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1、形近易混词形近易混淆词 A1.adept adopt adapt adept adj.(与at, in连用) 熟练的;精通的She was adept at the fine art of irritating people.n. 内行;老手adopt vt.收养 采取;采用They adopted our methods.正式通过;采纳The resolution was adopted by a vote of 180 in favour to 10 against it.adapt vt.使适应;使适合He adapted himself to the cold weather.When
2、 he moved to Canada, the children adapted to the change very well.2.adopted adoptiveadopted adj.被收养的,被采纳的an adopted child an adopted adviceadoptive adj.收养(孩子)的an adoptive mother3.averse adverseaverse adj.(常与to连用)嫌恶的I am not averse to a dance party and a good mean after a weeks hard work.The minister
3、 is averse to/from flattery.adverse adj.不利的;相反的an adverse decisionAdverse circumstances compelled him to close his business.4 affection affectationaffection n.友爱, 爱情, 影响, 疾病, 倾向affectation n.假装, 虚饰, 做作5.altitude latitude longitude multitude attitude aptitude altitude n. (海拔)高度At high altitudes of Ti
4、bet it is difficult to breathe.高处The plane flew at an altitude of 20000 metres.latitude n.纬度, 范围, (用复数)地区, 行动或言论的自由(范围)longitude n.经度, 经线multitude n.多数, 群众attitude n.姿势 态度Peoples attitude towards the skyscrapers varies widely.看法;意见What is the Municipal Authoritys attitude to the proposal of a tunnel
5、 across the river?Whats the authorities attitude towards this discord?aptitude n.能力;才能;天资6.angle angelangle n.角;角度a right angle角落;墙角;棱角观点; 看法;看问题的角度to consider all angles of the questionThe professor angled his report to suit the audience he was speaking to.vt.转动一个角度to angle a camera带成见地描述(某事)He ang
6、les his reports to please his editor in chief.用钩和钓钓鱼He is keen on angling.(与for连用)运用手段获得,攫取angel n.天使 守护神 仁慈、漂亮的女人7.announce denounce renounce pronounceannounce vt.通告;发表,宣布,宣告The captain announced that the plane was going to land.The government announced that they would build a new highway to the mo
7、untain.denounce vt.揭发;告发;斥责renounce vt.正式放弃He renounced his claim to the property.宣布断绝关系He renounced his religion.pronounce vt., vi.发音;发出音How do you pronounce c-l-e-r-k?宣称;宣告;断言The expert pronounced the picture to be a forgery.The priest pronounced them man and wife.Everyone pronounced the party to
8、be very good.(常与on, for, against, in favor of连用)法宣判The judge pronounced sentence on the prisoner.8. annual annulannual adj.每年的;一年一次的an annual eventannul vt.取消,废除(婚姻、契约等)9.apposite oppositeapposite adj.适当的opposite adj.相对的, 对面的, 对立的, 相反的, 对等的, 对应的n.相反的事物10 appraise apprise praiseappraise vt.评估,评价,鉴定ap
9、prise vt.通知;告知She was apprised of our arrival.The secretary came to apprise us that the erection of the monster machine had been successfully completed.praise vt.赞美;赞扬;歌颂;赞颂She praised her daughters hard work. 11.apprehensive comprehensiveapprehensive adj.忧虑的; 担心的apprehensive for sb.s safetycomprehe
10、nsive adj.全面的;广泛的;包含内容多的;详尽的The state government gave a very comprehensive explanation of its plans for the development of electronic industry.12 argument augmentargument n.争论, 辩论, 论据, 论点, (for,against), 意见augment vt., vi.增大;增加13. ascribe describe prescribe subscribe inscribe proscribeascribe vt.归因于
11、, 归咎于describe vt. 描写, 记述, 形容, 形容v.描述prescribe vt., vi.开药方;处方,命令;规定The law prescribes what should be done.What punishment does the law prescribe for corruption?The doctor prescribed total abstinence.subscribe vt., vi.(常与to, for连用)捐款;捐助订购(报纸、杂志等)(常与to连用)同意,赞同inscribe vt.(常与in, on, with连用)题写;铭刻She insc
12、ribed her own name on the textbook.(常与to连用)题名This book I inscribe to my old comrades-in-arms.proscribe vt.禁止14. assent ascent assent vi.(常与to连用)同意ascent n.上升, (地位, 声望等的)提高, 攀登, 上坡路15 dissent descent decentdissent vi.(常from连用)持异议;不同意;意见不一致He and I dissented from each other in choosing a suitable cand
13、idate.descent n.下降;下滑;降下;下来.血统;遗传He traces his descent from an old Norman family.decent adj 体面的 合适的16. assume resume consume presumeassumevt.假定;假设I assume you always get up at the same time.采用;承担to assume new dutiesresume n.摘要, 概略, 履历vt.再继续, 重新开始, 重新占用, 再用, 恢复consumevt., vi.吃,喝,消耗;消费;花费His old car c
14、onsumed much gasoline.毁灭;烧毁The fire soon consumed the old wooden buildings in the neighbourhood.presume vt., vi.(常与that连用)假定;假设;认为I presume from your speech that you are a foreigner.You must presume no such thing.当作;姑且认为If a person is missing for 7 years, he is presumed dead.(常与to + inf连用)放肆;擅作主张A servant ought not to presume.(与on, upon连用)指望;寄希望于We must not presume too mush on the reliability of such sources.17 avocation vocation vacationavocation n. (个人)副业, 业余爱好vocation n. 职业;行业 天职;使命vacation n. 假期I worked in a small beachside restaurant during the