1. 形近易混词组

Make up (弥补/化妆) vs Make up for (补偿)
She made up an excuse (编造借口)
Coffee can't make up for lack of sleep (咖啡不能弥补睡眠不足)
Look up (查阅) vs Look up to (尊敬)
Look up the word in a dictionary (查字典)
I look up to my mentor (敬仰导师)
2. 多义高频词组
Break down
物理分解:The car broke down (抛锚)
情感崩溃:She broke down in tears (崩溃大哭)
数据分析:break down the statistics (拆解分析)
Run into
偶遇:ran into an old friend (偶遇朋友)
碰撞:The car ran into a tree (撞树)
遇到问题:ran into difficulties (遇到困难)
3. 中文直译陷阱
Rain cats and dogs ≠ 下猫狗
正确用法:It's raining cats and dogs (倾盆大雨)
Kill time ≠ 杀时间
正确用法:Let's kill time by playing chess (消磨时间)
4. 学术写作必备
In light of (鉴于)
In light of recent findings, we revised the theory
Give rise to (引发)
The discovery gave rise to new debates
记忆技巧:
1. 制作情境卡片:正面写词组,背面写具体使用场景
2. 分类记忆法:按「职场/学术/日常」建立词组库
3. 影视跟读法:看剧时收集角色使用的实用词组
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