中科院考博英语形近词辨析

形近词辨析

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1．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 favor to 10 against it．

adapt

vt．使适应；使适合

He adapted himself to the cold weather．

When he moved to Canada， the children adapted to the change very well．

2．adopted adoptive

adopted

adj．被收养的，被采纳的

an adopted child

an adopted advice

adoptive

adj．收养（孩子）的

an adoptive mother

3．averse adverse

averse

adj．（常与to连用）嫌恶的

I am not averse to a dance party and a good mean after

a week's hard work．

The minister is averse to/from flattery．

adverse

adj．不利的；相反的

an adverse decision

Adverse circumstances compelled him to close his business．

4．affection affectation

affection

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 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

People's attitude towards the skyscrapers varies widely．

看法；意见

What is the Municipal Authority's attitude to the proposal of a tunnel across the river?

aptitude

n．能力；才能；天资

6．angle angel

angle

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 question

The 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 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 pronounce announce

vt．通告；发表；宣布，宣告

The captain announced that the plane was going to land．

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．

ronounce

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．Everyone pronounced 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 annul annual

adj．每年的；一年一次的

an annual event

annul

vt．取消，废除（婚姻、契约等）

9．apposite opposite