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這些容易混淆的詞,可千萬別用錯(二)

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16. FAIR/FARE

這些容易混淆的詞,可千萬別用錯(二)

公平的,清楚的/費用


FAIR

公平的,清楚的


honest/ consistent with rules/ light in colour, clear

誠實的,遵守規則的,顏色淺的,清楚的


Mum, that’s not fair! I did the washing up yesterday. It’s Jack’s turn today.

媽媽,這不公平!我昨天洗碗了,今天輪到傑克洗了。


FARE

費用


money you pay for transportation

交通費


I can’t visit my parents very often. The train fare is too expensive.

我不能經常拜訪我的父母。火車票的價錢太貴了。


17. FLEE/FLEA

逃跑/跳蚤


FLEE

逃跑


run away from danger

逃離危險


If I was a bit younger, I’d flee this boring town and move to the capital.

如果我再年輕一點,我一定會搬去首都。


FLEA

跳蚤


a small insect that lives in the fur of animals

一種生活在動物皮毛中的小昆蟲


Do you think fleas go into human hair?

你認爲跳蚤會進入人的頭髮裏嗎?


18. FLOUR/FLOWER

麪粉/花朵


FLOUR

麪粉


white powder-like foodstuff that’s obtained by grinding grains

通過碾磨穀物得到粉末狀的物體


Can you buy some flour on your way home? I’d like to make pizza for dinner.

你能回家的時候順路買點麪粉嗎?我晚上想做披薩。


FLOWER

花朵


the most beautiful part of plants that blossoms and smells nice

植物最漂亮的部分,會開花而且聞起來很香


You should make your wife breakfast in bed a few times every month. And don’t forget to lay a single flower on the tray before you serve it.

每個月你都應該在妻子還在牀上睡覺的時候做幾次早餐。不要忘記在你端上來之前在桌子上放一朵花。


19. GRIZZLY/GRISLY

灰熊/可怕的


GRIZZLY

灰熊


a big, brown bear that lives in North America

居住在北美洲的大的或者灰色的熊


Would you like to come trekking with us? We’re going to the Rockies.

你願意和我們一起遠足嗎?我們要去落基山。


You must be joking. What will you do if you bump into a grizzly?

你一定是在開玩笑,如果遇到灰熊你怎麼辦?


GRISLY

可怕的


unpleasant and frightening

不高興的,令人害怕的


Did you see those black and white photos in her living room?

你在她的客廳裏看到那些黑白照片了嗎?


Yeah, they’re rather grisly, aren’t they?

看到了,它們看起來有點可怕,不是嗎?


20. GUERRILLA/GORILLA

游擊隊/大猩猩


GUERRILLA

游擊隊


a member of a small group of irregular soldiers

一小隊不正規的士兵


Guerrilla warfare has had a big impact on the area. It’s not a safe place to go on holiday anymore.

游擊戰爭對這個地方產生了巨大的影響。這再也不是度假的好地方了。


GORILLA

大猩猩


the largest and strongest ape

最大的最兇猛的猿類


Have you seen the film ’King Kong’? It’s about a giant gorilla that is taken to New York to be exhibited.

你看過《金剛》這部電影嗎?電影圍繞一部巨大的猩猩被帶到紐約的故事展開。

21. HAIR/HARE

毛髮/野兔


HAIR

毛髮


what grows on your head

頭部長出來的毛髮


Her hair used to be much shorter. Do you think she’s got hair extensions?

她的頭髮比過去短的多。你覺得她的頭髮長長了嘛?


HARE

野兔


an animal that’s similar to a rabbit, but has longer ears and legs

和兔子很像的一種動物,但是它的腿和耳朵都比兔子的長


Rabbits live underground, but hares live in overground nests.

兔子居住在地下,但是野兔住在地面的巢穴。


22. HEAL/HEEL

治癒/跟,腳後跟


HEAL

治癒


become or make healthy again

重新恢復健康


How long will this wound take to heal?

這個傷口多久可以恢復好?


HEEL

跟,腳後跟


the part of a foot that’s under the ankle

腳踝下面的一部分


I hurt my left heel while playing football. I hope it will heal soon.

踢足球的時候我的左腳腳後跟受傷了,我希望它趕緊好起來。


23. HEROINE/HEROIN

女英雄/海洛因


HEROINE

女英雄

a brave woman, usually the principal character of a book or a film

一個年輕的女性,通常是書或者電影的主人公


My favourite heroine is Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter books.

我最喜歡的女英雄就是哈利·波特系列中的赫敏·格蘭傑。


HEROIN

海洛因


a white, highly addictive narcotic

一種白色的,令人高度上癮的麻醉劑


I stopped reading that book when the heroine turned out to be a heroin addict. I don’t like stories about drug addicts.

我不再讀那本書了,因爲女英雄變成了癮君子。我不喜歡吸毒者的故事。


24. HOLY/WHOLLY

神聖的/完全地


HOLY

神聖的


sacred, dedicated to God

神聖的,忠於上帝的


The Christian holy book is called the Bible.

基督教的聖書就是《聖經》。


WHOLLY

完全地


completely, fully

完全地,


The dress she was wearing to church was wholly inappropriate.

她穿着去教堂的衣服完全不合適。


25. HUMERUS/HUMOROUS

肱部/幽默的


HUMERUS

肱部


the bone in the body which is between the shoulder and the elbow

這是身體的的骨頭,在肩膀和肘部之間


Humerus fractures usually heal without surgery, but you may have to wear a shoulder sling for a couple of weeks.

肱骨骨折通常不需要手術就可以癒合,但是你不得不戴上幾周肩帶。


HUMOROUS

幽默的


funny, comical

有趣的,好笑的


I write humorous stories for children in my free time, but my daughter doesn’t seem to like them at all.

我喜歡在空閒時間給孩子寫故事,但是我的女兒似乎一點也不喜歡他們。


26. IDOL/IDLE

偶像,崇拜/閒置的,懶惰的


IDOL

偶像


someone or something people love and adorey

人們喜歡或者崇拜的某人或者某物


Aretha Franklin is my idol. She’s such a fantastic singer.

艾瑞莎·富蘭克林是我的偶像。她是一個了不起的歌手。


IDLE

閒置的,懶散的


not busy, lazy

不忙的,懶惰的


Peter’s such an idle child. He never does his homework and doesn’t pay attention in class at all.

彼得是一個懶惰的孩子。他從來不寫作業,上課也不認真聽講。


27. IN/INN

在…裏面/客棧


IN

在…裏面


contained/inside something

在…裏面


I love living in this town. I can spend hours just watching the people go by.

我喜歡在這個小鎮居住。我可以花幾個小時看人們走過


INN

客棧


a small hotel that provides food and accommodation

一種可以爲人們提供食物和住宿的小型旅館。


We usually stay in this inn when we are visiting my parents. It’s the best inn in town.

當我們看望我們的父母時,我們通常住在這個小旅館。這是小鎮上最好的旅館。


28. KNOT/NOT

結/不是,表示否定


KNOT


when you tie two pieces of string or rope together a knot is formed

把兩個線或者繩系在一起的時候,一個結就形成了。


My son can tie his shoelaces by himself now. He tied his first ever knot last week.

我的兒子現在可以自己繫鞋帶了。上週他第一次自己繫了鞋帶。


NOT

不是,表示否定


a word you use to make negative forms

一個用來表示否定的詞


I do not remember when my daughter learnt how to tie a knot.

我不記得我的女兒是如何學會了打結。


29. MADE/MAID

製造/保姆


MADE

製造


past form of ‘make’

‘make’的過去式形式


I made a cake for my husband’s birthday.

我做了一個蛋糕作爲我父親的生日禮物。


MAID

保姆


a woman you pay to do housework for you

一個你付錢給你做家務的女人


I think I’ll hire a maid. I can’t do everything myself, can I?

我想我會僱傭一個保姆。我不能什麼事情都自己做,不是嗎?


30. MORNING/MOURNING

早晨,黎明/悼念


MORNING

早晨,黎明


the part of the day after sunrise

日出後的一段時間


I feel really unsocial in the morning until I have my first coffee. It’s not the best time to talk to me about important things.

在我喝咖啡之前,我一直覺得自己不合羣。現在不適合與我談論重要的事情。


MOURNING

悼念


the sad emotion you feel after somebody you love dies

摯愛之人過世之後的悲傷的情感


In my country, women wear black clothes during the mourning period.

在我國,婦女在服喪期間要穿黑色的衣服。


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