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本书收录了中国人在学习和使用英语中容易混淆的常用词和短

语近千个，分编成三百余组进行了辨析。所选词语在词义、词形及

用法上有相似之处，但又有区别，使用起来容易混淆和出现错误。本

书通过清晰的中文释义、代表性的英文例句和中文译文以及词语间

的对比，剖析了所选词语的主要词义、用法及词语间的异同，并点

出了可能误解、误用之处。为了便于使用，本书所选词语的编组按

英语字母顺序排列，书后附有单词索引。

本书对不同英语水平的读者均有裨益，是中国人突破英语词

难关，提高英语运用的正确性、准确性及理解和表达能力的良师益

友。它既可作为一本掌握英语常用词语的自学教材，又可作为一本

工具书。

目录

A

a, an

a(n), one

able, capable

above, over

accept, receive

accident, incident, mishap

accuse, charge

acknowledge, admit, confess

act, action

adhere to, stick to

admission, admittance

advance, advanced

advantage, benefit, profit

affair, matter, business

affect, effect

afraid, frightened , scared

after, behind

after, since

ago, before

agreeable, enjoyable

aid, assist, help

alike, like

almost, nearly

alone, lonely

also, too, likewise

although, though

altogether, all together

amazed, astonished, surprised

among, between

angry, indignant, furious, mad

another, the other

announce, declare, proclaim, publish

anxious, eager

any, some

anyway, any way

apparent, obvious, plain

appear, emerge, loom

arrest, capture, catch

as a whole, on the whole

as such, such as

ashamed, shameful, shameless

at, in , on

at hand, in hand, on hand

at last, last

at least, in the least

at the moment, for the moment, in a moment

attentive, careful, cautious

authentic, genuine

avenge, revenge

avoid, elude, escape, shun

award, reward

aware, conscious

B

bad, ill, evil, wicked

bare, maked, nude

bath, bathe

be to , be about to

bear, endure, withstand, stand

beat, defeat

beautiful, handsome, lovely, pretty

because, for

because of, due to, owing to, thanks to

behaviour, conduct

begin, start

below, under

beside, besides

besides, except

big, large, great

bind, tie

bloom, blossom, flower

blush, flush

bold , brave, courageous

borrow, lend

both, either

both. . . and, either.. . or

brief, short

bring, fetch

bring, take

build, set up

burden, load

buy, purchase

by, with

by all means, by no means

by turns , in turn

C

call, cry, shout, scream

can, may

cathedral, church, chapel

cause, get, make

cause, reason

celebrated, famous, notorious, well-known

center, middle

chance, opportunity

cheap, inexpensive

cheat, deceive

chief, main

childish, childlike

choose, select

civil, polite , courteous

clasp, embrace, hug

class, lesson

classic, classical

clean, tidy, neat

client, customer, patron

climate, weather

close, shut

clothing, clothes, dress, costume

collect, gather

combine, connect

come, go

command, order

compose, comprise

comprehensible, comprehensive

conceited, proud

conference , congress , meeting , rally

contented, content, satisfied

continual, continuous

convince, persuade

cost, spend, take

count, calculate

couple, pair

cure, heal, treat

curious, inquisitive

custom, habit

D

dead, die

deceit, deception

decide, determine

decline, refuse, reject

defend, protect, guard

delay, postpone

desert, dessert

different, various

dine, eat

direct, directly

discover, invent

displace, misplace

disinterested, uninterested

disqualified, unqualified

divide, separate

do, make

doubt, suspect

drill, exercise

drunk, drunken

during, for

duty, responsibility

E

each, every

early, soon

easy, easily, with ease

eatable, edible

economic, economical

effective, efficienl

either, too

electric, electrical

elementary, primary

empty, vacant

enlarge, increase, grow

enough, sufficient

entire, whole, total

envious, jealous

especial, special

everyday , every day

examination, test, quiz

example, instance

excite, stimulate, inspire

excuse, pardon, forgive

face, look, appearance

fairly, rather

family, home, house

farther, further

fast, quick, rapid

female, feminine

few, a few

find, look for

first, firstly, at first

forbid, prohibit

frank, outspoken, straightforward

from, since

funny, amusing, comical

G

gaze, stare

genius, gift, talent

gentle, mild, soft

get ready, prepare

gift, present

give, offer

give, present

glass, glasses

gold, golden

guide, lead

H

had better, had rather

happen, occur, take place

hardly, scarcely

have words, have word, have a word

hear, listen

high, highly

high, tall

hinder, prevent

hire, let, rent

historic , historical

holiday, vacation

hostile, hospitable

how, what

hurt, injure, wound

idle, lazy

ignore, neglect

ill , sick, diseased

immature , premature

in, within

in all, all in all

in case of , in the case of

in front of , in the front of

in future, in the future

in the field, on the field, at the field

in the way, on the way

in time, on time

indeed, really

individual, personal, private

industrial , industrious

infer, imply

insist, persist

instrument, implement, tool

interfere, intervene

introduce, recommend

through, throughout

time, times

tolerable, tolerant

trust, believe

truthful, faithful

try, attempt

up, down

use, utilize

used to, be used to

valuable, valued

vanish, disappear

varied, various

wait, await

wake, awake, waken, awaken

wear, put on

wide, broad

worth, worthy

yet, as yet, still

A

A，An

不定冠词a和an都用在单数可数名词前，表示“一”或“一

个”。

A用在发音以辅音开头的词或以［j］和［w］音开头的词前。

例如：

这是一本书。（book是辅音发音开头的词）

这是一所大学。（university是［j］音开头的词）

这是一条单行路。（one是［w］音开头的词）

An用在发音以元音开头的词或不发音的h开头的词前。

例如：

这是一堂英语课。（English是元音发音开头的词）

他是一个诚实的人。（honest的词首h不发音）

注意：a和an都可用在以不重读的h开头的词前。

例如：

它是个历史事件.（historical的词首h不重读）

A（n），One冠词a（n）和数词one都可用在一个单数

可数名词前表示

“一”或“一个”。当一类人或事物与另一类人或事物比较时，

用表示类属的a（n），而不用one。在强调数量“一个”时，需

用数词one，不用a（n）。

例如：

我是大夫，你是护士。

这是苹果，那是橙子。

口右一个人离开了



有一天晚上他来了。

在有些情况下，a（n）和0ne可以互换，但侧重点不同。a（n）

强调种类，而one则强调数量。

例如：

给我一只笔。（而不是书）

给我一只笔。（不是两只）

一个孩子能做这事。（不是大人）

一个孩子能做这事。（不是几个）

此外，有时a（n）和one所表示的含义和意思不同。

例如：

要用一年多的时间。（含可能一年半左右）

要用不止一年的时间。（含可能两年或三年）