经常混淆的词汇 Words Often Confused
A
accent
to emphasize
ascent
climb
assent
to agree to something
accept
to receive
except
with the exception of
access
right or ability to enter
excess
amount left over
adapt
to adjust
adopt
to take as one's own
addition
part added
edition
publication
advice
counsel or information
advise
to give advice
affect
to act upon or influence
effect
result; to bring about
allude
to refer indirectly
elude
to evade
allusion
indirect reference
illusion
misleading image
anecdote
brief story
antidote
remedy for poison
ante-
prior to or earlier than
anti-
opposite or against
assure
to give confidence to
ensure
to make certain
aural
relating to hearing
oral
relating to the mouth, spoken
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B
base
bottom
bass
fish; deep voice
born
produced by birth
borne
carried
brake
to slow or stop
break
to knock into pieces
breadth
width
breath
breathed air
breathe
to draw in air
C
capital
city as government center
capitol
state legislature building
Capitol
U. S. Congress building
cite
to quote
sight
spectacle, view
site
piece of land; set of Web pages
complement
to complete
compliment
to praise
conscience
moral awareness
conscious
mentally awake
consul
diplomatic official
council
administrative body
counsel
lawyer; to give advice
credible
believable
creditable
worthy of praise
currant
raisinlike fruit
current
stream; used at the moment
D
decent
good or satisfactory
descent
downward movement
dissent
difference of opinion
decree
official order
degree
extent or scope
desert
dry barren region
dessert
sweet food ending a meal
detract
to disparage or reduce
distract
to draw attention away
device
specialized tool
devise
to invent, to plot
E
edition
See addition
effect
See affect
eligible
entitled; desirable
illegible
not readable
elude
See allude
eminent
prominent
imminent
ready to happen
ensure
See assure
envelop
to surround
envelope
letter container
except
See accept
excess
See access
F
formally
in a formal manner
formerly
at an earlier time
forth
forward, onward
fourth
4th
G
gorilla
large manlike ape
guerrilla
irregular warrior
H
hardy
bold, robust
hearty
jolly; vigorous
hoard
hidden treasure
horde
throng
I
illegible
See eligible
imminent
See eminent
imply
hint, indicate
infer
conclude, deduce
incredible
unbelievable
incredulous
astonished
inherent
intrinsic
inherit
to receive from an ancestor
install
to set up for use
instill
to impart gradually
it's
it is; it has
its
belonging to it
J
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K
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L
lay
to put or set down
lie
to rest horizontally
lead
to guide; heavy metal
led
guided
liable
obligated by law
libel
to defame; false publication
loose
unattached
lose
to fail to win
M
medal
commemorative metal piece
meddle
to interfere
miner
mine worker
minor
young person; unimportant
moral
ethical; lesson
morale
emotional attitude
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O
oral
See aural
P
passed
past tense of pass
past
previous; beyond
peace
tranquility
piece
portion
pear
fruit
peer
one's equal; to look intently
pier
dock
pedal
foot lever
peddle
to sell
perpetrate
to be guilty of
perpetuate
to make perpetual
persecute
to harass
prosecute
to bring legal action
personal
private, individual
personnel
group of employees
plain
ordinary
plane
airplane; flat surface
pole
long piece of wood or metal
poll
sampling of opinion
pray
to ask earnestly
prey
victim
precede
to go or come before
proceed
to advance or continue
preposition
part of speech
proposition
proposal
principal
main; chief person
principle
basic rule
propose
to plan or intend
purpose
goal, intention
Q
quiet
noiseless
quite
rather
R
rain
water falling in drops
reign
to govern
rein
strap for controlling a horse
raise
to lift, to increase
raze
to destroy or tear down
respectfully
with respect
respectively
in order
resume
to take up again
résumé
life summary
right
correct
rite
ceremonial act
role
part, function
roll
to turn over
S
sight
See cite
site
See cite
sit
to lie, rest
set
to put
stationary
not moving
stationery
writing material
statue
piece of sculpture
stature
height; status
statute
law
T
tack
course of action
tact
sensitivity
than
in comparison with
then
at that time
their
belonging to them
there
in that place
they're
they are
thorough
complete
through
into and out of
to
toward
too
also, very
two
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U
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V
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W
waist
middle of the body
waste
scrap, garbage
waive
to give up voluntarily
wave
to motion with the hand
weather
atmospheric state
whether
if
were
past form of be
we're
we are
where
at what place
who's
who is; who has
whose
of whom
X
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Y
your
belonging to you
you're
you are
Z
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