1.adherence 和 adhesion XPR:_
这两个词都是“粘附的”意思。 u0(hVK`":
adherence 用于比喻的意思。例如:His adherence to the strict letter q?gQ
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adhesion 是指物质上的。 PHE;
2. adjacent,adjoining,和 contiguous Xu yao quan guo ge da yuan ?45K%;.9Q
xiao kao bo ying yu zhen ti shi juan qing jia qq:qi qi er liu qi ba &T|UAM.
wu san qi ,huo er ba jiu ling ling liu si san wu yi .ye ke yi bo da ).O\O)K
quan guo mian fei zi xun dian hua :si ling ling liu liu ba liu jiu e!L sc3@
qi ba xiang shou kao bo fu dao ti yan. l[x`*+ON:2
这些词都有 next to“紧挨”的意思。 UJyiRP:#]>
adjacent“毗邻的,邻近的”,但它们可能并不相互直接接触。 SOi(5]
adjoining 和 contiguous 指相互接触,通常之间有一个 edge 或 k(w9vt0?
boundary. o@Cn_p^X
3.admission 和 admittance $`+~QR!h
它们都有“the act of entering”的意思。 {0m[:af&
但 admission 用于公共场合。 ?\/dfK:!
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admittance 不指公共场合,一般指私人的住所。 _dRn0<#1(k
4. adopted 和 adoptive 83O^e&Bt
adopted“收养的,过继的” #,|_d>p:
an adopted son(daughter)养子(女);my adopted country 我所入籍的 l1.Aw|'D
国家;adopted words 外来语。 E]e[Ty1
adoptive“收养的”,我们说 adoptive parents,但很少说 adoptive SieV%T0t1
child; pC?1gc1G
“采用的”,“假冒的”an adoptive courage 假充勇敢。 nms<6kfzL
5.averse 和 adverse '~vSH9nx/
adverse“不利的,反对的”,用于事,不用于人。adverse weather /hj9Q!
conditions;an adverse reaction. 8Jly!=Qm5
averse“嫌恶的,反对的,不乐意的”,常和“to”一起使用,而且用 L"zgBB?K6
否定形式。 V,*0<7h
6.advise 和 advice %RR|QY*
advise“劝告”(动词);advice“劝告”(名词)。 -|iA!w#31
7.affect 和 effect eVNBhR}HS
affect“影响”vt.,它的第二个意思是“假装”,Though she affected bD^ob.c.A
indifference,I knew she was really very upset. AK\g
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effect n.“结果”,“效力”。vt.“产生”,“导致”,它比“to uu46'aT
cause,to bring out”更为正式。His aim was to effect a radical change W*WH .1&
in the party structure. UOL%tT
8.all ready 和 already YdL1(|EdM
all ready 意思是“completely prepared” sMpC4E
already“已经”。He had already had his lunch. '~x
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9.altogether 和 all together . R8W<
altogether(in total)“总共” \#*;H|U.x
all together意思是“in a group”。如:We put the sheep all together UC2OYZb
in one field.这两个词还可以分开。We put all the sheep together in one PI<s5bns
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10. allude 和 elude _(A+_|
allude“暗指”,“暗示”,“(婉转)提到”。 (DaP~*c3cC
elude(to avoid or escape)“闪避,躲避”。如:to elude sb.‘s grasp eOnl
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逃脱,没有被逮住;to elude the law 规避法律。The meaning eludes me. vBQ?S2f
那个意义我摸不透。 E$zq8-p|
11.illusion 和 delusion 4Fc1'
illusion“幻觉,错觉”be under no illusion about sth.对某事不 :zy'hu;
存幻想。 o2UJ*4
delusion“欺骗,迷惑”He suffers from the delusion that he‘s >Zp]vK~s
attractive to women.他糊里糊涂地认为自己对女人很有吸引力。 6L% R@r
12.amended 和 emend YY>Uf1}*9
amended(to alter or add to something)“订正,改正”,“修正(议 G6ES]
案等)”。an amended bill 修正案;amend one‘s ways 改过自新。 hp%Pg &
emend(to correct errors in)“校订”。emend the text of a book XA^:n+Yo
校勘某书;He emended the typescript before sending it to the printers. X{5 DPhB,
在交付印刷之前他校正文稿。 e<wj5:M|
13.amicable 和 amiable /XK`v=~(l{
这两个词都是指“友好的”意思。 `CUO! 'U
amicable“友好的,亲切的”指行为或情景。The discussions were ?)<XuMh
amicable,though business like.讨论虽然是商业形式,但也是友好的。 QnAf A%
amiable“可爱的,和蔼可亲的”多用于修饰人。Many people are Wb(0Szk;
afraid of him,though I found him to be perfectly amiable.虽然我发 $7
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现他特别和蔼可亲,但还是有很多人害怕他。 @*{BX~f
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