高中英語易混詞匯的辨別與測試（4）
1. in class, in the class
in class在課上，in the class在班級里 He is the best student in the class.
2. on fire, on the fire
on fire著火,on the fire在火上 Put the food on the fire. The house is on fire.
3. out of question, out of the question
out of question毫無疑問的，out of the question不可能的
4. a second, the second
a second又一，再一，the second第…… He won the second prize.
5. by day, by the day
by day白天，by the day按天計算 The workers are paid by the day.
6. the people, a people
the people指人，a people指民族 The Chinese is a peace-loving people.
7. it, one
it同一物體，one同類不同一 I lost my pen. I have to buy a new one.
8. that, this
that指代上文所提到的，this導出下文所要說的 I was ill. That's why…
9. 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
--- How many…/How much…? --- None.
10. anyone, any one
anyone指人，不能接of，any one指人物均可，可接of any one of you
11. who, what
who指姓名或關系，what指職業或地位 What is your dad? He is a teacher.
12. what, which
what的選擇基礎是無限制的，which在一定范圍內進行選擇 Which do you prefer, bananas or apples?
13. other, another
other后接名詞復數，another后接名詞單數 other students, another student
14. not a little, not a bit
not a little非常，not a bit一點也不 I'm not a bit tired. 我一點兒也不累。
15. many, much, a lot of
many和可數名詞連用，much和不可數名詞連用，a lot of可數，不可數均可，但不用于否定句 I haven't many books.
16. much more…than, many more…than
much more…than后接形容詞或不可數名詞，many more…than后接可數名詞 many more people, much more water, much more beautiful
17. no, not
no=not a/any no friend=not a/any friend no water=not any water
18. no more than, not more than
no more than相當于only，僅僅，只有，not more than 至多，不超過
19. majority, most
majority只能修飾可數名詞，most可數不可數均可 the majority of people
20. by oneself, for oneself, to oneself, of oneself
by oneself單獨的，獨自的，for oneself為自己，to oneself供自己用的，of oneself 自行的，自動的 The door opened of itself.
21. at all, after all
at all根本，全然, after all到底，畢竟 After all he is a child.
22. tall, high
tall常指人或動物，high常指物體 He is tall.
23. fast, quickly
fast側重于指人或物體具有運動速度快的特點，quickly側重指某事完成或發生的快 run fast, answer the question quickly
24. high, highly
high具體的高，highly抽象的高，高度的 think highly of
25. healthy, healthful
healthy健康的，健壯的，healthful有益于健康的 healthful exercise
26. 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 a sleeping baby The baby is asleep. I'm sleepy.
27. gold, golden
gold指真金制品，golden指金色的，但金魚用gold fish a gold ring
28. most, mostly
most用于表感受的肯定句中，相當于very，當大部分，大多數解時是形容詞或名詞，mostly大部分,是副詞 most people, the people are mostly…
29. just, very
just表強調時是副詞，作狀語，very表強調時是形容詞，用作定語 the very man, just the man
30. wide, broad
wide側重于一邊到另一邊的距離，broad側重于幅面的寬廣broad shoulders
31. real, true
real真的，真實的，指的是事實上存在而不是想象的，true真的，真正的，指的是事實和實際情況相符合 real gold, a true story
32. respectful, respectable
respectful尊敬，有禮貌，respectable可敬的，值得尊敬的 be respectful to the aged
33. outwards, outward
二者均可用作副詞，表示向外，外面，outward還可用作形容詞 an outward voyage
34. pleasant, pleased, pleasing
pleasant常用作定語，pleased, pleasing常用作表語，pleased主語常為人，pleasing主語常為物 a pleasant trip The trip is pleasing.
35. understanding, understandable
understanding明白事理的，能體諒的，understandable 可理解的，能夠懂的 an understanding girl, an understandable mistake
36. close, closely
close接近，靠近，closely緊緊地，緊密地 closely connected, stand close
37. ill, sick
ill做表語，sick定，表均可 a sick boy
38. good, well
good形容詞，well副詞，但指身體狀況是形容詞 He is well again.
39. quiet, silent, still
quiet安靜的，可以發出小的聲音，silent不發出聲音，但可以動，still完全不動，完全無聲響 He stand there still. 他站在那兒，一動不動，也不說話。
40. hard, hardly
hard努力，hardly幾乎不 work hard I can hardly believe it.
