2020高考英语易混淆词汇辨析(10页)

2020高考英语易混淆词汇辨析

【destroy , damage , ruin】

The boy ruined the beautiful picture with ink on purpose. (不可修复)

His hope of being a singer was destroyed.(不可修复)

The heavy rain damaged a lot of houses. (可修复)

【quiet , silent , still】

Be quiet and get on with your work.. 安静的，寂静的。表自然环境，表生性安静，不易激动。

You must learn when to speak and when to keep silent. 表沉默的。表示不说话，不弄出声音。

The air is so still that the smoke is rising straight up from the fire. 安静的，不动的。指人表面无动作。

【occur , happen , take place】

It was unfortunate that this accident should happen / occur.偶然发生，碰巧。常指不好的事情。

It occurred to him that he should go to see a dentist. 与happen 可互换。occur to sb. / sth. 思想出现在意识中。

The official opening of the store will take place next week. 指必然会发生的事情，无被动。还有举行活动。

【argue , debate , quarrel】

The new couple are always quarrelling about so little family income. 指因愤怒而争吵。

The workers argue for the right for a public holiday. 通过提出理由进行论证。

First, let me introduce to everyone both sides of today’s debate. 指正式的辩论。

【fit , match , suit】

This coat doesn’t suit you. 多指颜色、款式、质地等适合，合乎需要、口味、性格、条件和地位等。

This coat doesn’t fit you. 多指大小、尺寸、形状合适、合身。

This tie doesn’t match this coat. 多指大小、形状、颜色、性质等方面的搭配。

【matter , affair , business】

I could do nothing to help you since the matter has gotten into such a mess. 侧重麻烦或异常的事情、毛病。

Before going away, he arranged his business affairs. 一般为较重大的事件，也可泛指事务，要用复数。

Tom is the black sheep of his family. He has almost ruined his father’s business. 生意，行业，事情，事务

【normal , common , ordinary , usual , regular】

As is known to all, snow is common in cold countries. 常见的，一般的。common sense / knowledge

Are you returning home at the usual time today? 通常，往常，一贯如此。as usual

Tom Sawyer was an ordinary American boy who kept getting into trouble. 普通的，平常的，平凡的。

A new regular bus service to Tianjin Airport started to operate two months ago. 有规律的，定期的，经常的。

My life was delighted that things had returned to normal once again.正常的，智力，精神正常的。

【opposite , contrary】

H is house is opposite to mine. 指位置、方向、地位、意义等对立的、相反的。be opposite to 在。。。对面。

This is something quite contrary to my expectations. 主张、看法行为等相反的，含有互相冲突，不一致。

【realize , recognize , know】

He didn’t realize his mistake until his mother told him. 认识到，意识到，实现，完成。

It’s hard for me to recognize his voice on the phone. 认出，辨认，承认。为短暂性动词，不接时间段作状语。

We have known each other for many years. 知道，了解，熟悉，认识。可接时间段作状语。

【scene , scenery , sight , view】

The scene after the earthquake was horrible. 指展现在眼前的情景，也可指scenery的一部分。含景物中的人。