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adherence 用于比喻的意思。例如:His adherence to the strict letter %6A-OF
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adhesion 是指物质上的。 )X~Pr?52?
2. adjacent,adjoining,和 contiguous Xu yao quan guo ge da yuan ~v2V`lxh
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wu san qi ,huo er ba jiu ling ling liu si san wu yi .ye ke yi bo da 8cK\myn.
quan guo mian fei zi xun dian hua :si ling ling liu liu ba liu jiu .Vo"AuC}
qi ba xiang shou kao bo fu dao ti yan. MSZ!W(7,<
这些词都有 next to“紧挨”的意思。 Fn86E dFM
adjacent“毗邻的,邻近的”,但它们可能并不相互直接接触。 {sC@N![
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3.admission 和 admittance k42b:W5%
它们都有“the act of entering”的意思。 7qP4B9S
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admittance 不指公共场合,一般指私人的住所。 \!^i;1h0c3
4. adopted 和 adoptive XzT78
adopted“收养的,过继的” \ Y*h
an adopted son(daughter)养子(女);my adopted country 我所入籍的 6Z~Ya\~.g.
国家;adopted words 外来语。 j%p CuC&"
adoptive“收养的”,我们说 adoptive parents,但很少说 adoptive )xB$LJM8
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“采用的”,“假冒的”an adoptive courage 假充勇敢。 j]pohxn$5
5.averse 和 adverse $ZQ"({<w<g
adverse“不利的,反对的”,用于事,不用于人。adverse weather Kb-W
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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 NMXnrvS&
否定形式。 i{8]'fM
6.advise 和 advice '!!e+\h#
advise“劝告”(动词);advice“劝告”(名词)。 qAqoZMpI|;
7.affect 和 effect \e<m SR
affect“影响”vt.,它的第二个意思是“假装”,Though she affected 8;TAb.r
indifference,I knew she was really very upset. [s~JceUyX
effect n.“结果”,“效力”。vt.“产生”,“导致”,它比“to zI:(33
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all ready 意思是“completely prepared” ]}kI)34/
already“已经”。He had already had his lunch. pp
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9.altogether 和 all together mj@31YW
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10. allude 和 elude /HkFlfPd
allude“暗指”,“暗示”,“(婉转)提到”。 eIg+PuQD]
elude(to avoid or escape)“闪避,躲避”。如:to elude sb.‘s grasp N
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逃脱,没有被逮住;to elude the law 规避法律。The meaning eludes me. zG#
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11.illusion 和 delusion %:3'4;jh%
illusion“幻觉,错觉”be under no illusion about sth.对某事不 xYI;V7
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delusion“欺骗,迷惑”He suffers from the delusion that he‘s w9f
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attractive to women.他糊里糊涂地认为自己对女人很有吸引力。 2ev*CX6.
12.amended 和 emend /kB|1gFj
amended(to alter or add to something)“订正,改正”,“修正(议 p&^J=_O
案等)”。an amended bill 修正案;amend one‘s ways 改过自新。 _A{+H^,
emend(to correct errors in)“校订”。emend the text of a book Fu7M0X'p
校勘某书;He emended the typescript before sending it to the printers. o@W_ai_
在交付印刷之前他校正文稿。 nO{ x^b <
13.amicable 和 amiable (wuaxo:
这两个词都是指“友好的”意思。 cJDd0(tD!
amicable“友好的,亲切的”指行为或情景。The discussions were sb^mLH] 3
amicable,though business like.讨论虽然是商业形式,但也是友好的。 0C$8g
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amiable“可爱的,和蔼可亲的”多用于修饰人。Many people are 1u~ MXGF
afraid of him,though I found him to be perfectly amiable.虽然我发 7 Wl-n
现他特别和蔼可亲,但还是有很多人害怕他。 83 I-X95
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