英語易混詞匯大排查Part2
26. chick, chicken
二者均可指小雞,chicken還可以當雞肉,如:The chicken is delicious.
27. telegram, telegraph
當“電報”解時,telegram指具體的,telegraph指抽象的,如:a telegram, by telegraph。
28. trip, journey, travel, voyage
travel是最常用的,trip指短期的旅途,journey指稍長的旅途,voyage指海上航行,如:a three-day trip。
29. sport, game
sport多指戶外的游戲或娛樂活動,如打球、游泳、打獵、賽馬等;game指決定勝負的游戲,通常有一套規則。如:His favorite sport is swimming.
30. price, prize
price指價格,prize指獎、獎品、獎金,如:win the first prize The price is high/low.
31. a number of, the number of
a number of指“許多”,謂語動詞用復數。the number of指“…的數目”,謂語動詞用單數。如:The number of students is increasing.
32. in front of, in the front of
in front of指范圍外的前面,in the front of指范圍內的前面,如:In the front of the room sits a boy.
33. of the day, of a day
of the day指每一天的、當時的、當代的,of a day指暫時的、不長久的,如:a famous scientist of the day。
34. three of us, the three of us
three of us我們(不止三個)中的三個,the three of us我們三個(就三個人)。如:The three of us---Tom, Jack and I went to the cinema.
35. by bus, on the bus
by bus表手段、方式,不用冠詞;on the bus表范圍。如:They went there by bus.
36. for a moment, for the moment
for a moment “片刻、一會兒”,for the moment“暫時、一時”,如:Thinking for a moment, he agreed.
37. next year, the next year
next year將來時間狀語,the next year過去將來時間狀語,如:He said he would go abroad the next year.
38. more than a year, more than one year
more than a year“一年多”,more than one year“超過一年”(兩年或三年等)
39. take advice, take the(one’s) advice
take advice“征求意見”,take the advice“接受忠告”,如:He refused to take the advice and failed again.
40. take air, take the air
take air“傳播、走漏”,take the air“到戶外去、散步”,如:We take the air every day.
41. in a word, in words
in a word“總之、一句話”, in words“口頭上”,如:In a word, you are right.
42. in place of, in the place of
in place of“代替”,in the place of“在…地方”,如:A new building is built in the place of the old one.
43. in secret, in the secret
in secret“秘密地、暗自地、偷偷地”,一般用作狀語;in the secret指知道內情、知道秘密,一般用作表語。如:My mother was in the secret from the beginning.
44. a girl, one girl
a girl可泛指所有女孩, one girl指一個女孩,如:Can one girl carry such a big box?
45. take a chair, take the chair
take a chair“相當于”,sit down“坐下”,take the chair“開始開會”
46. go to sea, by sea, by the sea
go to sea“當海員、出航”,by sea“乘船、由海路”, by the sea“在海邊”,如:go by sea。
47. the doctor and teacher, the doctor and the teacher
the doctor and teacher指一個人,既是醫生又是老師;the doctor and the teacher指兩個人,一個醫生和一個老師。
48. in office, in the office
in office“在職的”,in the office“在辦公室里”,如:He is in office, not out of office.
49. in bed, on the bed
in bed“臥在床上”,on the bed“在床上”,如:The book is on the bed. He is ill in bed.
50. in charge of, in the charge of
in charge of“管理、負責照料”,in the charge of“由……照料”,如:He is in charge of the matter. The matter is in the charge of her.