高中英语重点词、词组、短语辨析35例1. in a moment, at the moment, at any moment, for the moment, for a moment, the moment…in a moment表示“过一会儿”，常用在将来时中。
如：I will be back in a moment. 我过一会儿就回来。
at the moment表示“目前”，相当于at present如：I am very busy at the moment. 我现在很忙。
at any moment表示“随时”。
如：He can be here at any moment. 他随时都有可能来。
for the moment表示“暂时”。
I don’t want to change my job for the moment. 我暂时还不想换工作。
for a moment的意思是“一会儿”，表示动作的持续。
He said that he would be away for a moment.the moment可以引导一个时间状语从句，翻译成“一……就……”。
如：She cried the moment she saw him.2. in front of, in the front ofin front of的意思是“在……的前面”，表示二者不同处于一个范围；in the front of的意思是“在……的前部”，表示包含的关系。
There is a big three in front of the house. 房子前面有一颗大树。
There is a table in the front of the room. 屋子前面有一张桌子。
3. by bus, on the bus介词by可以表示乘坐某种交通工具，前面不加任何冠词。
如by bike/plane/air/boat等。
但在用其它的介词时，则须加上定冠词。
如on the bus/bike, in the car等。
4. take place, take the place oftake place的意思是“发生”，是不及物动词，没有被动语态形式。
Great changes have taken place since he came to the village. 自从他来到这，这个村子发生了巨大的变化。
take the place of 的意思是“代替”。
Teacher Zhang is ill, so I have to take the place of him.5. in charge of, in the charge ofin charge of的意思是“负责；掌管”。
如：Mr. Smith is in charge of the whole company.in the charge of是“由……负责”。
The shop will be in the charge of Mike until the manager comes back.。
6. in the past, in the past few yearsin the past的意思是“在过去”，与过去时搭配。
In the past, there was only one school in this area.in the past few years的意思是“在过去的几年中”，与现在完成时搭配。
They have made great progress in the past few years.在过去的几年中，他们取得了很大的进步。
7. go to school, go to the schoolgo to school的意思是“去上学”，表示目的。
go to the school表示“到学校去”，强调地点。
8. every, each虽然这两个词都是“每一个”的意思，但侧重点不同。
其中every强调整体，用于三者或三者以上；each 强调个体，可以用于两者或三者以上。
9. not a little, not a bitnot a little表示“非常”，相当于very的含义；She was not a little angry at his words.not a bit表示“一点也不”，相当于not at all的含义。
如：Although it was already December, I didn’t feel a bit cold. 尽管已经是十二月了，我一点也不觉得冷。
10. too much, much tootoo much的作用是修饰动词或不可数名词，而much too修饰形容词。
Mother told me not to spend too much time playing computer games. 母亲让我不要花太多时间玩电脑游戏。
I didn’t buy the ticket because it was much too expensive. 我没有买票因为它太贵了。
11. sound, voice, noisesound是普通用词，表示“声音；声响”。
Light travels faster than sound. 光的传播速度比声音快。
voice指人发出的“语音；嗓音”。
Please raise your voice so that everyone can hear you.noise指“杂音；噪音”。
It is known to us all that noise is a kind of pollution.12. family, house, homefamily的侧重点是“家人；家庭成员”。
My family are all music lovers. 我的家人都喜欢音乐。
house强调“房屋”。
He likes to take a walk around his house. 他喜欢绕着房子散步。
home具有一定的感情色彩，表示“家；家园”。
Our earth is home to all the animals.13. cloth, clothes, clothing, dresscloth是“布；布料”，不可数名词。
Where did you get this beautiful cloth?clothes是“衣服”,是复数名词。
作主语时谓语动词用复数。
Look at your clothes! They are so dirty! clothing是“服装”，是一种总称，为不可数名词。
He made a living by selling children’s clothing. dress一般指女子的服装，如长裙等，是可数名词。
She didn’t have a suitable dress for the party.14. journey, trip, travel, tour, voyagejourney表示“陆地上的长途旅行”，不强调返回出发点。
His journey took him two weeks.trip表示“短途旅行”。
He went to Shanghai on a business trip. 他去上海出差。
travel表示“（不只有一个目的地的）游历”。
He experienced different cultures during his travels abroad. tour表示“观光；旅游”。
The host arranged a tour for us to the nature park.voyage指“航海”。
After I retire, I will make a long sea voyage.15. road, street, path, wayroad指宽阔、平坦的大路或公路。
They are making a new road. 他们正在建造一条新的公路。
street指两旁有建筑物的街道。
On both sides of the street are various shops. 街道两旁是各色商店。
path多指非人工修建的小路。
We used our knives to clear a path through the forest.way指抽象的路线。
Can you tell me the way to the city hall? 你能告诉我去市政厅的路怎么走吗？16. alone, lonelyalone可以作形容词，也可以作副词。
作形容词时在句中只能作表语，意思是“独自；独立”。
强调状态。
The little girl traveled to London alone. 这个小女孩独自一人旅行去伦敦。
lonely是形容词，意思是“孤独的”，可以表示心情。
Living on the island by himself, he felt very lonely. 独自一人住在岛上，他感到非常孤独。
17. alive, living, live, livelyalive表示“活着的”,是表语性形容词，在句中只能作表语。
Is the fish dead or alive?living与alive同义，在句中可以作定语。
Humans, as well as other living things, need air to survive.人类和其它生物都需要空气才能生存。
live的意思是“现场的”。
There will be a live concert next week. 下星期会有一场现场音乐会。
lively是形容词，意思是“生动的；活跃的”。
The old man is over 70, but still lively.18. asleep, sleeping, sleepyasleep是表语性形容词，意思是“睡着的”。
Be quiet. The baby is asleep. 轻点声。
孩子睡着了。
sleeping在句中可以作定语，也可以作表语。
He tiptoed into his room in order not to wake his sleeping parents.他踮着脚尖走进屋里，不想吵醒熟睡的父母。
sleepy的意思是“困倦的”。
I felt sleepy because I had stayed up late last night.19. ill, sick在表示“生病”的时候，ill是一个表语性形容词，sick可以作表语，也可以作定语。
He has been ill for a long time. 他病了很长时间。