几组拼写易混淆的单词

时间：2016-12-16 08:36:53

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1. dessert / desert 甜点 / 沙漠

If you make the main course, I'll make a dessert. 如果你做主菜，那我就来做甜食。

the desert sun 沙漠里的太阳

2. definitely / defiantly¹ 绝对地 / 挑衅地

He definitely said he'd be here. 他肯定地说了他会到这里来的。

a defiant² attitude 挑衅的态度

3. socialite / socialist³ 社交名流 / 社会主义者

a wealthy socialite 富有的社交界名流

He was a socialist all his life. 他一生都是个社会主义者。

4. tortuous⁴ / torturous⁵ 弯曲的 / 痛苦的

He took a tortuous route through back streets. 他走的是偏僻、曲折的街道。

a torturous eight weeks in their prison camp 在战俘集中营度过的痛苦的8周

5. septic / sceptic, skeptic⁶ 受感染的 / 怀疑论者，无神论者

I had my ears pierced and one of them went septic. 我穿了耳洞，有一只耳朵感染了。

He is a sceptic who tries to keep an open mind. 他是一个试图保持开明观点的怀疑论者。

6. causal / casual 因果关系的 / 随便的

Is there a causal relationship between violence on television and violent behaviour? 电视暴力和暴力行为之间有因果关系吗

casual clothes 便裝

7. marital⁷ / martial⁸ 婚姻的 / 军事的

They've been having marital problems. 他们的婚姻一直有问题。

Renegade forces captured the capital and imposed martial law. 叛军占领了首都，宣布实施军事管制。

8. heroin⁹ / heroine 海洛因 / 女主角

a heroin addict¹⁰ 吸食海洛因成瘾者

She was the heroine of the drama. 她是那部剧的女主。

9. public / pubic 公众的 / 阴部的

Public opinion has turned against him. 民意已不再支持他了。

pubic hair 阴毛

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1 defiantly
adv.挑战地，大胆对抗地
参考例句：
Braving snow and frost, the plum trees blossomed defiantly. 红梅傲雪凌霜开。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 She tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 defiant
adj.无礼的，挑战的
参考例句：
With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。 He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。

3 socialist
n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的
参考例句：
China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。 His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

4 tortuous
adj.弯弯曲曲的，蜿蜒的
参考例句：
We have travelled a tortuous road.我们走过了曲折的道路。 They walked through the tortuous streets of the old city.他们步行穿过老城区中心弯弯曲曲的街道。

5 torturous
adj. 痛苦的
参考例句：
His breathing was torturous.他的呼吸充满痛苦。 This is a torturous agonizing way to kill someone.这是一种让人受尽折磨、痛苦难忍的杀人方法。

6 skeptic
n.怀疑者，怀疑论者，无神论者
参考例句：
She is a skeptic about the dangers of global warming.她是全球变暖危险的怀疑论者。 How am I going to convince this skeptic that she should attention to my research?我将如何使怀疑论者确信她应该关注我的研究呢？

7 marital
adj.婚姻的，夫妻的
参考例句：
Her son had no marital problems.她的儿子没有婚姻问题。 I regret getting involved with my daughter's marital problems;all its done is to bring trouble about my ears.我后悔干涉我女儿的婚姻问题, 现在我所做的一切将给我带来无穷的烦恼。

8 martial
adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的
参考例句：
The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。 The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

9 heroin
n.海洛因
参考例句：
Customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.海关查获了有史以来最大的一批海洛因。 Heroin has been smuggled out by sea.海洛因已从海上偷运出境。

10 addict
v.使沉溺；使上瘾；n.沉溺于不良嗜好的人
参考例句：
He became gambling addict,and lost all his possessions.他习染上了赌博，最终输掉了全部家产。 He assisted a drug addict to escape from drug but failed firstly.一开始他帮助一个吸毒者戒毒但失败了。