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.