英語(yǔ)中有些單詞看上去只是由名詞的單數(shù)變成了復(fù)數(shù),但實(shí)際上單詞的意義發(fā)生了很大的變化,不信快來看看吧!
1. air和airs
air意思是“空氣、大氣”。We must breathe fresh air. (我們要呼吸新鮮空氣。)
airs意思是“架子、神氣”。put on airs(擺架子)
2. arm和arms
arm意思是“臂膀”。Tom held his father in his arms. (湯姆用雙手抱住了他的父親。)
arms意思是“武器”。Does the police force carry arms? (警察部隊(duì)帶武器了嗎?)
3. blue和blues
blue意思是“藍(lán)色”。She was dressed all in blue. (她全身衣服都是藍(lán)色的。)
blues意思是“煩悶、憂郁”。be in the blues (沒精打采)
4. cloth和clothes
cloth意思是“布、織物、布料”。She showed the cloth to Sarah. (她把布拿給薩拉看。)
clothes意思是“衣服”。Shes got some beautiful clothes. (她有許多漂亮衣服。)
5. glass和glasses
glass意思是“玻璃”。Glass is one of the most useful materials in the world today. (玻璃是現(xiàn)今世界上最有用的材料之一。)
glasses意思是“眼鏡”。Bob took off his glasses. (鮑勃摘下了他的眼鏡。)
6. head和heads
head意思是“頭”。She put a party hat on each kids head. (她給每一個(gè)小孩頭上戴了頂派對(duì)帽。)
heads意思是“正面”。Heads or tails? (正面還是反面?)
7. letter和letters
letter意思是“字母、信”。Can you write a business letter now? (你現(xiàn)在能書寫商業(yè)信件了嗎?)
letters意思是“文學(xué)、學(xué)問”。a man of letters (一個(gè)文人)
8. rain和rains
rain意思是“雨”。The rain had stopped. (雨已經(jīng)停了。)
rains意思是“陣雨、雨季”。during the rains (在雨季)
9. time和times
time意思是“時(shí)間、時(shí)候、時(shí)刻”。Whats the time? (幾點(diǎn)了?)
times意思是“時(shí)代、時(shí)期”。The times are different. (時(shí)代不同了。)
10. work和works
work意思是“工作”。What time do you go to work every day? (你每天幾點(diǎn)上班?)
works意思是“著作、工廠”。the works of Karl Marx (卡爾?馬克思的著作)