之前听到很多朋友的英语发音，虽然能听懂，但是以小编的处女座情结，总想纠正一下。今天借着这个机会，我们来说说这些单词的发音。

 

Live

 

[lv] v. 生活，居住，经历，度过

I’ve been living in this city more for than a decade.

[lav] adj 现场直播的，精力充沛的；adv. 在现场，实况地

I like watching the live show. It is so exciting.

 

Present

[preznt] adj. 现在的，目前的；n. 现在，目前

At present, I have no chance of winning the game without his help.

[pr‘zent] v. 提出，出现，瞄准

When we reached the destination, a picturesque landscape presented itself to us.

 

Record

[rek:d] n. 唱片, 记录, 档案, 履历

The athlete broke the record which was set decades ago.

[rk:d] v. 记录，记载，标明, 录音; adj. 创纪录的

Make sure you record every word you say when you are having an important conversation with someone.

 

Increase

['kris] n. 提高， 增长，增加量;

Homelessness is on the increase (= increasing).

[n'kris] v. 增加，增大，增多;

The population has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million.

 

Wind

[wnd] n. 风，气流，管乐器;

The wind is blowing from the south.

[wand] v. 蜿蜒; 缠绕; 上发条;

He had forgotten to wind his watch.

注意unwind （放松，解开），wind down (放松，慢下来）, wind up （以...告终） 中wind的发音也是/waind/

 

Desert

[dez(r)t] n. 沙漠

I dreamed that I got stuck in a huge desert with no end.

[diz(r)t] v. 舍弃，逃跑

She was deserted by her husband.

 

Contrast

[kntrɑ:st] n. 对比，对照，差异，对立面;

In contrast, most women are controlled by their emotions.

[kntrɑ:st] v. 对比，对照

We contrast the previous statistic of social employment rate.