2013年翻译考试词汇:易混淆的单词(在线收听) |
accept VS except accept:to receive 接收、接纳。
例:Please accept my gift.
except:not including 除……以外。
例:We go to school everyday except Sunday.
advice VS advise
advice:opinion about what should be done 忠告、劝告(名词)例:She gives good advice.
advise:to recommend 提出忠告(及物动词)
例:Please advise me on what to do.
affect VS effect
affect:to influence 给予……影响。
例:Do not let the loss affect you.
effect:“a effect is a result” 结果。
例:The loss did not have an effect on me.
all ready VS already
all ready:everything is ready 全都准备好例:We are all ready to move.
already :previously 已经。
例:We already moved our things yesterday.
complement VS compliment
complement:to make complete 补充。
例:This hat will complement my new dress.
compliment:A compliment is something said in praise 称赞。
例:Thank you for the compliment about my dress.
emigrate VS immigrate
emigrate:to leave one country to settle in another (由本国以往他国)移民。
例:I intend to emigrate from Hong Kong.
immigrate:to come to live in a new country(由外国而来)移民。
例:I intend to immigrate to Canada.
past VS passed
past :gone by or history 经过,过去、以往。
例:The car drove past my house.
My past is very interesting.
passed:pass的过去时态。
例:We passed through the town without stopping.
principal VS principle
principal:the head of a school 校长
例:The principal spoke to us today.
principle:a principle is an important fact or law.
例:The principle of democracy is important to ourcountry.
stationary VS stationery
stationary:standing still 不动的、静止的。
例:Please remain stationary.
stationery:writing materials 文具、信纸。
例:They went to the store to buy some stationery.
uninterested VS disinterested
uninterested:指没有兴趣,索然无味,漠不关心。
例:An unterested student will not learn anything. 缺乏兴趣的学生什么都学不到。
词组:unterested attitude 漠不关心的态度
be uninterested in 对……无兴趣。
disinterested:则表示没有获得利益的动机,进而意指没有偏见,在美语中,也可以作漠不关心解Two disinterested parties are needed to verify these documents for us. 我们需要两个公正的团体来查证这些文件。
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