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3.admission 和 admittance
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它们都有“the act of entering”的意思。 \7b, Mz!
但 admission 用于公共场合。 *V',@NH#Os
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4. adopted 和 adoptive M]6+s`?r
adopted“收养的,过继的” [(x<2MTj
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“采用的”,“假冒的”an adoptive courage 假充勇敢。 YRVh[Bqg`
5.averse 和 adverse +^(_S9CO
adverse“不利的,反对的”,用于事,不用于人。adverse weather &J2U
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6.advise 和 advice C5 ILVQ
advise“劝告”(动词);advice“劝告”(名词)。 8%B_nVc
7.affect 和 effect QD!NV*
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effect n.“结果”,“效力”。vt.“产生”,“导致”,它比“to \0 h>!u
cause,to bring out”更为正式。His aim was to effect a radical change ")MHP~ ?
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8.all ready 和 already $7AsMlq[(
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already“已经”。He had already had his lunch. 0' *{BAWx
9.altogether 和 all together
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in one field.这两个词还可以分开。We put all the sheep together in one DDkN3\w
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10. allude 和 elude I-!7 EC2{!
allude“暗指”,“暗示”,“(婉转)提到”。
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elude(to avoid or escape)“闪避,躲避”。如:to elude sb.‘s grasp 0(+<uo~6p1
逃脱,没有被逮住;to elude the law 规避法律。The meaning eludes me. Xxh^4vKjX
那个意义我摸不透。 i695P}J2
11.illusion 和 delusion d4IQ;u
illusion“幻觉,错觉”be under no illusion about sth.对某事不 C
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delusion“欺骗,迷惑”He suffers from the delusion that he‘s cu}(
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attractive to women.他糊里糊涂地认为自己对女人很有吸引力。 .CEC
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12.amended 和 emend Jk}3c>^D
amended(to alter or add to something)“订正,改正”,“修正(议 I\1E=6"
案等)”。an amended bill 修正案;amend one‘s ways 改过自新。 A*0X~6W
emend(to correct errors in)“校订”。emend the text of a book ~N9k8eT
校勘某书;He emended the typescript before sending it to the printers. /Hk})o_
在交付印刷之前他校正文稿。 ~H \P0G5GA
13.amicable 和 amiable m$[:
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amicable“友好的,亲切的”指行为或情景。The discussions were |g{50r'=
amicable,though business like.讨论虽然是商业形式,但也是友好的。 5w>TCx
amiable“可爱的,和蔼可亲的”多用于修饰人。Many people are xp:I(
afraid of him,though I found him to be perfectly amiable.虽然我发 %9zpPrWF
现他特别和蔼可亲,但还是有很多人害怕他。 .6[8$8c
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