confusing verbs

I've laid the book on the self. The hen lays an egg every day.
“lie”不及物动词“位于，平躺”，过去式为“lay”过去分词 “lain”
He lay on the floor and slept soundly. Beijing lies in the north of China.
①吊死；处（人）绞刑；上吊
He hanged himself last week. The man was hanged for murder -----------------------------------------------------② 把…挂上；把…吊起
She hung curtains over the windows. A picture is hung on the wall.
The book cost me $20 and 2 days.
“take” 通常指花“时间”,常以it 作形式主语
It takes ＋(人)＋时间＋ to do sth.
It takes me 20ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱminutes to go to school.
The work took me longer than I expected.
rise，raise，arise，arouse，rouse
rise vi. (rose ,risen) “(太阳、月亮)升起，起来；(物价)上涨；(水)高涨”
The sun rises in the east. Prices have risen quickly.
raise
vt. (arose , arisen) “举起，提高，养育，募款”
Some confusing verbs
------容易混淆的动词
Group 8,class 1
在学习英语动词时，我们常碰到大量易混淆的同义 词，如“fit”和“suit ”这两个词，都是“适合” 的意思，但我们用的时候总会随便抓一个就用，其 实它们之间是有区别的。
如：The dress doesn't _____me. It is too long. Blue is the color that _____ her well.
arise vi. (arose，arisen) “(问题、困难)发生、出现；起(风、雾)”
arouse vt. (aroused, aroused)通常表示情绪的“激发,唤醒,引起
arouse suspicion 引起怀疑
rouse vt. (roused，roused)通常表示较具体的“叫醒”或“唤 醒”The sound roused him from reflection.
affect，effect
“affect” 及物动词，“对…有影响，感动（人的）心，使感动”
The noise from the street affected our study. Her story affected us deeply
“effect” 及物动词, “导致,造成（结果）,带来（变化）,产生”
He raised his voice to make himself heard. The boy can raise the heavy stone. His curiosity arose due to the question his mother asked. They are raising founds for the expedition.
damage，destroy，hurt，spoil，wound，injure
以上六个词中，“hurt” 可作及物，不及物动词外， 其余五个均为及物动词。
“damage” —— 损坏（害）（有修复的可能性） “destroy” —— 摧毁，打破（希望，计划）毁灭（无修复的可能性） “hurt” —— 伤害（感情或身体某一部位）痛疼 “spoil” —— 破坏，糟蹋（晚会，旅游，参观等）宠爱，惯怀（孩子） “wound” —— 使受伤（枪伤，刀伤） “injure” —— 使受伤
Answer:
۩ The dress doesn't fit me. It is too long.
۩ Blue is the color that suits her well.
fit, suit
“fit” 指“尺寸”的适合 “suit” 指“款式，花样等”的适合
The dress doesn't fit me. It is too long. Blue is the color that suits her well.
attend 出席，参加，到场；上学
Did you attend the meeting last week?
注意：attend a ceremony 参加典礼 attend a funeral 参加葬礼 attend a concert 听音乐会 attend church 上教堂 attend a lecture 听演讲
SAY
say 说出某句话或某件事；后接从句，（但say 与 从句之间不能直接接人称代词或名词）； 说明时间；书信、布告报纸上的“说”，习惯用 法
My watch says 10:00 sharp. Say goodbye to them. The paper says that there was a big fire in Shanghai. It is said that she has been away for a month. Tom is a good student, that is to say, he gets good grades in school.
tell 辨别；叫某人做某事；接“间接”与“直接”宾语； tell＋宾语＋that 从句
Sometimes we can't tell right from wrong.
talk 连续地说话；习惯用法
1)What are the girls talking about ? 2)Young people like to talk politics.
e.g. : Don't spoil your son too much. The man has destroyed the girl's life all her hopes. Some houses were damaged in the earthquake. I don't mean to hurt you. He was injured in the accident. It was dangerous because he was wounded seriously in the war.
“lie”不及物动词“说谎”，它是规则动词，lied— lied —lying
He lied to his teacher.
sit, seat, set
“sit”不及物动词，过去式与过去分词均为 “sat”
He sat in the classroom reading newspaper.
“seat”及物动词，“使就坐”“容纳”
answer，reply
“answer” — vt. “reply” — vi 须和 “to”连用
“you needn't know it.” He answered.
“回答”
So far, they haven't answered / replied to our questions.
spend, cost, take
speak 的习惯用语：
Generally speaking 一般而言 Frankly speaking 坦白地说 Strictly speaking 严格地说 not to speak of 且不说；更不用说
Eg. Generally speaking, man is stronger than woman.
We can speak English, not to speak of Chinese.
TELL
tell 说谎；讲故事；说实话
She likes to tell stories. We should always tell the truth. We should always tell the truth.
speak ,say ,tell ,talk
speak 说某种语言，说某人好、坏话是及物动词； 发表讲话，对某人说话，是不及物动词
The students speak English very fluently. The Prime Minister spoke on the international situation. She always speaks ill of others.
Join ,join in, take part in, attend
join 及物动词加入（团体，组织，参军）、同……一起干或玩、连接
①I joined the Party in 1975. ②His brother joined the army two years ago.
join in 参加（某些活动）
He seats himself here. He is seated there. He seats the baby on his knees. The hall will seat 5000 people.
“set”及物动词,“放置，下沉”
Mary, set the table for dinner. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
①May I join in your discussion? ②Many people join in the game every year.