1.adherence 和 adhesion E.
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这两个词都是“粘附的”意思。 }o#6g|"\sY
adherence 用于比喻的意思。例如:His adherence to the strict letter Y-c_ 2 )
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adhesion 是指物质上的。 S4(lC%$|
2. adjacent,adjoining,和 contiguous Xu yao quan guo ge da yuan x AR9* <-
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wu san qi ,huo er ba jiu ling ling liu si san wu yi .ye ke yi bo da wloQk(T<W
quan guo mian fei zi xun dian hua :si ling ling liu liu ba liu jiu veh?oJi@
qi ba xiang shou kao bo fu dao ti yan. ibskce{H
这些词都有 next to“紧挨”的意思。 RI
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adjacent“毗邻的,邻近的”,但它们可能并不相互直接接触。 =;^#5dpt$
adjoining 和 contiguous 指相互接触,通常之间有一个 edge 或 3 ]}wZY0
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3.admission 和 admittance D^9r#&
它们都有“the act of entering”的意思。 -5t.1/
但 admission 用于公共场合。 &]Q\@;]Aq
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admittance 不指公共场合,一般指私人的住所。 #Y;_W;#
4. adopted 和 adoptive "]C$"JR
adopted“收养的,过继的” y0D="2)
an adopted son(daughter)养子(女);my adopted country 我所入籍的 L<**J\=7M
国家;adopted words 外来语。 I+]q;dF;
adoptive“收养的”,我们说 adoptive parents,但很少说 adoptive ki[Yu+';}
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“采用的”,“假冒的”an adoptive courage 假充勇敢。 'X$2gD3c9
5.averse 和 adverse as?~N/}
adverse“不利的,反对的”,用于事,不用于人。adverse weather xG^6'<
conditions;an adverse reaction. D> |R.{
averse“嫌恶的,反对的,不乐意的”,常和“to”一起使用,而且用 AF}6O(C~
否定形式。 S0 AaJty
6.advise 和 advice w{1DwCLKq
advise“劝告”(动词);advice“劝告”(名词)。 ,dM}B-
7.affect 和 effect -5~&A6+ILn
affect“影响”vt.,它的第二个意思是“假装”,Though she affected '
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indifference,I knew she was really very upset. ersddb^J]
effect n.“结果”,“效力”。vt.“产生”,“导致”,它比“to CVp
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cause,to bring out”更为正式。His aim was to effect a radical change %\5d?;
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all ready 意思是“completely prepared” ppjS|l*`
already“已经”。He had already had his lunch. y()7m/
9.altogether 和 all together H +O7+=&
altogether(in total)“总共” -Q6njt&
all together意思是“in a group”。如:We put the sheep all together u&HLdSHe
in one field.这两个词还可以分开。We put all the sheep together in one gi|j! m
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10. allude 和 elude 0(2r"Hi
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 %z}{jqD&:X
逃脱,没有被逮住;to elude the law 规避法律。The meaning eludes me. C 'YL9r-G
那个意义我摸不透。 gq|T:
11.illusion 和 delusion ^gY^I`"e6
illusion“幻觉,错觉”be under no illusion about sth.对某事不 $wgHaSni
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delusion“欺骗,迷惑”He suffers from the delusion that he‘s s}NE[Tw
attractive to women.他糊里糊涂地认为自己对女人很有吸引力。 hx4X#_)v
12.amended 和 emend Z%]s+V)st
amended(to alter or add to something)“订正,改正”,“修正(议 K+=cNC4B
案等)”。an amended bill 修正案;amend one‘s ways 改过自新。 R/&Ev$:
emend(to correct errors in)“校订”。emend the text of a book ZK1H%&P=R
校勘某书;He emended the typescript before sending it to the printers. 3oH .1M/
在交付印刷之前他校正文稿。 Qy>n]->%
13.amicable 和 amiable @2>A\0U
这两个词都是指“友好的”意思。 ^Jv$Wx
amicable“友好的,亲切的”指行为或情景。The discussions were I{e[Y_
amicable,though business like.讨论虽然是商业形式,但也是友好的。 f,Z*o
amiable“可爱的,和蔼可亲的”多用于修饰人。Many people are 381a(F[$e
afraid of him,though I found him to be perfectly amiable.虽然我发 ~N<zv({lG
现他特别和蔼可亲,但还是有很多人害怕他。 gj(|#n5C
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