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2. adjacent,adjoining,和 contiguous Xu yao quan guo ge da yuan i}Y:o}
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quan guo mian fei zi xun dian hua :si ling ling liu liu ba liu jiu G#csN&|,
qi ba xiang shou kao bo fu dao ti yan. 6K,AQ.=V2
这些词都有 next to“紧挨”的意思。 J9o]$.e
adjacent“毗邻的,邻近的”,但它们可能并不相互直接接触。 {P*RA'H3G
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3.admission 和 admittance S -im
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admittance 不指公共场合,一般指私人的住所。 m~2PpO
4. adopted 和 adoptive wz'D4B
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国家;adopted words 外来语。 \h :$q E7
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“采用的”,“假冒的”an adoptive courage 假充勇敢。 hivWQ$6%
5.averse 和 adverse Wq]^1g_
adverse“不利的,反对的”,用于事,不用于人。adverse weather V4_ZBeWA
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averse“嫌恶的,反对的,不乐意的”,常和“to”一起使用,而且用 *M09Y'5]
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6.advise 和 advice "HlT-0F
advise“劝告”(动词);advice“劝告”(名词)。 $vx]\`
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7.affect 和 effect |
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affect“影响”vt.,它的第二个意思是“假装”,Though she affected ?m0|>[j
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effect n.“结果”,“效力”。vt.“产生”,“导致”,它比“to ',~,
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already“已经”。He had already had his lunch. JZB7?@h%
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10. allude 和 elude g[4pG`z
allude“暗指”,“暗示”,“(婉转)提到”。
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elude(to avoid or escape)“闪避,躲避”。如:to elude sb.‘s grasp l$
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逃脱,没有被逮住;to elude the law 规避法律。The meaning eludes me. 4d-f6iiFV
那个意义我摸不透。 b1\.hi
11.illusion 和 delusion v[57LB
illusion“幻觉,错觉”be under no illusion about sth.对某事不 O%}?DiSl
存幻想。 juIi-*R!
delusion“欺骗,迷惑”He suffers from the delusion that he‘s ~HBQQt
attractive to women.他糊里糊涂地认为自己对女人很有吸引力。 %?2y2O,;
12.amended 和 emend 2+s#5K&i
amended(to alter or add to something)“订正,改正”,“修正(议 ;S0Kf{DN2
案等)”。an amended bill 修正案;amend one‘s ways 改过自新。 4 '"C8vw.
emend(to correct errors in)“校订”。emend the text of a book #|8Ia:=s
校勘某书;He emended the typescript before sending it to the printers. 5Q7Z$A1a
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在交付印刷之前他校正文稿。 rel_Z..~
13.amicable 和 amiable lWPh2k
这两个词都是指“友好的”意思。 pT|l "q@
amicable“友好的,亲切的”指行为或情景。The discussions were #K&XY6cTj
amicable,though business like.讨论虽然是商业形式,但也是友好的。 z|bAZKSRYx
amiable“可爱的,和蔼可亲的”多用于修饰人。Many people are g
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现他特别和蔼可亲,但还是有很多人害怕他。 qf
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