初中英语近义词辨析1

12. couple, pair

couple主要指人或动物，pair多指由两部分组成的东西 a pair of trousers

13. country, nation, state, land

country侧重指版图，疆域，nation指人民，国民，民族，state侧重指政府，政体，land国土，国家 The whole nation was sad at the news.

14. police, policeman

police警察的总称，后接复数谓语动词，policeman 指某个具体的警察 The police are questioning everyone in the house.

15. problem, question

problem常和困难连系，前面的动词常为think about, solve, raise，question常和疑问连系，多和ask, answer连用.

16. chick, chicken

二者均可指小鸡，chicken还可以当鸡肉 The chicken is delicious.

17. trip, journey, travel, voyage

travel是最常用的，trip指短期的旅途，journey指稍长的旅途，voyage指海上航行a three-day trip

18. sport, game

sport多指户外的游戏或娱乐活动，如打球，游泳，打猎，赛马等；game指决定胜负的游戏，通常有一套规则 His favorite sport is swimming.

19. price, prize

price价格，prize奖，奖品，奖金 win the first prize, The price is high/low.

20. a number of, the number of

a number of许多，谓语动词用复数。the number of…的数目，谓语动词用单数。The number of students is increasing.

21. in front of, in the front of

in front of范围外的前面，in the front of范围内的前面 In the front of the room sits a boy.

22. three of us, the three of us

three of us我们（不止三个）中的三个，the three of us我们三个（就三个人）The three of us---Tom, Jack and I went to the cinema.

23. by bus, on the bus

by bus表手段，方式，不用冠词，on the bus表范围 They went there by bus.