2020屆高考英語一輪復習精品學案――重點詞語辨析900例
例459：he has a family of three.
例460：he has a large family to support. (他要養活一大家子。)
home：家，家園。指出生及日常生活的那種環境。也可用作副詞。例如：
例461：my home is not far from here.
例462：the car broke down on the way home. (在回家的路上車拋錨了。)
house：房子，住宅。指居住的建筑物。例如：
例463：the old house was built of stones.
例464：the big fire destroyed the whole house.
15.fun / joke
fun：玩笑，娛樂。是不可數名詞。例如：
例465：the old man is full of fun.
例466：don’t make fun of him.
joke：玩笑，笑料。是可數名詞。例如：
例467：i had a joke with her.
例468：let’s play a joke on mr. wang.
16.habit / custom
habit：習慣，習性。指個人，常與of doing sth連用。例如：
例469：early to bed and early to rise is a good habit.
例470：tom has the habit of listening to music while reading.
custom：習慣，風俗。指個人、社會或團體，常與to do sth連用。例如：
例471：it is tom’s custom to listen to music while he is reading.
例472：it is the custom in china to eat dumplings during the spring festival.
例473：social customs vary in different countries. （不同國家，風俗不一樣。）
17.holiday / vacation / leave
holiday：假日。指逢節日、紀念日的休假日。have a (或one’s) holiday 度假，during a holiday 在一次假期中。這種用法的holiday 總用單數形式，但并不一定只是“一天”假。其復數形式有時也指學校、機關的假期。例如：
例474：we got a holiday last thursday.
例475：tom and i are going to have a holiday. （我和湯姆準備去度假。）
例476：where did you spend your summer holidays?
vacation：假期，任何節假日或休息日，持續時間較長。在美語中指各種假日。例如：
例477：winter vacation is drawing near. （寒假臨近。）
例478：i’m away on vacation / holiday for the next two weeks.
leave：準假，請假期間。例如：
例479：you have my leave to stay away from the office tomorrow. （允許你明天請假。）
例480：i asked for three days’ leave last week. （上周我請假三天。）比較：
例481：i asked for three days off last week. （意思同上，off為副詞，表“缺席、不在”。）
18.job / work / labor / task
work：工作。通常用作不可數名詞。例如：
例482：you have done a day’s work in three hours.
例483：can hard work change a person that much?
(艱辛的工作能使一個人改變那么多嗎？)
例484：when i went to see him, he was still at work.
job：工作，活。通常用作可數名詞。作“工作”解時有同義詞position, place, post等；作“活”解時有同義詞task, duty等。例如：
例485：when you start a job, you must stick to it.
例486：i’m not going to wash the dishes; that’s his job.
例487：she has found a part-time job.