这些容易混淆的词，可千万别用错（二）

16. FAIR/FARE

公平的，清楚的/费用

FAIR

公平的，清楚的

honest/ consistent with rules/ light in colour, clear

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

费用

money you pay for transportation

交通费

I 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。

17. FLEE/FLEA

逃跑/跳蚤

FLEE

逃跑

run away from danger

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

跳蚤

a small insect that lives in the fur of animals

一种生活在动物皮毛中的小昆虫

Do you think fleas go into human hair?

你认为跳蚤会进入人的头发里吗？

18. FLOUR/FLOWER

面粉/花朵

FLOUR

面粉

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

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

花朵

the most beautiful part of plants that blossoms and smells nice

植物最漂亮的部分，会开花而且闻起来很香

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。不要忘记在你端上来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

可怕的

unpleasant and frightening

不高兴的，令人害怕的

Did 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？

20. GUERRILLA/GORILLA

游击队/大猩猩

GUERRILLA

游击队

a member of a small group of irregular soldiers

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

大猩猩

the largest and strongest ape

最大的最凶猛的猿类

Have 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。

21. HAIR/HARE

HAIR

毛发

what grows on your head

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

和兔子很像的一种动物，但是它的腿和耳朵都比兔子的长

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

治愈/跟，脚后跟

HEAL

治愈

become or make healthy again

重新恢复健康

How long will this wound take to heal?

这个伤口多久可以恢复好？

HEEL

跟，脚后跟

the part of a foot that’s under the ankle

脚踝下面的一部分

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

踢足球的时候我的左脚脚后跟受伤了，我希望它赶紧好起来。

23. HEROINE/HEROIN

女英雄/海洛因

HEROINE

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

一个年轻的女性，通常是书或者电影的主人公

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

我最喜欢的女英雄就是哈利·波特系列中的赫敏·格兰杰。

HEROIN

海洛因

a white, highly addictive narcotic

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，因为女英雄变成了瘾君子。我不喜欢吸毒者的故事。

24. HOLY/WHOLLY

神圣的/完全地

HOLY

神圣的

sacred, dedicated to God

神圣的，忠于上帝的

The Christian holy book is called the Bible.

基督教的圣书就是《圣经》。

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适。

25. HUMERUS/HUMOROUS

肱部/幽默的

HUMERUS

肱部

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

这是身体的的骨头，在肩膀和肘部之间

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术就可以愈合，但是你不得不戴上几周肩带。

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.

我喜欢在空闲时间给孩子写故事，但是我的女儿似乎一点也不喜欢他们。

26. IDOL/IDLE

偶像，崇拜/闲置的，懒惰的

IDOL

偶像

someone or something people love and adorey

人们喜欢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·富兰克林是我的偶像。她是一个了不起的歌手。

IDLE

闲置的，懒散的

not busy, lazy

不忙的，懒惰的

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

彼得是一个懒惰的孩子。他从来不写作业，上课也不认真听讲。

27. IN/INN

在…里面/客栈

IN

在…里面

contained/inside something

在…里面

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

我喜欢在这个小镇居住。我可以花几个小时看人们走过。

INN

客栈

a small hotel that provides food and accommodation

一种可以为人们提供食物和住宿的小型旅馆。

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

当我们看望我们的父母时，我们通常住在这个小旅馆。这是小镇上最好的旅馆。

28. KNOT/NOT

结/不是，表示否定

KNOT

结

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

把两个线或者绳系在一起的时候，一个结就形成了。

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

我的儿子现在可以自己系鞋带了。上周他第一次自己系了鞋带。

NOT

不是，表示否定

a word you use to make negative forms

一个用来表示否定的词

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

我不记得我的女儿是如何学会了打结。

29. MADE/MAID

制造/保姆

MADE

制造

past form of ‘make’

‘make’的过去式形式

I made a cake for my husband’s birthday.

我做了一个蛋糕作为我父亲的生日礼物。

MAID

保姆

a woman you pay to do housework for you

一个你付钱给你做家务的女人

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

我想我会雇佣一个保姆。我不能什么事情都自己做，不是吗？

30. MORNING/MOURNING

早晨，黎明/悼念

MORNING

早晨，黎明

the part of the day after sunrise

日出后的一段时间

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，我一直觉得自己不合群。现在不适合与我谈论重要的事情。

MOURNING

悼念

the sad emotion you feel after somebody you love dies

挚爱之人过世之后的悲伤的情感

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

在我国，妇女在服丧期间要穿黑色的衣服。

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