生活中这22个单词的意义截然相反，小心使用！

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你有没有注意生活中的一个细节：当你出入肯德基、麦当劳等快餐店时，有没有留意门把手上写的是pull还是push？

究竟推还是拉？这两个单词长得像读音也像，很容易搞混。但是它们的意思截然相反，搞错了就很容易闹乌龙。



你熟悉英语里的反义词吗？其实，学好反义词还有一个很实用的好处：不用再给单词加“not”表示反义了，不然的话说起来不仅蹩脚，而且达意不清。

比如：

不会说“pull”，所以在门把上写个“don’t push”；

不会说“sit”，所以让别人“don’t stand”。

华生觉得这英语说的人难受，听的人也难受，何必大家一起遭罪呢……？



在英语里，还有许许多多其他的常用反义词。掌握了它们的意思，你能够更加熟练顺畅地表达自己的意思。今天就让我们的外教老师来教你11组反义单词吧。

Learn a verb and how to use it and then learn an opposite verb too. If you only remember 3 new words from this, you’ll be doing a good job. TIP: If you want to remember words use them 3 times a day for 3 days. and again at the end of the week.

1push & pull（推、拉）People PUSH their shopping cart around the supermarket.
The tow truck PULLED the car behind it.


2sleep & wake up（睡、醒）

I SLEEP at night.

I WAKE UP in the morning.

3live & die（生、死）

He LIVED until he was eighty years old.

He DIED in the war.

4go & stop（走、停）

We GO when the traffic light is green.

We STOP when the traffic light is red light.

5float & sink（浮、沉）

A boat FLOATS on water.

Lead SINKS when it is dropped into the water.

6cool & heat（冷却、加热）

The room is COOLED by the air conditioner.

Food can be HEATED in the microwave.

7throw & catch（扔、抓）

We THROW the ball to the dog.

The dog likes to CATCH the ball in its mouth.

8pass & fail（通过、失败）

I want to PASS my examination.

I FAILED the test because all of my answers were wrong.

9teach & learn（教、学）

I TEACH English to the students in my class.

My students LEARN a lot.

10sit & stand（坐、立）

While you are waiting, you can SIT on that chair.

The guard was STANDING next to the door.

11fall & rise（落、升）

The snow FALLS on the ground.

The sun RISES in the East.

其实，了解这些反义词不仅仅能帮助你提升表达，你还可以把它们当作秘密武器：当某个讨厌的家伙表达了自己的观点时，你就可以用这些反义词直接而有力的表示反对了。就好像英国著名文学家培根火腿蛋……不，是Francis Bacon说过名言一样：Knowledge is power。

你觉得自己在生活中什么情况下会用到什么样的英语呢？欢迎在分享文字和评论中，与大家与华生一起交流。