英语三级考试：容易混淆的词汇（二）_大学三级

    6. accuse, charge, sue
    accuse 指责,指控,常与of 搭配。如:his boss accused him of carelessness.
    charge 常与with搭配。如:the police charged the driver with reckless driving.
    sue 常与for 搭配。如:smith sued his neighbor for damaging his house.
    7. achieve, acquire, require, inquire
    achieve(成功地)完成,实现。如:he will never achieve anything unless he works harder. (如他不努力工作,将会一事无成。)
    acquire取得,获得,学到。如:acquire knowledge (获得知识)
    inquire打听,询问。如:inquire a person’s name(问一个人的姓名)
    require需要。如:we require more help. (我们需要更多的帮助。)
    8. act, action, deed
    act 用作名词时,与action, deed均可表“行为”,“举动”。act指时间较短的个人行动或行为,强调结果。如:the farmer caught the boys in the act of stealing his apples. (农夫在孩子们正偷他的苹果时把他们抓住了。)
    action较正式,往往指不止包含一个步骤,且持续时间较长的行为或行动,强调行为的过程。如:actions are more important than words. (行动比语言更重要。)
    deed为正式用语,多指伟大的,显着的,感人的行为。如:they thanked him for his good deeds. (他们感谢他做的好事。)
    9.actual, true, real, genuine
    actual 意为“实际的”,“现实的”,指所形容的事物在事实上已经发生或存在,而不是仅在理论上可能发生或存在的。
    true“真实的”,指与实际相符,而非虚假。
    genuine “真的”,“非冒充的”,“货真价实的”,强调正宗而非冒牌。
    10.adequate, enough, sufficient
    adequate 足够的,指数量多,适合需要的数量。
    enough足够的,指数量多,足够满足某种目的或愿望。
    sufficient同enough,常可互换使用。但sufficient指数量多,足够满足某种需要,在口语中常用enough,在书面语中常用sufficient,在不易肯定时多用enough。enough可放在被修饰名词后,且可作副词,sufficient则不可这么用。
    11.admit, confess
    两者都表“承认”。
    admit指大胆地承认以前试图不论或推诿的坏事。如:john has admitted to breaking the window. (约翰已承认打破了窗玻璃。)
    confess常指承认错误,罪行等。如:the thief confessed his crime to the police. (小偷向警察承认了罪行。)