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英语易混易错词汇总结(三)

21. cook, cooker

 cook厨师,cooker厨具 He is a good cook.

22. damage, damages

 damage不可数名词, 损害,损失; damages复数形式, 赔偿金 $900 damages

23. police, policeman

 police警察的总称,后接复数谓语动词,policeman 指某个具体的警察 The police are questioning everyone in the house.

24. problem, question

 problem常和困难连系,前面的动词常为think about, solve, raise,question常和疑问连系,多和ask, answer连用

25. man, a man

 man人类,a man一个男人 Man will conquer nature.

26. chick, chicken

 二者均可指小鸡,chicken还可以当鸡肉 The chicken is delicious.

27. telegram, telegraph

 当电报解时,telegram指具体的,telegraph指抽象的 a telegram, by telegraph

28. trip, journey, travel, voyage

 travel是最常用的,trip指短期的旅途,journey指稍长的旅途,voyage指海上航行

a three-day trip

29. sport, game

 sport多指户外的游戏或娱乐活动,如打球,游泳,打猎,赛马等;game指决定胜负的游戏,通常有一套规则 His favorite sport is swimming.

30. price, prize

 price价格,prize奖,奖品,奖金 win the first prize The price is high/low.