经常混淆的词汇.doc

主题：经常混淆的词汇 Words Often Confused题示：首词为单词 其后为英文解释 提示：首词为单词 其后为英文解释 A accent to emphasize ascent climb assent to agree to something accept to receive except with the exception of access right or ability to enter excess amount left over adapt to adjust adopt to take as ones own addition part added edition publication advice counsel or information advise to give advice affect to act upon or influence effect result; to bring about allude to refer indirectly elude to evade allusion indirect reference illusion misleading image anecdote brief story antidote remedy for poison ante- prior to or earlier than anti- opposite or against assure to give confidence to ensure to make certain aural relating to hearing oral relating to the mouth, spoken B base bottom bass fish; deep voice born produced by birth borne carried brake to slow or stop break to knock into pieces breadth width breath breathed air breathe to draw in air C capital city as government center capitol state legislature building Capitol U.S. Congress building cite to quote sight spectacle, view site piece of land; set of Web pages complement to complete compliment to praise conscience moral awareness conscious mentally awake consul diplomatic official council administrative body counsel lawyer; to give advice credible believable creditable worthy of praise currant raisinlike fruit current stream; used at the moment D decent good or satisfactory descent downward movement dissent difference of opinion decree official order degree extent or scope desert dry barren region dessert sweet food ending a meal detract to disparage or reduce distract to draw attention away device specialized tool devise to invent, to plot E edition See addition effect See affect eligible entitled; desirable illegible not readable elude See allude eminent prominent imminent ready to happen ensure See assure envelop to surround envelope letter container except See accept excess See access F formally in a formal manner formerly at an earlier time forth forward, onward fourth 4th G gorilla large manlike ape guerrilla irregular warrior H hardy bold, robust hearty jolly; vigorous hoard hidden treasure horde throng I illegible See eligible imminent See eminent imply hint, indicate infer conclude, deduce incredible unbelievable incredulous astonished inherent intrinsic inherit to receive from an ancestor install to set up for use instill to impart gradually its it is; it has its belonging to it J No entries for J K No entries for K L lay to put or set down lie to rest horizontally lead to guide; heavy metal led guided liable obligated by law libel to defame; false publication loose unattached lose to fail to win M medal commemorative metal piece meddle to interfere miner mine worker minor young person; unimportant moral ethical; lesson morale emotional attitude N No entries for N O oral See aural P passed past tense of pass past previous; beyond peace tranquility piece portion pear fruit peer ones equal; to look intently pier dock pedal foot lever peddle to sell perpetrate to be guilty of perpetuate to make perpetual persecute to harass prosecute to bring legal action personal private, individual personnel group of employees plain ordinary plane airplane; flat surface pole long piece of wood or metal poll sampling of opinion pray to ask earnestly prey victim precede to go or come before proceed to advance or continue preposition part of speech proposition proposal principal main; chief person principle basic rule propose to plan or intend purpose goal, intention Q quiet noiseless quite rather R rain water falling in drops reign to govern rein strap for controlling a horse raise to lift, to increase raze to destroy or tear down respectfully with respect respectively in order resume to take up again rsum life summary right correct rite ceremonial act role part, function roll to turn over S sight See cite site See cite sit to lie, rest set to put stationary not moving stationery writing material statue piece of sculpture stature height; status statute law T tack course of action tact sensitivity than in comparison with then at that time their belonging to them there in that place theyre they are thorough complete through into and out of to toward too also, very two 2 U No entries for U V No entries for V W waist middle of the body waste scrap, garbage waive to give up voluntarily