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10.lose / loose
lose: verb meaning 'to misplace'
动词，意为“丢失”。
Examples:
例子：
I lost my watch!
我把手表弄丢了!
Have you ever lost anything valuable?
你有没有弄丢过珍贵的东西?
loose: adjective meaning the opposite of 'tight'
形容词，意义与“绷紧的”相反。
Examples:
例子：
Your trousers are very loose!
你的裤子太松了!
I need to tighten this screw. It's loose.
我要把螺丝钉拧紧点，它太松了。
11.male / masculine
male: the sex of a man or animal
男人或雄性动物。
Examples:
例子：
The male of the species is very lazy.
这种雄性生物非常懒惰。
The question 'female or male' means 'are you a woman or a man'.
这个“女或男”的问题问的是“你是女人还是男人”。
masculine: adjective describing a quality or type of behaviour that is considered typical for a man.
形容词，用来描述男性常有的特征或行为方式。
Examples:
例子：
She's a very masculine woman.
她是一个女汉子。
His opinions are just too masculine for me.
他的观点对我来说太大男子主义了。
12.price / prize
price: noun - what you pay for something.
名词——你为某物付出的钱
Examples:
例子：
The price was very cheap.
价格非常便宜。
What's the price of this book?
这本书多少钱?
prize: noun - an award
名词——奖励。
Examples:
例子：
He won a prize as best actor.
他获得了最佳男演员奖。
Have you ever won a prize in a competition?
你有没有在比赛中得过奖?
13.principal / principle
principal: adjective meaning 'the most important'
形容词，意为“最重要的”。
Examples:
例子：
The principal reason for my decision was the money.
我之所以做这个决定，最重要的原因就是钱。
What are the principal irregular verbs?
有哪些重要的不规则动词?
principle: a rule (usually in science but also concerning morals)
规则(常用于科学，但也涉及道德领域)
Examples:
例子：
It's the first principle of aerodynamics.
这是气体力学的第一准则。
He has very loose principles.
他的原则弹性很大。
14.quite / quiet
quite: adverb of degree meaning 'very' or 'rather'
副词，意为“非常”或“相当”。
Examples:
例子：
This test is quite difficult.
这次测验非常难。
He was quite exhausted after the long journey.
长时间的旅行后，他疲惫不堪。
quiet: adjective meaning the opposite of loud or noisy
形容词，意思与“喧闹的”“嘈杂的”相反。
Examples:
例子：
Could you please be quiet?!
能请你安静点吗?
She's a very quiet girl.
她是一个非常安静的女孩。
15.sensible / sensitive
sensible: adjective meaning 'having common sense' i.e. 'not stupid'
形容词，意为“有常识的”，即“不笨的”。
Examples:
例子：
I wish you would be more sensible about things.
我希望，你遇事能够更明智一点。
I'm afraid you aren't being very sensible.
恐怕你不够明智。
sensitive: adjective meaning 'to feel very deeply' or 'to hurt easily'.
形容词，意为“敏感的”或“易受伤害的”。
Examples:
例子：
You should be careful with David. He's very sensitive.
你要小心大卫。他非常敏感。
Mary is a very sensitive woman.
玛丽是一个极易受伤的女人。
16.shade / shadow
shade: protection from the sun, a dark area outside on a sunny day.
在晴天隔绝太阳的荫凉区。
Examples:
例子：
You should sit in the shade for a while.
你应该到荫凉处坐会儿。
It's too hot. I'm going to find some shade.
太热了，我要找个地方乘凉。
shadow: the dark area created by something else on a sunny day.
在晴天，由某物制造出的阴影区。
Examples:
例子：
That tree casts a large shadow.
这棵树投下一大片阴影。
Have you ever noticed your shadow getting longer as it gets later in the day?
你注意到影子会随着天色越晚而拉长吗?
17.some time / sometimes
some time: refers to an indefinite time in the future
指的是未来一个不确定的时间。
Examples:
例子：
Let's meet for coffee some time.
找个时间一起喝杯咖啡吧。
I don't know when I'll do it - but I will do it some time.
我不知道什么时候会去做——但我会在某个时候去做的。
sometimes: adverb of frequency meaning 'occasionally'
频率副词，意为“偶尔”。
Examples:
例子：
He sometimes works late.
他有时候会工作到很晚。
Sometimes, I like eating Chinese food.
有时我喜欢吃中国菜。
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