Similar Words II/很像的字第二集

Acclaim Vs. Claim Vs. Reclaim:
Acclaim,稱讚。
Jeremy Lin was acclaimed for leading a winning turnaround with the New York Knicks in 2012.
林書豪在2012年率領鈕約尼克逆轉勝而贏得讚譽。

Claim,聲稱。
He claimed that his car is the fastest in the world.
他聲稱他的車是世界最快的。

Reclaim, 取回。
You can reclaim your wallet at the Lost and Found.
你能在失物處取回你的錢夾。

Implicit Vs. Explicit Vs. Solicit:

Implicit, 含蓄的、不明言的、不疑的。
My comment was an implicit criticism of my boss.
我的評論是我對上司含蓄的批評。

Explicit, 明確的、 直率的、露骨的。
I can't let you drive her car without her explicit consent.
沒有她明確的許可, 我不能讓你開她的車。

Solicit, 請求、公共場合拉客。
Charity organizations usually solicit donations for their causes.
慈善機構通常為了他們的目標請求捐獻。

Indigenous Vs. Ingenuous:

Indigenous, 本土的。
Taiwan Red Cypress is indigenous to Taiwan.
台灣紅檜是台灣本土的。

Ingenuous, 天真的、直率的。
It is ingenuous to think that success comes easy.
認為成功是容易的很天真。

Broad Vs. Abroad:

Broad, 廣泛、寬廣的。
Under Armour carries a broad range of sportswear.
安德瑪有賣廣泛係列的運動服裝。

Abroad, 到國外。
She plans to study abroad next year.
她計劃明年到國外念書。

Conjunction Vs. Junction:

Conjunction, 結合、同時發生。
Exercising works in conjunction with dieting to help you stay in shape.
運動結合飲食能幫助你保持身材。

Junction, 交叉口。
You should see a gas station at the next junction.
你應能在下一個交叉口看見加油站。

Bold Vs. Bald:

Bold, 有膽的、顯眼的。
He is too bold. Some people find him over the top.
他太大膽了。有人認為他太過火了。

Bald, 秃頭的、簡單的。
He doesn't like being bald.
他不喜歡自己秃頭。

Skid Vs. Skip:

Skid, 打滑。
My tires started to skid on the snowy road.
我的車輪在有雪的路上開始打滑。

Skip, 省略、跳過。
You can skip the introductory course if you feel that you already know the stuff.
如果你覺得你已懂得這些題材, 你可以跳過入門課程。

Harness Vs. Prowess:

Harness, 利用...產生動力。
In our effort to reduce the impact on the environment, we are harnessing wind and solar energy.
在我們減低對環境衝擊的努力過程中,我們正在利用風能與太陽能。

Prowess, 本事。
She is very understated for a woman of her prowess.
對像她這樣有本事的女人來說, 她很低調。

Stake VS. Stack:

Stake, 賭注、股份、風險。
You have a lot at stake here.
你有很大的風險。

Stack, 堆積、堆滿。
It's unsanitary to stack your house with trash.
把你的房子堆滿垃圾是不衛生的。

Impetus Vs. Impetuous:

Impetus, 推動力。
Community development gives impetus to local economy.
社區建設推動地方經濟。

Impetuous, 魯莽的。
I hope that you don't regret your impetuous decision.
我希望你不會對你魯莽的決定感到後悔。

Plan Vs. Plane:

Plan,計劃。
He plans on visiting Japan next month if she has time.
他計劃下個月如果有時間,可以去日本玩。

Plane, 飛機、平面、水平。
Before we discuss any further, we should make sure that the two products are on the same plane.
在我們做更深入的探討之前, 我們應確定這兩樣產品是一樣的水平。

Dialogue Vs. Dialect:

Dialogue, 對話、對白。
The movie dialogue is confusing.
這電影裡的對話令人搞不懂。

Dialect, 方言。
There are different dialects in Taiwan, but the official language is Mandarin.
台灣有不同的方言, 但通用語是普通話。

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