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Here are some of the most commonly confused English word pairs. They have been chosen especially for ESL learners.下面是最為常見的易混淆的英語片語，它們是專為那些將英語作為第二語言的學習者挑選出來的。1.beside / besidesbeside: preposition meaning 'next to', 'at the side of'介詞，意為「緊挨著」「在······旁邊」。Examples:例子I sit beside John in class.上課時我坐在約翰旁邊。Could you get me that book? It's beside the lamp.你能把那本書給我嗎？它就放在燈的旁邊。besides: adverb meaning 'also', 'as well'; preposition meaning 'in addition to'副詞，意為「也」「同樣地」；做介詞時意為「除此之外」。Examples:例子：(adverb) He's responsible for sales, and a lot more besides.（副詞）他負責銷售，以及其他許多事。(preposition) Besides tennis, I play soccer and basketball.（介詞）除了網球，我還喜歡足球和籃球。2.clothes / clothsclothes: something you wear - jeans, shirts, blouses, etc.你穿的衣物，如牛仔褲、襯衫、上衣等。Examples:例子：Just a moment, let me change my clothes.等一會兒，讓我先換個衣服。Tommy, get your clothes on!湯米，把你的衣服穿好！cloths: pieces of material used for cleaning or other purposes.用來做清潔或其他用途的材料。Examples:例子：There are some cloths in the closet. Use those to clean the kitchen.壁櫥里有一些布。用它們來清潔廚房吧。I have a few pieces of cloth that I use.我有一些用過的布快。3.dead / dieddead: adjective meaning 'not alive'形容詞，意為「無生命的」Examples:例子：Unfortunately, our dog has been dead for a few months.不幸的是，我們的狗已經去世幾個月了。Don't touch that bird. It's dead.別碰那隻鳥。它已經死了。died: past tense and past participle of the verb 'to die'動詞die的過去式和過去分詞形式。Examples:例子：His grandfather died two years ago.他的祖父兩年前去世了。A number of people have died in the accident.許多人在這場意外中喪生。4.experience / experimentexperience: noun meaning something that a person lives through.名詞，意為某人經歷的某事。- also used as an uncountable noun meaning 'knowledge gained by doing something'也可以用作不可數名詞，表示「通過完成某事而獲得的知識」。Examples:例子：(first meaning)His experiences in Germany were rather depressing.（第一種）他在德國的經歷相當凄慘。(second meaning) I'm afraid I don't have much sales experience. （第二種）恐怕我的銷售經驗不足。experiment: noun meaning something that you do to see the result. Often used when speaking about scientists and their studies.名詞，意為為了得到結果而做的某事。常在談論科學家及其研究時使用。Examples:例子：They did a number of experiments last week.上周，他們做了許多實驗。Don't worry it's just an experiment. I'm not going to keep my beard.別擔心，只是個實驗而已。我不打算留鬍子。5.felt / fellfelt: past tense and past participle of the verb 'to feel'動詞feel的過去式和過去分詞形式。Examples:例子：I felt better after I had a good dinner.一頓豐盛的晚飯後，我感覺好多了。He hasn't felt this well for a long time.他很久都沒有感覺這麼好了。fell: past tense of the verb 'to fall'動詞fall的過去式。Examples:例子：He fell from a tree and broke his leg.他從樹上掉下來，摔傷了腿。Unfortunately, I fell down and hurt myself.不幸的是，我掉了下來，受了傷。6.female / femininefemale: the sex of a woman or animal女人或雌性動物。Examples:例子：The female of the species is very aggressive.這種雌性生物極具攻擊力。The question 'female or male' means 'are you a woman or a man'.這個「女或男」的問題問的是「你是女人還是男人」。feminine: adjective describing a quality or type of behaviour that is considered typical for a woman形容詞，用來描述女性常有的特徵或行為方式。Examples:例子：He's an excellent boss with a feminine intuition.他是一位優秀的老闆，有著女性的直覺。The house was decorated in a very feminine manner.這座房子的裝飾非常女性化。7.its / it'sits: possessive determiner similar to 'my' or 'your'物主限定詞，類似於my或your。Examples:例子：Its color is red.它是紅色的。The dog didn't eat all of its food.這隻狗什麼都不吃。it's: Short form of 'it is' or 'it has' it is或it has的縮寫形式。Examples:例子：(it is) It's difficult to understand him.他真是一個讓人讀不透的人。(it has) It's been a long time since I had a beer.我已經很久沒喝過啤酒了。8.last / latestlast: adjective usually meaning 'final'形容詞，常表示「最後的」。例子：I took the last train to Memphis.我乘上了去往孟斐斯的末班車。This is the last test of the semester!這是本學期最後一次測驗。latest: adjective meaning 'most recent' or 'new'形容詞，意為「最近的」或「最新的」。Examples:例子：His latest book is excellent.他的新書寫得非常棒。Have you seen his latest painting?你見過他最新的畫作嗎？9.lay / lielay: verb meaning 'to put down flat' - past tense - laid, past participle – laid動詞，意為「放下」，過去式為laid，過去分詞為laid。Examples:例子：He laid his pencil down and listened to the teacher.他放下手中的鉛筆，聽老師講課。I usually lay my pies on the shelf to cool.我常常把餡餅放在架子上，讓它變涼。lie: verb meaning 'to be down' - past tense -lay , past participle – lain動詞，意為「躺下」，過去式為lay，過去分詞是lain。Examples:例子The girl lay on the bed asleep.那個女孩躺在床上睡著了。At the moment, he's lying on the bed.此刻，他正躺在床上。10.lose / looselose: verb meaning 'to misplace'動詞，意為「丟失」。Examples:例子：I lost my watch!我把手錶弄丟了！Have you ever lost anything valuable?你有沒有弄丟過珍貴的東西？loose: adjective meaning the opposite of 'tight'形容詞，意義與「繃緊的」相反。Examples:例子：Your trousers are very loose!你的褲子太鬆了！I need to tighten this screw. It's loose.我要把螺絲釘擰緊點，它太鬆了。11.male / masculine male: the sex of a man or animal男人或雄性動物。Examples:例子：The male of the species is very lazy.這種雄性生物非常懶惰。The question 'female or male' means 'are you a woman or a man'. 這個「女或男」的問題問的是「你是女人還是男人」。masculine: adjective describing a quality or type of behaviour that is considered typical for a man.形容詞，用來描述男性常有的特徵或行為方式。Examples:例子：She's a very masculine woman.她是一個女漢子。His opinions are just too masculine for me.他的觀點對我來說太大男子主義了。12.price / prizeprice: noun - what you pay for something.名詞——你為某物付出的錢Examples:例子：The price was very cheap.價格非常便宜。What's the price of this book?這本書多少錢？prize: noun - an award名詞——獎勵。Examples:例子：He won a prize as best actor.他獲得了最佳男演員獎。Have you ever won a prize in a competition?你有沒有在比賽中得過獎？13.principal / principleprincipal: adjective meaning 'the most important'形容詞，意為「最重要的」。Examples:例子：The principal reason for my decision was the money.我之所以做這個決定，最重要的原因就是錢。What are the principal irregular verbs?有哪些重要的不規則動詞？principle: a rule (usually in science but also concerning morals)規則（常用於科學，但也涉及道德領域）Examples:例子：It's the first principle of aerodynamics.這是氣體力學的第一準則。He has very loose principles.他的原則彈性很大。14.quite / quietquite: adverb of degree meaning 'very' or 'rather'副詞，意為「非常」或「相當」。Examples:例子：This test is quite difficult.這次測驗非常難。He was quite exhausted after the long journey.長時間的旅行后，他疲憊不堪。quiet: adjective meaning the opposite of loud or noisy形容詞，意思與「喧鬧的」「嘈雜的」相反。Examples:例子：Could you please be quiet?!能請你安靜點嗎？She's a very quiet girl.她是一個非常安靜的女孩。15.sensible / sensitivesensible: adjective meaning 'having common sense' i.e. 'not stupid'形容詞，意為「有常識的」，即「不笨的」。Examples:例子：I wish you would be more sensible about things.我希望，你遇事能夠更明智一點。I'm afraid you aren't being very sensible.恐怕你不夠明智。sensitive: adjective meaning 'to feel very deeply' or 'to hurt easily'.形容詞，意為「敏感的」或「易受傷害的」。Examples:例子：You should be careful with David. He's very sensitive.你要小心大衛。他非常敏感。Mary is a very sensitive woman.瑪麗是一個極易受傷的女人。16.shade / shadowshade: protection from the sun, a dark area outside on a sunny day.在晴天隔絕太陽的蔭涼區。Examples:例子：You should sit in the shade for a while.你應該到蔭涼處坐會兒。It's too hot. I'm going to find some shade.太熱了，我要找個地方乘涼。shadow: the dark area created by something else on a sunny day.在晴天，由某物製造出的陰影區。Examples:例子：That tree casts a large shadow.這棵樹投下一大片陰影。Have you ever noticed your shadow getting longer as it gets later in the day?你注意到影子會隨著天色越晚而拉長嗎？17.some time / sometimessome time: refers to an indefinite time in the future指的是未來一個不確定的時間。Examples:例子：Let's meet for coffee some time.找個時間一起喝杯咖啡吧。I don't know when I'll do it - but I will do it some time.我不知道什麼時候會去做——但我會在某個時候去做的。sometimes: adverb of frequency meaning 'occasionally'頻率副詞，意為「偶爾」。Examples:例子：He sometimes works late.他有時候會工作到很晚。Sometimes, I like eating Chinese food.有時我喜歡吃菜。