單數變復數,意義大不同

英語中有些單詞看上去只是由名詞的單數變成了復數,但實際上單詞的意義發生了很大的變化,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? (警察部隊帶武器了嗎?)

3. blue和blues

blue意思是“藍色”。She was dressed all in blue. (她全身衣服都是藍色的。)

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. (她給每一個小孩頭上戴了頂派對帽。)

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? (你現在能書寫商業信件了嗎?)

letters意思是“文學、學問”。a man of letters (一個文人)

8. rain和rains

rain意思是“雨”。The rain had stopped. (雨已經停了。)

rains意思是“陣雨、雨季”。during the rains (在雨季)

9. time和times

time意思是“時間、時候、時刻”。Whats the time? (幾點了?)

times意思是“時代、時期”。The times are different. (時代不同了。)

10. work和works

work意思是“工作”。What time do you go to work every day? (你每天幾點上班?)

works意思是“著作、工廠”。the works of Karl Marx (卡爾?馬克思的著作)