想要英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試不丟分,這17組易混淆單詞太關(guān)鍵了!
今天的干貨,給大家選取了17組大家在平時(shí)學(xué)習(xí)中經(jīng)常會(huì)混淆的單詞。拿出筆記本,趕緊把這些干貨記下噢!
這些單詞在聽(tīng)力、閱讀、寫(xiě)作、翻譯上都經(jīng)常用到!吃透它?。?/p>
electric/electrical
① electric:電的,用電的,帶電的,指任何電動(dòng)的或發(fā)電的裝置,被修飾的物體本身可帶電。
* electric light 電燈
please connect the two electric wires. 請(qǐng)將這兩根電線接起來(lái)。
② electrical:電的,與電有關(guān)的,電氣科學(xué)的,指與電有關(guān)的事物,被修飾的詞本身不能帶電。
* electrical engineer 電氣工程師
All the electrical work was done by my younger brother.所有的電工活都由弟弟來(lái)干。
confidant/confident
① confidant:知己,心腹之交
He is my confidant.他是我的心腹之交。
② confident:相信的,自信的
I am confident of success.=I am confident that I shall succeed.我相信我會(huì)成功
lie/lay
(1) lie:說(shuō)謊;躺,位于。
①——作“說(shuō)謊”的意思
過(guò)去式,過(guò)去分詞,現(xiàn)在分詞分別是:lied, lied, lying
②——作“躺,位于”的意思
過(guò)去式,過(guò)去分詞,現(xiàn)在分詞分別是:lay, lain, lying
He lay under a tree to sleep. 他躺在樹(shù)下休息。
(2) lay:放,擱;下蛋。過(guò)去式,過(guò)去分詞,現(xiàn)在分詞分別是:laid, laid, laying
The dog laid its ears back. 小狗把耳朵耷拉下來(lái)。
intense/intensive
① intense:high in degree 強(qiáng)烈的,劇烈的,高度的
have intense interest in sth. 對(duì)某事有濃厚興趣
② intensive:deep and thorough 精深的,集中的
intensive training 強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練
affect/effect
① affect (v.):影響
Smoking affects health.抽煙影響健康。
② effect (n.):效果,影響
Government policy will not have any effect on us.政府的政策不會(huì)對(duì)我們有任何影響。
complement/compliment
① complement:補(bǔ)足(物),補(bǔ)全,補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)
The team needs players who complement each other.球隊(duì)需要能夠相互取長(zhǎng)補(bǔ)短的隊(duì)員。
② compliment:致候,恭維,贊辭
Please give my compliments to your parents.請(qǐng)代我向你的父母問(wèn)好。
conserve/preserve
① conserve (v.):保存,保藏,保護(hù)(強(qiáng)調(diào)節(jié)約)。
In winter, some people conserve energy by lowing the heat at night.冬天,為節(jié)約能源有些人在夜里把暖氣調(diào)小。
② preserve (v.):保護(hù);維持;保養(yǎng);防止(食物)腐敗(強(qiáng)調(diào)使不受破壞)。
The government preserves the rights of the individual person.政府保護(hù)個(gè)人的權(quán)利不受侵犯。
sensitive/sensible
① sensitive:敏感的、感覺(jué)的、易受影響的,tive一般表特性。
a sensitive topic 敏感話題
② sensible:明智的、合乎情理的、通情達(dá)理的、意識(shí)到的、能感覺(jué)到的,able一般表能力。
a sensible young woman 明智的姑娘
sensible of his fault 意識(shí)到他的錯(cuò)誤
accident/incident
①accident:突發(fā)性的,一般為不幸事件,即“事故”。
traffic accident 交通事故
②incident:小的變數(shù)、插曲,小事件,沒(méi)accident那么嚴(yán)重。
an international incident 一次國(guó)際事件
stuff/staff
① stuff:東西、材料、素材
Put that stuff over there. 把材料放在那兒。
② staff:職員
the nursing staff of a hospital 醫(yī)院的護(hù)士們
principal / principle
① principal (adj.):the most important,最重要的
The principal reason for my decision was the money.我做決定時(shí)最看重的就是錢
② principle: a rule 定律、原則(通常用在科學(xué)領(lǐng)域)
It's the first principle of aerodynamics.這是熱力學(xué)第一定律。
resist/persist
① resist:抵制,對(duì)抗
Lack of proper nourishment reduces their power to resist disease.營(yíng)養(yǎng)不良降低了他們抵抗疾病的能力。
② persist:堅(jiān)持,存留
On the tops of very high mountains snow persists throughout the year.高山頂上, 積雪終年不化。
continuous/continual
① continuous:持續(xù)不斷的(可以做表語(yǔ)和定語(yǔ))
continuous pain持續(xù)的疼痛(疼痛一直有)
② continual:不停的(中間有間隔的重復(fù),只能做定語(yǔ))
continual improvements in technology技術(shù)上的不斷進(jìn)步(進(jìn)步是間隔性的)
raise/rise
① raise (vt.):舉起,升起,增加,飼養(yǎng)
He raised his voice.他提高了嗓音。
② rise (vi.):升起,上升,起床
The sun rises in the east.太陽(yáng)從東方升起。
considerable/considerate
① considerable:great much 相當(dāng)多(大)的
a considerable income一筆可觀的收入
② considerate:thoughtful 體諒的,體貼的,周到的
It was very considerate of you to send me a birthday card.你給我寄來(lái)生日卡真是太體貼了。
ensure/insure
① insure:保險(xiǎn),給...投保
After signing a contract with a professional baseball team,Jack decided to insure his pitching arm for $1 million.和職業(yè)棒球隊(duì)簽約后,杰克決定為他投球的手臂投保100萬(wàn)美元。
② ensure:確保
Please ensure (that) all lights are switched off.請(qǐng)確保將所有燈都關(guān)掉。
③ 當(dāng)表示"保證"的意思,兩者通用,英國(guó)人愛(ài)用ensure,美國(guó)人愛(ài)用insure。
our precautions ensured/insured our safety預(yù)防措施保證了我們的安全。
economic/economical
① economic主要與“財(cái)政”有關(guān)。
The boy left school for economic reasons.這男孩因經(jīng)濟(jì)原因而綴學(xué)。
② economical 主要與“節(jié)約”有關(guān)。
To rent a house is more economical than to buy one.租房比買房更經(jīng)濟(jì)。