英语中存在一些同音异形异义词,比如no和know、wear和where。在口语表达中,这些词容易被忽略,但在写作时混淆它们却会造成一些搞笑的错误。
今天小编整理了20组常见的同音异形异义词,来看看都有哪些。
1、AIR/HEIRAir:oxygen and other gases that we breathe in
空气:我们吸入的氧气和其他气体
It's spring. Love is in the air and the birds are singing.
春天到了。空气中充满了爱的气息,鸟儿正在唱歌。
Heir:the person who is next in line in a family and inherits something
继承者:家里的下一代继承人,他可以继承一些东西。
2、AISLE/ISLEWhen the new royal heir is born, hundreds of balloons are sent up in the air to celebrate the event.
新的皇族继承人出生时,会有上百个气球升入空中来庆祝这件事。
Aisle:a passageway between seats in rows
通道:两排座位之间的路
Would you like a window or an aisle seat?
你想要靠过道还是靠窗的座位?
An aisle seat, please. I wouldn't like to sit next to the window, I'm afraid of heights.
请给我订一个靠过道的位置。我不想靠窗坐,我恐高。
Isle:a small island
岛:一个小岛
3、BALD/BAWLEDThey're planning to build an airport on the isle. I think it's a fantastic idea.
他们打算在这个小岛上建一个小岛。我觉得这个主意很棒。
BALD:someone who has no hair on his head is bald
秃头的:头上没有长头发的人就是秃头。
Will you love me if I go bald?
如果我变成了秃头你还会爱我吗?
BAWLED:past form of 'bawl', it means 'cry loudly'
放声痛哭:这是‘bawl’的过去式形式,意为‘放声痛哭’。
4、BAND/BANNEDWhen I realized I was going bald, I bawled liked a child.
当我意识到我快要变成秃头的时候,我哭得像个孩子。
BAND:a group of people
一群:一群人
I'd like to form a rock band. Can you play any musical instruments?
我想组建一个摇滚乐队。你会演奏什么乐器吗?
BANNED:(ban-banned-banned) to prohibit, not allow
禁止:这是‘ban’的过去式,表示禁止,不允许
5、BARE/BEARI'd love to be in a rock band, but I thought you were banned from playing loud music in the house.
我想要成为摇滚乐队的一员,但是我认为你不能在房间里大声地演奏音乐。
BARE:naked, not covered
空的,赤裸的:赤裸的,没有被覆盖的
Susy was wearing a daring dress at the party. It revealed her bare legs.
苏西在聚会上穿了一条暴露的裙子。这使她的双腿赤裸地露了出来。
BEAR:a big animal with dark brown coat that lives in woods and eats smaller animals and fruit
熊:有着深棕色皮毛的大型动物,它住在树林中吃比它小的动物和水果。
6、BREAK/BRAKEI took my son to the zoo to see the new baby bear.
我带儿子去动物园里看熊宝宝。
BREAK:smash something by bending or damaging it somehow
打破:以某种方式弯曲或者损坏某物某事
You'll break something if you keep playing football in the living room. Can you stop it, please?
如果你继续在客厅踢球,你会把别的东西弄坏的。请你停一下,好吗?
BRAKE:a device to make a car go slower/stop
闸:一种使汽车慢行或者停止前进的装置
7、BORED/BOARDI'll have to get my brakes checked. I think there's something wrong with them.
我将检查一下刹车装置。我觉得它可能是坏了。
BORED:not interested in your current activity
无聊的:对当前的活动不感兴趣
I'm bored with you.
我厌倦了你。
BOARD:a flat piece of wood on which you can write, play a game or do sports like surfing, skateboarding etc.
木板/甲板:一块平坦的木板,你可以在上面写字,玩游戏,做运动如冲浪,滑板等。
8、CELL/SELLWhenever the teacher goes to the whiteboard and writes something on it, the students start chatting.
老师去白板上写东西的时候,学生就开始聊天。
CELL:a room in a prison/ the smallest part of an organism
细胞,单间:监狱里的小房间/有机体的最小组成部分
How many cells are there in a human body?
人体一共有多少细胞?
SELL:giving something to somebody in return for mone
卖:把某物给某人以换取钱财
9、CENT/SCENTI've decided to sell my house and move to Australia.
我打算卖掉房子然后移居澳大利亚。
CENT:1/100th of a dollar
分,一分:一美元的1/100
They don't deserve a cent after what they have done to you.
在他们对你做了这样的事之后,他们一分钱都不值。
SCENT:smell, odour, fragrance
气味:气味,香味
10、CLAWS/CLAUSECould you feel the scent of jasmine in the garden? It was so lovely.
你能闻到花园里茉莉花香的味道吗?它是如此迷人。
CLAWS:a sharp, curvy structure at the end of the paws of animals
爪子:动物身体末端一种锋利的弯曲的生理结构
I'm not sure if I should trim my cat's rear claws. Do you know anything about cats?
我不知道我是否应该修剪猫的后爪。你了解猫吗?
CLAUSE:a section of a legal document
条款:法律条文的一部分
11、CURRENT/CURRANTDon't sign that contract before you read and understand every word and clause!
在阅读和理解每一个条款之前,不要签约。
CURRENT:happening/existing now
现在的:现在发生的,现在存在的
Are you happy in your current job?
你在现在的工作岗位中还开心吗?
CURRANT:small, black or red berry that grows on bushes
无籽葡萄干:在灌木丛中生长的小的、黑的或者红的浆果
Would you like some ice-cream with your blackcurrants?
你想吃带无籽葡萄*冰淇淋吗?
12、DEAR/DEER
DEAR:loved and valued
亲爱的:亲爱的,重视的
You are my dearest friend, you know.
你知道的,你是我最亲爱的朋友。
DEER:an animal with hooves and antlers that lives in the woods
小鹿:住在森林里,有蹄和鹿角的动物
13、DIE/DYEI had venison steak for lunch.
我午餐吃鹿肉。
What's venison?
什么是鹿肉?
Oh dear, you don't know? It's deer meat.
哦,亲爱的,你不知道吗?就是小鹿的肉呀。
DIE:stop living
死亡:不再存活
My dog's very old. I'm afraid he'll die soon.
我的狗年纪已经大了。恐怕他活不了多久了。
DYE:to colour materials or hair
染色:给材料或者头发染色
14、FAIR/FAREI'm thinking of dying my hair. Should I dye it blue or pink?
我想染头发,我是染粉色还是蓝色呢?
FAIR:honest/ consistent with rules/ light in colour, clear
公平的,清楚的:诚实的,遵守规则的,颜色浅的,清楚的
Mum, that's not fair! I did the washing up yesterday. It's Jack's turn today.
妈妈,这不公平!我昨天洗碗了,今天轮到杰克洗了。
FARE:money you pay for transportation
费用:交通费
15、FLEE/FLEAI can't visit my parents very often. The train fare is too expensive.
我不能经常拜访我的父母。火车票的价钱太贵了。
FLEE:run away from danger
逃跑:逃离危险
If I was a bit younger, I'd flee this boring town and move to the capital.
如果我再年轻一点,我一定会搬去首都。
FLEA:a small insect that lives in the fur of animals
跳蚤:一种生活在动物皮毛中的小昆虫
16、 FLOUR/FLOWERDo you think fleas go into human hair?
你认为跳蚤会进入人的头发里吗?
FLOUR:white powder-like foodstuff that's obtained by grinding grains
面粉:通过碾磨谷物得到粉末状的物体
Can you buy some flour on your way home? I'd like to make pizza for dinner.
你能回家的时候顺路买点面粉吗?我晚上想做披萨。
FLOWER:the most beautiful part of plants that blossoms and smells nice
花朵:植物最漂亮的部分,会开花而且闻起来很香
17、GRIZZLY/GRISLYYou 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.
每个月你都应该在妻子还在床上睡觉的时候做几次早餐。不要忘记端上来之前在桌子上放一朵花。
GRIZZLY:a big, brown bear that lives in North America
灰熊: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.
你愿意和我们一起远足吗?我们要去落基山。
You must be joking. What will you do if you bump into a grizzly?
你一定是在开玩笑,如果遇到灰熊你怎么办?
GRISLY:unpleasant and frightening
可怕的:不高兴的,令人害怕的
18、GUERRILLA/GORILLADid you see those black and white photos in her living room?
你在她的客厅里看到那些黑白照片了吗?
Yeah, they're rather grisly, aren't they?
看到了,它们看起来有点可怕,不是吗?
GUERRILLA:a member of a small group of irregular soldiers
游击队:一小队不正规的士兵
Guerrilla warfare has had a big impact on the area. It's not a safe place to go on holiday anymore.
游击战争对这个地方产生了巨大的影响。这再也不是度假的好地方了。
GORILLA:the largest and strongest ape
大猩猩:最大的最凶猛的猿类
19、HAIR/HAREHave you seen the film 'King Kong'? It's about a giant gorilla that is taken to New York to be exhibited.
你看过《金刚》这部电影吗?电影围绕一部巨大的猩猩被带到纽约的故事展开。
HAIR:what grows on your head
毛发:头部长出来的毛发
Her hair used to be much shorter. Do you think she's got hair extensions?
她的头发比过去短的多。你觉得她的头发长长了吗?
HARE:an animal that's similar to a rabbit, but has longer ears and legs野兔:和兔子很像的一种动物,但是它的腿和耳朵都比兔子的长
20、HEROINE/HEROINRabbits 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。
HEROINE:a brave woman, usually the principal character of a book or a film
女英雄,女主人公:一个勇敢的女性,通常是书或者电影的主人公
My favourite heroine is Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter books.
我最喜欢的女主角就是哈利·波特系列中的赫敏·格兰杰。
HEROIN:a white, highly addictive narcotic
海洛因:一种白色的,令人高度上瘾的麻醉剂
I stopped reading that book when the heroine turned out to be a heroin addict. I don't like stories about drug addicts.
我不再读那本书了,因为女主角变成了瘾君子。我不喜欢吸毒者的故事。
上述这些同音异形词,有你混淆的那一组吗?
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