新SAT语法形近字的辨析

发布时间:2017-01-06 编辑:少冰

  新SAT语法考试中也会有词汇的相关题目,尤其是一些形近词,会影响考生们对题目或者句子的理解,所以辨析形近词也是非常重要的。下面是小编为大家整理收集的关于新SAT语法形近字的辨析,希望对大家有所帮助。

  1. await VS wait

  await vt.

  意:If you await someone or something, you wait for them.

  例:Very little was said as we awaited the arrival of the chairman.

  wait vt./vi

  意: You spend some time doing very little, because you cannot act until that thing happens or that person arrives.

  例:I walk to a street corner and wait for the school bus.

  2. site VS cite VS sight

  site n.

  意:a piece of ground that is used for a particular purpose or where a particular thing happens.

  例:I was working as a foreman on a building site.

  cite v.

  意:you quote it or mention it, especially as an example or proof of what you are saying.

  例:She cites a favorite poem by George Herbert.

  sight n.

  意:n. ①ability to see; ②something that you see.

  例:①My sight is failing, and I can't see to read any more.

  ②The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common sight in many parts of the city.

  3. its VS it’s

  its pron.

  意:“its” is the possessive form of “it”

  例:He held the knife by its blade.

  it’s abbr.

  意:“it’s” means “it is.”

  例:It's the best news I've heard in a long time.

  4. their VS there VS they’re

  their pron.

  意:“Their” is the possessive form of “they.”

  例:Janis and Kurt have announced their engagement.

  there pron.

  意:used as the subject of the verb "be" to say that something exists or does not exist, or to draw attention to it.

  例:There are temporary traffic lights now at the school.

  they’re abbr.

  意:“They’re” means “they are.”

  例:People eat when they're depressed.

  5. reduction VS reduce VS deduct

  reduction n.

  意:the act of making something smaller in size or amount, or less in degree.

  例:We found that there’s a trend towards the reduction of exports by China.

  reduce vt./vi.

  意:make it smaller in size or amount, or less in degree.

  例:It reduces the risks of heart disease.

  deduct vt.

  意:subtract an amount from the total.

  例:The company deducted this payment from his compensation.

  6.fair VS fare

  fair adj.

  意: Something or someone is reasonable, right, and just.

  例:I wanted them to get a fair deal.

  fare n.

  意: the money that you pay for a trip that you make, for example, in a bus, train, or taxi.

  例:He could barely afford the fare.

  7. than VS then

  than conj.

  意:use it after a comparative adjective or adverb in order to link two parts of a comparison.

  例:Children learn faster than adults.

  then adv.

  意:①one thing happens after another, or is after another on a list;②at a particular time in the past or in the future.

  例 :①Add the oil and then the scallops to the pan.

  ②He wanted to have a source of income after his retirement; until then, he wouldn't require additional money.

  8. maintain VS sustain

  maintain vt.

  意:continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker.

  例:After the divorce, their father still maintained close contact with the boys.

  sustain vt.

  意:continue it or maintain it for a period of time.

  例:He has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age.

最新推荐
热门推荐