[英文] - 易混淆單字

May 3, 2019




易混淆單字

thank vs appreciate

thank + 人 + for + 物

例句:
I wanna thank Ray for sharing my vidio.
Thank you guys for watching, as always.

appreciate + 物

例句:
I appreciate Ray’s help.

look vs watch vs see

see: 沒有意識,隨性
look: 有意識,刻意
watch: 有意識,且具有動態或時間

例句:
I saw a hot girl. (走在路上)不經意看到一個辣妹。
My friend is looking at the hot girl.
Do you wanna watch TV with me ?

take vs cost vs spend

以物為主詞: take / cost

物 + take + 人 + 時

例句: Asking the girl out take him 49 days.

物 + cost + 人 +  錢

例句: The movie tickets cost him $400.

人 + spend + 時/錢 + ving/on N

例句:
My friend spent 49 days asking her out.
He spent $400 on the movie tickets.

question vs problem

questing: 疑問/題目

例句: Can I ask you a question?

problem: 困難/麻煩

例句:
He had a proplem.
Houston, we have a problem.

borrow vs lend

borrow: 借入

例句: Can I borrow some money from you ?

lend: 借出

例句: I’ll lend you a dollar.

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