1.adherence 和 adhesion Y`SvMkP)+
这两个词都是“粘附的”意思。 pg)WKbV
adherence 用于比喻的意思。例如:His adherence to the strict letter 5"O.,H}
of the law. '16b2n+F@#
adhesion 是指物质上的。 ,1o FPa{?
2. adjacent,adjoining,和 contiguous Xu yao quan guo ge da yuan @r/nF5
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wu san qi ,huo er ba jiu ling ling liu si san wu yi .ye ke yi bo da _>X+ZlpU:
quan guo mian fei zi xun dian hua :si ling ling liu liu ba liu jiu rCdu0 gYT
qi ba xiang shou kao bo fu dao ti yan. k_nql8H
这些词都有 next to“紧挨”的意思。 ZX./P
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adjacent“毗邻的,邻近的”,但它们可能并不相互直接接触。 %/ #NK1&M
adjoining 和 contiguous 指相互接触,通常之间有一个 edge 或 -z%^)VE
boundary. L>4"(
3.admission 和 admittance LuvY<~u
它们都有“the act of entering”的意思。 ZeaA%y67U
但 admission 用于公共场合。 *mvlb
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The price of admission to the gallery is£5. E92KP?i
admittance 不指公共场合,一般指私人的住所。 g&Vx:fOC
4. adopted 和 adoptive #fn)k1
adopted“收养的,过继的” pYmk1!]/
an adopted son(daughter)养子(女);my adopted country 我所入籍的 R|87%&6']
国家;adopted words 外来语。 jLHkOk5{:
adoptive“收养的”,我们说 adoptive parents,但很少说 adoptive Ls+2Zbh
child; |"CZ T#
“采用的”,“假冒的”an adoptive courage 假充勇敢。 <&g,Nc'5C
5.averse 和 adverse 3kp+<$
adverse“不利的,反对的”,用于事,不用于人。adverse weather mLLDE;7|}
conditions;an adverse reaction. M\Ye<Tk
averse“嫌恶的,反对的,不乐意的”,常和“to”一起使用,而且用 O:{~urV
否定形式。 1JG'%8}#8
6.advise 和 advice O^duZ*b
advise“劝告”(动词);advice“劝告”(名词)。 =|y9UlsD
7.affect 和 effect h_,i&d@(
affect“影响”vt.,它的第二个意思是“假装”,Though she affected (m(JK^
indifference,I knew she was really very upset. ~H<6gN<j(.
effect n.“结果”,“效力”。vt.“产生”,“导致”,它比“to kxI
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cause,to bring out”更为正式。His aim was to effect a radical change [uN?
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in the party structure. >7T'OC
8.all ready 和 already Nkth>7*
all ready 意思是“completely prepared” Ee%%d
already“已经”。He had already had his lunch. qvKG-|j
9.altogether 和 all together u?<%q!
altogether(in total)“总共” u$Jz~:=,
all together意思是“in a group”。如:We put the sheep all together #:U%mHT(_
in one field.这两个词还可以分开。We put all the sheep together in one 2,b(,3{`4:
field. DGn;m\
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10. allude 和 elude ~#[yJNYQ
allude“暗指”,“暗示”,“(婉转)提到”。 qUW!
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elude(to avoid or escape)“闪避,躲避”。如:to elude sb.‘s grasp b;W3j
逃脱,没有被逮住;to elude the law 规避法律。The meaning eludes me. 0#s"e}@v
那个意义我摸不透。 x$.^"l-vX
11.illusion 和 delusion ?*1uN=oI{*
illusion“幻觉,错觉”be under no illusion about sth.对某事不 l<LP&
存幻想。 gw3K+P
delusion“欺骗,迷惑”He suffers from the delusion that he‘s K6/Q}W
attractive to women.他糊里糊涂地认为自己对女人很有吸引力。 RYQR(
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12.amended 和 emend rv^@, 8vq
amended(to alter or add to something)“订正,改正”,“修正(议 TA`1U;c{n
案等)”。an amended bill 修正案;amend one‘s ways 改过自新。 bz2ztH9 n
emend(to correct errors in)“校订”。emend the text of a book v6M6>&RR|
校勘某书;He emended the typescript before sending it to the printers. FaQe_;
在交付印刷之前他校正文稿。 ~hnQUS`A
13.amicable 和 amiable ^w@%cVh
这两个词都是指“友好的”意思。 FxtQXu-g
amicable“友好的,亲切的”指行为或情景。The discussions were iohop(LZ
amicable,though business like.讨论虽然是商业形式,但也是友好的。 Yz/md1T$
amiable“可爱的,和蔼可亲的”多用于修饰人。Many people are U9:zVy
afraid of him,though I found him to be perfectly amiable.虽然我发 9N%We|L,c
现他特别和蔼可亲,但还是有很多人害怕他。 5T_n %vz
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