易混淆词汇总结A1. adept adopt adaptadeptadj.（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adoptvt.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.adaptvt. 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. adoptedadoptiveadoptedadj. 被收养的，被采纳的an adopted childan adopted advice adoptiveadj. 收养（孩子）的an adoptive mother3. averseadverseaverseadj. （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 is averse to/from flattery. adverseadj. 不利的；相反的an adverse decisionAdverse circumstances compelled him to close his business.4 affection affectation affectionn. 友爱 , 爱情 , 影响 , 疾病, 倾向affectationn. 假装 , 虚饰 , 做作5. altitudelatitude longitude multitudeattitude aptitudealtituden. （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. latituden. 纬度, 范围, （用复数）地区, 行动或言论的 自由（范围）longituden. 经度, 经线 multituden. 多数, 群众attituden. 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 across the river?Whats the authorities attitude towards this discord? aptituden. 能力；才能；天资6. angleangelanglen. 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 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angeln. 天使 守护神 仁慈、漂亮的女人7. announce denounce renounce pronounce announcevt. 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 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 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 annulannualadj. 每年的；一年一次的an annual eventannulvt. 取消，废除（婚姻、契约等）9. appositeoppositeappositeadj. 适当的oppositeadj. 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 praiseappraisevt. 评估，评价，鉴定apprisevt. 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.praisevt. 赞美；赞扬；歌颂；赞颂She praised her daughters hard work.11.apprehensive comprehensiveapprehensiveadj. 忧虑的； 担心的apprehensive for sbs safetycomprehensiveadj. 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 augmentargumentn.争论，辩论，论据，论点，（for, against ）,意见augmentvt., vi. 增大；增加13. ascribe describe prescribe subscribeinscribe proscribeascribevt. 归因于, 归咎于describevt. 描写, 记述, 形容, 形容v. 描述prescribevt., 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inscribevt. （常与 in, 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. proscribevt. 禁止14. assent ascentassentvi. （常与 to 连用）同意ascentn. 上升, （地位, 声望等的）提高, 攀登, 上坡路15 dissent descent decent dissentvi. （常与 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 candidate.descentn. 下降；下滑；降下；下来 血统；遗传He traces his descent from an old Norman family. decentadj 体面的 合适的16. assume resume consume presume assumevt. 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, 美 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 consumed much gasoline. 毁灭；烧毁The fire soon consumed the old wooden buildings in the neighbourhood.presumevt., 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 vacation avocationn. （个人）副业, 业余爱好 vocationn. 职业；行业 天职；使命 vacationn. 假期I worked in a small beachside restaurant during the college vacation.18 authentic authoritative authentic 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