商务英语中易混淆词组总结(1)

　　1. clothes, cloth, clothing

　　clothes统指各种衣服，谓语动词永远是复数， cloth指布，为不可数名词 clothing 服装的总称，指一件衣服用a piece of, an article of

　　2. incident, accident

　　incident指小事件, accident指不幸的事故He was killed in the accident.

　　3. amount, number

　　amount后接不可数名词， number后接可数名词 a number of students

　　4. family, house, home

　　home 家，包括住处和家人，house房子，住宅，family家庭成员. My family is a happy one.

　　5. sound, voice, noise

　　sound自然界各种各样的声音，voice人的嗓音，noise噪音I hate the loud noise outside.

　　6. photo, picture, drawing

　　photo用照相机拍摄的照片，picture可指相片，图片，电影片，drawing画的画 Let's go and see a good picture.

　　7. vocabulary, word

　　vocabulary词汇，一个人拥有的单词量，word具体的单词He has a large vocabulary.

　　8. population, people

　　population人口，人数，people具体的人 China has a large population.

　　9. weather, climate

　　weather一天内具体的天气状况，climate长期的气候状况 The climate here is not good for you.

　　10. road, street, path, way

　　road具体的公路，马路，street街道，path小路，小径，way道路，途径

　　take this road; in the street, show me the way to the museum.

　　11. course, subject

　　course课程(可包括多门科目)，subject科目(具体的学科)a summer course

　　12. custom, habit

　　custom传统风俗，习俗，也可指生活习惯，后接to do， habit生活习惯，习惯成自然，后接of doing. I've got the habit of drinking a lot.

　　13. cause, reason

　　cause 指造成某一事实或现象的直接原因，后接of sth./doing sth，reason用来解释某种现象或结果的理由，后接for sth./doing sth. the reason for being late

　　14. exercise, exercises, practice

　　exercise运动，锻炼(不可数)，exercises练习(可数)，practice(反复做的)练习 Practice makes perfect.

　　15. class, lesson

　　作"课"解时,两者可以替换.指课文用lesson. 指班级或全体学生用class. lesson 6; class 5

　　16. speech, talk, lecture

　　speech指在公共场所所做的经过准备的较正式的演说，talk日常生活中的一般的谈话，讲话，lecture学术性的演讲，讲课 a series of lecture on…

　　17. officer, official

　　officer部队的军官，official政府官员 an army officer

　　18. work, job

　　二者均指工作。work不可数，job可数 a good job

　　19. couple, pair

　　couple主要指人或动物，pair多指由两部分组成的东西 a pair of trousers

　　20. country, nation, state, land

　　country侧重指版图，疆域，nation指人民，国民，民族，state侧重指政府，政体，land国土，国家 The whole nation was sad at the news.

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　　21. cook, cooker

　　cook厨师，cooker厨具 He is a good cook.

　　22. damage, damages

　　damage不可数名词, 损害，损失; damages复数形式, 赔偿金 $900 damages

　　23. police, policeman

　　police警察的总称，后接复数谓语动词，policeman 指某个具体的警察 The police are questioning everyone in the house.

　　24. problem, question

　　problem常和困难连系，前面的动词常为think about, solve, raise，question常和疑问连系，多和ask, answer连用

　　25. man, a man

　　man人类，a man一个男人 Man will conquer nature.

　　26. chick, chicken

　　二者均可指小鸡，chicken还可以当鸡肉 The chicken is delicious.

　　27. telegram, telegraph

　　当电报解时，telegram指具体的，telegraph指抽象的 a telegram, by telegraph

　　28. trip, journey, travel, voyage

　　travel是最常用的，trip指短期的旅途，journey指稍长的旅途，voyage指海上航行 a three-day trip

　　29. sport, game

　　sport多指户外的游戏或娱乐活动，如打球，游泳，打猎，赛马等;game指决定胜负的游戏，通常有一套规则 His favorite sport is swimming.

　　30. price, prize

　　price价格，prize奖，奖品，奖金 win the first prize The price is high/low.

　　31. a number of, the number of

　　a number of许多，谓语动词用复数。the number of…的数目，谓语动词用单数。The number of students is increasing.

　　32. in front of, in the front of

　　in front of范围外的前面，in the front of范围内的前面 In the front of the room sits a boy.

　　33. of the day, of a day

　　of the day每一天的，当时的，当代的， of a day暂时的，不长久的 a famous scientist of the day

　　34. three of us, the three of us

　　three of us我们(不止三个)中的三个，the three of us我们三个(就三个人)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，不用冠词，on the bus表范围 They went there by bus.

　　36. for a moment, for the moment

　　for a moment 片刻，一会儿，for the moment暂时，一时 Thinking for a moment, he agreed.

　　37. next year, the next year

　　next year将来时间状语，the next year过去将来时间状语 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超过一年(两年或三年等)

　　39. take advice, take the(one's) advice

　　take advice征求意见，take the advice接受忠告 He refused to take the advice and failed again.

　　40. take air, take the air

　　take air传播，走漏，take the air到户外去，散步 We take the air every day.

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