托福中有这么一些单词,它们长得像,发音近似,但含义却截然不同! 阅读中遇到他们,或许还能根据语境猜出含义。但是如果要用到写作口语中去,只能老老实实的记住它们了!
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affect vs.effect
affect: 动词,改变=to change or make a difference to
effect: 名词,影响=a result; to bring about a result
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disinterested vs.uninterested
disinterested: 客观的,公正的=impartial
uninterested: 不感兴趣的,漠不关心的=not interested
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appraise vs. apprise
appraise: 评估to assess/ evaluate
apprise: 通知,告知to inform someone
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aural vs. oral
aural: 听觉的relating to the ears or hearing
oral: 口头的relating to the mouth; spoken
这两个词发音完全一样,要是放到听力里,一定要根据上下文辨别含义哦!
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principal vs. principle
principal: 最重要的,校长most important; the head of a school
principle: 原则a fundamental rule or belief
这两个词是小编的阴影...
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complement vs. compliment
complement: 补充,使完美to add to so as to improve; an addition that improves something
compliment: 赞美to praise or express approval; an admiring remark
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currant vs. current
currant: 葡萄干 a dried grape
current: 现行的,水流/气流/电流happening now; a flow of water, air, or electricity
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desert vs. dessert
desert: 荒漠,不毛之地a waterless, empty area; to abandon someone
dessert: 甜品the sweet course of a meal
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alternatives vs. choices
如果选择只有两个,则可称之为“alternatives”。如果选择超过两个,则称之为“choices”。
例句:New ways to treat arthritis may provide an alternative to painkillers.治疗关节炎的新方法可能会提供一种止痛药的替代品。Our choices come down to staying here or leaving here. 我们的选择实际上就是留下还是离开两条道路。
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ensure vs. insure
ensure: 确保to make certain that something will happen
insure: 投保to provide compensation if a person dies or property is damaged
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forbear vs. forebear
forbear: 克制to refrain
forebear: 祖先an ancestor
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compose vs. comprise
compose表示构成、组成、……组成了……,而comprise则表示包含、包括、……由......组成。
整体包含部分,用comprise表示,部分组成整体用compose表示。
例句:
England,Scotland and Wales compose the island of Great Britain.
英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士组成大不列颠岛国。
The UK still comprised England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
英国仍由英格兰、苏格兰、北爱尔兰和威尔士组成。
13forego vs. forgo
forego表示在时间或空间上居先
forgo表示放弃
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less vs. fewer
Less修饰不可数,表示数量上少一点,如less coffee或less suga
fewer修饰可数名词,如fewer people或fewer houses
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luxuriant vs. luxurious
电影明星的汽车装满奢 侈品,我们可以说这是一辆“luxurious”的车,却不能说它是“luxuriant”,因为“luxuriant”描述的是生长的事物繁茂;健康的。
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