2014考研英语:单词易混词辨析
时间:2013-11-03 11:52:37
(单词翻译:单击)
1.adherence1和adhesion
这两个词都是“粘附的”意思。
adherence用于比喻的意思。例如:His adherence to the strict letter of the law.
adhesion是指物质上的。
2. adjacent,adjoining,和contiguous
这些词都有next to“紧挨”的意思。
adjacent“毗邻的,邻近的”,但它们可能并不相互直接接触。
adjoining和contiguous指相互接触,通常之间有一个edge或boundary.
3.admission和admittance
它们都有“the act of entering”的意思。
但admission用于公共场合。
The price of admission to the gallery is£5.
admittance不指公共场合,一般指私人的住所。
4. adopted和adoptive
adopted“收养的,过继的”
an adopted son(daughter)养子(女);my adopted country我所入籍的国家;adopted words外来语。
adoptive“收养的”,我们说adoptive parents,但很少说adoptive child;
“采用的”,“假冒的”an adoptive courage假充勇敢。
adverse“不利的,反对的”,用于事,不用于人。adverse weather conditions;an adverse reaction.
averse“嫌恶的,反对的,不乐意的”,常和“to”一起使用,而且用否定形式。
6.advise和advice
advise“劝告”(动词);advice“劝告”(名词)。
7.affect和effect
affect“影响”vt.,它的第二个意思是“假装”,Though she
affected3 indifference,I knew she was really very upset.
effect n.“结果”,“效力”。vt.“产生”,“导致”,它比“to cause,to bring out”更为正式。His aim was to effect a
radical4 change in the party structure.
8.all ready和already
all ready意思是“completely prepared”
already“已经”。He had already had his lunch.
9.altogether和all together
altogether(in total)“总共”
all together意思是“in a group”。如:We put the sheep all together in one field.这两个词还可以分开。We put all the sheep together in one field.
allude“暗指”,“暗示”,“(婉转)提到”。
elude(to avoid or escape)“闪避,躲避”。如:to elude sb.‘s grasp逃脱,没有被逮住;to elude the law规避法律。The meaning
eludes6 me.那个意义我摸不透。
illusion“幻觉,错觉”be under no illusion about sth.对某事不存幻想。
delusion“欺骗,迷惑”He suffers from the delusion that he‘s attractive to women.他糊里糊涂地认为自己对女人很有吸引力。
amended(to alter or add to something)“订正,改正”,“修正(议案等)”。an amended bill修正案;amend one‘s ways改过自新。
emend(to correct errors in)“校订”。emend the text of a book校勘某书;He emended the typescript before sending it to the printers.在交付印刷之前他校正文稿。
这两个词都是指“友好的”意思。
amicable“友好的,亲切的”指行为或情景。The discussions were amicable,though businesslike.讨论虽然是商业形式,但也是友好的。
amiable“可爱的,和蔼可亲的”多用于修饰人。Many people are afraid of him,though I found him to be
perfectly10 amiable.虽然我发现他特别和蔼可亲,但还是有很多人害怕他。
assent可用作“agreement”“同意”或“agree”“同意”。
ascent n.“上升,晋升”。the ascent of mountain登山。
15.avert和avoid
avert“防止,避免”。
avoid“回避,逃避”。avoid bad company避免和坏人来往;I cannot avoid seeing him.我不能不见他。
16.besides和beside
besides意思是“in addition to”“加之,还有,另外”;而beside“在……旁边”,“在……一侧”。Duncan is the tall man
standing12 beside my father.站在我爸爸旁边的高个子男子是邓肯。
coherence“统一,一致性”;cohesion“结合力,团结”。the cohesion of
molecules14分子的结合力。
18. compare with和compare to
compare with“和……比起来”
compare to“好比”。He compared the moon to a silver plate.他把月亮比成一个大银盘。
impel“推动,驱使,激励”。impel sb. to do sth.激励某人做某事;
compel“强迫,胁迫,迫使”。compel sb. to one‘s will强迫人服从自己。
20.complement和compliment
complement“补足(物),补全”,“补足语”。
compliment“恭维话,赞辞,敬意”;Your presence is a great compliment.承蒙光临,不胜荣幸。
21.confident和confidant
confident“深信,确信,自信”。
confidant“心腹朋友”。She has no close confidant to whom she can turn for advice or help.她没有知心朋友来帮助或是劝告她。
22.continual和continuous
continual“连续,继续”:“频繁的”;continual
bouts16 of toothache一阵接一阵的牙痛。(这中间可能有停顿或间断。)
continuous“连续”(指从不间断的);We‘ve had three weeks of continuous rain.我们这里连续三周下雨不停。
23.might和could
might表明“possibility”。
could用来表明“permission”。Mum said we could(might)go to the football match.
24.council和counsel
council“议事机构”,委员会;a cabinet council内阁会议。
counsel“商议,劝告”;follow sb.‘s counsel close牢记某人忠告。
creditable“声誉好的,可称许(赞扬)的”;credible“可信的,可靠的”He‘s the only one without a credible alibi(辩解,托辞)。他是唯一一个没有可信托辞的人。
decisive“果断的,断然的”;decisive measures断然的措施。
decided“明确的,无疑的”;a decided success明显的成功。
defective(having a fault or flaw)“有缺陷的”。
deficient(lacking in what is needed)“不足的”;be deficient in欠缺。
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