你可知道China不止有中国的意思吗？

China  [ˈtʃaɪnə]

其实两个词还是略有细微的差别，很容易区分。当C大写是，就是中国的意思；而小写时，则意为瓷器。当然这也仅适用于书面表达，口语表达是需要注意语境去理解。

1.中国

【例句】

China has been described as an 'emerging economic powerhouse'.

中国被称为“崛起中的经济强国”。

China has always fascinated me.

中国一直令我心驰神往。

2.瓷器

【例句】

This china came from a junk shop.

这件瓷器是从旧货店里买来的。

The china was displayed in a glass cabinet.

瓷器陈列在玻璃柜里。

一词多义的单词还有很多，而且两个词毫无关联，你绝对想不到！

Shanghai  [ˌʃæŋˈhaɪ]

与China类似，书面表达中可以以大小写区分。

1.上海

【例句】

His new job requires frequent trips to Shanghai.

他的新工作需要他经常去上海。

She took a fast train to Shanghai.

她搭乘快车前往上海。

2.拐、骗

【英文释义】

to trick or force somebody into doing something that they do not really want to do

【例句】

I got a wedding to shanghai.

我要抢婚去了。

I got shanghaied.

我被骗了！

Cancer  [ˈkænsə(r)]

常关注星座的朋友们可能会知道这个单词除了癌症还有巨蟹座的意思。而且同样是以大小写区分，大写是巨蟹座的意思；小写则是癌症的含义。

1.巨蟹座

【英文释义】

a person born under the influence of this sign, that is between 22 June and 22 July, approximately

【例句】

He is a Cancer.

他是巨蟹座的。

2.癌症

【英文释义】

a serious disease in which growths of cells, also called cancers , form in the body and kill normal body cells. The disease often causes death.

【例句】

He struggled against cancer for two years.

他同癌症抗争了两年。

He worked in a hospital for ten years nursing cancer patients.

他在一所医院里工作了十年，护理癌症病人。

fashion  [ˈfæʃn]

大家都知道这是时尚的意思，但你知道它作动词时还有塑造；手工制作的意思吗？

1.时尚

【英文释义】

A fashion is a style of clothing or a way of behaving that is popular at a particular time.

【例句】

The distance between fashion and art remains as great as ever.

时尚与艺术之间的差别之大依然如故。

Fashion is constantly changing.

时尚总是日新月异。

2.塑造

【英文释义】

to make or shape sth, especially with your hands

【例句】

Many influences help to fashion our children's characters.

各种各样的影响有助于塑造我们的孩子们的性格。

The beauty we fashion cannnot be dimmed by death. 美感我们塑造，不曾消逝黯淡。