1、四級備考實用：73組最易錯的英語單詞1) quite 相當 quiet 安靜地2) affect v 影響, 假裝 effect n 結果, 影響3) adapt 適應 adopt 采用 adept 內行-Adapt sth. (for sth.)The machine has been specially adapted for use underwater.These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.-adapt oneself to sth.Our eyes slowly adapted to the dark.She ad

2、apted herself quickly to the new climate.-adopt a name/ a custom/ an idea/ a style of dress4) angel 天使 angle 角度5) dairy 牛奶廠 diary 日記6) contend 奮斗, 斗爭 content 內容, 滿足的 context 上下文 contest 競爭, 比賽 - contend with/against sth/sb. Contend for sth.Several teams are contending for the prize.She has had a lot

3、 of problems to contend with.Contender競爭者7) principal 校長, 主要的 principle 原則8) implicit 含蓄的 explicit 明白的Obligations are implicit in the contract.He gave me explicit directions on how to get there.They gave explicit reasons for leaving. 9) dessert 甜食 desert 沙漠 v 放棄 dissert 寫論文(dissertation)10) pat 輕拍 t

4、ap 輕快的敲擊聲 slap 掌擊 rap 敲，打(same with tap)Pat a dog/ Pat a child on the head/ Pat a ballThey heard a tap at the door.She gave the lid a few gentle taps to loosen it. 11) decent 體面,得體的/令人滿意的，可觀的 descent n 向下, 血統 descend v 向下That dress isnt decent.Never tell stories that are not decent.Earn a decent wag

5、eThat was a decent lunch.She descended the stairs.A person of French descent 祖籍法國12) sweet 甜的 sweat 汗水13) later 后來 latter 后者 latest 最近的 lately adv 最近14) costume 服裝 custom 習慣People wear historical costume for the parade.Skiing costume 15) extensive 廣泛的 intensive 深刻的16) aural 耳的 oral 口頭的17) abroad 國外

6、aboard 上（船/飛機,火車，汽車）We went/climbed aboard.Welcome aboard!He was already aboard the ship.18) altar 祭壇 alter 改變19) assent 同意 ascent 上升 accent 口音Give ones assent to the proposal.I can never assent to such a request.Who was the first man to make an ascent in a balloon? 誰是第一個乘氣球升空的人？20) champion 冠軍 cham

7、pagne 香檳酒 campaign 戰役21) baron 男爵 barren 不毛之地的 barn 古倉22) beam 梁， 光束 bean 豆 been have 過去式23) precede 領先 proceed 進行，繼續The mayor entered, preceded by members of the council.This point has been dealt with in the preceding paragraph.24) pray 祈禱 prey 獵物25) chicken 雞 kitchen 廚房26) monkey 猴子 donkey 驢27) ch

8、ore 家務活 chord 和弦 cord 細繩28) cite 引用 site 場所 sight 視覺He cited one sentence from Li Bais poem.29) clash （金屬）幢擊聲 crash 碰幢，墜落 crush 壓壞The crash of dishes being droppedThe tree fell with a great crash.His words were drowned in a crash of thunder.30) compliment 贊美 complement 附加物One likes to hear complimen

9、ts on ones appearance.The frogs are an excellent compliment to the picture.31) confirm 確認 conform 使順從The rumours of an attack were later confirmed.The announcement confirmed my doubt.The building does not conform to safety regulations.32) contact 接觸 contract 合同 contrast 對照33) council 議會 counsel 忠告 c

10、onsul 領事34) crow 烏鴉 crown 王冠 clown 小丑 cow 牛35) dose 一劑藥 doze 打盹36) drawn draw 過去分詞 drown 溺水37) emigrant 移民到國外 immigrant 從某國來的移民38) excess n 超過 exceed v超過 excel 擅長Excel in/ at sth.She excels in foreign languages.Excel oneself 勝過過去His meals are always very good, but this time hes excelled himself.39)

11、hotel 旅店 hostel 青年旅社40) latitude 緯度 altitude 高度 gratitude 感激41) immoral 不道德 的 immortal 不朽的42) lone 孤獨的 alone 單獨的 lonely 寂寞的43) mortal 會死的 metal 金屬 mental 神經的 medal 勛章 model 模特meddle 干預，管閑事You are always meddling.Dont meddle in my affairs.Whos been meddling with my papers?誰翻亂了我的文件？44) scare 驚嚇 scarce

12、 缺乏的scarityIt was wartime and food was scarce.The book is scarce.The scarcity of food forced prices up.45) drought 天旱 draught 通風, 拖 拉 draughts (英)國際跳棋areas of Africa effected by dought.Can you close the door? Theres an awful draught in here.As the train began to move a pleasant draught cooled us all

13、 down.47) assure 保證 ensure 使確定 insure 保險48) except 除外 expect 期望 accept 接受 excerpt 選錄 exempt 免除excerpts from the novel.Ive seen a short excerpt from the film on the television.exempt from working overtime/military service49) floor 地板 flour 面粉50) incident 事件 accident 意外51) inspiration 靈感 aspiration 渴望

14、aspiration for/after sth. Aspiration to do sth.She was filled with the aspiration to succeed.He has serious aspirations for a career in politics.52) march 三月, 前進 match 比賽53) patent 專利 potent 有力的 potential 潛在的A potent cure, medicine.Potent weaponsPotent arguments54) police 警察 policy 政策 politics 政治55)

15、 protest 抗議 protect 保護She protested strongly at being called snob.A demonstration was planned to protest the mistreatment of prisoners.56) require 需要 inquire 詢問 acquire 獲得57) revenge 報仇 avenge 為.報仇58) story 故事 storey 樓層 store 商店59) strike 打 stick 堅持 strict 嚴格的60) expand 擴張 expend 花費 extend 延長61) com

16、merce 商業 commence 開始Shall we commence (the ceremony)?62) through 通過 thorough 徹底的 (al)though 盡管 thought think 過去分詞63) purpose 目的 suppose 假設 propose 建議64) expect 期望 respect 尊敬 aspect 方面 inspect 視察 suspect 懷疑65) glide 滑翔 slide 使滑行 slip 跌落66) steal 偷 steel 鋼67) strive 努力 stride 大步走Strive for/after sth. E.g.Strive for successStrive to improve ones performanceStrive agaist/with sb/sthStrive against oppression, the enemy68) allusion 典故，暗示 illusion 幻覺 delusion 錯覺 elusi