滬江小編:英文中一些單詞很容易混淆,甚至連native speaker都會(huì)誤用。為了在口語(yǔ)和寫(xiě)作中避免這種錯(cuò)誤的發(fā)生,小編特意為大家整理了英文中10組易混淆的詞匯,這是第二輯哦!
母語(yǔ)人士也會(huì)混淆的10組單詞——第一輯>>>
1. Compliment v Complement
醬料是配著牛排吃的。
醬料稱(chēng)贊牛排。
2. Learn v Teach
I love to
learn new English expressions.
我喜歡學(xué)習(xí)新的英語(yǔ)表達(dá)。
My father likes to
teach me how to make wooden cars.
我父親喜歡教我做木制的汽車(chē)。
3. Fun v Funny
An Amusement park is
fun because you enjoy yourself and have a good time there.
游樂(lè)園很有趣,因?yàn)槟阍谀莾汉芟硎?,過(guò)得非常愉快。
A comedian is
funny because he will tell you jokes and make you laugh.
喜劇演員很搞笑因?yàn)樗麄儠?huì)講笑話,能讓你笑。
4. Intelligent v Intellectual
湯姆非常聰明。
Tom has the
intellectual capacity of a seventeen-year-old. (ability to think in an intelligent way)
湯姆的智力相當(dāng)于17歲的少年。(指聰明地思考問(wèn)題的能力)
5. Immigrant v Emigrant
At the beginning of the 19th century, the United States welcomed thousands of
immigrants into the country. (people who arrive in a new country to live there permanently)
十九世紀(jì)初,美國(guó)非常歡迎外來(lái)移民。(從別國(guó)移居本國(guó)的移民)
There are more
emigrants than immigrants in this country. (people who leave their country permanently)
這個(gè)國(guó)家移居國(guó)外的人比移進(jìn)國(guó)內(nèi)的人多(從本國(guó)移往他國(guó)的居民)
6. Lose (動(dòng)詞) v Loose (形容詞)
I am always
losing my car keys.
我經(jīng)常丟車(chē)鑰匙。
I have lost a lot of weight. This skirt is really
loose.
我減肥之后裙子都松了。
7. Advice (名詞) v Advise (動(dòng)詞)
讓我給你點(diǎn)建議。
我建議你不要那樣做。
8. Briefly v Shortly
The chairman spoke
briefly at the beginning of the conference. (for a short time)
會(huì)議開(kāi)始時(shí)主席發(fā)表了簡(jiǎn)短講話。(強(qiáng)調(diào)持續(xù)時(shí)間短)
Good Morning. The chairman will open the conference
shortly. (in a few minutes)
早上好。主席馬上就開(kāi)始會(huì)議。(強(qiáng)調(diào)幾分鐘之內(nèi))
9. Principal (名詞/形容詞) v Principle (名詞)
The School
Principal has given the pupils permission to go out today.
校長(zhǎng)允許學(xué)生們今天外出。
我們公司奉行高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
The
principal issue we have here is that this project will not finish on time.
我們現(xiàn)在面臨的主要問(wèn)題是工程不能按時(shí)完成了。
10. Lie v Lay (現(xiàn)在時(shí))
I was so tired that I had to
lie down for 30 minutes. (No direct object)
我太累了,必須躺下休息30分鐘。(無(wú)直接賓語(yǔ))
The baby is tired so I shall
lay her down for her nap. (Direct Object = baby)
小嬰兒累了,我要把他放下來(lái),讓他睡一會(huì)。(直接賓語(yǔ)是“小嬰兒”)