1. clothes, cloth, clothing

clothes统指各种衣服,谓语动词永远是复数;cloth指布,为不可数名词;clothing 服装的总称,指一件衣服用a piece of, an article of

2. incident, accident

incident指小事件,accident指不幸的事故。如:He was killed in the accident.

3. amount, number

amount后接不可数名词, number后接可数名词,如:a number of students。

4. family, house, home

home 指家,包括住处和家人,house指房子、住宅,family指家庭成员,如:My family is a happy one.

5. sound, voice, noise

sound指自然界各种各样的声音,voice指人的嗓音,noise指噪音,如:I hate the loud noise outside.

6. photo, picture, drawing

photo指用照相机拍摄的照片,picture可指相片、图片、电影片,drawing指画的画,如:Let's go and see a good picture.

7. vocabulary, word

vocabulary指词汇,一个人拥有的单词量;word指具体的单词。如:He has a large vocabulary.

8. population, people

population指人口、人数,people指具体的人,如:China has a large population.

9. weather, climate

weather指一天内具体的天气状况,climate指长期的气候状况,如:The climate here is not good for you.

10. road, street, path, way

road指具体的公路、马路,street指街道,path指小路、小径,way指道路、途径。如:take this road; in the street; show me the way to the museum.

11. course, subject

course指课程(可包括多门科目),subject指科目(具体的学科),如:a summer course。

12. custom, habit

custom指传统风俗、习俗,也可指生活习惯,后接to do;habit指生活习惯,习惯成自然,后接of doing。 如:I've got the habit of drinking a lot.

13. cause, reason

cause 指造成某一事实或现象的直接原因,后接of sth./doing sth.;reason用来解释某种现象或结果的理由,后接for sth./doing sth., 如:the reason for being late。

14. exercise, exercises, practice

exercise指运动、锻炼(不可数),exercises指练习(可数),practice指(反复做的)练习。如:Practice makes perfect.

15. class, lesson

作“课”解时,两者可以替换;指课文用lesson,指班级或全体学生用class,如:lesson 6; class 5。

16. speech, talk, lecture

speech指在公共场所所做的经过准备的较正式的演说,talk指日常生活中的一般的谈话、讲话,lecture指学术性的演讲、讲课,如:a series of lecture on…

17. officer, official

officer指部队的军官,official指政府官员,如:an army officer 。

18. work, job

二者均指工作,work不可数,job可数,如:a good job。

19. couple, pair

couple主要指人或动物,pair多指由两部分组成的东西,如:a pair of trousers。

20. country, nation, state, land

country侧重指版图、疆域,nation指人民、国民、民族,state侧重指政府、政体,land指国土、国家。如:The whole nation was sad at the news.

21. cook, cooker

cook指厨师,cooker指厨具,如:He is a good cook.

22. damage, damages

damage是不可数名词,指损害、损失;damages为复数形式,指赔偿金,如:$900 damages。

23. police, policeman

police是警察的总称,后接复数谓语动词;policeman 指某个具体的警察。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。

25. man, a man

man指人类,a man指一个男人。如:Man will conquer nature.

26. chick, chicken

二者均可指小鸡,chicken还可以当鸡肉,如:The chicken is delicious.

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