1.adherence 和 adhesion Zv#Ll@v
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adhesion 是指物质上的。 4^URX>nx8
2. adjacent,adjoining,和 contiguous Xu yao quan guo ge da yuan ~s5SZK*
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wu san qi ,huo er ba jiu ling ling liu si san wu yi .ye ke yi bo da -a-(r'Qc(
quan guo mian fei zi xun dian hua :si ling ling liu liu ba liu jiu `]W|8M
qi ba xiang shou kao bo fu dao ti yan. tPF.r
这些词都有 next to“紧挨”的意思。 /E\
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adjacent“毗邻的,邻近的”,但它们可能并不相互直接接触。 mrw=T.
adjoining 和 contiguous 指相互接触,通常之间有一个 edge 或 F>rH^F
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3.admission 和 admittance D
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但 admission 用于公共场合。 O6OP =K!t:
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admittance 不指公共场合,一般指私人的住所。 ?F3
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4. adopted 和 adoptive #Q
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adopted“收养的,过继的” 3p'I5,}
an adopted son(daughter)养子(女);my adopted country 我所入籍的 hyFyP\u]
国家;adopted words 外来语。 -jiG7OL
adoptive“收养的”,我们说 adoptive parents,但很少说 adoptive 1 9CK+;b
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“采用的”,“假冒的”an adoptive courage 假充勇敢。 Ll4g[8
5.averse 和 adverse 9_5ow
adverse“不利的,反对的”,用于事,不用于人。adverse weather :n-]>Q>5=k
conditions;an adverse reaction. l~$+,U&XNe
averse“嫌恶的,反对的,不乐意的”,常和“to”一起使用,而且用 lx7Q.su'
否定形式。 N=7pK&NHSG
6.advise 和 advice +csi[c)3E
advise“劝告”(动词);advice“劝告”(名词)。 =aTv! 8</
7.affect 和 effect e(<str>
affect“影响”vt.,它的第二个意思是“假装”,Though she affected W*I(f]8:y`
indifference,I knew she was really very upset. e-EUf
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cause,to bring out”更为正式。His aim was to effect a radical change
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8.all ready 和 already *(T:,PY
all ready 意思是“completely prepared” )`O~f_pIC
already“已经”。He had already had his lunch. M# %a(Y3K)
9.altogether 和 all together ) iN
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altogether(in total)“总共” ?b>,9A.Z
all together意思是“in a group”。如:We put the sheep 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 ud'-;W
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10. allude 和 elude GkTiDm?
allude“暗指”,“暗示”,“(婉转)提到”。 jk [1{I/
elude(to avoid or escape)“闪避,躲避”。如:to elude sb.‘s grasp
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逃脱,没有被逮住;to elude the law 规避法律。The meaning eludes me. !C3MFm{B
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11.illusion 和 delusion SBfT20z[
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delusion“欺骗,迷惑”He suffers from the delusion that he‘s $Y/
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attractive to women.他糊里糊涂地认为自己对女人很有吸引力。 uXJ;A *
12.amended 和 emend U4C 9<h&
amended(to alter or add to something)“订正,改正”,“修正(议 V)~.~2$
案等)”。an amended bill 修正案;amend one‘s ways 改过自新。 --HZX
emend(to correct errors in)“校订”。emend the text of a book [S9K6%w_!
校勘某书;He emended the typescript before sending it to the printers. BW}U%B^.
在交付印刷之前他校正文稿。 -w}]fb2Q>
13.amicable 和 amiable IoQEtA
这两个词都是指“友好的”意思。 ORHp$Un~)
amicable“友好的,亲切的”指行为或情景。The discussions were M3c$=>
amicable,though business like.讨论虽然是商业形式,但也是友好的。 IEsEdw]aZE
amiable“可爱的,和蔼可亲的”多用于修饰人。Many people are t^R][Ay&
afraid of him,though I found him to be perfectly amiable.虽然我发 )NXmn95
现他特别和蔼可亲,但还是有很多人害怕他。 =[cS0Sy
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