2013年翻译考试词汇：易混淆的单词

 　　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 ：previously¹ 已经。

　　例：We already moved our things yesterday.

　　complement² 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 immigrate³

　　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 spoke⁴ to us today.

　　principle：a principle is an important fact or law.

　　例：The principle of democracy is important to ourcountry.

　　stationary⁵ VS stationery⁶

　　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 disinterested⁷

　　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。

 

1 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

2 complement   

n.补足物，船上的定员；补语；vt.补充，补足

参考例句：

• The two suggestions complement each other.这两条建议相互补充。
• They oppose each other also complement each other.它们相辅相成。

3 immigrate   

v.（从外国）移来，移居入境

参考例句：

• 10,000 people are expected to immigrate in the next two years.接下来的两年里预计有10，000人会移民至此。
• Only few plants can immigrate to the island.只有很少的植物能够移植到这座岛上。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 stationary   

adj.固定的，静止不动的

参考例句：

• A stationary object is easy to be aimed at.一个静止不动的物体是容易瞄准的。
• Wait until the bus is stationary before you get off.你要等公共汽车停稳了再下车。

6 stationery   

n.文具；(配套的)信笺信封

参考例句：

• She works in the stationery department of a big store.她在一家大商店的文具部工作。
• There was something very comfortable in having plenty of stationery.文具一多，心里自会觉得踏实。

7 disinterested   

adj.不关心的，不感兴趣的

参考例句：

• He is impartial and disinterested.他公正无私。
• He's always on the make,I have never known him do a disinterested action.他这个人一贯都是唯利是图，我从来不知道他有什么无私的行动。