时间:2018-12-18 作者:英语课 分类:实用英语


英语课

   英语是一门非常容易引起混淆的语言,明明两个单词之间只有一两个字母的差别,它们的意思却差之千里。下面我们来看看8组非常容易让人混淆的单词吧。


  1. farther 和 further
  【例句】Are we going much further or farther?
  我们是要更进一步还是要走得更远一些?
  语言学界对farther和further之间的区别一直争论不休。有人说它们是用来分别形容比喻性和字面上的距离,事实上,further既可以形容比喻性的距离,也可以形容字面上的距离,但是farther就只能形容字面上的距离了。
  2.  flaunt 1flout 2
  【例句】Do you flaunt your wealth or flout your wealth?
  你是要炫耀你的财富还是要藐视你的财富?
  Flaunt意为“招摇卖弄”而flout则表示“公然无视规则”,所以你可以flaunt your wealth(卖弄你的财富),而不可以flout the laws(藐视法规)。
  3.  historic 和 historical
  【例句】The opening was a historic/historical event.
  那次对外开放是一次具有历史意义的/历史上发生过的事件。
  你也许觉得这两个词意思差不多,都表示“历史的”,其实不然,historic和historical差别还是挺大的,前者意为“历史上著名的、有意义的”,后者意为“在历史上发生过的”。如果一件事情可以用historic来形容,那么也能用historical来修饰,反之则不一定了。
  4.  pour 和 pore
  【例句】Did sweat pour out of his pores?
  汗水是从他的毛孔里流出来吗?
  Pour意为“像一条小溪那样快速不断地流出”或者“倾泻而出”,而pore则是“你的皮肤上的微小开口”,pore作为动词则表示“凝视、细想”,常与介词over或through连用,比如He pored over the dictionary(他聚精会神地看着那本字典)。
  5.  adverse 3averse 4
  【例句】Was he averse or adverse to the idea of getting ice cream?
  他是反对(还是不利于)买冰淇淋这个主意?
  Averse意为“强烈厌恶或反对某事”,adverse则表示“阻碍某事成功或发展、对其不利或有害”,前者用来形容一个人的态度,而后者可以用来形容某种情况、条件或事件。所以例句中应该用的是averse。
  6.  flair 和 flare 5
  【例句】She dressed with flair/flare, wearing a blouse with a stylish 6 flair/flare at the ends of her sleeves.
  她穿着一件袖子末端缀着时尚的天资/荷叶边的衬衫,打扮得很时髦/闪闪发光。
  Flare可以用来表示“突然发生的火光或亮光、突发的情感”,也可以形容“裙子或裤子逐渐变得宽大”;flair则表示“过人的天资、天生的才能”,或意为“时尚、创意”。所以你可以打扮得with flair(很时髦),你的裙子可以有a stylish flare(时尚的荷叶边)。
  7.  discreet 7discrete 8
  【例句】Did you mean a discrete voice or a discreet voice?
  你是指独立的声音还是谨慎的声音?
  Discrete意为“离散的、独立的、不连续的”,discreet可以形容某人“言行谨慎”,也可以形容某物“不引人注目”。有一个分辨它们的小技巧,在discrete里,两个e被t给分开了,所以表示“离散的、独立的”。
  8.  tortuous 9torturous 10
  【例句】Are you talking about the tortuous or torturous scenes?
  你是在说曲折的还是折磨人的情节?
  如果一部电影情节一波三折,那你可以用tortuous来形容它;如果一部电影充满了折磨与拷问的情节,毫无疑问,它可以用torturous来形容。

1 flaunt
vt.夸耀,夸饰
  • His behavior was an outrageous flaunt.他的行为是一种无耻的炫耀。
  • Why would you flaunt that on a public forum?为什么你们会在公共论坛大肆炫耀?
2 flout
v./n.嘲弄,愚弄,轻视
  • Parents who flout Family Court orders may be named in the media in Australia.在澳洲父母亲若是藐视家庭法庭的裁定可能在媒体上被公布姓名。
  • The foolish boy flouted his mother's advice.这个愚蠢的孩子轻视他母亲的劝告。
3 adverse
adj.不利的;有害的;敌对的,不友好的
  • He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。
  • The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。
4 averse
adj.厌恶的;反对的,不乐意的
  • I don't smoke cigarettes,but I'm not averse to the occasional cigar.我不吸烟,但我不反对偶尔抽一支雪茄。
  • We are averse to such noisy surroundings.我们不喜欢这么吵闹的环境。
5 flare
v.闪耀,闪烁;n.潮红;突发
  • The match gave a flare.火柴发出闪光。
  • You need not flare up merely because I mentioned your work.你大可不必因为我提到你的工作就动怒。
6 stylish
adj.流行的,时髦的;漂亮的,气派的
  • He's a stylish dresser.他是个穿着很有格调的人。
  • What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world.巴黎女性时装往往会引导世界时装潮流。
7 discreet
adj.(言行)谨慎的;慎重的;有判断力的
  • He is very discreet in giving his opinions.发表意见他十分慎重。
  • It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。
8 discrete
adj.个别的,分离的,不连续的
  • The picture consists of a lot of discrete spots of colour.这幅画由许多不相连的色点组成。
  • Most staple fibers are discrete,individual entities.大多数短纤维是不联系的单独实体。
9 tortuous
adj.弯弯曲曲的,蜿蜒的
  • We have travelled a tortuous road.我们走过了曲折的道路。
  • They walked through the tortuous streets of the old city.他们步行穿过老城区中心弯弯曲曲的街道。
10 torturous
adj. 痛苦的
  • His breathing was torturous.他的呼吸充满痛苦。
  • This is a torturous agonizing way to kill someone.这是一种让人受尽折磨、痛苦难忍的杀人方法。
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