学位外语
2011年成人英语易混淆词十
bloom,blossom

  bloom多指供观赏植物的开花。如:The roses are blooming.

  blossom多指果树等植物的开花。如:The apple trees are blossoming.

  borrow,lend

  borrow借入。如:Can I borrow your pen for a moment?

  lend把……借给。如:Can you lend me your bike?

  bring,take

  bring带来。如:Bring me some water,please.

  take拿走。如:Shall I take some flowers when I go and see her?

  calculate,compute,estimate

  calculate通常指用数学方法进行比较复杂,难度较大的精确计算。如:You can't expect a schoolboy to calculate distances in astronomy.

  compute常指比较简单的运算。如:It was computed that two thirds of the students in the class passed the examination.

  estimate估计,常指对数量、成本等事先进行判断或估计。如:Some farmers asked the weatherman to estimate next year's rainfall.

  cheat,deceive,trick

  cheat欺骗,常用词,主要指为了自己的利益欺骗人。

  deceive表示隐瞒真相或以假相骗人。如:The boy deceived the teacher by lying.

  trick哄骗,表示耍手段进行欺骗,强调在行骗时使用计策,有时也指并非出于恶意的欺骗。如:Tom cleverly tricked his mother into approval.

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