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1. clothes, cloth, clothing
clothes统指各种衣服,谓语动词永远是复数, cloth指布,为不可数名词 clothing 服装的总称,指一件衣服用a piece of, an article of
2. incident, accident
incident指小事件, accident指不幸的事故He was killed in the accident.
3. amount, number
amount后接不可数名词, number后接可数名词 a number of students
4. family, house, home
home 家,包括住处和家人,house房子,住宅,family家庭成员。 My family is a happy one.
5. sound, voice, noise
sound自然界各种各样的声音,voice人的嗓音,noise噪音I hate the loud noise outside.
6. photo, picture, drawing
photo用照相机拍摄的照片,picture可指相片,图片,电影片,drawing画的画 Let‘s go and see a good picture.
7. vocabulary, word
vocabulary词汇,一个人拥有的单词量,word具体的单词He has a large vocabulary.
8. population, people
population人口,人数,people具体的人 China has a large population.
9. weather, climate
weather一天内具体的天气状况,climate长期的气候状况 The climate here is not good for you.
10. road, street, path, way
road具体的公路,马路,street街道,path小路,小径,way道路,途径
take this road; in the street, show me the way to the museum.
11. course, subject
course课程(可包括多门科目),subject科目(具体的学科)a summer course
12. custom, habit
custom传统风俗,习俗,也可指生活习惯,后接to do, habit生活习惯,习惯成自然,后接of doing. I’ve got the habit of drinking a lot.
13. cause, reason
cause 指造成某一事实或现象的直接原因,后接of sth./doing sth,reason用来解释某种现象或结果的理由,后接for sth./doing sth. the reason for being late
14. exercise, exercises, practice
exeercise运动,锻炼(不可数),exercises练习(可数),practice(反复做的)练习 Practice makes perfect.
15. class, lesson
作“课”解时,两者可以替换。指课文用lesson. 指班级或全体学生用class. lesson 6; class 5
16. speech, talk, lecture
speech指在公共场所所做的经过准备的较正式的演说,talk日常生活中的一般的谈话,讲话,lecture学术性的演讲,讲课 a series of lecture on…
17. officer, official
officer部队的军官,official政府官员 an army officer
18. work, job
二者均指工作。work不可数,job可数 a good job
19. couple, pair
couple主要指人或动物,pair多指由两部分组成的东西 a pair of trousers
20. country, nation, state, land
country侧重指版图,疆域,nation指人民,国民,民族,state侧重指政府,政体,land国土,国家 The whole nation was sad at the news.
21. cook, cooker
cook厨师,cooker厨具 He is a good cook.
22. damage, damages
damage不可数名词, 损害,损失; damages复数形式, 赔偿金 $900 damages
23. police, policeman
police警察的总称,后接复数谓语动词,policeman 指某个具体的警察 The police are questioning everyone in the house.
24. problem, question
problem常和困难连系,前面的动词常为think about, solve, raise,question常和疑问连系,多和ask, answer连用
25. man, a man
man人类,a man一个男人 Man will conquer nature.
26. chick, chicken
二者均可指小鸡,chicken还可以当鸡肉 The chicken is delicious.
27. telegram, telegraph
当电报解时,telegram指具体的,telegraph指抽象的 a telegram, by telegraph
28. trip, journey, travel, voyage