考研英语二形近易混淆词要点(DOC 17页).doc

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 s

15、ervant 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 authoritativea

16、uthentic 真实的：与事实相符并且值得相信、信赖的：an authentic account by an eyewitness.真正的：有着经证实的来源或创作者的；非伪造的或非复制的：an authentic medieval sword.一把真正的中世纪剑authoritativeadj.（形容词）官方的：有着或由政府发起的；官方的：an authoritative decree; authoritative sources.权威性的：拥有公认的精确性或优秀性的；极可信赖的：an authoritative account of the revolution.专断的：行使权力的；命令的

17、：the captains authoritative manner.19 adjoin adjacent adjournadjoin vt. 毗连；临近；贴近Our house adjoins theirs.adjacent adj.(与to连用）相邻的，邻近的adjourn vt., vi.延期；休会， 会议暂停The meeting will be adjourned till next Wednesday.20 admire admiral admire v. 赞美, 钦佩, 羡慕admiral n.海军上将, 舰队司令, 旗舰 21 adore adornadore vt.崇拜 敬爱

18、；敬重非常喜欢He adores the cinema.She adores going to the volleyball match.adorn vt. 装饰She likes to adorn herself with jewels.增加的重要性或吸引力He tried to adorn his story with a lot of lies22. appliance applicant applicationappliancen.用具, 器具applicantn.申请者, 请求者applicationn.请求, 申请, 申请表, 应用, 运用23 alley ally alley n

19、.小路, 巷, (花园里两边有树篱的)小径ally v.结盟, 与.(在血统, 性质等上)有关联, 同盟n.同盟国, 支持者24 accession access accession n.就职, 就任, 添加, 增加access n.通路, 访问, 入门vt.存取, 接近B1. bull bullybulln. 公牛, 粗壮如牛的人,乐观进取的人胡扯；废话bullyvt.威吓；欺侮；以强凌弱Hes always bullying smaller boys.2.bandage bondagebandage n 绷带bondage n 奴役，束缚3.bread beadbread n 面包 4.b

20、ump dump jump hump lump plump pumpbumpn.撞击, 肿块v.碰(伤), 撞(破), 颠簸dumpvt.倾倒(垃圾), 倾卸n.堆存处jumpn.跳跃, 上涨, 惊跳vt.跳跃, 跃过, 突升, 使跳跃vi.跳跃, 暴涨humpn.驼峰, 驼背, 小园丘, 峰丘v.(使)隆起, 弓起lumpn.块（尤指小块）, 肿块, 笨人vt.使成块状, 混在一起.plumpadj.圆胖的, 丰满的, 鼓起的vt.突然放下, 使丰满, 使鼓起vi.变丰满, 鼓起pumpn.泵, 抽水机vt.(用泵)抽(水), 抽吸5.beach breach bleachbeachn.海滨

21、；湖滨；河滩The little beach hotel has a pleasant ambienbreachn.（常与of连用）违背；不履行；破坏in breach of contractYour company is in breach of the contract.bleachvt., vi.使变白Did you bleach this tablecloth?bead n 珠子, 水珠 vt 祈祷6.bride bribebride n 新娘bribe n vt 贿赂7.boom broomboom n.v 繁荣 兴旺broom n 扫帚8.buffet bufferbuffet n

22、.餐具柜, 小卖部, 殴打, 打击vt 连续地打击搏斗 buffer vt 缓冲、缓和C1. censor censure censorn.检查员vt.检查, 审查censurev.责难n.责难2. cession sessioncessionn.割让, 转让, 律让与(他人)债权sessionn.（官方机构的）会 议，会期，开会期The general session approved the report of the investigation committee.学期；大学的学期3. clash crush crashclashn.冲突, 撞击声, 抵触the clash of wea

23、ponsclash of interestsa clash with the policeI failed to go to her wedding because it clashed with my examination.战斗It is broadcast that the two armies clashed near the borderline again before dawn.vi., vt.冲突The enemy armies clashed.（事情）在时间上相冲突Its a pity the two concerts clash.（常与with连用）（色彩）不协调This

24、shirt clashes with your trousers.crushvt., vi.压碎；压坏；碾碎 挤压；塞to crush ones way through the crowd破坏；镇压；压服to crush all oppositioncrashn.碰撞, 坠落, 坠毁, 撞击声, 爆裂声v.碰撞, 坠落, 坠毁, (指商业公司, 政府等)破产, 垮台4. classic classicalclassicn.杰作, 名著adj.第一流的classicaladj.古典的, 正统派的, 古典文学的5. clench clinchclench vt., vi.紧合；咬紧（牙关）；捏紧（

25、拳头）She clenched her teeth when she was operated on.紧握；抓牢The girl clenched her money in her hand.clinchvt., vi.敲弯钉头钉牢；钉住把（木头）钉牢在一起确定；决定（贸易等）；达成买卖或合同The two companies clinched the deal quickly.The offer of more money clinched it for her. She agree to undertake the job as the assistant to the managing

26、director.6.coarse hoarse roarcoarseadj.粗的；粗糙的；未精炼的（表面）不光滑的；粗织的coarse cloth粗鲁的；鲁莽的；不礼貌的coarse talkhoarseadj.嘶哑的His voice was hoarse after talking for an hour.roarn.吼声；咆哮声the roar of an angry lionThe lion gave a loud roar.7. canvass canvas canvasn.粗帆布 一块油画布The young artist showed me his recent canvase

27、s.canvassn.细查, 讨论, 劝诱vt.彻底检查, 细究, 向.拉票或拉生意, 讨论vi.游说, 拉选票8. cannon canoncannonn.加农炮；大炮canonn.教规，宗教法规9. credible credulouscredibleadj.可信的；可靠的credulousadj.轻信别人的10 continual continuouscontinualadj.over and over again; regular but interrupted;连续的Recently the young couple have continual arguments with eac

28、h other for trifles.continuousadj. 不断的continuing without stopping ;ceaselesscontinuous rain all day 7.collide colludecollidevi.互撞；碰撞；（车、船等）猛撞The two trains collided.冲突；反对；强烈抵触(with)colludevi.共谋；勾结；串通(with) 8. comment commendcommentn.注释, 评论, 意见vi.注释, 评论(on )commendvt.称赞, 表扬, 推荐, 委托, 吸引9. compel expel

29、 propel repelcompelvt.强迫, 迫使expelvt赶走：驱逐或把赶出去：expel an invader.排出：从容器里或象从容器里释放：被迫离开；把除名：expelled the student from college for cheating.See Synonyms at eject propelvt.推进，推动 驱策repelvt.击退；逐退to repel an attack使厌恶；使反感His accent repels me.10 contemporary temporarycontemporary n.同时代的人adj.当代的, 同时代的temporary

30、adj.暂时的, 临时的, 临时性11. contemptuous contemptiblecontemptuousadj.（常与of连用） 表示轻蔑的；傲慢的a contemptuous lookcontemptibleadj.卑劣的It was contemptible of him to speak like that about a respectable teacher!It was a contemptible trick to tell lies and play on an old friend!12 confer infer refer prefer defer confer

31、vt.授予(称号、学位等)on, 赠与, 把.赠与, 协议v.协商, 交换意见(on)The engineers and technicians are still conferring on the unexpected accident.infervt.推断；推知；推论to infer an unknown fact from a known factI infer from your letter that you have not made up your mind yet.refervt., vi.（常与to 连用）涉及；提到 针对；有关The new law does not re

32、fer to farm land.提交；交付The shop referred the complaint to the manufacturers.prefervt.（常与to连用）更喜欢；宁愿to prefer coffee to tWhich of these two dresses do you prefer?defer vt.推迟；延期vt.（与to连用）服从；顺从Do you always defer to your parents wishes?13. consequent subsequentconsequentadj.作为结果的subsequentadj.随后的，后来的；继起

33、的14 conventional convenientconventionaladj.惯例的, 常规的, 习俗的, 传统的convenientadj.便利的, 方便的15.confidant confidante confident confidentialconfidantn.知己男友confidanten.知己的女友confidentadj.确信的；有信心的；自信的Peter is confident of winning the post as the assistant to the managing director.confidentialadj.机密的；秘密的a confiden

34、tial order参与机密的；视为心腹的a confidential secretary16.convert divert invert revert reverseconvertvt.（常与into连用）转变；变换to convert an old house into a new oThat building has been converted into a school.兑换I want to convert some Hong Kong dollars into American dollars.改变信仰、党派或意见等She managed to convert him to he

35、r opinion.divertvt.转向；转移A ditch diverted water from the stream into the fields.Traffic was ordered to divert to another road because of the repair of the main road.The government is planning to divert the river to supply water to the town.A loud noise from the street diverted my attention.invertvt.置

36、于相反位置；上下倒置The little boy caught the insect by inverting the cup over it.revertvi.（与to连用）恢复原状；回复；回到（原来话题）（财产等）归复，归还reversevt.倒退；倒转He reversed the car.翻转She reversed the paper.改变；使成相反的东西He reversed the judgment and set the prisoner free after all.17 counsel consul council counseln.讨论, 商议, 辩护律师vt.劝告, 忠

37、告consuln.领事counciln.政务会, 理事会, 委员会, 参议会, 讨论会议, 顾问班子, 立法班子18 conscious conscientiousconsciousadj.有意识的；神志清醒的He is hurt but still conscious.了解的；察觉的She was not conscious of his presence in the room.刻意的：故意设计或做的；刻意的：a conscious insult; made a conscious effort to speak more clearly。conscientiousadj.凭良心的；谨慎的

38、；尽责的a conscientious piece of workBe conscientious and make a good job of publishing. 19 cosmic comiccosmicadj.宇宙的comicn.滑稽演员adj.滑稽的, 喜剧的20 commerce commence commercen.商业commencev.开始, 着手21 complexion complexcomplexionn.面色, 肤色, 情况, 局面complexadj.复杂的, 合成的, 综合的22. compulsive compulsorycompulsiveadj.强制的,

39、强迫的, 由强迫产生的, 禁不住的compulsoryadj.必需做的, 必修的, 被强迫的, 被强制的, 义务的D1. decease diseasedeceasen.vi.死亡diseasen.疾病, 弊病 2. definite definitivedefiniteadj.明确的, 一定的definitiveadj.最后的, 确定的, 权威性的3. desert dessertdesertn.沙漠, 应得的赏罚, 功过adj.沙漠的, 不毛的, 荒凉的vt.放弃, 遗弃, 逃跑vi.逃掉, 逃亡, 开小差dessertn.餐后甜点4. desirable desirousdesirabl

40、eadj.值得做的；值得想望的；值得弄到手的It is most desirable that he should attend the conference.desirousadj.（与of连用）渴望的，想的5. diary dairydiaryn.日记dairyn.牛奶场, 奶品场, 售牛奶, 奶油6. diploma diplomat diplomacy diplomaticdiploman.文凭, 毕业证书, 证明权力、特权、荣誉等的证书, diplomatn.外交官, 有外交手腕的人, 有权谋的人diplomacyn外交diplomaticadj.外交的, 老练的7.disclaim

41、 reclaim exclaim proclaim acclaim claimdisclaimv.放弃, 弃权, 拒绝reclaimvt.要求归还, 收回, 开垦exclaimv.呼喊, 惊叫, 大声叫proclaimvt.宣布, 声明, 显示, 显露acclaimvt.欢呼 欢呼着拥戴；欢呼着同意claimn.(根据权利提出)要求, 要求权, 主张, 要求而得到的东西vt.(根据权利)要求, 认领, 声称, 主张, 需要8. discreet discretediscreetadj.小心的, 慎重的, 有思虑的, 贤明的discreteadj.离散的；分立的；不连续的9. distinct

42、distinctivedistinctadj.清楚的, 明显的, 截然不同的, 独特的distinctiveadj.与众不同的, 有特色的10. donate denotedonatev.捐赠, 赠予denotevt.指示, 表示11. dwindle bewilderdwindlev.缩小bewildervt.使迷惑, 使不知所措, 使昏乱12 dual dueldualadj.双的, 二重的, 双重dueln.决斗 两个人争斗；争辩；双方抗争13 disinterested uninteresteddisinterested adj.公正无私的；无偏见的；客观的His action was

43、 not altogether disinterested.uninterestedadj.不感兴趣的Settle your own argument - Im quite uninterested!14 dissemble disassembledissemblevt., vi.隐藏，掩饰（思想、感情等）disassemblevt.解开, 分解E1. eradicate eraseeradicatevt根除：连根撕碎清除，扑灭，根绝：象连根拔起一样消灭：Their goal was to eradicate poverty.erasevt擦掉，抹掉：通过用橡皮涂抹或刮除（写的字迹或图形等）删除：从磁带或其它存储介质上消除掉（记录的信息）：erased a file from the diskette.erased the videocassette.使忘却：象涂抹掉一样消除、消灭：had to erase all thoughts of failure from his mind.2. elicit illicit explicit elite imp