1.adherence 和 adhesion BcJ]bIbKb
这两个词都是“粘附的”意思。 e">$[IhXtV
adherence 用于比喻的意思。例如:His adherence to the strict letter !3~VoNh,
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adhesion 是指物质上的。 !]bXHT&!R
2. adjacent,adjoining,和 contiguous Xu yao quan guo ge da yuan Q_}i8p'
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wu san qi ,huo er ba jiu ling ling liu si san wu yi .ye ke yi bo da p#vZYwe=L
quan guo mian fei zi xun dian hua :si ling ling liu liu ba liu jiu HVb9YU+
qi ba xiang shou kao bo fu dao ti yan. }z/;^``
这些词都有 next to“紧挨”的意思。 H^jFvAI,8
adjacent“毗邻的,邻近的”,但它们可能并不相互直接接触。 cv fh:~L
adjoining 和 contiguous 指相互接触,通常之间有一个 edge 或 8+^?<FKa
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3.admission 和 admittance bDdJh}Vz
它们都有“the act of entering”的意思。 1](5wK-Z
但 admission 用于公共场合。 J"w!Q\_
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admittance 不指公共场合,一般指私人的住所。 >M .?qs4
4. adopted 和 adoptive YJgw%UVJ5m
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国家;adopted words 外来语。 fn|l9k~ <O
adoptive“收养的”,我们说 adoptive parents,但很少说 adoptive o l67x
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“采用的”,“假冒的”an adoptive courage 假充勇敢。 .%+`e
5.averse 和 adverse :" ZH
adverse“不利的,反对的”,用于事,不用于人。adverse weather H~-zq}4
conditions;an adverse reaction. }Gpw2
averse“嫌恶的,反对的,不乐意的”,常和“to”一起使用,而且用 sr\l z}JW
否定形式。 9H*$3
6.advise 和 advice SdUtAC2
advise“劝告”(动词);advice“劝告”(名词)。 -B2>~#L
7.affect 和 effect u(JC
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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. Egt;Bj#%
effect n.“结果”,“效力”。vt.“产生”,“导致”,它比“to |u)?h]>
cause,to bring out”更为正式。His aim was to effect a radical change Ty%4#9``0
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8.all ready 和 already [!{*
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already“已经”。He had already had his lunch. / /qTMxn
9.altogether 和 all together ~Dr/+h:^\
altogether(in total)“总共” zQxZR}'
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10. allude 和 elude xZFha=#
allude“暗指”,“暗示”,“(婉转)提到”。 Js qze'BGY
elude(to avoid or escape)“闪避,躲避”。如:to elude sb.‘s grasp IDzP
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逃脱,没有被逮住;to elude the law 规避法律。The meaning eludes me. GZQ)TzR
那个意义我摸不透。 [8Ub#<]]
11.illusion 和 delusion {a_=4a
illusion“幻觉,错觉”be under no illusion about sth.对某事不 pw:<a2.
存幻想。 dk({J
delusion“欺骗,迷惑”He suffers from the delusion that he‘s 'O]_A57
attractive to women.他糊里糊涂地认为自己对女人很有吸引力。 ? $pGG
12.amended 和 emend ^/R@bp#
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案等)”。an amended bill 修正案;amend one‘s ways 改过自新。 8NeP7.U<w
emend(to correct errors in)“校订”。emend the text of a book Mim 9C]h(
校勘某书;He emended the typescript before sending it to the printers. hr@KWE`
在交付印刷之前他校正文稿。 ]*juF[r(
13.amicable 和 amiable *~ 4uF
这两个词都是指“友好的”意思。 3-32q)8
amicable“友好的,亲切的”指行为或情景。The discussions were Q(AOKp,F
amicable,though business like.讨论虽然是商业形式,但也是友好的。 ;#/b=j\pi
amiable“可爱的,和蔼可亲的”多用于修饰人。Many people are 2K,
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afraid of him,though I found him to be perfectly amiable.虽然我发 ]ZO^@sH
现他特别和蔼可亲,但还是有很多人害怕他。 lhQ*;dMj%"
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