advice
[əd'vaɪs] noun uncountable
ESSENTIAL
■an opinion which someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a particular situation 意见；忠告；劝告•Steven gave me some good advice.斯蒂芬给了我一些好建议。 •I think I'll take your advice (= do what you suggest) and get the green dress.我想，我就听你的建议，拿这件绿色连衣裙吧。 •Can I give you a piece of advice?你想听听我的建议吗？ •I need some advice on which computer to buy.我需要听听别人的意见来决定买哪种电脑。 •[+ to infinitive] My advice is to go by train.我建议坐火车去。 •We went to Paris on Sarah's advice.我们听从萨拉的建议去了巴黎。
[əd'vaɪs] noun uncountable
Common Learner Errors advice or advise?Warning: do not confuse the noun advice with the verb advise :
✗ I advice you to see a lawyer.I advise you to see a lawyer.
[əd'vaɪs] noun uncountable
Common Learner Errors adviceAdvice does not have a plural form and cannot be used with a or an.To talk about an amount of advice , do not say 'advices', say advice , some advice or a lot of advice :
✗ She listens to me and gives me a lot of useful advices.She listens to me and gives me a lot of useful advice.To talk about advice in the singular, do not say 'an advice', say a piece of advice.
✗ She gave me a useful advice.She gave me a useful piece of advice. |