大学英语4级词汇笔记

大学英语4级考试(词汇)复习笔记

Ⅰ形近易混淆单词

abstract, contract

abstract a. 抽象的；深奥的

n. 摘要，提要：an abstract of this article

contract n. ①契约，合同②婚约

vt. ①订(合同)：contract a marriage 订婚

②收缩③承包

[考] make a contract with sb 与某人订契约

academy, academic

academy n. 私立中学；专科院校：an academy of music 音乐学院academic a. 学院的，理论的

acceptable, acceptance

acceptable a. 可接受的，合意的：This gift is very acceptable. 这礼物非

常受欢迎。

acceptance n. ①接受，接纳②承认，认可: The proposal has gained

acceptance from the committee.

access, recess, exceed

access n. ①接近的机会：He is easy of access. 他很容易接近。

②通道，入口：The access to a building 进入大楼的

通道

recess vt. 休假，休息

exceed vt. ①超过，胜过：The concert exceeded our expectation.

音乐会比我们预料的好。②越出：exceed conventional rules

越出常规

accompany, companion

accompany vt. ①陪伴，陪同：She accompanied me to the doctors. 她

陪我去看了医生。

companion n. 同伴，伴侣

accurate, curious

accurate a. 准确的，正确无误的：an accurate clock

curious a. 好奇的

[考] bu curious about 好奇，想打听

achieve, grieve

achieve vt. 完成，实现，达到：to achieve goals. 实现目标

grieve v. ①(for/over) 感到悲痛，伤心：She is still grieving for her dead husband. 她仍在为它已故的丈夫伤心。②使伤心，

为………而伤心：It grieves me to see him in such bad health.

acquaintance, acquaint

acquaintance n. ①认识，了解[同]knowledge ②熟人

acquaint vt. ①使了解②使认识

adjust, adapt

adjust vt. ①(to) 调整，调节：He adjusted himself to the heat of the

Country. 他使自己适应了这个国家的炎热。②校正：adjust

The watch

adapt vt. ①(to) 使适应：It is hard to adapt oneself to this hot weather.

②改编：This book is adapted into a play.

affect, affection, defect

affect vt. ①影响：Smoking affects health. 吸烟影响健康。②感动：

I was affected by her words.

affection n. 慈爱，爱；爱慕

[考] gain sb’s affection 赢得某人的爱

defect n. 过失缺点：defects in a system of education 教育制度上的缺陷

agent, agony

agent n. 代理人，代理商：a shipping agent 运货代理商

agony n. 极度痛苦：He lay in agony until his mother arrived.

altitude, attitude, latitude

altitude n. 高度，海拔：an altitude of 20,000 meters above sea level

海拔20，000米

attitude n. ①态度，看法：We must take a correct attitude towards

criticism from the masses.我们对群众的批评应抱正确的态度

②姿势：He stood there in a graceful attitude. 他以优雅的姿势

站在那儿。

latitude n. 纬度，范围，(用复数)地区；行动或言论的自由(范围)：

Our position is latitude 40 degrees north。我们的位置是北纬40

度。

application, appliance

application n. ①申请表，申请书：he has sent several applications to

Different companies, but there is no response. 他已经给不同的

公司寄了好几份申请表了，但一点回音也没有。②实施，

应用：the application of the rule to the situation

appliance n. 用具，器具，器械：electrical appliance 电器

appoint, disappoint

appoint vt. 任命，委任