1. mistake, error, fault, wrong 的辨析:
mistake:错误,指日常生活中判断和看法的错误,是可数名词;
You've made several grammatical mistakes in the composition.
你的作文中犯了几处语法错误。
It was a mistake to tell him.
告诉他是个错误。
error n. 错误,过失,误差
He overlooked a spelling error on the first page.
他没有看出第一页中有个拼写错误。
This error is made by printer.
这个错误是由印刷工造成的。
fault:指“过失的责任或性格上的弱点”;
He has many faults, but vanity is not one of them.
他有很多缺点,但并没有虚荣心。
It was not our fault that we were late.
这次迟到不是我们的错。
wrong:做名词时,指“坏事,冤屈,不道德、犯罪”;
It is not always easy to know right from wrong.
分辨是非并不总是很容易的。
The man has committed many wrongs.
那个汉子干了许多坏事。
2. intense和intensive辨析:
intense是形容词,意为“强烈的,剧烈的”;
An intense light glowed out from the window of the house.
一束强烈的光从那个房子的窗户里发出来。
At the same time a wave of intense virility seemed to surge out from him and impinge upon her.
同时,一股强烈的男性气概似乎从他身上涌出来,冲击着她。
intensive是形容词,意为“仔细的,精细的,集中的”。
Ahead of us lay ten days of intensive training.
我们当前有十天的强化训练。
This patient requires intensive care.
该病人需要加强护理。