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1、考博易混淆词汇总结A1.adept adopt adaptadept 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. 采纳；采用；收养 They adopted our methods.正式通过；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 he
2、 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 minist
3、er 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 aptitudealtituden. （海拔）高度:At high altitudes o
4、f Tibet 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
5、 a tunnel 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
6、地描述（某事）He angles 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 h
7、ighway to the mountain.denouncevt. 揭发；告发；斥责renouncevt. 正式放弃He renounced his claim to the property.宣布断绝关系He renounced his religion.pronouncevt., 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 pronounc
8、ed the party to 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 t. 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 prais
9、eappraise vt. 评估，评价，鉴定apprise 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 comprehensiveapprehensiveadj. 忧虑的； 担心的apprehensiv
10、e for sbs safetycomprehensiveadj. 全面的；广泛的；包含内容多的；详尽的The state government gave a verycomprehensive explanation of its plans for the development of electronic industry.12 argument augmentargumentn. 争论, 辩论, 论据, 论点, (for, against ),意见augmentvt., vi. 增大；增加13. ascribe describe prescribe subscribe inscribe
11、 proscribeascribe vt. 归因于, 归咎于describe vt. 描写, 记述, 形容, 形容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.subscribevt., 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,
12、 on, with 连用）题写；铭刻She inscribed 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 ascentassent 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. （常与from 连用）持异议；不同意；意见不一致He and I dissented from each
13、other in choosing a suitable candidate.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 presumeassume vt. 假定；假设I assume you always get up at the same time.采用；承担to assume new dutiesresumen. 摘要, 概略, 履历vt. 再继续, 重新开始, 重新占用, 再用, 恢复con
14、sumevt., vi. 吃，喝；消耗；消费；花费His old car consumed 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 i
15、s 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 college vacation.18 authentic authori
