介绍英语中那些多音单词

英语中有些单词的形容词，动词和名词的读音会不同~

1. 同一个单词，不同发音

1) Live

l [lɪv] v. 生活，居住，经历，度过

I’ve been living in this city more for than a decade.

l [laɪv] adj 现场直播的，精力充沛的；adv. 在现场，实况地

I like watching the live show. It is so exciting.

2) Perfect

l [ˈpɜ(r)ː fɪkt] adj. 完美的，优秀的； n.完成时;

This dress is perfect. It goes so well with your shoes.

l [pɜ(r) ˈfekt] v.使完善; 使完备 ; 使完美;

When people describe about their spouses, then always say that is the one who perfects them.

3) Present

l [ˈpreznt] adj. 现在的，目前的；n. 现在，目前

At present, I have no chance of winning the game without his help.

l [prɪ‘zent] v. 提出，出现，瞄准

When we reached the destination, a picturesque landscape presented itself to us.

4) Record

l [ˈrekɔ:d] n. 唱片, 记录, 档案, 履历

The athlete broke the record which was set decades ago.

l [rɪˈkɔ:d]v. 记录，记载，标明, 录音; adj. 创纪录的

Make sure you record every word you say when you are having an important conversation with someone.

5) Increase

l ['ɪŋkriːs] n. 提高，增长，增加量;

Homelessness is on the increase (= increasing).

l [ɪn'kriːs] v. 增加，增大，增多;

The population has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million.

6) Resume

l [rɪ'zju:m] v. 继续，重新开始

The trial will resume on August the first.

l ['rezju:meɪ] (résumé)简历，摘要

Every undergraduate needs to beautify their resumes in order to impress the HR.

7) Wind

l [wɪnd] n. 风，气流，管乐器;

The wind is blowing from the south.

l [waɪnd] v. 蜿蜒; 缠绕; 上发条;

He had forgotten to wind his watch.

注意unwind （放松，解开），wind down (放松，慢下来）, wind up （以...告终） 中wind的发音也是/waind/

8) Digest

l [ˈdaɪdʒest] n. 文摘，摘要

My teacher requires a short digest in my graduation dissertation.

l [daɪˈdʒest] v. 消化，吸收

Some students might need more time to digest the information.

9) Desert

l [ˈdezə(r)t] n. 沙漠

I dreamed that I got stuck in a huge desert with no end.

l [diˈzə(r)ːt]v.舍弃，逃跑

She was deserted by her husband.

10) Contrast

l [ˈkɒntrɑ:st] n. 对比，对照，差异，对立面;

In contrast, most women are controlled by their emotions.

l [kənˈtrɑ:st]v. 对比，对照

We contrast the previous statistic of social employment rate.

11) Converse

l [ˈkɒnvɜ:s] adj. 相反的，颠倒的；n. 相反的事物

What you’ve done would come back to you one day, and the converse is also true.

l [kənˈvɜ:s] v. 谈话

It was a pleasure to converse with him.

12) suspect

l[sə'spekt] vt.猜疑(是), 怀疑(是), 觉得(是)；怀疑; 不信任；怀疑…有罪

l['sʌspekt] n.嫌疑犯

l['sʌspekt]adj.可疑的

13) contest

l[kən'test]

vt. & vi.争夺, 竞争

l['kɔntest]

n.比赛, 竞赛, 竞争；搏斗, 争论, 纷争

14) close

l[kləuz]

vt. & vi.(使)关, 关闭；终止

l[kləus]

adj.接近的；关系亲密的；中间无空隙的, 浓缩的, 挤紧的；势均力敌的

adv.中间无空隙地, 位置接近地

n.终结, 结束, 末尾

15) contract

l [kən'trækt]

vt. & vi.染上(恶习, 疾病等)；缩小; 紧缩

l['kɔntrækt]

vt.缔结; 订契约

n.契约, 合同

16) object

l ['ɔbdʒikt]

n.物体；对象; 客体；目标; 意向; 目的；可笑的人[事物]；宾语

l [əb'dʒekt]

vi.不赞成, 反对; 抗议 vt.以…为理由反对

17) subject

l ['sʌbdʒikt]

n.主题; 题目; 问题；话题, 考虑的问题；学科, 科目; 课程；主语, 主词

adj.常有[常患, 常遭受]…的; 倾向于…的；须服从…的; 受…支配的；受约束[管辖]的, 不独立的；取决于…的,有待于…的

l [səb'dʒekt]

vt.使服从, 征服, 制伏

18) protest

l ['prəutest]

n.抗议; 反对

l [prə'test]

vt. & vi.声明; 抗议

19) Conduct

l [kən'dʌkt]

vt. & vi.引导, 带领, 担任指挥；控制, 管理；传导

l ['kɔndʌkt]

n.举止, 行为；管理(方式), 实施(方式)

20) project

l [prə'dʒekt]

vt.规划；抛; 投; 射

vt. & vi.伸出, 突出; 表达特点

l ['prɔdʒekt]

n.项目, 计划, 方案, 课题

21) coordinate

l [kəu'ɔ:dineit]

vt.使协调; 使调和

l [kəu'ɔ:dinit]

adj.同等的, 并列的

n.〈数〉坐标

22) compact

l [kəm'pækt]

vt. & vi.压紧, (使)坚实

adj.装填紧密的, 整齐填满的

l ['kɔmpækt]

n.协议, 条约, 契约

23) discourse

l ['diskɔ:s]

n.论文; 演说; 讲道

l [dis'kɔ:s] vi.讲述, 著述

24) elaborate

l [i'læbərit]时(a.)，意为"复杂的；精心制作的"，

如an elaborate design精心设计；

l [i'læbəreit]时（v.），意为"详尽阐述；发挥；作详细说明"。

如elaborate one's proposal详尽阐述自己的建议。

25) Minute

l /`minit/时(n.)，意为"分，分钟；一会儿，片刻"；

l 当读/mai`nju:t/时

（a.），意为"微细的，微小的

（b. It's only several minutes from here to the cinema.从这到电影院只有几分钟路程。

Living things consist of minute structures called cells.生物包括象细胞这样极微小的结构。

26) Present

l /`preznt/时（n.），意为"目前，现在"，（a.）意为"出席的，在场的；目前的，现在的"

l /pri`zent/时(v.)，意为" 赠送，给；提出，呈递，出示，介绍，引见"。

I don't want to get married at present.我目前不想结

It's unfair to discuss his case if he is not present.他不在时讨论他的案件是不公平的。

Allow me to present my brother to you. 请允许我把我弟弟介绍给你。

27) content

l /`kntent/时(n.)，意为"内容，（pl）目录；容量，含量"；

l /kn`tent/时（a.），意为"满足的，甘愿的"。

Show me the content of you suitcase.把你的手提箱里的东西给我看一看。

Are you content with your present salary?你对你现在的薪水感觉满意吗？

与content发音变化有相似变化规律，而致使词义或词性不一样的词还有conduct,contact, contract, contrast等。

近音词：appeal—a pill；odd—awed；avoid—award；pass—path；border—board；presence—presents；bald—bored；pull—pool；council—cancel；poor—pour；cut—cart；stock—stalk；foam—form；sleep—steep；full—fool；sympathetic—systematic；hut—heart； loose—lose；rose—rows。

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