商务英语中易混淆词组总结(1)
日期:2010-09-01 06:52

(单词翻译:单击)

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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重点单词
  • populationn. 人口 ,(全体)居民,人数
  • incidentn. 事件,事变,插曲 adj. 难免的,附带的
  • trousersn. 裤子