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这30组外国人都经常用混的单词,烤鸭们在雅思考场上可千万别用错!

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  这30组外国人都经常用混的单词,烤鸭们在雅思考场上可千万别用错!在雅思口语和写作中,能正确、恰当地使用词汇是必不可少的。不过很多烤鸭在背单词或者在实践中会发现,有的单词会出现“傻傻分不清”的情况,有的可能是拼写相似,有的可能是因为中文翻译相似实则在英文环境中的用法有差异,还有的可能发音相同实际上是两个意思完全不同的单词。如果用错了单词造成表达偏差可就在考场上闹出大笑话了。

  为了能让各位小烤鸭在雅思考试中用词更加准确,新航道南京雅思培训机构小编收集了30组易混淆词汇,这些单词不光是烤鸭,有时连英语母语者都会用错,快来一起来看看都有哪些吧!

  01

  Affect/Effect

  Affect: 动词,表示影响或改变某事

  Effect: 名词,表示某事产生的效果、作用和或变化

  例句:Affect: The weather affects my mood.Effect: The effect of the medicine was immediate.

  02

  Alternatives/Choices

  Alternatives: 名词,表示替代物。适用于选择有两个时。

  Choices: 名词,表示选择。适用于选择超过两个。

  例句:Alternative: There's some alternatives that are used now as well.Choices: Our choices come down to staying here or leaving here.

  03

  Anticipate/Expect

  Anticipate: 动词,表示预料、预见。通常表示不仅相信某事会发生,还会为此做些准备

  Expect: 动词,表示期待、预计

  例句:

  Anticipate: We anticipate that sales will rise next year.

  Expect: I expect that the weather will be nice.

  04

  Appraise /Apprise

  Appraise: 动词,表示评估、估量

  Apprise: 动词,表示通知、报告

  例句:

  Appraise: Managers must appraise all staff.

  Apprise: We must apprise them of the dangers that may be involved.

  05

  Aural /Oral

  Aural: 形容词,听觉的

  Oral: 做形容词时表示口头的、口述的;作名词时表示口试

  例句:

  Aural: He became famous as an inventor of astonishing visual and aural effects.

  Oral: There will be a test of both oral and written French.

  06Beside/Besides

  Beside: 介词,表示在...旁边

  Besides: 作介词用时,表示除了…之外,还/且;做作副词用时,表示此外,况且

  例句:

  Beside: My friend sat beside me during the movie.

  Besides: Besides enjoying reading, she loves playing football.

  07

  Breath/Breathe

  Breath: 名词,表示气息、呼吸,通常指一个完整的呼吸循环

  Breathe: 动词,表示呼吸,通常指吸入和呼出的过程

  例句:

  Breath: She took a deep breath before jumping in the water.

  Breathe: It’s important to breathe deeply when practicing yoga.

  08

  Capital/Capitol

  Capital: 作名词时表示首都、首府、资金、资本;作形容词时表示大写的、首府的、极好的

  Capitol: 名词,表示国会,通常指立法机构在其中开会并履行政府职能的建筑物或建筑物群

  例句:

  Capital: Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States.

  Capitol: Thousands of demonstrators rallied in front of the Capitol.

  09

  Compliment/Complement

  Compliment: 作名词时,表示赞扬、问侯;作动词时表示称赞、恭维

  Complement: 作名词时,表示补足物;作动词时,表示补充

  例句:

  Compliment: She received a compliment for her excellent work.

  Complement: The new curtains complemented the color scheme of the room.

  10

  compose/comprise

  Compose: 动词,表示组成、构成。主语是构成事物的各个部分

  Comprise: 动词,表示包括、包含。主语是由不同部分组成的事物整体

  例句:

  Compose: Ten men compose the committee.

  Comprise: Older people comprise a large proportion of those living in poverty.

  11

  Continual/Continuous

  Continual: 形容词,表示多次重复的、频繁的。在英文释义中解释为一次又一次发生,中间可以有间隔

  Continuous: 形容词,表示连续不断的、持续的。在英文释义中解释为持续不断没有停止,在时间和空间上是没有中断的

  例句:

  Continual: They felt continual pressure to perform well.

  Continuous: The continuous rain had saturated the soil.

  12

  Currant /Current

  Currant: 名词,表示葡萄干

  Current: 做形容词时表示当前的、流行的;作名词时表示水流、气流、趋势

  例句:

  Currant: She was sitting at the kitchen table eating a currant bun.

  Current: The current situation is very frustrating for us.

  13

  Dessert/Desert

  Dessert: 名词,表示甜点

  Desert: 名词,表示沙漠、荒漠

  例句:

  Dessert: I was tempted by the dessert menu.

  Desert: The heat in the desert was extreme.

  14

  Device/Devise

  Device: 名词,表示装备、设备、手段

  Devise: 动词,表示设计、发明

  例句:

  Device: There is a new device for cars that warns drivers of traffic jams ahead.

  Devise: Experts are trying to devise ways to clean up the huge slick.

  15

  Disinterested/Uninterested

  Disinterested: 作形容词时表示无私的、公正的;作动词时表示使无兴趣

  Uninterested: 形容词,表示不感兴趣的,无利害关系的

  例句:

  Disinterested: Her advice appeared to be disinterested.

  Uninterested: She seemed uninterested in the topic of the conversation.

  16

  Dilemma/Problem

  Dilemma: 名词,表示窘境、困境。通常适用于只有两种解决办法,而且都不尽如人意的情况。

  Problem: 作名词时表示问题、困难;做形容词时表示难对付的。通常适用于能有很多种解决方法的情况

  例句:

  Delimma: Many women are faced with the dilemma of choosing between work and family commitments.

  Problem: The problem of street crime is getting worse every year.

  17

  Evoke /Invoke

  Evoke: 动词,表示引起、唤起

  Invoke: 动词,表示实施、行使、调用

  例句:

  Evoke: His case is unlikely to evoke public sympathy.

  Invoke: I have to invoke the stored procedure once.

  18

  Ensure /Insure

  Ensure: 动词,表示确保、保证。通常指相信某人的某个行为产生的结果

  Insure: 动词,表示确保、保证。通常指通过保险在经济上保护自己

  例句:

  Ensure: We tried to ensure that everyone got a fair deal.

  Insure: This will insure that the business can continue to be entrepreneurial into the future.

  19

  Farther/Further

  Farther: 通常指时间和空间上,与实际物理距离相关可测量出的距离。作形容词时,表示更远的、较远的;作副词时表示较远地、更远地。

  Further: 通常指程度上。作形容词时,表示更多的、进一步的;作副词时,表示进一步、此外。

  例句:

  Farther: The store is farther away than I thought.

  Further: I need to study further to get a better understanding.

  20

  Forego/Forgo

  Forego: 作形容词时表示前述的;作动词时表示发生在...之前

  Forgo: 动词,表示放弃、停止

  例句:

  Forego: The foregoing considerations may be concluded in a few words.

  Forgo: No one was prepared to forgo their lunch hour to attend the meeting.

  21

  Forbear /Forebear

  Forbear: 动词,表示忍耐、克制

  Forebear: 名词,表示祖先、祖宗

  例句:

  Forbear: He could not forbear from expressing his disagreement.

  Forebear: Our forebear might even teach us a few old tricks that could be used to help the living.

  22

  Less/Fewer

  Less: 适用于不可数名词

  Fewer: 适用于可数名词

  例句:

  Less: I try to spend less money.

  Fewer: Fewer people smoke these days than used to.

  23

  Loose/Lose

  Loose: 作介词时表示不紧绷或没有约束;作动词时表示释放、发泄

  Lose: 动词,表示输掉、丢失、降低

  例句:

  Loose: His shirt was loose around his waist.

  Lose: He didn’t want to lose the game.

  24

  Luxuriant /Luxurious

  Luxuriant: 形容词,表示繁茂的、繁密的

  Luxurious: 形容词,表示奢华的、豪华的

  例句:

  Luxuriant: Hair that's thick and luxuriant needs regular trimming.

  Luxurious: The millionaire leads a luxurious life.

  25

  Principle/Principal

  Principle: 名词,表示原则、原理、规则

  Principal: 形容词,表示主要的、首要的、重要的

  例句:

  Principle: She believes in the principle of treating others with kindness.

  Principal: The principal of the school announced a new policy.

  26

  Personal /Personnel

  Personal: 作形容词时表示个人的、私人的;作名词时表示私人信息发布

  Personnel: 作形容词时表示有关人事的、人员的;作名词时表示员工、人事部门

  例句:

  Personal: Her diary contained personal thoughts and feelings.

  Personnel: The company’s personnel department handles hiring and training.

  27

  Prescribe/Proscribe

  Prescribe: 动词,表示开处方、制定

  Proscribe: 动词,表示禁止

  例句:

  Prescribe: The doctor prescribed his patient who was down with fever.

  Proscribe: Many places have tried to proscribe fortune-telling altogether.

  28

  Replica /Reproduction

  Replica: 名词,表示复制品、仿制品。通常指由原作者重新创作的艺术复制作品

  Reproduction: 名词,表示复印、复制、再版。通常指简单的家具、艺术或声音的复制品

  例句:

  Replica: An artist sculpted a full-size replica of her head.

  Reproduction: The quality of reproduction isn't very good on this recording.

  29

  Stationary/Stationery

  Stationary: 作形容词时表示不动的、静止的;作名词时表示不动的人或物

  Stationery: 名词,表示信纸、文具

  例句:

  Stationary: The car was stationary at the traffic light.

  Stationery: She bought some new stationery for her office.

  30

  Viable/Feasible

  Viable: 形容词,表示切实可行的,能存活的。强调的是某件事物的实际可行性或成功可能性

  Feasible: 形容词,表示可行的、办得到的。强调的是在特定条件下,某件事情是可以做到的

  例句:

  Viable: The plane will be commercially viable if 400 can be sold.

  Feasible: We all think this proposal feasible.

  以上就是新航道南京雅思培训机构小编分享的这30组外国人都经常用混的单词,烤鸭们在雅思考场上可千万别用错的全部内容,当然这些单词光是靠背下来区分还不够,烤鸭们如果想能在雅思考场上甚至是今后的留学生活中不用错,那就要把单词放在句子中去理解,然后多加练习。如果烤鸭们在平时备考时遇到瓶颈想寻求帮助,不妨来找我们的老师帮忙~