ACT考试即美国大学入学考试,是高中生申请入读美国本科必须参加的入学资格考试,并且ACT考试正在逐淅取代其它考试成为美国参加人数最多的标准化考试。那么今天小编给大家带来了八组常见的ACT语法易混词!
1. pass VS past
pass词性是动词,意思是“穿过(沿特定方向),经过”
e.g. Jane passed through the doorway into the hospital. (“pass”充当谓语动词)
past词性是介词,意思是“经过”
e.g. I dashed past him and out of the room.(“past”充当状语)
2. arise, rise, raise
arise意思是“出现”
e.g. The birds also attack crops when the opportunity arises.
rise意思是“上升”
e.g. The smoke rises in a cloud around him.
raise意思是“举起,提高,改善”
e.g. He raised his hand to wave.
3. enlighten VS illuminate
enlighten是动词,意思是“启迪”
illuminate是动词,意思是“照亮”
4. affect VS effect
affect是动词,意思是“影响”
effect是名词,意思是“影响”
5. contract VS compress
contract词性是动词,意思是收缩(自动)
e.g. The plastic toy contracts when it is cooled.
compress词性是动词,意思是压缩(人为的)
e.g. Poor posture compresses the body’s organs.
6. allusion VS illusion
illusion是名词,意思是“幻觉”,常见搭配是“illusion of sth.”
e.g. This new window can give the illusion of extra height.
allusion是名词,意思是 “影射,间接提到”,常见搭配是“allusion to”
e.g. He made an allusion to a secret plan in his speech.
7. lie, lie, lay
lie, lay, lain: 躺
lie, lied, lied 说谎
lay, laid,laid: 将—放于适当的位置,常考词组是“lay the foundation for” (为—打下基础)
8. dual VS duel
dual是形容词,意思是“双的,双重的”
e.g. Sarah has dual nationality.
duel是名词,意思是“决斗”
e.g. They engaged in a verbal duel.
在ACTk考试中词汇量是最基本的,中国的学生在英文写作时最常见的问题就是单词使用的过于简单,虽然并不需要掌握多高难度的单词,但是要学会单词的多种用法和多种表达。如果想要了解更多ACT写作等内容可以持续关注本网站!
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