英语常用易混淆词的比较及例句Word文档格式.docx

1、t permit him to get out of jail.法庭不准他出狱。Its not permitted to drive without a license.没有驾照不准开车。-arrive vs. reacharrive - 强调已经抵达的状态；不及物动词，后常接介词+地方/时间Several guests arrived at the hotel this morning.有些客人今天早上抵达饭店。Everyone arrived at 8 p.m. for dinner.大家在八点抵达，一起吃晚餐。reach - 强调经过一番过程后才抵达；及物动词，需接受词How long

2、will it take us to reach the hotel?我们得花多少时间才会到旅馆？He didnt stop until he reached the finish line.他一直到达终点线才停下来。ask vs. demandask - 请求批准；要求We asked him politely to leave.我们客气地要求他离开。Larry asked Jake to lend him twenty dollars.赖瑞请杰克借他二十块钱。demand - 作为权利要求；强求The upset customer demanded to see the manager.那

3、位生气的顾客要求见经理。The kidnapper demanded ten thousand dollars.绑匪要求一万美元的赎金。attend vs. join attend - 出席某场合；如出席会议、上课We attended a pop concert last night.我们昨晚参加了一场流行音乐会。Only a few people attended the meeting about new work rules.只有一些人出席了有关新工作规范的会议。join - 加入团体或活动；成为一份子；如参加社团、加入工会Are you going to join the army?

4、你会加入军队吗？Everyone was singing so I joined in.每个人都在唱歌，所以我也加入。-avoid vs. prevent avoid - 自己避免去做某事； aviod + N./V-ingTo avoid an accident, he stopped the car quickly.为了避免意外，他很快地停下车子。He wore sunblock to avoid getting sunburn.他擦防晒油以防晒伤。prevent - 阻止他人去做某事；预防、防止某事发生；prevent.from+V-ingYou must prevent childre

5、n from getting hurt.你得预防小孩受伤。Laws are intended to prevent crime.法律的目的是防止犯罪发生。-bite vs. sting bite - 虫蚊及蛇类等以牙齿或口攻击、叮咬Tony couldnt sleep because mosquitoes kept biting him.托尼没法睡觉，因为蚊子一直咬他。If you get bitten by one of these snakes, it means certain death.如果你被那种蛇咬到，必死无疑。sting - 蜜蜂、水母。鱼类等的蛰刺Ouch! That was

6、p just stung me!唉呦！那只黄蜂刚刚叮我！Paul got stung by a scorpion that was hiding in his shoe.保罗被一只躲在他鞋里的蝎子螫了。-change vs. vary change - 彻底改变成为另一种状态The teacher changed the time of the class.老师更改了上课时间。You will have to change the way you study for exams.你得改变准备考试的念书方式。vary - 随着情境的不同而有差异The words in this book var

7、y from the earlier version.这本书的用字跟早期的版本有差异。Each cake he makes varies a little.他做出来的每个蛋糕都有些不一样。cheat vs. lie cheat - 以欺骗的手段企图获得好处；如：考试或比赛作弊Brad cheated during the golf game.布莱德在那场高尔夫球赛中作弊。You should not cheat on tests.你在考试时不应该作弊。lie - 说谎话Do you ever lie about your age?你曾经谎报年龄吗？Never lie to your frien

8、ds.永远别对朋友说谎。choose vs. pick choose - 经过仔细思考后才选择After a lot of thought, Alex chose to attend Yale.艾力克斯仔细思考后，选择上耶尔大学。Have you chosen where you want to live?你选好你想住在那里了吗？pick - 根据直觉来选择Can you pick a tie for me?你可以帮我挑一条领带吗？They quickly picked a restaurant to go to.他们很快地挑了一家要去的餐厅。-cry vs. sob cry - 泛指哭泣；大

9、喊；大叫You look like you are about to cry.你看起来就快哭了。Beth cried out in pain when she twisted her ankle.贝斯扭到脚踝时痛苦地大叫。sob - 啜泣、呜咽Shes sobbing because her boyfriend broke up with her.她正抽抽噎噎地哭泣，因为男友和她分手了。He sobbed and sobbed until he couldnt breathe.他抽抽噎噎地哭了又哭，直到他不能呼吸。cure vs. heal cure - 治愈疾病The doctor cure

10、d the patient of his disease.医生将病人的病治好了。Is it possible to cure cancer?癌症有可能治好吗？heal - 伤口愈合This cut will never heal!这个伤口永远不会愈合！How long will my broken arm take to heal?我骨折的手臂要多久才会好？doubt vs. suspect doubt - 对某事的真假或可靠性不确定、不太相信；不肯定、有疑虑I doubt Ill learn anything new as Ive studied this before.因为之前学过了，我不

11、相信我能学到新的东西。I doubt his words because he lies a lot.我不相信他说的，因为他常撒谎。suspect - 推测；感觉到有危险或阴谋；怀疑某人犯错；有罪If you suspect something is wrong, call the police.如果你怀疑有什么不对劲，打电话报警。Im not worried because no one suspects that I did it.我不担心，因为没人怀疑是我做的。draw vs. pull draw - 将某物左右拉动；如拉上窗帘Draw the curtains and come to

12、bed.把窗帘拉上然后到床上来。The couple drove into town in a cart drawn by two horses.那对夫妻乘着两匹马拉的马车进城来。pull - 朝向自己的方向用力拉，如拉门Pull the door shut quickly.快点把门拉上。Dean pulled the man out of the water.狄恩把那男人从水里拉上来。dress vs. wear dress - 打扮；dress+someone为某人穿衣打扮The lady dresses fashionably.那位女士打扮得很时髦。Timmys mom dresses

13、him every morning before breakfast.提米的妈妈每天早上在早餐前帮他穿衣打扮。wear - 穿戴衣物、眼镜、帽子；wear+N.穿（戴）着某物Do you know what you will be wearing to the party?你知道你会穿什么去参加派对吗？Cary wore sunglasses to protect himself form the sun.凯瑞戴着太阳眼镜以保护自己不被太阳晒伤。-drop vs. fall drop - 东西掉在地上；可当及物动词和不及物动词Excuse me, you dropped this.不好意思，你

14、掉了这个东西。You dropped that expensive glass on purpose!你故意把那只昂贵的玻璃杯掉在地上！fall - 人或物从高处落下；不及物动词The man fell off the boat.那男人下船。Be careful or it will fall off the shelf.小心点，否则东西会从架子上掉下来。expect vs. look forward to expect - 预期某事在未来发生；较客观What time are you expecting Jim to arrive?你预计吉姆什么时间会到？She expected to fi

15、nish the work by next week.她预期下周可以完成那项工作。look forward to - 非常渴望、期盼某事的发生；较主观，加入个人情感Rosie gets depressed when she feels she has nothing to look forward to.萝西觉得很沮丧，因为她觉得没有什么值得期待的事情。ve been looking forward to the party all week!我一整个星期都很期待那场派对！fit vs. suit fit - （大小、尺寸等）合身I need a small as the medium doe

16、snt fit.我需要小号的，因为中号的不合身。If that dress doesnt fit you, I can get you another size.如果那件洋装你穿起来不合身，我可以拿另一个尺寸给你。suit - （风格、颜色等）适合、相配That style of jeans really suits you.那款牛仔裤真的很适合你。Blue is the only color that doesnt suit me.蓝色是唯一不适合我的颜色。-improve vs. progress improve - 强调付出的努力，以改善某事物You must work hard to

17、improve your grades.你必须努力使成绩进步。Time will improve the situation.时间会改善这个情况。progress - 强调事物本身的发展、进步Taiwans society has really progressed in the last 20 years.台湾社会这二十年来真的有进步。The project is progressing well.这项计划发展得很好。interpret vs. translateinterpret - 口译I understood the Russians speech because someone in

18、terpreted it for me.我听得懂那个俄国人的演讲，因为有人翻译给我听。He only spoke Chinese so someone had to interpret.他只会说中文，所以得有人翻译。translate - 笔译This book was written in French but translated into English.这本书是用法文写的，但是被翻译成英文。Smiths novel has been translated into 18 languages.史密斯的小说已经被翻译成十八种语言。know vs. recognize know - 认识某人

19、；强调知道的状态I have met Jeff but I dont know him very well.我已经见过杰夫，但是我不怎么认识他。Do you know where Rebecca is?你知道芮贝卡在那里吗？recognize - 由于先前的经验以致于现在能够认出、识别Kate didnt recognize Jill because she hadnt seen her for twenty years.凯特没认出吉儿，因为已经二十年没见了。New York is an easy city to recognize.纽约是个很容易识别的城市。lift vs. raise li

20、ft - 将某物抬起、提起；通常需要花点力气Can you give me a hand lifting the TV onto the table?你可以帮我把电视抬到桌子上吗？Can you help me lift this sofa?你可以帮我抬这张沙发吗？raise - 将某物垂直往上移动；升旗、举手Maggie raised the glass to her mouth.玛吉将杯子举起到嘴边。The pirate ship raised its flag.那艘海盗船升起它的白旗。live vs. stay live - 长时间居住某地I want to live in a nice

21、 apartment when Im older.我年纪大一点时想住在一间好的公寓。How long have you lived in Taipei?你在台北住多久了？stay - 短时间留宿Can I stay at my friends house tonight?我今晚可以睡在朋友家吗？Where did you stay on your vacation?你放假期间住哪儿？memorize vs. remember memorize - 熟记、背熟It took me an hour to memorize the answers.背熟这些答案花了我一个小时。Dean memoriz

22、ed exactly where everything was so he could find it later.狄恩熟记每件东西确切的位置，以便之后可以找得到。remember - 想起、记得Neil did not remember to pick up his dry cleaning.尼尔忘了去拿他的乾洗衣物。I dont remember meeting you at the party.我不记得在派对上见过你。replace vs. substitute replace - 强调永久性地汰换掉较差或坏掉的人或东西；relace A with B 用B取代AWe had to re

23、place the air-conditioners when we moved in.我们搬进来的时候得将冷气机汰换掉。I replaced my old car with a brand new pick-up truck.我把我的旧车汰换成全新的小卡车。substitute - 通常指暂时性地以某人或某物来取代; substitute A for B 用A取代BThe thief substituted a bag of sand for the artifact so the alarm wouldnt go off.小偷把那件艺品换成一袋沙，所以警铃不会响。We substitute

24、d this new painting for the old photograph that used to be there.我们用这幅新的画取代之前在那儿的旧照片。rescue vs. save rescue - 采取迅速行动营救某人或抢救某物；主词是人He rescued the man who was trapped underground.他救了那个被困在地底下的男人。The navy rescued forty people in the typhoon.海军在台风天时救了四十个人。save - 一般用法。泛指拯救某人或某物；主词可为人或物We werent able to sa

25、ve our furniture from the flooding.我们不能把家具从水灾中救出来。This simple medical test can save you from getting very sick.这项简单的医学测试可以让你免于重病。split vs. tear split - 将完整的东西分成几个小部分，如分蛋糕；分配、均分，如账单Please split the cake into six pieces.请把蛋糕分成六块。Are we going to split the bill?我们要分摊这笔帐单吗？tear - 撕扯某物使其破裂，如纸张、布料等This fine paper tears very easily.这纸质地很细，很容易撕破。Eagles have sharp beaks for teari