Entrance这个词有两个读法,念/'entr+ms/时,作“入口处”解,也可指进入的动作,主要是个名词;念/in'tra: ns/时,作“使着迷”、“使狂喜”解,主要是个动词,二者截然不同。
下面请看entrance/'entr+ns/例句:
We queue up at the entrance for the exhibition.
我们在入口处排队参观展览。
After queuing up for three hours,we at last gained entrance to the exhibition.
排队排了三小时,我们终于能够进入展览会。
Entrance/'entr+ns/也可以作定语形容词,指“入场权”、“进入权”,如:
Competition for education is so keen that even small children have to sit for kindergarten entrance examinations.
争取教育机会十分激烈,以致小孩子也要参加幼稚园入学试才能入学。
Only a nominal entrance fee is required to be a club member.
只需缴交象征式的入会费就可以成为会员。
现请看entrance/in'tr%: ns/的用法:
The singer entranced the audience with his enchanting voice.
那歌星的迷人歌声使听众神魂颠倒。
The spectators are entranced by the magic performance.
观众看魔术表演看得着了迷。
在英语中,与之类似的同形异音异义词(homograph)很多,下面举一些常见的例词,以见一斑: