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adhesion 是指物质上的。 4z qO!nk
2. adjacent,adjoining,和 contiguous Xu yao quan guo ge da yuan <bh!wf6;
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qi ba xiang shou kao bo fu dao ti yan. &2pa9i
这些词都有 next to“紧挨”的意思。 K5\;'.9M
adjacent“毗邻的,邻近的”,但它们可能并不相互直接接触。 xG,L*3c{o
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3.admission 和 admittance ~J|B
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但 admission 用于公共场合。 Y?IX V*J
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admittance 不指公共场合,一般指私人的住所。 ]4)$dQ59
4. adopted 和 adoptive #Dl=K<I
adopted“收养的,过继的” s.>;(RiJd
an adopted son(daughter)养子(女);my adopted country 我所入籍的 Y|F~w~Cb
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“采用的”,“假冒的”an adoptive courage 假充勇敢。 80Z'1'u0
5.averse 和 adverse })5
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adverse“不利的,反对的”,用于事,不用于人。adverse weather WXJ%hA
conditions;an adverse reaction. unAu8k^
averse“嫌恶的,反对的,不乐意的”,常和“to”一起使用,而且用 >1NE6T
否定形式。 }\hz@G<
6.advise 和 advice _|s'0F/t
advise“劝告”(动词);advice“劝告”(名词)。 {7LNQGiJ
7.affect 和 effect *dX
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affect“影响”vt.,它的第二个意思是“假装”,Though she affected +YCKd3/
indifference,I knew she was really very upset. \EQCR[7qu7
effect n.“结果”,“效力”。vt.“产生”,“导致”,它比“to 8\$u/(DX
cause,to bring out”更为正式。His aim was to effect a radical change ^y<8&ZFH
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8.all ready 和 already 2#`9OLu8X
all ready 意思是“completely prepared” R}HNi(%"
already“已经”。He had already had his lunch. \'-E[xNcWI
9.altogether 和 all together 5PPaR|c3
altogether(in total)“总共” Z:Y_{YAD
all together意思是“in a group”。如:We put the sheep all together }BJR/r
in one field.这两个词还可以分开。We put all the sheep together in one L<[%tv V
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10. allude 和 elude tqwAS)v=
allude“暗指”,“暗示”,“(婉转)提到”。 rqz`F\A;%
elude(to avoid or escape)“闪避,躲避”。如:to elude sb.‘s grasp 4)NbQ[
逃脱,没有被逮住;to elude the law 规避法律。The meaning eludes me. }ISc^W) t
那个意义我摸不透。 f7oJ6'K
11.illusion 和 delusion tM3Q;8gB!
illusion“幻觉,错觉”be under no illusion about sth.对某事不 Fu[<zA^
存幻想。 87yZd8+)
delusion“欺骗,迷惑”He suffers from the delusion that he‘s nr- 32u
attractive to women.他糊里糊涂地认为自己对女人很有吸引力。 ,qT+Vqpr{
12.amended 和 emend ^!*nhs%
amended(to alter or add to something)“订正,改正”,“修正(议 x|GkXD3
案等)”。an amended bill 修正案;amend one‘s ways 改过自新。 |wGmu&fY
emend(to correct errors in)“校订”。emend the text of a book
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校勘某书;He emended the typescript before sending it to the printers. 0N`N
在交付印刷之前他校正文稿。 W=\45BJ
13.amicable 和 amiable SGK
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这两个词都是指“友好的”意思。 sny$[!)
amicable“友好的,亲切的”指行为或情景。The discussions were 3#N`n |UgC
amicable,though business like.讨论虽然是商业形式,但也是友好的。 BI+x6S>d
amiable“可爱的,和蔼可亲的”多用于修饰人。Many people are WYd9p; k
afraid of him,though I found him to be perfectly amiable.虽然我发 y_LFkZ
现他特别和蔼可亲,但还是有很多人害怕他。 __|Y59J%
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