2020屆高考英語一輪復習精品學案――重點詞語辨析900例
purpose：目的，意圖。指心中有打算，并意味著對所做的打算有較大的決心。例如：
例412：it was done with a definite purpose. （做這事是有明確目的的。）
例413：for what purpose do you want to go to canada？
例414：he came here with the purpose of carrying out the plan.
（他是帶著實施這個計劃的目的來這里的。）
object：目標。指眼前的目標和努力方向。例如：
例415：the object of my visit is to consult you. （我來找你的目的是要請教你。）
例416：what is your object in studying english？
5.amount / number
amount（of）：數量，量。后接不可數名詞。例如：
例417：people bought a great amount of food from the market before the spring festival.
number（of）：數量。只可接可數名詞。例如：
例418：a number of experts attended the conference held in shanghai yesterday.
6.animal / beast / creature
animal：動物。區別于植物而言，是常用詞語。例如：
例419：it is an animal of monkey kind.
beast：動物，走獸。通常指四足動物。例如：
例420：the tiger is a beast of prey.（老虎是食肉獸。）
creature：生物，生靈。指人時，常帶有感情色彩。例如：
例421：your daughter is a lovely creature. （你女兒是個可愛的小精靈。）
例422：what a cold-blooded creature!
例423：spielberg has made two films about creatures that come to the earth from outer space.
（斯皮爾伯格已拍了兩部外星球生物來地球的電影。）
7.bank / shore / beach / coast
bank：岸。常指河岸。例如：
例424：the town is on the bank of the river.
shore：岸。常指海、湖的岸，含有與水相對的意味。例如：
例425：the ship stopped a little way off the shore. （船停在了海岸邊不遠處。）
beach：海灘，湖灘。常指漲潮時有水，退潮時無水的有沙子或卵石的海灘或湖灘。如：
例426：the children are playing on the beach.
coast：海岸。僅指沿海之岸，尤作為水域邊界。例如：
例427：there are many harbors on the east coast of our land.
8.cause / reason
cause：起因，緣故。著重指產生某種結果的原因。例如：
例428：the cause of the fire was carelessness. （這次火災是由于粗心引起的。）
例429：what was the cause of it?
reason：原因，理由。著重指產生某種行為或想法的理由。例如：
例430：i have no reason for it.
例431：give your reason for changing the plan.
例432：the reason why i did not come yesterday is that i was sick.
9.chance / opportunity
chance：機會（用作可數名詞，是普通用語，尤以指一種僥幸的或偶然的機會）；可能性（用作不可數名詞，相當于possibility）。例如：
例433：we were offered another chance.
例434：he has long hoped for a chance of success.
例435：there is no chance that he failed to come. （他不可能來不了。）
opportunity：指良好的“機會，機遇，時機”。例如：
例436：i am glad to have this opportunity of speaking to you alone.