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「Flower, Flour 听起来怎么都一样?」看看这十组同音异义字你会多少!

1. Peak vs. Peek [pik]Peak 意思是「高峰」,而 peek 则是「偷看」,这两个字搞错就糗啦!看看以下的例句吧:Peak → The mountain peak is covered with snow now.山顶被雪覆盖着。Peek → Samuel took a peek at the girl.Samuel 偷偷

1. Peak vs. Peek [pik]

Peak 意思是「高峰」,而 peek 则是「偷看」,这两个字搞错就糗啦!看看以下的例句吧:

Peak → The mountain peak is covered with snow now.

山顶被雪覆盖着。

Peek → Samuel took a peek at the girl.

Samuel 偷偷看了那女孩一眼。

2. Heroin vs. Heroine [ˋhɛro͵ɪn]

这两个字怎么长那么像? !没错,它们连发音都一样哦! Heroin代表的是直译的毒品「海洛英」,而 heroine 指的则是「女英雄」:

Heroin → It was the first time he did heroin.

这是他第一次吸食海洛英。

Heroine → She became the heroine of the country after the war.

她在战争后成为了国家的英雄。

「Flower, Flour 听起来怎么都一样?」看看这十组同音异义字你会多少!

3. Fair vs. Fare [fɛr]

「人生是公平的」,“Life is _____?” 你要填的是 “fair”! Fair意思是「公平的」,而fare则有「费用」的意思:

Fair → That’s a fair competition.

那是场公平的竞赛。

Fare → Jane didn’t have enough money for the bus fare.

Jane 的钱不够付她的车费。

4. Flower vs. Flour [ˋflaʊɚ]

「面包的成分有sugar, milk, flour…」 听到可别以为花跑到面包里了,flower是「花」,而 flour 则是「面粉」的意思:

Flower → Look at the flowers.

看看那些花吧。

Flour → There are many types of flour for baking.

有很多种不同用来烘焙的面粉。

5. Confidant vs. Confident [ˋkɑnfədənt]

这两个字我们也很常搞错! Confidant 意思是「知己」,而 confident 则是「自信的」的意思,看看例句吧:

Confidant → He has been my confidant since we were 12.

我们12岁时他就成为我的挚友了。

Confident → Katie always looks so confident in the office.

Katie 在办公室时总是看起来自信满满。

6. Pea vs. Pee [pi]

豌豆到底是 “pea” 还是 “pee” 呢! “Pea” 的意思是「豌豆」,而 pee 则是「尿尿」的意思!千万别搞错啦!

Pea → Each pod contains several peas.

每个豆荚都含有许多豌豆。

Pee → The little boy peed on the statue.

那个小男孩尿在一座雕像上。

7. Merry [ˋmɛrɪ] vs. Marry [ˋmærɪ]

这两个字的发音其实不完全一样哦!想听听看他们的差别可以点点上面的标题,merry 的意思是「愉快的」,因此圣诞快乐是 “Merry Christmas”,而 marry 的意思是「结婚」:

Merry → Fanny is in a merry mood today.

Fanny 今天的心情十分愉快。

Marry → Calvin and I are getting married in a month! 

我和 Calvin 下个月就要结婚了!

8. Council vs. Counsel [ˋkaʊns!]

小编家教时发现学生经常混淆这两个字! Council 代表的是「会议」,而counsel 则有「劝告」的意思:

Council → I just took council with my lawyer.

我才刚和我的律师商讨完。

Counsel → My mom’s job is to counsel students on how to choose a career.

我母亲的工作是提供学生职涯方面的咨询。

9. Desert vs. Dessert [dɪˋzɝt]

Desert/ Dessert 这两个字你分得出来吗?当这两个字发音同为 [dɪˋzɝt] 时,desert 的意思便是「丢弃」,而多个S的 dessert 即为「甜点」:

Desert → Can you believe this? His friends have deserted him!

你能相信吗?他的朋友都抛弃他了。

Dessert → We had pudding for dessert last night.

我们昨晚的甜点是布丁。

10. Compliment vs. Complement [ˋkɑmpləmənt]

赞美的英文是哪个呢?是不是常常跟 “complement” 搞混呀? Compliment 是 「赞美」,而complement 的意思则是「补充」,下次别再搞错啦:

Compliment → She complimented me for my suit.

他赞美我的西装好看。

Complement → Homework is a necessary complement for the class.

家庭作业是这堂课的必要补充教材。

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