易混淆单词

advice (n.) 忠告，建议

advise (v.) 向……建议，忠告

adapt (v.) 适应，适合；改编，改写

adopt (v.) 采纳，通过；收养

e.g.

You should adapt yourself to the new environment.

你应该适应新环境。

We must adopt a series of practical measures.

我们还必须采取一系列具体的措施。

Many childless couples adopt children.

许多无子女的夫妇收养孩子。

effort (n) 努力,成就.

affect (v.) 影响；感动

effect (n.) (v.) 影响，作用，结果；效果；产生，招致

e.g. With great effort, he rose to his feet.

他鼓起劲，站起身来。

How does interest rate affect the price of bonds?

利率如何影响债券的价格？

The drug has had an immediate effect on the patient.

此药对病人立刻产生了效果。

[同义词]

affect effect influence

作为动词, 都含“影响”的意思。

affect 指“产生的影响之大足以引起反应”,着重“影响”的动作, 有时含有“对...

产生不利影响”的意思, 如:

This article will affect my thinking.

这篇文章将会影响我的思想。

effect 指“实现”、“达成”,着重“造成”一种特殊的效果, 如:

This book effected a change in my opinion.

这本书使我的看法起了变化。

influence 指“通过说服、举例等对行动、思想、性格等产生不易觉察到的,潜移默化

的影响”, 如:

Influenced by a high-school biology teacher, he took

up the study of medicine.

在一位中学生物教师的影响下, 他从事医学研究。

angel (n.) 天使

angle (n.) 解，角度；方面；观点

all together (短语)一起，一道

altogether (adv.) 全部地，完全；总共；总之

e.g. They got there all together.

他们一起到达那儿。

The noise has altogether stopped.

吵闹声完全停止了。

assure 使放心，使确信；保证，担保；保险

ensure (v.) 确保，保证

insure (v.) 保险，给……保险；保证

e.g. I assure you that this medicine cannot harm you.

我向你保证，这种药对你无害。

We assure you of our best cooperation at all times. 我们保证任何时候

都尽力合作。

I will ensure that the car arrives by six o'clock.

我保证汽车六点钟以前到。

Close cooperation will ensure better progress in our business.

密切合作将为我们业务的顺利开展提供保证。

Check your work to insure its accuracy.

检查一下你的工作, 以保证它的准确性。

It is advisable to insure your life against accident.

最好参加人寿保险，以防意外。

I 'd like to insure this package for 50 dollars.

我想要这包东西保险50美元。

An insurance company will insure your life.

保险公司可以给你保寿险。

clash (v.) 碰撞；(n.) 碰撞声冲突

crash 摔坏；坠毁；失败；(n.) 失败，瓦解；爆炸声，撞击声

crush 压碎、碾碎、使变形

e.g. The dustbins clashed as people emptied rubbish.

垃圾桶在人们倒垃圾时发出撞击声。

The bunch of keys came down with a clash.

这串钥匙当的一声掉在地上。

It is reported that twenty men were killed in the clash.

据报导，在这次冲突中有二十人被打死。

The plane crashed shortly after takeoff.

飞机起飞后不久便坠毁了。

There was a serious car crash this morning.

今晨发生了一起严重的撞车事故。

comprise (v.) 包括，包含，构成

compose (v.) 组成，构成；创作

试比较：

The United States comprises 50 states.(包括)

The committee comprises seven members.(由……组成)

Our party is composed of teachers and students.(由……组成)

Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.(由……构成)

compliment (v.) 称赞，恭维；(n.) 问好，致意，赞扬

complement (v.) 补充；(n.) 补语

consciousness (n.) 意识，觉悟，自觉

conscience (n.) 良心，良知

considerable (adj.) 相当大(多)的，可观的；值得考虑的

considerate (adj.) 考虑周到的，体谅人的

contest (n.) 比赛，竞争

context (n.) 上下文，内容

credible (adj.) 可信的

creditable (adj.) 值得称赞的，带来荣耀的

descent (n.) 下降；下来；出身

decent (adj) 像，体面的，恰当的

distract (v.) 分神，打扰；扰乱，迷惑

contract (v.) 收缩；订约，签合同

subtract (v.) 减去，扣除

device (n.) 手段，办法；装置

devise (v.) 想出，设计出

discern (v.) 认出，发现；识别

concern (v.) 涉及，关系到；关心

dominant (adj.) 支配的，统治的，占优势的

dominate (v.) 支配，统治控制

effective (adj.) 有效的，产生效力的；实在的，实际的

efficient (adj.) (指人)有能力的，能干的

healthful (adj.) 对健康有益的

healthy (adj.) 健康的

hanged (hang的过去式及过去分词)绞死

hung (hang的过去式及ed分词)悬挂

imaginative (adj.) 富于想象力的

imaginary (adj.) 假想的，想象中的，虚构的

intelligent (adj.) 聪明的，智慧的，理解力强的

intelligible (adj.) 可理解的，能懂的

intellectual (n.) 知识分子；(adj.) 智能的，显示智力的，有智力的

intense (adj) 强烈的，剧烈的

intensive (adj.) 仔细的，精细的

lessen (v.) 减少，减轻

lesson (n.) 功课

personal (adj.) 个人的，私人的；亲自的，本人的；身体的

personnel (n.) 全体人员，全体职员；人事部门

precede (v.)先于，领先于，在……前

proceed (v.) 进行，继续下去；发生

exceed (v.) 超过，胜过；越出

principal (n.) 校长；主要人物；(adj.) 主要的，基本的

principle (n.)原则，原理

progressive (adj.) 进步的，先进的；前进的

successive (adj.)连续的，接连的

大学英语四级单词音形易混单词听辩 1. attitude, latitude, altitude, gratitude

2. contribute, attribute, distribute; 3. describe, prescribe, subscribe,

substitute 4. difference, indifference 5. simultaneous, spontaneous 6.

senior, junior, superior, inferior, prior, priority， minor, major, mayor 7.

presume, resume, consume, assume 8. considerate, considerable; 9. favor

favorite, favourable 10. comparative, comparable 11. exit, exist, 12.

evaluate/assess, asset,access 13. offer, afford 14. vital, fatal 15.

refuse/decline/reject, eject ,subject to, object 16. subjective, objective,

positive, negative; 17. effective, efficient; 18. farmer, former/latter/later,

formal; 19. effect, affect,/influence/impact infect 20. owe, own 21. start,

startle 22. confirm,confine,confront,confuse,conform 23.

continual,continuous; 24. successive,successful;/succeed/success 25. golf,

gulf 26. appeal,appear 27. count,account 28. term,item 29.

constant,instant; 30. unlike,dislike 31. personal,personnel; 32. staff;stuff;

33. sensitive,sensible; 34. fresh,flesh,flash 35. brush, blush ,flush, crash,

clash,crush, dash,rush 36. down, dawn 37.

deceive,conceive,receive,perceive 38. increase,decrease 39. comb,tomb

40. comedy, tragedy,strategy, remedy,/therapy 41. pessimist, optimist 42.

negative, positive, active, passive, excessive, progressive, aggressive,

exclude/exclusive,explosive,massive 43. coin/coil,soil,oil, 44.

familiar,similar 45. economic,economical 46. electric,electrical 47.

classic,classical 48. historic,historical 49. critic,critical of 50.

mechanic,mechanical 51. majority,minority 52. source,resource 53.

emit,submit,transmit 54.

transfer, ,translate,transit,transport,transplant ,transform 55. inform sb

of,reform,conform’

56.

57. entertain,sustain,attain,maintain,retain,obtain,contain,detain

think,thank 58. epoch/era,ear 59. release,relieve,believe,relive,deliver 60.

berry,cherry,,marry,carry 61. cost, coast 62. border, bother 63.

bride, bridge 64. dairy,daily, diary 65. bind/bound, abound, 66. breeze,

freeze 67. sow, sew,saw, 68. brass,grass,glass,class 69. vacation,vocation

70. stationary, stationery 71. board,aboard,abroad, broad 72. blow, brow,

brown,drown,drawn 73. bunch, brunch,lunch,launch 74. bottom,button

75. calculate, speculate,circulate, regulate 76. cabbage,luggage,

baggage,garbage 77. cable,table,able 78. champion, champagne 79.

labour, label 80. hospital, hospitality 81. evolve,involve,revolve,revolt 82.

resist,assist,persist,insist 83. e(i)nqire,require,acquire 84.

request,inquest,conquest 85. crash,crush 86. principal,principle 87.

prefer,infer,refer, confer 88. justify,ratify,certify,modify,notify,clarify,classify

89. male,mail, 90. assemble,resemble,dissemble, 91. assure,insure,ensure

92. incline,decline, 93. dissolve,resolve,solve

94.

95. suppose,expose,dispose,impose,oppose,compose,comprise

explode,exploit,explore 96. favour,flavour 97. adopt,adapt,adept 98.

preserve,reserve, deserve 99. expect,respect,suspect,inspect;aspect

cancel

,sore,score,snore

,resign,design

stic,pessimistic

in,restrict

tive,respectful,respectable;

n, carton ,

m,maximum

,refine,confine ve,relevant

, esthetic ,flood r,charter, chart

e, passenger,messenger e, charcoal , check,

chess, chest , chill, kill ,felt, fall,fell n,chicken

, claw, paw, law, raw ,site ,course,coarse, hoarse,

horse,house, hose,host, hoist se,compromise l,reveal

s, profess t, contain ary, contemporary

,

,

scene, scenery,sincere

l,counsel,consult,insult

,date, crown,frown ,damn,damp

,delay,clay trate, illustrate, frustrate ,

descend , dessert ,deserve,derive ,

retail,retell ,dye ve,resolve,solve ,doze,dozen

, dusk , angel,anchor,ankle ,credit c,

plastic ate, illuminate,illustrate , omit e,

reinforce ,evil,devil, ,excess,excel,exceed, precede,

process, proceed ,

recite e, include

e,explode,exploit s,impress,oppress,

depress,suppress,oppress 154. facility,faculty, fare, fair,hair,hare,rare, share

155. family, familiar 156. feather, feature, figure, finger 157. whether,

weather, leather 158. sweet, sweat ,folk ght, forenight

,from nt,fraction, friction en, frighten

, fund, fond e,furnish ,gong ,lap,

gap,sap,nap,map,cap, tap, tape , genuine ,goat, ghost

,glimpse,glare ,grow ,grip, grasp

,grant ,cross ,grow ,guest

,heal,heel,hill ,hedge , holy,holly,hoe,hole 180.

hook, brook, crook 181. hint, hunt 182. idea, ideal, idle, idiot, idol 183.

imitate, emulate 184. imply, apply, reply 185. improve, approve 186.

inhabit, inherit 187. expire, aspire, respire, inspire, Inspect 188.

instant,instance 189. tense, intense, intensive 190. instruct, construct, 191.

interior, exterior, 192. extensive, intensive; 193. internal; external 194.

import, export 195. include, exclude 196. journal, journey 197. jump,

bump, lump, dump, numb, dumb 198. knee, kneel 199. leek, leak,

lick 200. reap, leap 201. length, strength 202. lessen, lesson 203.

lest ,least, list 204. test, text，nest, next 205. limb, limp, lame 206. lip, sip,

skip, dip, tip, hip 207. hobby, lobby 208. rock, lock, sock, knock, dock,

flock, pock, cock, block, mock 209. log, hog, fog 210. lose, loose,

loosen 211. manual, annual 212. mask, musk 213. mass, mess 214.

meal, mill 215. meat, meet 216. medal, meddle, middle 217. mouth,

mouse 218. nail, snail 219. amateur, mature, nature, 220. notify,

rectify, classify, gratify 221. notion, motion 222. nuclear, nucleus 223.

outlook, overlook 224. pee, pea 225. pear, pair, peer, 226. pension, tension

227. pick, peek, peak 228. seek, sick, sickle 229. pepper, paper 230. phase,

phrase 231. physics, physicist, physician 232. peace, piece 233. plane,

plain 234. policy, police, polish 235. pool, poor 236. president, precedent,

preceding, previous 237. play, pray, prey 238. pressure, pleasure 239.

price, prize, praise 240. pull, push 241. quit, quite, quiet 242. rise, arise,

raise 243. ray, lay 244. rare, rear, real, reel 245. revise,review 246. roast,

toast 247. role, roll 248. tool, stool 249. royal, loyal 250. low, row

251. sale, sail 252. send, sand 253. sauce, source, sour,sore, shore 254.

scare, scarce 255. scrape, scratch 256. cease, seize, size 257. sea, see

258. selfish, shellfish 259. sequence, frequence 260. series, serious 261.

section, session 262. share, sheer 263. skate, ski, skip, skim, skin, scan, 264.

sigh, sign 265. sell, shell 266. dim, slim, slender, tender 267. slip, sleep

268. soap, soup 269. soul, sole 270. space, species 271. static, statistic,

status, statue 272. steak, stick 273. still, steel 274. stop, stoop 275. strap,

strip, stripe 276. studio, stadium 277. supper, super, superb 278. survey,

survive 279. tale, tail 280. temple, temper 281. thread, threat 282. tone,

tune 283. touch, torch 284. tough, rough 285. tire, tyre 286. cover,

uncover, recover, discover, 287. graduate, undergraduate, postgraduate

288. urban, suburb, rural 289. emergent, urgent 290. week, weak 291.

mild, wild 292. wrist, waist 293. approach, reproach 294. path, patch,

catch, attach, scratch, 295. rough, tough 296. scare, scarce, scar 297. tick,

tack, tackle 298. vary, varied, various 299. profession, professor 300.

modern, moderate, modest 301. reward, award 302. rational, optional 303.

seal, zeal 304. intention, intent, intend, contend, content, context 305.

precise, precious 306. sample, simple 307. conviction, convention 308.

amaze, amuse 309. drift, draft 310. stain, strain, drain, refrain 311. contact,

contract 312. entitle, subtitle 313. floor, flaw,flow 314. vigor, vague 315.

wine, vain, van 316. valid，solid. 317. receipt, recipe, therapy 318. exhibit,

prohibit 319. delicate, deliberate 320. rude, crude 321. bloom, broom

322. boost, boast 323. bold, bald 324. arrow, narrow, sorrow 325. little,

litter, letter 326. comment, command, demand 327. nonsense, nuisance

329. constant, consistent , tomato