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英语易混词汇大排查Part2
26. chick, chicken
二者均可指小鸡，chicken还可以当鸡肉，如：The chicken is delicious.
27. telegram, telegraph
当“电报”解时，telegram指具体的，telegraph指抽象的，如：a telegram, by telegraph。
28. trip, journey, travel, voyage
travel是最常用的，trip指短期的旅途，journey指稍长的旅途，voyage指海上航行，如：a three-day trip。
29. sport, game
sport多指户外的游戏或娱乐活动，如打球、游泳、打猎、赛马等;game指决定胜负的游戏，通常有一套规则。如：His favorite sport is swimming.
30. price, prize
price指价格，prize指奖、奖品、奖金，如：win the first prize The price is high/low.
31. a number of, the number of
a number of指“许多”，谓语动词用复数。the number of指“…的数目”，谓语动词用单数。如：The number of students is increasing.
32. in front of, in the front of
in front of指范围外的前面，in the front of指范围内的前面，如：In the front of the room sits a boy.
33. of the day, of a day
of the day指每一天的、当时的、当代的，of a day指暂时的、不长久的，如：a famous scientist of the day。
34. three of us, the three of us
three of us我们(不止三个)中的三个，the three of us我们三个(就三个人)。如：The three of us---Tom, Jack and I went to the cinema.
35. by bus, on the bus
by bus表手段、方式，不用冠词;on the bus表范围。如：They went there by bus.
36. for a moment, for the moment
for a moment “片刻、一会儿”，for the moment“暂时、一时”，如：Thinking for a moment, he agreed.
37. next year, the next year
next year将来时间状语，the next year过去将来时间状语，如：He said he would go abroad the next year.
38. more than a year, more than one year
more than a year“一年多”，more than one year“超过一年”(两年或三年等)
39. take advice, take the(one’s) advice
take advice“征求意见”，take the advice“接受忠告”，如：He refused to take the advice and failed again.
40. take air, take the air
take air“传播、走漏”，take the air“到户外去、散步”，如：We take the air every day.
41. in a word, in words
in a word“总之、一句话”， in words“口头上”，如：In a word, you are right.
42. in place of, in the place of
in place of“代替”，in the place of“在…地方”，如：A new building is built in the place of the old one.
43. in secret, in the secret
in secret“秘密地、暗自地、偷偷地”，一般用作状语;in the secret指知道内情、知道秘密，一般用作表语。如：My mother was in the secret from the beginning.
44. a girl, one girl
a girl可泛指所有女孩, one girl指一个女孩，如：Can one girl carry such a big box?
45. take a chair, take the chair
take a chair“相当于”，sit down“坐下”，take the chair“开始开会”
46. go to sea, by sea, by the sea
go to sea“当海员、出航”，by sea“乘船、由海路”， by the sea“在海边”，如：go by sea。
47. the doctor and teacher, the doctor and the teacher
the doctor and teacher指一个人，既是医生又是老师;the doctor and the teacher指两个人，一个医生和一个老师。
48. in office, in the office
in office“在职的”，in the office“在办公室里”，如：He is in office, not out of office.
49. in bed, on the bed
in bed“卧在床上”，on the bed“在床上”，如：The book is on the bed. He is ill in bed.
50. in charge of, in the charge of
in charge of“管理、负责照料”，in the charge of“由……照料”，如：He is in charge of the matter. The matter is in the charge of her.
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发表于 2016-7-9 17:37:29