常被殽杂的英语单词
常被殽杂的英语单词
以下是一些最容易殽杂的一对英语单词。它们是专门为英语学习者挑选的。
beside / besides
beside: 是介词，意思是“接近”，（紧邻）。
例句:
I sit beside John in class.
Could you get me that book? It's beside the lamp.
besides: 当副词的寄义是“也”，做介词的寄义是“除了”。
例句:
(adverb) He's responsible for sales, and a lot more besides.
(preposition) Besides tennis, I play soccer and basketball.
clothes / cloths
clothes: 穿的衣物.
例句:
Just a moment, let me change my clothes.
Tommy, get your clothes on!
cloths: 用于洗濯或其他用处的一块布.
例句:
There are some cloths in the closet. Use those to clean the kitchen.
I have a few pieces of cloth that I use.
dead / died
dead: 形貌词，寄义“不再在世”
例句:
Unfortunately, our dog has been dead for a few months.
Don't touch that bird. It's dead.
died: die的已往式和已往分词
例句:
His grandfather died two years ago.
A number of people have died in the accident.
experience / experiment
experience: 名词，指或人履历的事变，即或人实际的事变。也用作不成数名词，意思是“经过做某事取得的知识”例句:
(first meaning)His experiences in Germany were rather depressing.
(second meaning) I'm afraid I don't have much sales experience.
experiment: 名词，指你为了看到后果而做的事变。通常用于议论科学家和他们的研讨。
例句:
They did a number of experiments last week.
Don't worry it's just an experiment. I'm not going to keep my beard.
felt / fell
felt:动词feel的已往式和已往分词
例句:
I felt better after I had a good dinner.
He hasn't felt this well for a long time.
fell: 动词fall的已往式
例句:
He fell from a tree and broke his leg.
Unfortunately, I fell down and hurt myself.
female / feminine
female：女人或生物的性别
例句:
The female of the species is very aggressive.
The question 'female or male' means 'are you a woman or a man'.
feminine: 形貌词，形貌女性典范的品格或举动典范
例句:
He's an excellent boss with a feminine intuition.
The house was decorated in a very feminine manner.
its / it's
its: 代词it的所属格，寄义“它的”
例句:
Its color is red.
The dog didn't eat all of its food.
it's: 是it is 或it has的缩写
例句:
(it is) It's difficult to understand him.
(it has) It's been a long time since I had a beer.
last / latest
last: 形貌词，指“最初的”'
例句:
I took the last train to Memphis.
This is the last test of the semester!
latest: 形貌词，指“迩来的，最新的”
例句:
His latest book is excellent.
Have you seen his latest painting?
lay / lie
lay: 动词“放下”已往式- laid, 已往分词- laid
例句:
He laid his pencil down and listened to the teacher.
I usually lay my pies on the shelf to cool.
lie: 动词寄义“躺下”，已往式 -lay (be careful!), 已往分词 - lain
例句:
The girl lay on the bed asleep.
At the moment, he's lying on the bed.
lose / loose
lose: 动词寄义“丢，放错地点”
例句:
I lost my watch!
Have you ever lost anything valuable?
loose: 形貌词， 'tight'的反义词，“松”
例句:
Your trousers are very loose!
I need to tighten this screw. It's loose.
male / masculine
male: 男人或生物的性别
例句:
The male of the species is very lazy.
The question 'female or male' means 'are you a woman or a man'.
masculine: 形貌词，形貌男性典范的品格或举动典范
例句:
She's a very masculine woman.
His opinions are just too masculine for me.
price / prize
price:名词-付出某物的代价.
例句:
The price was very cheap.
What's the price of this book?
prize: 名词-奖品
例句:
He won a prize as best actor.
Have you ever won a prize in a competition?
principal / principle
principal: 形貌词，寄义是“最紧张的”
例句:
The principal reason for my decision was the money.
What are the principal irregular verbs?
principle: 一种端正 (尤其是科学原理，大概是品德准则)
例句:
It's the first principle of aerodynamics.
He has very loose principles.
quite / quiet
quite:水平副词，相似 'very' 或'rather'
例句:
This test is quite difficult.
He was quite exhausted after the long journey.
quiet: 形貌词，寄义是loud 或noisy的反义，“宁静”
例句:
Could you please be quiet?!
She's a very quiet girl.
sensible / sensitive
sensible: 形貌词，意为“有知识的”。“不傻”
例句:
I wish you would be more sensible about things.
I'm afraid you aren't being very sensible.
sensitive: 形貌词，意为“以为十分深入”或“容易受伤”
例句:
You should be careful with David. He's very sensitive.
Mary is a very sensitive woman.
shade / shadow
shade: 免受阳光的暴晒，好天外表的暗中地区。
例句:
You should sit in the shade for a while.
It's too hot. I'm going to find some shade.
shadow: 阳光芒媚的日子里，其他东西创造的暗中地区。 the dark area created例句:
That tree casts a large shadow.
Have you every noticed your shadow getting longer as it gets later in the day?
some time / sometimes
some time: 指将来的一段不确定的时间
例句:
Let's meet for coffee some time.
I don't know when I'll do it - but I will do it some time.
sometimes: 副词寄义是'occasionally'（偶尔）
例句:
He sometimes works late.
Sometimes, I like eating Chinese food.
