在托福口语和写作中,能正确、恰当地使用词汇是必不可少的。不过很多同学在背单词或者在实践中会发现,有的单词会出现“傻傻分不清”的情况,有的可能是拼写相似,有的可能是因为中文翻译相似实则在英文环境中的用法有差异,还有的可能发音相同实际上是两个意思完全不同的单词。如果用错了单词造成表达偏差可就在考场上闹出大笑话了。
为了能让各位同学在托福考试中用词更加准确,给大家收集了几组易混淆词汇,这些单词不光是托福考生,有时连英语母语者都会用错,快来一起来看看都有哪些吧!
Affect/Effect
Affect:动词,表示影响或改变某事
Effect:名词,表示某事产生的效果、作用和或变化
例句:
Affect:The weather affects my mood.
Effect:The effect of the medicine was immediate.
Alternatives/Choices
Alternatives:名词,表示替代物。适用于选择有两个时
Choices:名词,表示选择。适用于选择超过两个
例句:
Alternative:There's some alternatives that are used now as well.
Choices:Our choices come down to staying here or leaving here.
Anticipate/Expect
Anticipate:动词,表示预料、预见。通常表示不仅相信某事会发生,还会为此做些准备
Expect:动词,表示期待、预计
例句:
Anticipate:We anticipate that sales will rise next year.
Expect:I expect that the weather will be nice.
Appraise/Apprise
Appraise:动词,表示评估、估量
Apprise:动词,表示通知、报告
例句:
Appraise:Managers must appraise all staff.
Apprise:We must apprise them of the dangers that may be involved.
Aural/Oral
Aural:形容词,听觉的
Oral:做形容词时表示口头的、口述的;作名词时表示口试
例句:
Aural:He became famous as an inventor of astonishing visual and aural effects.
Oral:There will be a test of both oral and written French.
Beside/Besides
Beside:介词,表示在...旁边
Besides:作介词用时,表示除了……之外,还/且;做作副词用时,表示此外,况且
例句:
Beside:My friend sat beside me during the movie.
Besides:Besides enjoying reading,she loves football.
Breath/Breathe
Breath:名词,表示气息、呼吸,通常指一个完整的呼吸循环
Breathe:动词,表示呼吸,通常指吸入和呼出的过程
例句:
Breath:She took a deep breath before jumping in the water.
Breathe:It's important to breathe deeply when practicing yoga.
Capital/Capitol
Capital:作名词时表示首都、首府、资金、资本;作形容词时表示大写的、首府的、极好的
Capitol:名词,表示国会,通常指立法机构在其中开会并履行政府职能的建筑物或建筑物群
例句:
Capital:Washington D.C.is the capital of the United States.
Capitol:Thousands of demonstrators rallied in front of the Capitol.
Compliment/Complement
Compliment:作名词时,表示赞扬、问侯;作动词时表示称赞、恭维
Complement:作名词时,表示补足物;作动词时,表示补充
compose/comprise
Compose:动词,表示组成、构成。主语是构成事物的各个部分
Comprise:动词,表示包括、包含。主语是由不同部分组成的事物整体
例句:
Compose:Ten men compose the committee.
Comprise:Older people comprise a large proportion of those living in poverty.
Continual/Continuous
Continual:形容词,表示多次重复的、频繁的。在英文释义中解释为一次又一次发生,中间可以有间隔
Continuous:形容词,表示连续不断的、持续的。在英文释义中解释为持续不断没有停止,在时间和空间上是没有中断的
例句:
Continual:They felt continual pressure to perform well.
Continuous:The continuous rain had saturated the soil.
Currant/Current
Currant:名词,表示葡萄干
Current:做形容词时表示当前的、流行的;作名词时表示水流、气流、趋势
例句:
Currant:She was sitting at the kitchen table eating a currant bun.
Current:The current situation is very frustrating for us.
Dessert/Desert
Dessert:名词,表示甜点
Desert:名词,表示沙漠、荒漠
例句:
Dessert:I was tempted by the dessert menu.
Desert:The heat in the desert was extreme.
Device/Devise
Device:名词,表示装备、设备、手段
Devise:动词,表示设计、发明
例句:
Device:There is a new device for cars that warns drivers of traffic jams ahead.
Devise:Experts are trying to devise ways to clean up the huge slick.
Disinterested/Uninterested
Disinterested:作形容词时表示无私的、公正的;作动词时表示使无兴趣
Uninterested:形容词,表示不感兴趣的,无利害关系的
例句:
Disinterested:Her advice appeared to be disinterested.
Uninterested:She seemed uninterested in the topic of the conversation.
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