高中英語易混詞匯的辨別與測試（3）
1. cook, cooker
cook廚師，cooker廚具 He is a good cook.
2. damage, damages
damage不可數名詞, 損害，損失; damages復數形式, 賠償金 $900 damages
3. police, policeman
police警察的總稱，后接復數謂語動詞，policeman 指某個具體的警察 The police are questioning everyone in the house.
4. problem, question
problem常和困難連系，前面的動詞常為think about, solve, raise，question常和疑問連系，多和ask, answer連用
5. man, a man
man人類，a man一個男人 Man will conquer nature.
6. chick, chicken
二者均可指小雞，chicken還可以當雞肉 The chicken is delicious.
7. telegram, telegraph
當電報解時，telegram指具體的，telegraph指抽象的 a telegram, by telegraph
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 a three-day trip
9. sport, game
sport多指戶外的游戲或娛樂活動，如打球，游泳，打獵，賽馬等；game指決定勝負的游戲，通常有一套規則 His favorite sport is swimming.
10. price, prize
price價格，prize獎，獎品，獎金 win the first prize The price is high/low.
11. a number of, the number of
a number of許多，謂語動詞用復數。the number of…的數目，謂語動詞用單數。The number of students is increasing.
12. in front of, in the front of
in front of范圍外的前面，in the front of范圍內的前面 In the front of the room sits a boy.
13. of the day, of a day
of the day每一天的，當時的，當代的， of a day暫時的，不長久的 a famous scientist of the day
14. three of us, the three of us
three of us我們（不止三個）中的三個，the three of us我們三個（就三個人）The three of us---Tom, Jack and I went to the cinema.
15. by bus, on the bus
by bus表手段，方式，不用冠詞，on the bus表范圍 They went there by bus.
16. for a moment, for the moment
for a moment 片刻，一會兒，for the moment暫時，一時 Thinking for a moment, he agreed.
17. next year, the next year
next year將來時間狀語，the next year過去將來時間狀語 He said he would go abroad the next year.
18. more than a year, more than one year
more than a year一年多，more than one year超過一年（兩年或三年等）
19. take advice, take the(one's) advice
take advice征求意見，take the advice接受忠告 He refused to take the advice and failed again.
20. take air, take the air
take air傳播，走漏，take the air到戶外去，散步 We take the air every day.
21. in a word, in words
in a word總之，一句話， in words口頭上 In a word, you are right.
22. in place of, in the place of
in place of代替，in the place of在…地方 A new building is built in the place of the old one.
23. in secret, in the secret
in secret秘密地，暗自地，偷偷地，一般用作狀語；in the secret知道內情，知道秘密，一般用作表語 My mother was in the secret from the beginning.
24. a girl, one girl
a girl可泛指所有女孩, one girl一個女孩 Can one girl carry such a big box?
25. take a chair, take the chair
take a chair相當于sit down坐下，take the chair開始開會
26. go to sea, by sea, by the sea
go to sea當海員，出航，by sea乘船，由海路， by the sea在海邊 go by sea
27. the doctor and teacher, the doctor and the teacher
the doctor and teacher指一個人，既是醫生又是老師，the doctor and the teacher兩個人，一個醫生和一個老師 the doctor and teacher is
28. in office, in the office
in office在職的，in the office在辦公室里 He is in office, not out of office.
29. in bed, on the bed
in bed臥在床上，on the bed在床上 The book is on the bed. He is ill in bed.
30. in charge of, in the charge of
in charge of管理，負責照料， in the charge of由……照料 He is in charge of the matter. The matter is in the charge of her.
