a cold for a week.
98.change for, change into
change for 调换成,change into 变成
Change the shirt for a bigger one.Water changes into ice.
99.continue, last
二者均为持续,continue 主动,被动均可,last 只可以用主动
The war continued/lasted five years.The story is to be continued.
100.feed, raise
feed 喂养,养活,饲养 ,raise 饲养,养育
raise the family
101.go for a doctor, go to a doctor
go for a doctor 去请大夫,go to a doctor 去看病
102.notice, observe, catch sight of
notice 注意到,observe 察看,仔细地看,catch sight of 忽然看到 observe the stars
103.insist on, stick to
insist on 坚持需要,后常接 doing, stick to 坚持, 后常接 sth., stick to the plan
104.look, seem, appear
look 指从外表上看,seem 指内心的判断,appear 指给人以表面的印象 appear wise,look like his father
105.gather, collect
gather 把分散的东西集中到一块,collect 指精心地、有选择地进行采集 collect stamps
106.mean to do, mean doing
mean to do 计划,想要做某事,mean doing 意思是,意味着
By this I mean giving the students more practice.
107.die from, die of
die from 表示死于伤,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,哀愁,失恋等精神原因 die of hunger and cold
108.pay for, pay back, pay off
pay for 为…付钱,pay back 还钱,但不肯定还清,pay off 还清 pay for the book, pay off the debt
109.divide, separate
divide 把一个整体分成几部分,separate 把连在一块的个体分开
divide the apple, separate the houses
110.arrive, get, reach
arrive 后接 in ,at,get 不及物动词后接to,reach 及物动词
arrive in Beijing, get to Beijing, reach Beijing
111.grow, plant
grow 使某种植物在某地成长着或使其进步下去,plant 移植,移栽已经长成秧苗的植物plant the trees, trees are growing
112.manage, try
manage to do 设法做成了某事,try to do 尽力去做某事但不肯定成功
He tried to pass the exam, but he failed.
113.choose, select
choose 凭个人的判断力进行选择,select 有目的地仔细认真地选择
choose the best answer
114.build, put up, set up, found
build 一般用语,建成,put up 临时搭建,set up 建成,
found 国家或组织的建成 put up a tent, set up a school
115.be familiar to, be familiar with
be familiar to 某物对某人来讲是熟知的,be familiar with 某人熟知某物
The book is familiar to me.I'm familiar with the book.
116.agree with, agree to, agree on
agree with 赞同某人,agree to 赞同某事,agree on 在…上达成一致建议,主语是复数
agree with you, agree to the plan
115.throw to, throw at
throw to 扔到……, throw at 朝……扔 He throw a stone at me.
116.receive, accept
receive 收到某一东西,但不肯定同意,accept 同意
I received a gift, but I didn't accept it.
117.wear, put on, dress
wear 和 dress 表状况, 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.
118.listen, hear
listen 强调动作,hear 强调结果
I listened, but I heard nothing.