3.habit，custom，routine，practice

　　habit 习惯，指一个人因长期或多次重复而形成的习惯

　　custom 习俗，风俗，指某一社团或社会的人在某些特定场合下总是要做的事情

　　routine 固定而有规律性的程序；常规，例行公事

　　practice 惯例，常规，也可指一个人根据某种信仰或理论培养成的做法

　　He has the irritating habit of smoking after meals.

　　It is difficult to get used to another country’s customs.

　　She found it difficult to establish a new routine after retirement.

　　It is accepted practice to pay a deposit with one’s order.

　　Itis my practice to rise early.

　　4.product，produce，production

　　product 产品，产物(自然的或人工的)

　　produce 产品(尤指农产品)

　　production制造，生产；产量

　　They must have new markets for their products.

　　The plan was the product of many hours of careful thought.

　　The farmers brought their produce to town early each Saturday morning· Production of the new aircraft will start next year.

　　During the crisis years the production of coal declined 41.7 percent.

　　5.propedy，estate，fortune

　　property 所有物，财产，资产，包括动产和不动产

　　estate 地产；个人财产；尤指遗产

　　fortune 财产，大笔的钱，巨款

　　He owns a great deal of property.

　　He owns some extremely valuable properties in the center of London.

　　His country estate includes a large forest.

　　He left an estate of over a million dollars to be divided among his children.

　　He has accumulated a fortune in diamonds and pearls.

　　6.revenue，income，salary，wages，pay，fee

　　revenue 财政收入，税收

　　income 收入(工作所得或投资收益)

　　salary (专业人员和办公室工作的人领取的)薪水，按月支付，常直接拨入领取者的银行账户内

　　wage (体力劳动者领取的)工资，通常按周发放，为现金

　　pay 指雇主定期发放的工资

　　fee 付给律师、医生、会计师等的报酬

　　The government's revenue is made up chiefly of the money we pay in taxes.

　　His income runs into six figures.

　　The company is offering a salary of $20000 a year.

　　A postman's wages are $180 perweek.

　　He doesn't like the job，but the pay is good.

　　The doctor's fee was higher than we expected.

　　7.allowance，admission，permit，permission

　　allowance 津贴，补助

　　admission 进入或获准进入(某建筑物、社团、学校等)；公共场所入场费

　　permit 许可证，(尤指)通行证(可数名词)

　　permission允许，准许(不可数名词)

　　He has an allowance form the government for travelling expenses.

　　Admission by ticket only.

　　You cannot enter a military base without a permit.

　　They entered the area without permission..

　　8.benefit，profit，interest

　　benefit利益，实惠，好处，可以是物质上的或精神上的，常与介词from／to搭配使用

　　profit指利润，好处，多指物质或金钱的收益

　　interest表示利息时，用单数形式，后跟介词on；当表示利益，好处时，多用复数形式

　　Did you get much benefit from your holidays?

　　Taking hunting trip to the south was of much benefit to his health.

　　The college is not operated for profit.

　　The interest on this loan is 8%.

　　All the upper classes have the same interests to protect.

　　9.award，reward，prize

　　award奖，奖品，奖状，指由于成绩优异或贡献卓越由政府或组织正式授予的奖励

　　reward意为奖金，奖赏，报答，报酬，表示因他人的服务或帮助而给予报酬或者奖赏

　　His painting was given the highest award.

　　The promotion was the reward for his hard work.

　　4、音似、形似词辨析

　　1.adapt，adopt

　　adapt使适应，改写

　　adopt采取(态度，方法)，采纳，收养

　　The committee has adopted your suggestion and will have the novel adapted for a film.

　　He adapted himself to his new life.

　　2.accomplish，complete，finish，fulfill

　　accomplish常表示成功地达到预期的目的，多与goal，aim，purpose，task等词连用complete通常指完成具体的事物

　　finish指完成应做的事，很常见

　　fulfill把它付诸实现，通常指履行诺言，责任等

　　Our art workers must accomplish this task.

　　The railway is not completed yet.

　　The ground-work will soon be finished.

　　He fulfilled his promise.

　　3.release，announce，declare，proclaim

　　release表示“解放，释放”

　　announce指宣布，宣告，常表示公开的，正式的

　　declare宣布，宣告，指正式负责地向人们“宣布”某事，公开地表示态度，说明真相

　　proclaim宣布，公布，指官方向公众宣布一些重大事件

　　It has been announced that the National People's Congress will soon be held in Beijing.

　　We declare war on the old world.

　　The president proclaimed an emergency.

　　4.pace，speed，rhythm，ratio

　　pace走或跑的速度，一步的距离或生活节奏

　　speed速度，速率

　　rate速度，百分比

　　ratio比例，比率

　　rhythm韵律，节奏

　　Deer can run at the rate of 100 miles an hour.

　　The ratios 1 to 5 and 20 to 100 are the same.

　　It is dangerous to drive at a high speed.

　　He findsit hard to keep pace with a 11 the developments in nuclear physics.

　　He played in quick rhythm.

　　5.extend，expand，enlarge

　　extend扩充，伸长，指空间范围等的扩大，长度，宽度的延伸及时间的延长

　　expand扩大，使膨胀，指范围，体积扩大

　　enlarge指面积，体积和范围的扩大以及能力的增长，不能用来指重量，速度，时间等

　　We hope to enlarge this factory and make it self-supporting.

　　We are extending our premises.

　　Metals expand when they are heated.

　　6.process，procedure，course

　　process进程，过程

　　procedure程度，步骤，手续

　　course(时间等的)进行，经过，趋势

　　Heat will hasten the process of decay in foods.

　　We’ll unify our thinking in the course of our practice.

　　He is familiar with export procedures.

　　7.attribute，contribute，distribute

　　attribute认为某事物属于某人或某事物，常用于attributesthtosb./sth.的结构

　　contribute捐助，捐赠，贡献，常与介词to连用

　　distribute分配、分发，与among或to连用

　　She attributes her success to hard work and a bit of luck.

　　The Song Dynasty contributed three great inventions to world civilization.

　　The teacher distributed the examination papers to the class.

　　8.accident，incident

　　accident事故，故障，不幸，意外

　　incident发生的小事情；也可以指军事冲突

　　His father and mother were killed in a traffic accident.

　　He resolved never to tell any one about the incident.