16. speech, talk, lecture
speech指在公共場(chǎng)所所做的經(jīng)過(guò)準(zhǔn)備的較正式的演說(shuō),talk日常生活中的一般的談話,講話,lecture學(xué)術(shù)性的演講,講課 a series of lecture on…
17. officer, official
officer部隊(duì)的軍官,official說(shuō)什么官員 an army officer
18. work, job
二者均指工作。work不可數(shù),job可數(shù) a good job, many jobs
19. couple, pair
couple主要指人或動(dòng)物,pair多指由兩部分組成的東西 a pair of trousers
20. country, nation, state, land
country側(cè)重指版圖,疆域,nation指人民,國(guó)民,民族,state側(cè)重指說(shuō)什么,政體,land國(guó)土,國(guó)家 the whole nation was sad at the news.
21. cook, cooker
cook廚師,cooker廚具 he is a good cook.
22. damage, damages
damage不可數(shù)名詞, 損害,損失; damages復(fù)數(shù)形式, 賠償金 $900 damages
23. police, policeman
police警察的總稱,后接復(fù)數(shù)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞,policeman 指某個(gè)具體的警察 the police are questioning everyone in the house.
24. problem, question
problem常和困難連系,前面的動(dòng)詞常為think about, solve, raise,question常和疑問(wèn)連系,多和ask, answer連用
25. man, a man
man人類,a man一個(gè)男人 man will conquer nature.
26. chick, chicken
二者均可指小雞,chicken還可以當(dāng)雞肉 the chicken is delicious.
27. telegram, telegraph
當(dāng)電報(bào)解時(shí),telegram指具體的,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指稍長(zhǎng)的旅途,voyage指海上航行 a three-day trip
29. sport, game
sport多指戶外的游戲或娛樂活動(dòng),如打球,游泳,打獵,賽馬等;game指決定勝負(fù)的游戲,通常有一套規(guī)則 his favorite sport is swimming.
30. price, prize
price價(jià)格,prize獎(jiǎng),獎(jiǎng)品,獎(jiǎng)金 win the first prize the price is high/low.