. clothes, cloth, clothing
clothes 统指各种衣服，谓语动词永远是复数， cloth 指布，为不可数名词
clothing 服装的总称，指一件衣服用a piece of, an article of
2. incident, accident
incident 指小事件, accident 指不幸的事故 He was killed in the accident.
3. amount, number
amount 后接不可数名词， number 后接可数名词 a number of students
4. family, house, home
home 家，包括住处和家人，house房子，住宅，family家庭成员. My family is a happy one.
5. sound, voice, noise
sound 自然界各种各样的声音，voice 人的嗓音，noise 噪音I hate the loud noise outside.
6. photo, picture, drawing
photo 用照相机拍摄的照片，picture 可指相片，图片，电影片，drawing 画的画 Let's go and see a good picture.
7. vocabulary, word
vocabulary 词汇，一个人拥有的单词量，word 具体的单词He has a large vocabulary.
8. population, people
population 人口，人数，people 具体的人 China has a large population.
9. weather, climate
weather 一天内具体的天气状况，climate 长期的气候状况 The climate here is not good for you.
10. road, street, path, way
road 具体的公路，马路，street 街道，path 小路，小径，way 道路，途径
take this road; in the street, show me the way to the museum.
11. course, subject
course课程（可包括多门科目），subject科目（具体的学科）a summer course
12. custom, habit
custom传统风俗，习俗，也可指生活习惯，后接to do， habit生活习惯，习惯成自然，后接of doing. I've got the habit of drinking a lot.
13. cause, reason
cause 指造成某一事实或现象的直接原因，后接of sth./doing sth，reason用来解释某种现象或结果的理由，后接for sth./doing sth. the reason for being late
14. exercise, exercises, practice
exercise 运动，锻炼（不可数），exercises 练习（可数），practice（反复做的）练习 Practice makes perfect.
15. class, lesson
作“课”解时，两者可以替换，指课文用lesson。指班级或全体学生用class.
lesson 6; class 5
16. speech, talk, lecture
speech 指在公共场所所做的经过准备的较正式的演说，talk 日常生活中的一般的谈话，讲话，lecture 学术性的演讲，讲课 a series of lecture on…
17. officer, official
officer 部队的军官，official 政府官员 an army officer
18. work, job
二者均指工作。work不可数，job可数 a good job
19. couple, pair
couple主要指人或动物，pair多指由两部分组成的东西 a pair of trousers
20. country, nation, state, land
country侧重指版图，疆域，nation指人民，国民，民族，state侧重指政府，政体，land国土，国家 the whole nation was sad at the news.
21. cook, cooker
cook厨师，cooker厨具 He is a good cook.
22. damage, damages
damage不可数名词，损害，损失; damages复数形式，赔偿金 $900 damages
23. police, policeman
police警察的总称，后接复数谓语动词，policeman 指某个具体的警察 the police are questioning everyone in the house.
24. problem, question
problem常和困难连系，前面的动词常为think about, solve, raise，question常和疑问连系，多和ask, answer连用
25. man, a man
man人类，a man一个男人 Man will conquer nature.
26. chick, chicken
二者均可指小鸡，chicken还可以当鸡肉 the chicken is delicious.
27. telegram, telegraph
当电报解时，telegram指具体的，telegraph指抽象的 a telegram, by telegraph
28. trip, journey, travel, voyage
travel是最常用的，trip指短期的旅途，journey指稍长的旅途，voyage指海上航行 a three-day trip
29. sport, game
sport多指户外的游戏或娱乐活动，如打球，游泳，打猎，赛马等；game指决定胜负的游戏，通常有一套规则 His favorite sport is swimming.
30. price, prize
price价格，prize奖，奖品，奖金 win the first prize The price is high/low.
31. a number of, the number of
a number of许多，谓语动词用复数。the number of…的数目，谓语动词用单数。The number of students is increasing.
32. in front of, in the front of
in front of 范围外的前面，in the front of 范围内的前面 In the front of the room sits a boy.
33. of the day, of a day
of the day 每一天的，当时的，当代的， of a day 暂时的，不长久的 a famous scientist of the day
34. three of us, the three of us
three of us 我们（不止三个）中的三个，the three of us 我们三个（就三个人）The three of us---Tom, Jack and I went to the cinema.
35. by bus, on the bus
by bus表手段，方式，不用冠词，on the bus表范围 They went there by bus.
36. for a moment, for the moment
for a moment 片刻，一会儿，for the moment暂时，一时 Thinking for a moment, he aGREed.
37. next year, the next year
next year将来时间状语，the next year过去将来时间状语 He said he would go abroad the next year.
38. more than a year, more than one year
more than a year一年多，more than one year超过一年（两年或三年等）
39. take advice, take the(one's) advice
take advice征求意见，take the advice接受忠告 He refused to take the advice and failed again.
40. take air, take the air
take air传播，走漏，take the air到户外去，散步 We take the air every day.
41. in a word, in words
in a word总之，一句话， in words口头上 In a word, you are right.
42. 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.
43. in secret, in the secret
in secret秘密地，暗自地，偷偷地，一般用作状语；in the secret知道内情，知道秘密，一般用作表语 My mother was in the secret from the beginning.
44. a girl, one girl
a girl 可泛指所有女孩, one girl 一个女孩 Can one girl carry such a big box?
45. take a chair, take the chair
take a chair 相当于sit down坐下，take the chair 开始开会
46. go to sea, by sea, by the sea
go to sea 当海员，出航，by sea 乘船，由海路， by the sea 在海边 go by sea
47. the doctor and teacher, the doctor and the teacher
the doctor and teacher 指一个人，既是医生又是老师，the doctor and the teacher 两个人，一个医生和一个老师 the doctor and teacher is
48. in office, in the office
in office 职的，in the office 在办公室里 He is in office, not out of office.
49. in bed, on the bed
in bed 卧在床上，on the bed 在床上 The book is on the bed. He is ill in bed.
50. in charge of, in the charge of
in charge of 管理，负责照料， in the charge of 由……照料 He is in charge of the matter. The matter is in the charge of her.
51. in class, in the class
in class 在课上，in the class 在班级里 He is the best student in the class.
52. on fire, on the fire
on fire 着火，on the fire 在火上 Put the food on the fire. The house is on fire.
53. out of question, out of the question
out of question 毫无疑问的，out of the question 不可能的
54. a second, the second
a second 又一，再一， the second 第…… He won the second prize.
55. by day, by the day
by day 白天，by the day 按天计算 The workers are paid by the day.
56. the people, a people
the people 指人，a people 指民族 The Chinese is a peace-loving people.
57. it, one
it 同一物体，one 同类不同一 I lost my pen. I have to buy a new one.
58. that, this
that 指代上文所提到的，this 导出下文所要说的 I was ill. That's why…
59. none, nothing, no one
none 强调有多少，nothing, no one 强调有没有，nothing 指物，no one 指人
--- How many…/How much…? --- None.
60. anyone, any one
anyone指人，不能接of，any one指人物均可，可接of any one of you
61. who, what
who 指姓名或关系，what 指职业或地位 What is your dad? He is a teacher.
62. what, which
what 的选择基础是无限制的，which 在一定范围内进行选择 Which do you prefer, bananas or apples?
63. other, another
other 后接名词复数，another 后接名词单数 other students, another student
64. not a little, not a bit
not a little 非常，not a bit 一点也不 I'm not a bit tired. 我一点儿也不累。
65. many, much, a lot of
many 和可数名词连用，much 和不可数名词连用，a lot of 可数，不可数均可，但不用于否定句 I haven't many books.
66. much more…than, many more…than
much more…than 后接形容词或不可数名词， many more…than 后接可数名词 many more people, much more water, much more beautiful
67. no, not
no=not a/any no friend = not a/any friend no water = not any water
68. no more than, not more than
no more than 相当于only，仅仅，只有，not more than 至多，不超过
69. majority, most
majority 只能修饰可数名词，most 可数不可数均可 the majority of people
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