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HomophonesThis is a list of British-English homophones. See the explanation page for details of the inclusion criteria. accessary, accessory ad, add ail, ale air, heir aisle, I'll, isle all, awl allowed, aloud alms, arms altar, alter arc, ark aren't, aunt ate, eight auger, augur auk, orc aural, oral away, aweigh awe, oar, or, ore axel, axle aye, eye, I bail, bale bait, bate baize, bays bald, bawled ball, bawl band, banned bard, barred bare, bear bark, barque baron, barren base, bass bay, bey bazaar, bizarre be, bee beach, beech bean, been beat, beet beau, bow beer, bier bel, bell, belle berry, bury berth, birth bight, bite, byte billed, build bitten, bittern blew, blue bloc, block boar, bore board, bored boarder, border bold, bowled boos, booze born, borne bough, bow boy, buoy brae, bray braid, brayed braise, brays, braze brake, break bread, bred brews, bruise bridal, bridle broach, brooch bur, burr but, butt buy, by, bye buyer, byre calendar, calender call, caul canvas, canvass cast, caste caster, castor caught, court caw, core, corps cede, seed ceiling, sealing cell, sell censer, censor, sensor cent, scent, sent cereal, serial cheap, cheep check, cheque choir, quire chord, cord cite, sight, site clack, claque clew, clue climb, clime close, cloze coal, kohl coarse, course coign, coin colonel, kernel complacent, complaisant complement, compliment coo, coup cops, copse council, counsel cousin, cozen creak, creek crews, cruise cue, kyu, queue curb, kerb currant, current cymbol, symbol dam, damn days, daze dear, deer descent, dissent desert, dessert deviser, divisor dew, due die, dye discreet, discrete doe, doh, dough done, dun douse, dowse draft, draught dual, duel earn, urn eery, eyrie ewe, yew, you faint, feint fah, far fair, fare farther, father fate, fête faun, fawn fay, fey faze, phase feat, feet ferrule, ferule few, phew fie, phi file, phial find, fined fir, fur fizz, phiz flair, flare flaw, floor flea, flee flex, flecks flew, flu, flue floe, flow flour, flower foaled, fold for, fore, four foreword, forward fort, fought forth, fourth foul, fowl franc, frank freeze, frieze friar, fryer furs, furze gait, gate galipot, gallipot gallop, galop gamble, gambol gays, gaze genes, jeans gild, guild gilt, guilt giro, gyro gnaw, nor gneiss, nice gorilla, guerilla grate, great greave, grieve greys, graze grisly, grizzly groan, grown guessed, guest hail, hale hair, hare hall, haul hangar, hanger hart, heart haw, hoar, whore hay, hey heal, heel, he'll hear, here heard, herd he'd, heed heroin, heroine hew, hue hi, high higher, hire him, hymn ho, hoe hoard, horde hoarse, horse holey, holy, wholly hour, our idle, idol in, inn indict, indite it's, its jewel, joule key, quay knave, nave knead, need knew, new knight, night knit, nit knob, nob knock, nock knot, not know, no knows, nose laager, lager lac, lack lade, laid lain, lane lam, lamb laps, lapse larva, lava lase, laze law, lore lay, ley lea, lee leach, leech lead, led leak, leek lean, lien lessen, lesson levee, levy liar, lyre licence, license licker, liquor lie, lye lieu, loo links, lynx lo, low load, lode loan, lone locks, lox loop, loupe loot, lute made, maid mail, male main, mane maize, maze mall, maul manna, manner mantel, mantle mare, mayor mark, marque marshal, martial marten, martin mask, masque maw, more me, mi mean, mien meat, meet, mete medal, meddle metal, mettle meter, metre might, mite miner, minor, mynah mind, mined missed, mist moat, mote mode, mowed moor, more moose, mousse morning, mourning muscle, mussel naval, navel nay, neigh nigh, nye none, nun od, odd ode, owed oh, owe one, won packed, pact packs, pax pail, pale pain, pane pair, pare, pear palate, palette, pallet pascal, paschal paten, patten, pattern pause, paws, pores, pours pawn, porn pea, pee peace, piece peak, peek, peke, pique peal, peel pearl, purl pedal, peddle peer, pier pi, pie pica, pika place, plaice plain, plane pleas, please plum, plumb pole, poll poof, pouffe practice, practise praise, prays, preys principal, principle profit, prophet quarts, quartz quean, queen rain, reign, rein raise, rays, raze rap, wrap raw, roar read, reed read, red real, reel reek, wreak rest, wrest retch, wretch review, revue rheum, room right, rite, wright, write ring, wring road, rode roe, row role, roll roo, roux, rue rood, rude root, route rose, rows rota, rotor rote, wrote rough, ruff rouse, rows rung, wrung rye, wry saver, savour spade, spayed sale, sail sane, seine satire, satyr sauce, source saw, soar, sore scene, seen scull, skull sea, see seam, seem sear, seer, sere seas, sees, seize sew, so, sow shake, sheikh shear, sheer shoe, shoo sic, sick side, sighed sign, sine sink, synch slay, sleigh sloe, slow sole, soul some, sum son, sun sort, sought spa, spar staid, stayed stair, stare stake, steak stalk, stork stationary, stationery steal, steel stile, style storey, story straight, strait sweet, suite swat, swot tacks, tax tale, tail talk, torque tare, tear taught, taut, tort te, tea, tee team, teem tear, tier teas, tease terce, terse tern, turn there, their, they're threw, through throes, throws throne, thrown thyme, time tic, tick tide, tied tire, tyre to, too, two toad, toed, towed told, tolled tole, toll ton, tun tor, tore tough, tuff troop, troupe tuba, tuber vain, vane, vein vale, veil vial, vile wail, wale, whale wain, wane waist, waste wait, weight waive, wave wall, waul war, wore ware, wear, where warn, worn wart, wort watt, what wax, whacks way, weigh, whey we, wee, whee weak, week we'd, weed weal, we'll, wheel wean, ween weather, whether weaver, weever weir, we're were, whirr wet, whet wheald, wheeled which, witch whig, wig while, wile whine, wine whirl, whorl whirled, world whit, wit white, wight who's, whose woe, whoa wood, would yaw, yore, your, you're yoke, yolk you'll, yule

英文里发音相同拼写也相同但词义不同的单词叫Homonyms， 如: fair = 公平 fair = 集市，集会 bear = 熊 bear = 忍耐，忍受 fawn = 幼鹿 fawn = 拍马屁， lie = 躺下、位于 lie = 谎言，撒谎 break = 打破，弄坏 break = 间歇，休息(homo- = the same and -nyms = names)发音相同但拼写和词义都不相同的单词叫做Homophones，如: fair = 公平 fare = 过日子， bear = 熊 bare = 裸露，不穿衣服 break = 打破，弄坏 brake = 刹车 pair = (一)对，双 pare = 去皮，修剪 meat = 肉 meet = 相见，会见(homo- = the same and -phone = sound)拼写相同词义不同但发音可同可不同的单词称为Homographs，如: lay = 动词lie的过去式 lay = 放(下) lead = 领导，带领 lead = 铅 read = 读(动词原型)[ri:d] read = 读的过去式[red] present = 礼物 present = 目前 does = do的第三人称单数 does = 母鹿的复数(homo- = the same and -graph = writing or drawing)当代英文homonyms和homophones合起来统称homonyms，即homonyms是发音相同词义不同拼写可同可不同、而homographs是拼写相同词义不同发音可同可不同。今天我们开始讲述"同音不同义"的homonyms，并给读者一些练习题。假如有不很熟的两位先生说了这样一段对话:A先生: Do you like my company? (你喜欢我的公司吗?) B先生: I don't know. What company do you work for? (我不知道。你给哪家公司做事?)，你可能觉得这没什么，无非是B先生一时走神，没太在意A先生的前后话语。同样的对话也可能发生在两个刚见面不久的兵士之间: 兵士A: Do you like my company? (你喜欢我的连队吗?) 兵士B: I don't know. What company do you work for? (我不知道。你在哪个连队?)在这极其普通的对话里，即便那位B人士不够专心，损失也不是太大。但在其中我们学到了company一词有两义: 一是"公司"、二是"连队"。如我们改换一下场合，在同样的对话中，这位心不在焉者或要付出惨重代价。如果B先生来自中国结交了来自美国的A女士，两人生出异国恋情。但B先生对英文的homonyms钻研不够。二人独处时，风情万种的A女士对B先生来上秋波迭送的一句: "Do you like my company?" 如果这时B先生依旧答: "I don't know. What company do you work for?"，那这段异国恋也就该到头了。因为A女士的问话是: "你喜欢我陪伴你吗?" 笨驴B的回答"你在哪家公司上班"一定把A送进了另一种"云里雾里"。

wail痛哭/whale鲸assent同意/ascent上升bear熊/bare裸露capital首都/capitol国会大厦die死亡/dye染色ewe母羊/you你/yew紫杉favor打扰/phase阶段fate命运/fete义卖会gaol监狱/goal球门gate大门/gait步态hall大厅/haul拖heal治愈/heel脚后跟key钥匙/quay码头lane胡同/lain躺leant倚/lent借出lessen减少;减轻/lesson功课minor较小的/miner矿工need需要/knead揉;捏no不/know知道;认识oar桨/or或者/ore矿石/awe敬畏pearl珍珠/purl反针pistol手枪/pistil雌蕊principal主要的;校长/principle原则rap轻叩/wrap包裹raw生的/roar吼叫

冲刺英语易混单词一、同音异义词Aids 艾滋病—aid帮助 allowed允许—aloud 大声地 altar圣诞桌—alter 改变 ark大船—arc弧线 bail保释金—bale包，捆 band带—banned 取缔 base基础—bass低音乐器 Beach海滩_beech bear熊，具有—bare 光秃秃 bite咬，打—byte字节 block街区—bloc blue蓝色—blew吹 bored无聊的—board 委员，上船 bread面包，生计—bredBreak打破—brake刹车 brews酿制—bruise 伤痕 browse吃草—brows额 bury埋葬—berry 浆果 cannon大炮—canon规则 cereal谷物—serial一系列chili—chilly 寒冷的 choose—chews咀嚼 clause条款—claw 撕 colonel上校—kernel谷粒 complimentary赞美—complementary互补的core果核—corps 一组 cou rse过程—coarse粗糙的 creak咯吱作响—creek 小河 cruise乘船游览—crews全体 dessert甜食—desert 遗弃 die—dye染色fate命运—fete 慈善会 find—fine美好的—fined使精练 flee逃走——flea 跳蚤 flower花—flour面粉 fur皮毛—fir冷衫 guerrilla游击队—gorilla大猩猩 heal治愈—heel 足跟 heroin海洛因—heroine女主角 him—hymn赞美诗 horse马—hoarse沙哑的 i`ll—isle岛—aisle 过道 idle空闲的—idol偶像knows—noses 鼻子 leak漏—leek 韭菜、葱 led二极管—lead 领导 lightening—lightening made—maid 少女 marshal元帅—martial战争的—(marriy 结婚 married marriage marital夫妻的)mat席子—matt mayor市长—mare 母马 medal奖杯—meddle 干涉 missed—mist 薄雾 not—knot 节 ours—hours overseas在国外—oversees pair一幅一—pear梨—pare 削掉 palate味觉—palette调色板—pallet paste面团—paced pours倾倒—pores毛孔 peak山峰—peek窥视—pique peer凝视—pier码头 pigeon鸽子—pidgin事物 plum李子树—plumb 铅垂 pole电极—poll 选举 queue行列—cue暗示 rain下雨—reign统治—rein 缰绳 raise—raze—rays光线 sensor传感器—censor审查官 sent—cent分—scent香水 shoot开枪—chute降落伞soar翱翔—sore 疼痛 soul灵魂—sole唯一的—Seoul 汉城 stair楼梯—stare 凝视 stake桩—steak 牛排 stationary静止的—stationery文具 straight笔直的—strait 海峡 swat—swot sweet甜的—suite一套房 tale—tail切，割—tailor n.裁缝—retail v.零售 taught—taut紧张的 team队 组—teem充满 tear眼泪—tier 一排 through—throne 宝座 tick—tic tire疲劳—tide 潮汛 time—thyme toe脚趾—tow拖，拽 vain自负的—vein 静脉 wait—weight重量 warn警告—worn waste浪费—waist 腰部 wave波—waive 取消 way—weigh week一周—weak 弱的 we`ll—wheel车轮 we`ve—weave织成 wail 痛哭— whales鲸鱼—Wales what—watt 瓦特 where—wear穿戴—ware 商品 whether是否—weather 天气 which—witch女巫 whole全部—hole洞 wine葡萄酒—whine 二、父注形近单词：steadily adv 稳步的 —readily adv 迅速地— deadly adj 致命的 Particularly=especially特别地 —practically=almost全部—peculiar adj.奇怪的 Finish v完成—fool n.傻子—foolish adj.傻的 Contend=compete竞争—content adj.满足的 Desert v.抛弃—deserve v. 遇到，应得—desert n.沙漠 Different adj.=varions=disparate不同的—difficult adj. 困难的—diffident adj.缺乏自信的 Cofident adj. 确信的—diverse adj. 多样的—disease n.疾病 Clear adj. 清楚的—clean v.清洗 Top of顶部—bottom of底部 Describe v. 描写—distribute v.分布 Rain雨—train火车 probable=possible 可能的 present v. 出席—prevent v.阻止 fatal adj.致命的 —fat adj. 肥的— fate n.命运—fatefull adj.命运攸关的 expound v.—expend v.扩展=extensiveadj.广阔的 —append v. —respond render vt. 报答—tender adj.温柔的 touch v.接触 —tough adj.坚韧，粗暴 =toughen v.使坚强=tougheness n.韧性 reduce v. 减少—deduce v. 推论—produce v.引起 protect v.保护—protest v.反对，抗议 resign v. 顺从—design 标记 exsist—resist v. restrict v. 限制—restract v.缩回—contract v.缩短 —restreat v.撤退 —protract v. 延长hospital n.医院 —hospit n.客人 —hospitable adj.好客的，殷勤的reform v.改革 —conform v符合(form=shape形状，形式) graduate v. 毕业—gradual adj. 逐步的—degrade v.退化，堕落 （grad=go,step 步）equalitiy 平等—equivalence 对应物—equator赤道(equ=same,equal等于)access n.通道—process v.进步(cess=go,move走)restrict v.限制—retract v.缩回，收回一、熟词僻义(同义替换)：back—support ban—prohibit, restraint bid—offer, proposal blast—explosion, criticize strongly boost—raise, promote clash—conflict curb—control, restriction cut—reduce, curtail deal—bargain, negotiation drive—campaign, movement envoy—delegate, ambassador job—employment, profession gunman—man with a gun hit—criticize, affect badly hold—detain, arrest key—important, vital mark—celebrate mission—delegationoust—expel, replace, drive out poll—general election, public opinion surveyprobe—inquiry, investigation pullout—withdrawal raid—search, attack, robberyrally—a mass assembly rap—blame, criticize slash—reduce, criticize slay—murder, kill spur—encourage, stimulate talks—negotiation, conference top—exceed, surpass ties—diplomatic relations urge—promote, propose, advocate voice—utter, express vow—pledge, declare, promise woo—seek, try to winalter—change, modify Aid—assist ask—inquiry assail—denounce axe—dismiss/reduce balk—impede ban—prohibit/forbid bar—prevent bare—expose/reveal blast—explode bid—attempt boost—increase check—examine dip—decline/decrease ease—lessen split—divide end—terminate flout—insult gut—destroy head—direct hold—arrest lop—diminish map—work out name—appoint/nominate mull—consider opt—choose oust—expel peril—endanger pledge—determine plot—conspire plunge—plummet probe—investigate raid—attack rap—criticize rebuke—criticize slay—murder soar—skyrocket swap—exchange sway—influence trim—reduce weigh—consider 三、临时造词 Euromart(European market)欧洲市场 haves and have—nots富人与穷人 stick and carrot policy大棒加胡萝卜政策 shuttle diplomacy穿梭外交Competitive products拳头产品 the oil—for—food program石油换食品计划 the land—for—security deal土地换安全谈判 the wait—and—death issue边等待边观望态度 ready—to—eat food方便食品 after—sales service售后服务 after—school activity课外活动 a round—the—clock service昼夜服务 A by—no—means negligible role绝不能忽视的作用 a never—to—be—forgotten film a corruption—free society无腐败社会A terror—stricken country被恐怖笼罩的国家 a search—and—rescue mission营救任务 one country, two systems一国两制 hacker黑客 fingerscan指纹扫描四、派生词：旧词加词缀Anti—(反对，排斥): antibiotics astro—（太空） auto—（自动） compu—（电脑的） geo—（地球的） hyper—（超过，过度的） multi—（多重的） non—（非，不） pre—（前） post—（后） super—（超级的） semi—（半的） —cracy（—政体） —zation（—化）五、地点,建筑物名的指代 Foggy bottom美国国务院 Capitol Hill美国国会 Oval Office总统办公室 Buckingham白金汉宫 Whiteball英国首相官邸 Downing Street英国政府 Fleet Street英国新闻界 Scotland Yard英国警方 Wall Street华尔街 Broadway百老汇 Elysee法国政府 Quai d’Orasy法国外交部 Kermlin克里姆林宫 Hollywood好莱坞 Silicon Valley硅谷 GOP美国共和党 Twin Towers世贸大楼 Pyongyang朝鲜政府 Pentagon美国国防部