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adherence 用于比喻的意思。例如:His adherence to the strict letter yD@eT:lyi
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adhesion 是指物质上的。 wyXQP+9G
2. adjacent,adjoining,和 contiguous Xu yao quan guo ge da yuan \0&F'V
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wu san qi ,huo er ba jiu ling ling liu si san wu yi .ye ke yi bo da ntW1 )H'o
quan guo mian fei zi xun dian hua :si ling ling liu liu ba liu jiu Ds#BfP7a
qi ba xiang shou kao bo fu dao ti yan. k|U2Mp
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adjacent“毗邻的,邻近的”,但它们可能并不相互直接接触。 S0}=uL#dt
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3.admission 和 admittance %.onO0})
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但 admission 用于公共场合。 1I)oT-~
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admittance 不指公共场合,一般指私人的住所。 3xiDt?&H
4. adopted 和 adoptive 5HIQw9g6
adopted“收养的,过继的”
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国家;adopted words 外来语。 `*D"=5G+
adoptive“收养的”,我们说 adoptive parents,但很少说 adoptive +'nMy"j1
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“采用的”,“假冒的”an adoptive courage 假充勇敢。 j-.Y!$a%6
5.averse 和 adverse e[0"x.gu
adverse“不利的,反对的”,用于事,不用于人。adverse weather k[,0kP;
conditions;an adverse reaction. /bPs0>5
averse“嫌恶的,反对的,不乐意的”,常和“to”一起使用,而且用 Vjw u:M
否定形式。 iq[IZdza
6.advise 和 advice w~ON
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advise“劝告”(动词);advice“劝告”(名词)。 RB
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7.affect 和 effect 1X&jlD?
affect“影响”vt.,它的第二个意思是“假装”,Though she affected Z*Gf`d:
indifference,I knew she was really very upset. fc9@l a
effect n.“结果”,“效力”。vt.“产生”,“导致”,它比“to c&F
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cause,to bring out”更为正式。His aim was to effect a radical change =0 !j"z=
in the party structure. Poa&htxe1
8.all ready 和 already `48Ql
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already“已经”。He had already had his lunch. )%3T1
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9.altogether 和 all together C4P<GtR9
altogether(in total)“总共” cD}]4
all together意思是“in a group”。如:We put the sheep all together V)N{Fr)&
in one field.这两个词还可以分开。We put all the sheep together in one @un+y9m[C
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10. allude 和 elude l {>j8Ln
allude“暗指”,“暗示”,“(婉转)提到”。 @NqwJ.%g
elude(to avoid or escape)“闪避,躲避”。如:to elude sb.‘s grasp kS:#|yY8%
逃脱,没有被逮住;to elude the law 规避法律。The meaning eludes me. 7t:tS7{}
那个意义我摸不透。 IA({R
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11.illusion 和 delusion ~~ rR< re
illusion“幻觉,错觉”be under no illusion about sth.对某事不 +E_yEH7_)
存幻想。
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delusion“欺骗,迷惑”He suffers from the delusion that he‘s s&(;
attractive to women.他糊里糊涂地认为自己对女人很有吸引力。 qS FtQ4
12.amended 和 emend DQm%=ON7
amended(to alter or add to something)“订正,改正”,“修正(议 So'.QWzX
案等)”。an amended bill 修正案;amend one‘s ways 改过自新。 .8Bo5)q$a-
emend(to correct errors in)“校订”。emend the text of a book p2{7+m
校勘某书;He emended the typescript before sending it to the printers. Jt@
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在交付印刷之前他校正文稿。 gtZmBe=
13.amicable 和 amiable E<[
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这两个词都是指“友好的”意思。 yy7(')wKO
amicable“友好的,亲切的”指行为或情景。The discussions were >m,hna]RZ
amicable,though business like.讨论虽然是商业形式,但也是友好的。 pUb1#=
amiable“可爱的,和蔼可亲的”多用于修饰人。Many people are ]myRYb5Z
afraid of him,though I found him to be perfectly amiable.虽然我发 _y_}/
现他特别和蔼可亲,但还是有很多人害怕他。 =abcLrf2G
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