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adhesion 是指物质上的。 InI$:kJ
2. adjacent,adjoining,和 contiguous Xu yao quan guo ge da yuan YT,{E,U;
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wu san qi ,huo er ba jiu ling ling liu si san wu yi .ye ke yi bo da ;2QP7PrSY
quan guo mian fei zi xun dian hua :si ling ling liu liu ba liu jiu tCt#%7J;a
qi ba xiang shou kao bo fu dao ti yan. p`qgrI`
这些词都有 next to“紧挨”的意思。 H Pz+Dm
adjacent“毗邻的,邻近的”,但它们可能并不相互直接接触。 w7L)'9
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3.admission 和 admittance VIf.q)_k
它们都有“the act of entering”的意思。 } Q+|W=2t
但 admission 用于公共场合。 WcGS9`m/
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admittance 不指公共场合,一般指私人的住所。 aN3;`~{9
4. adopted 和 adoptive J'r^/
adopted“收养的,过继的” B9S@(/"7
an adopted son(daughter)养子(女);my adopted country 我所入籍的 R4d=S4i
国家;adopted words 外来语。 "0TZTa1e
adoptive“收养的”,我们说 adoptive parents,但很少说 adoptive tZo} ;|~'
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“采用的”,“假冒的”an adoptive courage 假充勇敢。 F
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5.averse 和 adverse mX|ojZ
adverse“不利的,反对的”,用于事,不用于人。adverse weather ],].zlN
conditions;an adverse reaction. -UT}/:a
averse“嫌恶的,反对的,不乐意的”,常和“to”一起使用,而且用 c:.eGH_f
否定形式。 g9F?z2^
6.advise 和 advice poFg1
advise“劝告”(动词);advice“劝告”(名词)。 9gZ$
7.affect 和 effect )!T/3|C
affect“影响”vt.,它的第二个意思是“假装”,Though she affected +"@ .8m
indifference,I knew she was really very upset. /Ci<xmP
effect n.“结果”,“效力”。vt.“产生”,“导致”,它比“to $ME)#(
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8.all ready 和 already yV(\R
all ready 意思是“completely prepared” F6dP,(
already“已经”。He had already had his lunch.
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9.altogether 和 all together LreP4dRe
altogether(in total)“总共” J$v?T$LVw
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10. allude 和 elude -Y;3I00(
allude“暗指”,“暗示”,“(婉转)提到”。 e?f IXk~b
elude(to avoid or escape)“闪避,躲避”。如:to elude sb.‘s grasp ?0xgRe<
逃脱,没有被逮住;to elude the law 规避法律。The meaning eludes me. %u5]>]M+
那个意义我摸不透。 dC4'{n|7
11.illusion 和 delusion >yh2Lri
illusion“幻觉,错觉”be under no illusion about sth.对某事不 S 6,.FYH
存幻想。 #cLBQJq
delusion“欺骗,迷惑”He suffers from the delusion that he‘s Zj4Uak
attractive to women.他糊里糊涂地认为自己对女人很有吸引力。 [PKR2UEe]
12.amended 和 emend '[O;zJN;
amended(to alter or add to something)“订正,改正”,“修正(议 da~],MN
案等)”。an amended bill 修正案;amend one‘s ways 改过自新。 u
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emend(to correct errors in)“校订”。emend the text of a book uUw5l})%Fi
校勘某书;He emended the typescript before sending it to the printers. XBw)H
在交付印刷之前他校正文稿。 :p6M=
13.amicable 和 amiable K 'I#W
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这两个词都是指“友好的”意思。 uA#;G/$
amicable“友好的,亲切的”指行为或情景。The discussions were #yvGK:F
amicable,though business like.讨论虽然是商业形式,但也是友好的。 w:l
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amiable“可爱的,和蔼可亲的”多用于修饰人。Many people are `pZm?}K
afraid of him,though I found him to be perfectly amiable.虽然我发 t<
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现他特别和蔼可亲,但还是有很多人害怕他。 -RK- Fu<e
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