1. borrow, lend

borrow借入。如：Can I borrow your pen for a moment?

lend把……借给。如：Can you lend me your bike?

2. bring, take

bring带来。如：Bring me some water, please.

take拿走。如：Shall I take some flowers when I go and see her?

3. calculate, compute, estimate

calculate通常指用数学方法进行比较复杂，难度较大的精确计算。如：You can’t expect a schoolboy to calculate distances in astronomy.

compute常指比较简单的运算。如：It was computed that two thirds of the students in the class passed the examination.

estimate估计，常指对数量、成本等事先进行判断或估计。如：Some farmers asked the weatherman to estimate next year’s rainfall.

4. cheat, deceive, trick

cheat欺骗，常用词，主要指为了自己的利益欺骗人。

deceive表示隐瞒真相或以假相骗人。如：The boy deceived the teacher by lying.

trick哄骗，表示耍手段进行欺骗，强调在行骗时使用计策，有时也指并非出于恶意的欺骗。如：Tom cleverly tricked his mother into approval.

5. able, capable, competent

able为常用词，指具有做某事所需的力量，技巧，知识与时间等，一般下效率无关，用作定语表示能力超出平均水平。如：A cat is able to see in the dark. (猫在黑暗中能看见东西。)

capable 指满足一般要求的能力，可以是表现出来的，也可是潜在的，搭配是be capable ofdoing。用作定语，表示的能力没有able表示的能力强。如：He is capable of running a mile in a minute. (他能在一分钟内跑完一英里。)He is a very capable doctor. (他是一位很好的大夫。)

competent 指“胜任”，“合格”，或受过专业技术等训练的，但不是超群的能力。如：A doctor should be competent to treat many diseases. (医生应该能治多种病。)转自环 球 网 校edu24ol.com

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