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electric/electrical
① electric:电的,用电的,带电的,指任何电动的或发电的装置,被修饰的物体本身可带电。
* electric light 电灯
please connect the two electric wires. 请将这两根电线接起来。
② electrical:电的,与电有关的,电气科学的,指与电有关的事物,被修饰的词本身不能带电。
* electrical engineer 电气工程师
All the electrical work was done by my younger brother.所有的电工活都由弟弟来干。
confidant/confident
① confidant:知己,心腹之交
He is my confidant.他是我的心腹之交。
② confident:相信的,自信的
I am confident of success.=I am confident that I shall succeed.我相信我会成功
lie/lay
(1) lie:说谎;躺,位于。
①——作“说谎”的意思
过去式,过去分词,现在分词分别是:lied, lied, lying
②——作“躺,位于”的意思
过去式,过去分词,现在分词分别是:lay, lain, lying
He lay under a tree to sleep. 他躺在树下休息。
(2) lay:放,搁;下蛋。过去式,过去分词,现在分词分别是:laid, laid, laying
The dog laid its ears back. 小狗把耳朵耷拉下来。
intense/intensive
① intense:high in degree 强烈的,剧烈的,高度的
have intense interest in sth. 对某事有浓厚兴趣
② intensive:deep and thorough 精深的,集中的
intensive training 强化训练
affect/effect
① affect (v.):影响
Smoking affects health.抽烟影响健康。
② effect (n.):效果,影响
Government policy will not have any effect on us.政府的政策不会对我们有任何影响。
complement/compliment
① complement:补足(物),补全,补足语
The team needs players who complement each other.球队需要能够相互取长补短的队员。
② compliment:致候,恭维,赞辞
Please give my compliments to your parents.请代我向你的父母问好。
conserve/preserve
① conserve (v.):保存,保藏,保护(强调节约)。
In winter, some people conserve energy by lowing the heat at night.冬天,为节约能源有些人在夜里把暖气调小。
② preserve (v.):保护;维持;保养;防止(食物)腐败(强调使不受破坏)。
The government preserves the rights of the individual person.政府保护个人的权利不受侵犯。
sensitive/sensible
① sensitive:敏感的、感觉的、易受影响的,tive一般表特性。
a sensitive topic 敏感话题
② sensible:明智的、合乎情理的、通情达理的、意识到的、能感觉到的,able一般表能力。
a sensible young woman 明智的姑娘
sensible of his fault 意识到他的错误
accident/incident
①accident:突发性的,一般为不幸事件,即“事故”。
traffic accident 交通事故
②incident:小的变数、插曲,小事件,没accident那么严重。
an international incident 一次国际事件
stuff/staff
① stuff:东西、材料、素材
Put that stuff over there. 把材料放在那儿。
② staff:职员
the nursing staff of a hospital 医院的护士们
principal / principle
① principal (adj.):the most important,最重要的
The principal reason for my decision was the money.我做决定时最看重的就是钱
② principle: a rule 定律、原则(通常用在科学领域)
It's the first principle of aerodynamics.这是热力学第一定律。
resist/persist
① resist:抵制,对抗
Lack of proper nourishment reduces their power to resist disease.营养不良降低了他们抵抗疾病的能力。
② persist:坚持,存留
On the tops of very high mountains snow persists throughout the year.高山顶上, 积雪终年不化。
continuous/continual
① continuous:持续不断的(可以做表语和定语)
continuous pain持续的疼痛(疼痛一直有)
② continual:不停的(中间有间隔的重复,只能做定语)
continual improvements in technology技术上的不断进步(进步是间隔性的)
raise/rise
① raise (vt.):举起,升起,增加,饲养
He raised his voice.他提高了嗓音。
② rise (vi.):升起,上升,起床
The sun rises in the east.太阳从东方升起。
considerable/considerate
① considerable:great much 相当多(大)的
a considerable income一笔可观的收入
② considerate:thoughtful 体谅的,体贴的,周到的
It was very considerate of you to send me a birthday card.你给我寄来生日卡真是太体贴了。
ensure/insure
① insure:保险,给...投保
After signing a contract with a professional baseball team,Jack decided to insure his pitching arm for $1 million.和职业棒球队签约后,杰克决定为他投球的手臂投保100万美元。
② ensure:确保
Please ensure (that) all lights are switched off.请确保将所有灯都关掉。
③ 当表示"保证"的意思,两者通用,英国人爱用ensure,美国人爱用insure。
our precautions ensured/insured our safety预防措施保证了我们的安全。
economic/economical
① economic主要与“财政”有关。
The boy left school for economic reasons.这男孩因经济原因而缀学。
② economical 主要与“节约”有关。
To rent a house is more economical than to buy one.租房比买房更经济。
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