contact / contract / contrast 易混淆字
contact 是「接觸、聯絡」,contract 是「合約」或「染上(疾病)」,contrast 是「對比」。
107 學測|閱讀測驗(選項)
It comes from direct human contact with birds infected with the virus.
它來自人類與感染病毒的鳥類直接接觸。(直接接觸)
- infected with…:「被…感染的」
108 學測|詞彙題
It is essential for us to maintain constant contact with our friends to ensure that we have someone to talk to in times of need.
我們必須與朋友保持不斷的聯繫,確保需要幫助的時候有人可以談。(保持聯絡)
- 考點:contact「聯絡」,maintain constant contact with…=「與…保持不斷的聯繫」。benefit「益處」、gesture「手勢」、favor「恩惠」都不能搭配 maintain … with friends
- constant:「持續不斷的」
- in times of need:「需要幫助的時候」
108 學測|閱讀測驗
Moreover, bugs that do come in contact with the mist may be resistant to the pesticide.
此外,真的接觸到噴霧的蟲,可能對殺蟲劑有抗藥性。(碰到)
- be resistant to…:「對…有抵抗力」,resist 是「抵抗」
107 學測|閱讀測驗(選項)
Over 20% of people who contract it will suffer severe symptoms.
超過 20% 染上這種病的人會出現嚴重症狀。(染上這個病)
- contract:這裡是動詞,「染上(疾病)」
- suffer:「承受」,suffer severe symptoms=「出現嚴重症狀」
107 學測|閱讀測驗(選項)
The increasing population in Texas raised the risk of contracting the disease.
德州人口增加提高了感染該疾病的風險。(染上這個病)
- raise the risk of V-ing:「提高…的風險」
怎麼判斷
- contact 是「接觸、聯絡」。例:Please contact me by email.(請用電子郵件聯絡我)
- contract 當名詞是「合約」,當動詞可以是「染上(疾病)」,如 contract a disease(染上疾病)。
- contrast 是「對比」,把兩個東西放在一起比較,常見 in contrast、in contrast to(和…形成對比)。
自我檢測
108 學測|詞彙題
1. It is essential for us to maintain constant ____ with our friends to ensure that we have someone to talk to in times of need.
107 學測|閱讀測驗(選項)
2. Over 20% of people who ____ it will suffer severe symptoms.
104 學測|綜合測驗
3. In ____, the peacock is not universally seen as lucky.
