In English, a word can have multiple related meanings; similarly, a meaning can be represented by multiple words, and the nuances between them are where the test point lies. Today, Xiaobian and everyone take a look at the difference between the following 30 groups of synonymous terms, increase knowledge!
1. clothes, cloth, clothing
· clothes refers to all kinds of clothes, and predicate verbs are always plural;
· cloth refers to cloth, which is an uncountable noun;
· clothing is a general term for clothing.
2. incident, accident
· Incident refers to small events;
· Accident refers to an unfortunate accident.
例：He was killed in the accident.
3. amount, number
· amount of followed by uncountable nouns;
· a number of followed by a countable noun.
例：amount of money；a number of students
4. family, house, home
· home refers to home, including residence and family;
· house house, house;
· family Family, family members.
例：My family are watching TV.
5. sound, voice, noise
· sound A wide variety of sounds in nature;
· Voice refers to the voice of a person;
· Noise refers to noise.
例：I hate the loud noise outside.
6. photo, picture, drawing
· photo A photo taken with a camera;
· picture can refer to photos, pictures, videos;
· Drawing refers to the painting of a painting, mainly a sketch.
例：Let's go and see a good picture.
7. vocabulary, word
· vocabulary refers to vocabulary, the amount of words a person has;
· Word refers to specific words.
例：He has a large vocabulary.
8. population, people
· population refers to population, number of people;
· People refers to specific people.
例：China has a large population.
9. weather, climate
· weather refers to the specific weather conditions in a day;
· Climate refers to long-term climate conditions.
例：The climate here is not good for you.
10. road, street, path, way
· road refers to a specific highway, a road;
· street refers to the street;
· path refers to a path, a trail;
· Way refers to the road, the way.
例：take this road；in the street
Show me the way to the museum.
11. course, subject
· course courses (can include multiple subjects);
· Subject subjects (specific disciplines).
例：a summer course
12. custom, habit
· custom refers to traditional customs, customs, and can also refer to living habits, followed by do;
· Habit refers to a habit of life, followed by of doing.
例：I've got the habit of drinking a lot.
13. cause, reason
· cause means the direct cause of a fact or phenomenon, followed by of sth./doing sth;
· reason is used to explain the rationale for a phenomenon or outcome, followed by for sth./doing sth.
例：the reason for being late
14. exercise, exercises, practice
· exercise, exercise (uncountable);
· exercises, exercises (countable);
· Practice (repetitive) exercises.
例：Practice makes perfect.
15. class, lesson
· When doing the "lesson" solution, the two can be replaced.
· Refers to the lesson used in the text, and refers to the class used by the class or all students.
16. speech, talk, lecture
· Speech refers to a more formal speech prepared in a public place;
· Talk refers to the general conversation, speech in daily life;
· Lecture refers to academic speeches, lectures.
17. officer, official
· Officers of the officer force;
· Official government officials
例：an army officer
18. work, job
· Work refers to undifferentiated human labor, uncountable;
· Job refers to a specific work, can be counted. Such as a good job.
19. couple, pair
· couple mainly refers to people or animals;
· Pair mostly refers to something that consists of two parts.
例：a pair of trousers
20. country, nation, state, land
· country focuses on territory, territory;
· nation refers to the people, the people, the nation;
· state focuses on government, form of government;
· Land land, country
例：The whole nation was sad at the news.
21. cook, cooker
· cook refers to cook;
· Cooker refers to kitchenware.
例：He is a good cook.
22. damage, damage
· damage Uncountable nouns, damages, losses;
· damages in plural form, compensation.
Example: $900 damages
23. police, policeman
· the general term police, followed by the plural predicate verb;
· Policeman refers to a specific police officer.
例：The police are questioning everyone in the house.
24. problem, question
· Problem is often associated with difficulty, and the preceding verb is often think about, solve, raise;
· Question is often associated with questions, and is often used in conjunction with ask, answer.
25. man, a man
· man human;
· A man a man.
例：Man will conquer nature.
26. chick, chicken
· Both can refer to chickens, and chicken can also be said as chicken.
例：The chicken is delicious.
27. telegram, telegraph
· When the telegram is solved, telegram refers to the concrete and telegraph refers to the abstract.
例：a telegram, by telegraph
28. trip, journey, travel, voyage
· travel is the most commonly used and refers to travel or ordinary travel;
· trip means short-term travel with a specific purpose;
· journey refers to a slightly longer journey;
· Voyage refers to sailing at sea.
29. sport, game
· sport refers to outdoor games or recreational activities, such as playing ball, swimming, hunting, horse racing, etc.;
· Game refers to a game that determines the outcome of the game, usually with a set of rules.
例：His favorite sport is swimming.
30. price, prize
· price price;
· Prizes, prizes, bonuses.
例：win the first prize
The price is high/low.