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~