考试中最使我们迷惑的英文单词

The Top 10 Confusing English Words

最使人迷惑的单词

Should you accept an invitation or except one? Do you eat dessert or desert after your meal?

English is full of confusing words. Here are some tips on using the right word at the right time!

你应该”accept“一份邀请还是”except“呢?你在餐后吃的是”dessert“还是"desert"?英语中有许许多多令人迷惑的单词。这儿有一些在适当时间正确使用适当单词的指导!

　Dessert & desert 沙漠

Dessert is a sweet dish, while the desert is hot, dry and full of sand

Dessert“是一种甜点，而0the desert“是又热，又干还到处是沙。

　Accept & except接受&除外

To accept means to receive or agree to something, while except means excluding

Accept“思是接受或是同意某事物，而0except"意思是排除。

There & their在那里

The former is an adverb of place while the latter is a possessive pronoun e.g. Their house is over there

前一个单词是地点副词而后者是物主代词。例如:0Their house is over there。

Borrow & lend借

To borrow means to receive something as a loan, while to lend means to give something as a loan[g. "Can I borrow your car?""Sorry, I can't len山t to you today.

”To borrow"意思是借货某物，而“to lend"意思是借出某物。例如:”Can I borrow your car?““ Sorry, I can't lend it to you today."。

　Despite & although尽管&虽然

These have a similar meaning but are used differently. Despite is a preposition while although is a conjunction[9 "He won the race despite his injury. He won the race although he had an injury."

这些单词有相近的意思但是用法不同。"Despite“是介词而"although“是连词。例如:"He won race despite his injury. He won the race although he had an injury“。

Affect &effect影响

The former is a verb while the latter is a noun, e.g. "The effect of the war is enormous; it has affected all sectors of the economy."

前一个单词是动词而后一个是名词，例如:0The effect of the war is enormous: it has affected all sectors of the economy“。

Personal & personnel个人&人员

Your personal details include your name, age and nationality, while personnel means the employees of a company

你的"personal details“详细信息包括你的名字，年龄和国籍，而"personnel"意思是公司的职员。

　Assure & ensure

To assure someone means to remove doubt or reassure them, while ensure means to make certain that something happens.E.g. "I assured him that you would be there, so please ensure that you get to the meeting on time“

"To assure“某人意思是打消他们的疑惑或使他们安心，而"ensure"意思是确保某事发生。例如“I assured him that you would be there, so please ensure that you get to the meeting on time“。