容易混淆的英文單字
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* quite [ kwaɪt ]
(adv.) 相當、很
* quiet [ kwaɪət ]
(adj.) (n.) (v.) 安靜
* quit [ kwɪt ]
(v.) 停止、戒、辭職
She is quite tall.
她相當高。
Keep quiet.
保持安靜。
He is quitting smoking.
他正在戒煙。
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* racial [ ˈre ʃəl ]
(adj.) 種族的
* racist [ ˈresɪst ]
(n.) 種族(歧視)主義者
Racial profiling has become one of the most controversial issues facing the Canadian criminal justice system.
種族上的犯案特徵已經成為加拿大犯罪公平系統最爭議的問題之一。
Anti-racist educators are catalysts for social and political change.
反種族歧視的教育者是改善社會和政治的促進因素。
* real [ ˈriəl ]
(adj.) (adv.) 真實的
* really [ ˈrɪəlɪ ]
(adv.) 真實地
It’s not real.
這不是真實的。 (real當作形容詞使用)
I bought a real good watch yesterday.
我昨天買了一只很棒的手錶。 (real當作副詞使用)
Do you really want to go?
你真的要去嗎？
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* recent [ ˈrisnt ]
(adj.) 最近的
* resent [ rɪ ˈzɛnt ]
(v. tr.) 怨恨
Recent rain has caused an explosion in the number of mosquito borne disease.
最近的下雨已經造成患蚊蟲疾病者數量大增。
Shoppers appreciate sales people who help, resent those who won't.
購物者感謝那些幫忙的售貨員，憤恨那些不幫助的售貨員。
* reign [ ren ]
(n.) (v. intr.) 統治
* rein [ ren ]
(n.) 馬韁； (v.) 用韁繩勒住、控制
* rain [ ren ]
(n.) 雨； (v.) 下雨
The reign of Roman Emperor Nero was a reign of terror.
羅馬尼祿皇帝的統制是一個恐怖統治。
A lot of companies are taking measures to rein in their costs during the economic crisis.
在經濟危機時期，許多公司都採取措施以控制它們的成本。
Our town was pounded by a furious rain and wind storm last night.
我們的城鎮昨晚被狂風暴雨肆虐。
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remedy |
['rɛmədɪ] |
(n) 治療; 治療法; 藥物 (v) 醫治 |
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comedy |
['kamɪdɪ] |
(n) 喜劇 |
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Psychological consultation remedied his depression.
心理咨商醫好了他的憂鬱。
Watching comedy movies will definitely make your kids laugh.
觀看喜劇電影依定會讓你的小孩笑。
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resolution |
[͵rɛzəˋluʃən] |
(n) 決心, 決定,解析度,決議 |
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[英] a resolve or determination |
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solution |
[səˋluʃən] |
(n) 解決辦法 |
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My new year's resolution is to study smarter, not harder.
我新年的新願意是要更有效率的去學習而不只是更努力而已。
No celebration parties will be held till the resolution is passed.
直到決議通過了才會有慶祝活動。
With today's high resolution technologies, we can look deeper into space than has ever been possible.
運用現代高解析度技術，我們可以看見更遠的太空。
Drug treatment and rehab centers are great solutions for drug abuse.
藥物治療和復健中心對濫用毒品是很好的解決辦法。
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* respectfully [ rɪ ˈspɛktfəlɪ ] (adv.) 尊敬地
* respectably [ rɪ ˈspɛktəblɪ ]
(adv.) 值得尊敬地
* respectively [ rɪ ˈspɛktɪvlɪ ]
(adv.) 分別地
A soldier saluted to an officer respectfully.
士兵向軍官尊敬地敬禮。
His salary is enough for him to live respectably.
他的薪水足夠他生活的值得別人尊敬。
I sent letters to five buyers respectively.
我分別寄信給五個買主。
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responsibility |
[rɪ͵spɑnsəˋbɪlətɪ] |
(n) 責任 |
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responsible (adj) responsibly (adv) |
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response |
[rɪˋspɑns] |
(n) 回答; 答覆 |
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respond (v) responsive (adj) |
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The chief executive officer's responsibility is to earn profits for the company.
執行長的責任就是為公司賺錢。
How can I get more responses to my ads?
我的廣告如何才能得到更多的回應。
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resume 1 |
[rɪˋzjum] |
(v) 恢復 |
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[英] to take up or go on with again after interruption |
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resume 2 |
[͵rɛzjʊˋme] |
(n) 履歷 |
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[英] a brief written account of personal, educational, professional qualifications and experience |
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After the earthquake, we have to resume our normal lives as soon as posssible.
地震過後，我們必須儘快揮恢復正常生活。
A nice resume can help you get your dream job while a lousy one may have the opposite result.
一份好的履歷表可以幫助你得到夢想的工作，然而一份爛履歷表可能會獲得相反的結果。
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retail |
[ˋritel] |
(n)(adj)(adv)(v) 零售 |
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wholesale |
[ˋhol͵sel] |
(n)(adj)(adv)(v) 批發 |
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All our retailers have shown their marketing abilities in the different markets.
我們所有的零售商在不同的市場都展現了他們的行銷能力。
This Thailand-made seaweed product is wholesaled at S$3/packet, free shipping if a total order is 30 packets or more.
這個泰國海苔批發價是新加坡幣3元一包，若買30包或超過30包以上免運費。
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