100组易混淆单词归纳，一次帮你理清！

1. 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. amount, number 

amount后接不可数名词， number后接可数名词

eg:a number of students 

3. sound, voice, noise 

sound自然界各种各样的声音，voice人的嗓音，noise噪音

eg:I hate the loud noise outside. 

4. 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. 

eg:the reason for being late 

5. exercise, exercises, practice 

exercise运动，锻炼（不可数），exercises练习（可数），practice（反复做的）练习 

eg:Practice makes perfect. 

6. officer, official 

officer部队的军官，official政府官员 

eg:an army officer 

7. work, job 

二者均指工作。work不可数，job可数 

eg:a good job

8. cook, cooker 

cook厨师，cooker厨具

eg:He is a good cook. 

9. 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 

10. 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。

eg:The number of students is increasing.

11. chick, chicken 

二者均可指小鸡，chicken还可以当鸡肉 

eg:The chicken is delicious. 

12. 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

eg:a three-day trip 

13. 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 

eg:In the front of the room sits a boy. 

14. 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）

eg:The three of us---Tom, Jack and I went to the cinema. 

15. by bus, on the bus 

by bus表手段，方式，不用冠词，on the bus表范围 

eg:They went there by bus. 

16. for a moment, for the moment 

for a moment 片刻，一会儿，for the moment暂时，一时 

eg:Thinking for a moment, he agreed. 

17. in a word, in words 

in a word总之，一句话， in words口头上

eg:In a word, you are right. 

18. in place of, in the place of 

in place of代替，in the place of在…地方

eg:A new building is built in the place of the old one.

19. 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 

eg:go by sea 

20. 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 

21. in office, in the office 

in office在职的，in the office在办公室里 

eg:He is in office, not out of office. 

22. in charge of, in the charge of 

in charge of管理，负责照料， in the charge of由……照料 

eg:He is in charge of the matter. The matter is in the charge of her. 

23. out of question, out of the question 

out of question毫无疑问的，out of the question不可能的 

24. a second, the second 

a second又一，再一，the second第…… 

eg:He won the second prize. 

25. by day, by the day 

by day白天，by the day按天计算 

eg:The workers are paid by the day. 

26. it, one 

it同一物体，one同类不同一 

eg:I lost my pen. I have to buy a new one. 

27. 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　

eg:--- How many…/How much…? 

--- None. 

28. other, another 

other后接名词复数，another后接名词单数 

eg:other students, another student 

29. not a little, not a bit 

not a little非常，not a bit一点也不 

eg:I m not a bit tired. 

30. 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 

eg:I haven t many books. 

31. no, not 

no=not a/any no friend=not a/any friend no water=not any water 

32. 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 

33. tall, high 

tall常指人或动物，high常指物体 

eg:He is tall. 

34. fast, quickly 

fast侧重于指人或物体具有运动速度快的特点，quickly侧重指某事完成或发生的快 

eg:run fast, answer the question quickly 

35. high, highly 

high具体的高，highly抽象的高，高度的

eg:think highly of 

36. sleeping, asleep, sleepy 

sleeping正在睡觉，asleep睡着，熟睡，只能做表语，sleepy困的，有睡意的 

eg:a sleeping baby The baby is asleep. I m sleepy. 

37. respectful, respectable 

respectful尊敬，有礼貌，respectable可敬的，值得尊敬的 

eg:be respectful to the aged 

38. pleasant, pleased, pleasing 

pleasant常用作定语，pleased, pleasing常用作表语，pleased主语常为人，pleasing主语常为物 

eg:a pleasant trip The trip is pleasing. 

39. close, closely 

close接近，靠近，closely紧紧地，紧密地 

eg:closely connected, stand close 

40. ill, sick 

ill做表语，sick定，表均可 

eg:a sick boy 

41. good, well 

good形容词，well副词，但指身体状况是形容词 

eg:He is well again. 

42. hard, hardly 

hard努力，hardly几乎不 

eg:work hard I can hardly believe it. 

43. late, lately 

late迟，晚，lately最近，近来 

eg:I haven t seen him lately. 

44. living, alive, live, lively 

living, alive, live均为活着的，living定表均可，alive定表均可，定语后置，live只能做定语，lively意为活泼的

eg:all the living people=all the people alive 

45. excited, exciting 

excited使人兴奋的，exciting令人兴奋的 

eg:I m excited. The news is exciting. 

46. deep, deeply 

deep具体的深，deeply抽象的深，深深地 

eg:deeply moved, dig deep 

47. before long, long before 

before long不久以后，long before很久以前 not long before = before long 

48. instead, instead of 

instead是副词，放在句首或句末，instead of是介词短语，放在句中

eg:He didn t see a film. 

Instead he watched TV. 

He watched TV instead of seeing a film. 

49. too much, much too 

too much 后接不可数名词，much too后接形容词

eg:much too heavy 

50. raise, rise 

raise及物动词，rise不及物动词 

eg:The sun rises in the east. 

51. bring, take, carry, fetch 

bring拿来，take带走，carry随身携带，fetch去回这一往返动作 

eg:fetch a box of chalk 

52. spend, take, pay, cost 

spend人做主语，花钱，花时间; spend…on sth./in doing sth; take物做主语，花时间; pay人做主语，花钱，pay for; cost物做主语，花钱 

53. join, join in, take part in 

join加入某个组织，并成为其中的一员；join in参加小型的活动, join sb. in；take part in 参加大型的活动 

eg:He joined the army five years ago.

54. leave, leave for 

leave离开，leave for前往 

eg:He left Beijing for Shanghai. 

55. used to, be used to 

used to过去常常，be used to习惯于，后接sth./doing sth.；被用来，后接 do sth.

eg:He is used to getting up early.

56. win, lose, beat 

win后接sth.，反义词为lose, beat后接sb. 

eg:win the game, beat them 

57. live on, live by 

live on以…为主食，live by靠…谋生 

eg:live on fish/ live by fishing 

58. lose, miss 

lose失去（具体的物体），错过 sth. is lost, lose the chance；miss 想念，错过sth. is missing, miss the chance

59. be tired of, be tired with/from 

be tired of厌烦…，be tired with/from因为…而累了 

eg:be tired with/from running 800 meters 

60. care about, care for 

care about关心，计较，在乎，一般多用于否定句中；care for关心，照料，喜欢，愿意 

eg:He doesn t care about his clothes. 

I don t care for movies.

61. feed, raise 

feed喂养，养活，饲养 (to give food to)， raise饲养，养育 (cause to grow, bring up children) 

eg:raise the family 

62. mean to do, mean doing 

mean to do打算，想要做某事，mean doing意思是，意味着

eg:By this I mean giving the students more practice. 

63. a girl, one girl

a girl可泛指所有女孩, one girl一个女孩 

eg:Can one girl carry such a big box?

64. in place of, in the place of

in place of代替，in the place of在…地方 

eg:A new building is built in the place of the old one.

65. 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 

eg:My mother was in the secret from the beginning.

66. take a chair, take the chair

take a chair相当于sit down坐下，take the chair开始开会

67. die from, die of 

die from表示死于（枪）伤，虚弱，过度劳累，饮食过度等，die of表示死于疾病，饥饿，寒冷，年老，忧愁，失恋等精神因素 

eg:die of hunger and cold 

68. pay for, pay back, pay off 

pay for为…付钱，pay back还钱，但不一定还清，pay off还清 

eg:pay for the book, pay off the debt 

69. arrive, get, reach 

arrive不及物动词，后接in (大地点)，at(小地点)，get不及物动词后接to，reach及物动词 

eg:arrive in Beijing, get to Beijing, reach Beijing 

70. manage, try 

manage to do设法做成了某事，try to do尽力去做某事但不一定成功 

eg:He tried to pass the exam, but he failed. 

71. be familiar to, be familiar with 

be familiar to某物对某人来说是熟悉的，be familiar with某人熟悉某物 

eg:The book is familiar to me. 

I m familiar with the book. 

72. agree with, agree to, agree on 

agree with同意某人，agree to同意某事，agree on在…上达成一致意见，主语是复数 

eg:agree with you, agree to the plan 

73. receive, accept 

receive收到某一东西，但不一定接受，accept接受

eg:I received a gift, but I didn t accept it. 

74. wear, put on, dress 

wear和dress表状态,wear接衣服等,可用进行时，dress接人,be dressed in, put on表动作 

eg:It s cold outside. Put on your warm clothes.

75. listen, hear 

listen强调动作，hear强调结果 

eg:I listened, but I heard nothing. 

76. look, see, watch 

look看的动作，see看的结果，watch强调所看物体的变化、移动和发展

eg:watch TV 

77. lie, lay 

lie躺，位于(lay, lain),说谎(lied, lied)，lay平放(laid, laid)

eg:lay the book 

78. hurt, injure, wound 

hurt感情上受伤，injure事故中受伤，wound战争中受伤 

eg:He was wounded in the war. 

79. turn, get, grow 

turn表突变，后常接表颜色的词，get强调变的结果，grow强调过程，逐渐的变化 

eg:turn yellow, get tired, grow big 

80. happen, take place 

happen偶然性的没有预料到的事情的发生，take place必然性的发生 

eg:Great changes have taken place in my hometown. 

81. at, in (表地点) 

at小地点，in大地点 

eg:arrive at a small village, arrive in Shanghai 

82. increase to, increase by 

increase to增长到…，increase by增长了… 

eg:The number increased by 2,000 to 5,000. 

83. since, for (完成时间状语) 

since接点时间或一句话，for接一段时间 

eg:for three years, since 3:00 

84. on earth, on the earth, in the earth 

on earth在世上，在人间，到底，究竟，一点也不，on the earth在地上，在地球上，in the earth在地下，在泥土里 no use on earth 

85. in surprise, to one s surprise

in surprise惊奇地，to one s surprise使某人吃惊的是

86. in the air, on the air, in the sky 

in the air正在酝酿中，on the air播送，广播，in the sky在天空中 

eg:His show is on the air at 6:00 tonight. 

87. through, across 

through穿越空间，across在…上穿过 

eg:through the forest, across the desert

88. on the way, in the way 

on the way在前往…的路上，in the way挡路 

eg:The chair is in the way. 

89. above, on, over 

above在上面，不接触，on在上面，接触，over在正上方 

eg:fly over the hill 

90. until, not…until 

until到…为止， not…until直到…才（常跟点动词连用）

eg:I waited until 3:00. 

He didn t come until 3:00. 

91. besides, except, except for 

besides除了…还（包括在内）except除了（不包括在内），except for整体…除了某一点以外 

eg:The composition is good except for a few spelling mistakes. 

92. whether, if 

当是否解时，只有在宾语从句中二者可以互换，其余都用whether，当如果解时用if 

eg:I don t know if/whether he will come. 

If he comes, I ll let you know. 

93. because, since, as, for 

原因由强到弱为：because, since/as, for. 在句中的位置如下：1)…because… 2) Since/as…, … 3) …, for… Since I was ill, I didn t go.

94. when, as, while (表时间) 

when从句动词点动词，持续性动词均可，as重在表示动作同时发生，伴随进行，while从句动词为持续性动词 

eg:While I slept, a thief broke in. 

95. the same…as, the same…that 

the same…as和…一样的（相似但不同一）， the same…that 同一物体 

eg:This is the same pen that I used yesterday. (同一支笔) 

96. as well, as well as 

as well也，常放于句末，和and连用表示既…又；as well as并列连词，不但…而且… 

eg:He is a professor, and a writer as well.

97. such…as, such…that 

such…as像…样的，such…that如此…以至于 He is not such a fool as he looks like. 

eg:He is such a good student that all the teachers like him. 

99. because, because of 

because连词，连接两句话，because of介词短语，后接词或短语 

eg:He didn t go to school because of his illness. 

100. in order that, in order to 

表目的，in order that后接句子，in order to后接动词原形 

eg:I got up early in order to catch the first bus. 

I got up early so that I could catch the first bus.