21. cook, cooker
cook厨师,cooker厨具;cook可以做动词:做饭,烹饪
例如: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
例如:$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,复数形式policemen
例如: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,question作为动词,可以表示“正式提问;质询;询问”。
常见固定搭配:
have problems (in) doing sth.
25. man, a man
man人类,a man一个男人
例如:Man will conquer nature.
26. chick, chicken
二者均可指小鸡,chick只能作名词,只能表示“雏鸡”;chicken表示小鸡时,通常要加s, chickens;chicken还可以当鸡肉(不可数名词),以及来形容人“胆小”
例如:
The mother hen is protecting her chicks.
The chicken is delicious.
Don’t be a chicken—just try it!
27. telegram, telegraph
当电报解时,telegram指具体的,telegraph指抽象的
例如:
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
例如:
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
例如:His favorite sport is swimming.
30. price, prize
price价格;prize奖,奖品,奖金
例如:
win the first prize
The price is high/low.