1.able, capable, competent

able为常用词,指具备做某事所需的力量,方法,常识与时间等,一般下效率无关,用作定语表示能力超出平均水平。如:A cat is able to see in the dark. (猫在黑暗中能看见东西。)

capable 指满足一般需要的能力,可以是表现出来的,也可是潜在的,搭配是be capable of +doing。用作定语,表示的能力没able表示的能力强。如:He is capable of running a mile in a minute. (他能在一分钟内跑完一英里。)He is a very capable doctor. (他是一位非常不错的医生。)

competent 指胜任,合格,或受过专业技术等练习的,但不是超群的能力。如:A doctor should be competent to treat many diseases. (大夫应该能治多种病。)

2.aboard, abroad, board, broad

aboard 在船(或飞机,车)上。如:I never went aboard a ship.

abroad 副词,在海外或国外。如:He often goes abroad.

board 为动词,上(船,飞机,车)。如:The passengers are boarding the plane now.

broad 为形容词,宽广的。如:He has very broad shoulders.

3.accept, receive

accept 同意,receive接到,收到。如:I received an invitation yesterday, but I didnt accept it. (昨天我收到了一个请帖,但并没同意邀请。)

4.accident, incident, event

accident事故。如:a traffic accident (交通事故)

incident附带事件,在政治上特引导起国际争端或战争的事件,事变。

event 事件,指特别要紧的事件,一般是由以前的努力而产生的结果,也指国家和社会的事件。

5. accomplish, complete, finish, achieve, attain1

accomplish表成功,强调完成的结果而不是过程。如:Because of his hard word, things are accomplished2. (因为他的努力,事情都已完成了。)

complete 表示积极的完成,更具体地指建筑、工程等的完成。如:Has he complete his novel yet? (他的小说写完了吗?)

finish 最常用,后接动词的-ing形式,表示在一个活动的连续过程中完成了最后的一步或阶段。如:Ill finish the job alone. (我要一个人完成这项工作。)

achieve 完成,达成,强调通过努力而达到目的。如:You will achieve success if you work hard.

Attain达到,达成,常用于普通人的能力不容易达到的目的。如:Greater efforts are needed before we can attain our goals.

6.accurate, correct, exact, precise

accurate准确的,精确的。如:Clocks in railway stations should be accurate.(火车站的钟应该是准确的。)

correct正确的,指符合肯定的规范或准则,含有无错误的意味。它的反义词是incorrect, wrong.

exact精确的,恰好的,比大体上正确更进一步,表丝毫不差。它的反义词是inexact。

precise强调精确,精密。