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adherence 用于比喻的意思。例如:His adherence to the strict letter 3>FeTf#:
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adhesion 是指物质上的。 aOZSX3;wg
2. adjacent,adjoining,和 contiguous Xu yao quan guo ge da yuan %5<uQc9
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wu san qi ,huo er ba jiu ling ling liu si san wu yi .ye ke yi bo da h:{rjXK
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qi ba xiang shou kao bo fu dao ti yan. ,e\'Y!'
这些词都有 next to“紧挨”的意思。 ()K,~
adjacent“毗邻的,邻近的”,但它们可能并不相互直接接触。 r}>8FE9S'H
adjoining 和 contiguous 指相互接触,通常之间有一个 edge 或 k=D_9_
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3.admission 和 admittance QN`K|,}H^
它们都有“the act of entering”的意思。 ]o}g~Xn
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admittance 不指公共场合,一般指私人的住所。 O |45r
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adopted“收养的,过继的” 88%7
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国家;adopted words 外来语。 ?\|QDJXY
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“采用的”,“假冒的”an adoptive courage 假充勇敢。 1<gY
5.averse 和 adverse aU&p7y4C@
adverse“不利的,反对的”,用于事,不用于人。adverse weather (>~:1
conditions;an adverse reaction. H&$L1CrdL
averse“嫌恶的,反对的,不乐意的”,常和“to”一起使用,而且用 3y#0Lb-y
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advise“劝告”(动词);advice“劝告”(名词)。 >4 n\
7.affect 和 effect S*"uXTS
affect“影响”vt.,它的第二个意思是“假装”,Though she affected rlUo#
indifference,I knew she was really very upset. 8PKUg
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already“已经”。He had already had his lunch. FX1[ 2\
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all together意思是“in a group”。如:We put the sheep all together {J&[JA\
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10. allude 和 elude X}V}%
allude“暗指”,“暗示”,“(婉转)提到”。 8]@$7hy8
elude(to avoid or escape)“闪避,躲避”。如:to elude sb.‘s grasp #gq!L
逃脱,没有被逮住;to elude the law 规避法律。The meaning eludes me. *F:)S"3_~e
那个意义我摸不透。 =Ch^;Wyt
11.illusion 和 delusion #fGI#]SG?
illusion“幻觉,错觉”be under no illusion about sth.对某事不 }srmG|@:
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delusion“欺骗,迷惑”He suffers from the delusion that he‘s 5^5hhm4
attractive to women.他糊里糊涂地认为自己对女人很有吸引力。 =&K8~
12.amended 和 emend TSKT6_IJw
amended(to alter or add to something)“订正,改正”,“修正(议 ;T\+TZ tI
案等)”。an amended bill 修正案;amend one‘s ways 改过自新。 {*PbD;/f
emend(to correct errors in)“校订”。emend the text of a book Fp&tJ]=B.
校勘某书;He emended the typescript before sending it to the printers. H`bS::JI-
在交付印刷之前他校正文稿。 \=qZ),bU@
13.amicable 和 amiable BjyV&1tRV!
这两个词都是指“友好的”意思。 YD{Ppz
amicable“友好的,亲切的”指行为或情景。The discussions were }' p"q)
amicable,though business like.讨论虽然是商业形式,但也是友好的。
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amiable“可爱的,和蔼可亲的”多用于修饰人。Many people are (V x2*Aw]
afraid of him,though I found him to be perfectly amiable.虽然我发 ZLZh$eZZ
现他特别和蔼可亲,但还是有很多人害怕他。 hiKyU!)Hv
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