1. clothes, cloth, clothing
clothes統指各種衣服，謂語動詞永遠是複數。cloth指布，為不可數名詞。clothing服裝的總稱，指一件衣服用a piece of, an article of
2. amount, number
amount後接不可數名詞，number後接可數名詞，例如a number of students
3. sound, voice, noise
sound自然界各種各樣的聲音，voice人的嗓音，noise噪音。
例句I hate the loud noise outside.
4. cause, reason
cause 指造成某一事實或現象的直接原因，後接of sth./doing sth，reason用來解釋某種現象或結果的理由，後接for sth./doing sth.，例如 the reason for being late
5. exercise, exercises, practice
exercise運動，鍛鍊（不可數），exercises練習（可數），practice（反覆做的）練習。
例句Practice makes perfect.
6. work, job
二者均指工作。work不可數，job可數。例如a good job
7. problem, question
problem常和困難有關，前面的動詞常為think about, solve, raise，question常和疑問有關，多和ask, answer連用。
8. trip, journey, travel, voyage
travel是最常用的，trip指短期的旅途，journey指稍長的旅途，voyage指海上航行。
9. for a moment, for the moment
for a moment 片刻，一會兒，for the moment暫時，一時。
例句Thinking for a moment, he agreed.
10. in office, in the office
in office在職的，in the office在辦公室裡。
例句He is in office, not out of office.
11. out of question, out of the question
out of question毫無疑問的，out of the question不可能的。
12. none, nothing, no one
none強調有多少，nothing, no one強調有沒有，nothing指物，no one指人。
例句--- How many…/How much…? --- None.
13. no more than, not more than
no more than相當於only，僅僅，只有，not more than 至多，不超過。
14. sleeping, asleep, sleepy
sleeping正在睡覺，asleep睡著，熟睡，只能做表語，sleepy困的，有睡意的。
例句The baby is asleep. I'm sleepy.
15. living, alive, live, lively
living, alive, live均為活著的，living定表均可，alive定表均可，定語後置，live只能做定語，lively意為活潑的。
16. before long, long before
before long不久以後，long before很久以前。not long before = before long
17. bring, take, carry, fetch
bring拿來，take帶走，carry隨身攜帶，fetch去回這一往返動作。
18. spend, take, pay, cost
spend人做主語，花錢，花時間。spend…on sth./in doing sth.
take物做主語，花時間。
pay人做主語，花錢。pay for......
cost物做主語，花錢。
19. join, join in, take part in
join加入某個組織，併成為其中的一員；join in參加小型的活動, join sb. in；take part in 參加大型的活動 。
例句He joined the army five years ago.
20. lose, miss
lose失去（具體的物體），錯過 sth. is lost, lose the chance；miss 想念，錯過。
21. care about, care for
care about關心，計較，在乎，一般多用於否定句中；care for關心，照料，喜歡，願意。
例句He doesn't care about his clothes. I don't care for movies.
22. feed, raise
feed餵養，養活，飼養 (to give food to)， raise飼養，養育 (cause to grow, bring up children) raise the family
23. a girl, one girl
a girl可泛指所有女孩, one girl一個女孩。
例句Can one girl carry such a big box?
24. die from, die of
die from表示死於（槍）傷，虛弱，過度勞累，飲食過度等，die of表示死於疾病，飢餓，寒冷，年老，憂愁，失戀等精神因素 die of hunger and cold
25. pay for, pay back, pay off
pay for為…付錢，pay back還錢，但不一定還清，pay off還清 pay for the book, pay off the debt
26. arrive, get, reach
arrive不及物動詞，後接in (大地點)，at(小地點)，get不及物動詞後接to，reach及物動詞。
例如arrive in Beijing, get to Beijing, reach Beijing
27. manage, try
manage to do設法做成了某事，try to do盡力去做某事但不一定成功。
例句He tried to pass the exam, but he failed.
28. agree with, agree to, agree on
agree with同意某人，agree to同意某事，agree on在…上達成一致意見，主語是複數 agree with you, agree to the plan
29. listen, hear
listen強調動作，hear強調結果。
例句I listened, but I heard nothing.
30. hurt, injure, wound
hurt感情上受傷，injure事故中受傷，wound戰爭中受傷。
例句He was wounded in the war.
31. turn, get, grow
turn表突變，後常接表顏色的詞，get強調變的結果，grow強調過程，逐漸的變化 turn yellow, get tired, grow big
32. on earth, on the earth, in the earth
on earth在世上，在人間，到底，究竟，一點也不，on the earth在地上，在地球上，in the earth在地下，在泥土裡 no use on earth
33. above, on, over
above在上面，不接觸，on在上面，接觸，over在正上方 fly over the hill
34. until, not…until
until到…為止， not…until直到…才（常跟點動詞連用）。
例句I waited until 3:00. He didn't come until 3:00.
35. besides, except, except for
besides除了…還（包括在內）except除了（不包括在內），except for整體…除了某一點以外。
例句The composition is good except for a few spelling mistakes.
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