1.able, capable, competent
able为常用词,指具有做某事所需的力量,技巧,知识与时间等,一般下效率无关,用作定语表示能力超出平均水平。如:A cat is able to see in the dark. (猫在黑暗中能看见东西。)
capable 指满足一般要求的能力,可以是表现出来的,也可是潜在的,搭配是be capable of +doing.用作定语,表示的能力没有able表示的能力强。如:He is capable of running a
mile in a minute. (他能在一分钟内跑完一英里。)He is a very capable doctor. (他是一位很好的大夫。)
competent 指“胜任”,“合格”,或受过专业技术等训练的,但不是超群的能力。如:
A doctor should be competent to treat many diseases. (医生应该能治多种病。)
2.aboard, abroad, board, broad
aboard 在船(或飞机,车)上。如:I never went aboard a ship.
abroad 副词,在国外或海外。如:He often goes abroad.
board 为动词,上(船,飞机,车)。如:The passengers are boarding the plane now.
broad 为形容词,宽广的。如:He has very broad shoulders.
3.accept, receive
accept 接受,receive“接到”,“收到”。如:I received an invitation
yesterday, but I didn‘t accept it. (昨天我收到了一个请柬,但并没有接受邀请。)