考研易混淆词汇总结.docx

易混淆词汇总结

A

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 favour 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?
What's the authorities' attitude towards this discord?
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.
The government announced that they would build a new highway to the mountain.
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 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
apposite
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 praise
appraise
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 daughter's hard work.
11.apprehensive comprehensive
apprehensive
adj. 忧虑的； 担心的
apprehensive for sb's safety
comprehensive
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 augment
argument
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 proscribe
ascribe
vt. 归因于, 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 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 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 decent
dissent
vi. （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.
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 presume
assume
vt. 假定；假设
I assume you always get up at the same time.
采用；承担
to assume new duties
resume
n. 摘要, 概略, <美> 履历
vt. 再继续, 重新开始, 重新占用, 再用, 恢复
consume
vt., 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 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
avocation
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 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
伪造的或非复制的：
an authentic medieval sword.
一把真正的中世纪剑
authoritative
adj.（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：
the captain's authoritative manner.
19 adjoin adjacent adjourn
adjoin
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 adorn
adore
vt. 崇拜
敬爱；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 lies
22. appliance applicant application
appliance
n. 用具, 器具
applicant
n. 申请者, 请求者
application
n. 请求, 申请, 申请表, 应用, 运用
23 alley ally
alley
n. 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

B

1. bull bully
bull
n. 公牛, 粗壮如牛的人
乐观进取的人
胡扯；废话
bully
vt. 威吓；欺侮；以强凌弱
He's always bullying smaller boys.
2.bandage bondage
bandage n 绷带
bondage n 奴役，束缚
3.bread bead
bread n 面包
bead n 珠子, 水珠
vt 祈祷
4. bump dump jump hump lump plum
pump
bump
n. 撞击, 肿块
v. 碰(伤), 撞(破), 颠簸
dump
vt. 倾倒(垃圾), 倾卸
n. 堆存处
jump
n. 跳跃, 上涨, 惊跳
vt. 跳跃, 跃过, 突升, 使跳跃
vi. 跳跃, 暴涨
hump
n. 驼峰, 驼背, 小园丘, 峰丘
v. (使)隆起, 弓起
lump
n. 块（尤指小块）, 肿块, 笨人
vt. 使成块状, 混在一起.
plump
adj. 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
pump
n. 泵, 抽水机
vt. (用泵)抽(水), 抽吸
5.beach breach bleach
beach
n.
海滨；湖滨；河滩
The little beach hotel has a pleasant ambien
breach
n. （常与of 连用）违背；不履行；破坏
in breach of contract
Your company is in breach of the contract.
bleach
vt., vi. 使变白
Did you bleach this tablecloth?
6.bride bribe
bride n 新娘
bribe n vt 贿赂
7. boom broom
boom n. v 繁荣 兴旺
broom n 扫帚
8. buffet buffer
buffet
n. 餐具柜, 小卖部, 殴打, 打击
vt ①连续地打击②搏斗
buffer
vt 缓冲、缓和

C

1. censor censure
censor
n. 检查员
vt. 检查, 审查
censure
v. 责难
n. 责难
2. cession session
cession
n. 割让, 转让, [律]让与(他人)债权
session
n. （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 crash
clash
n. 冲突, 撞击声, 抵触
the clash of weapons
clash of interests
a clash with the police
I 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
It's a pity the two concerts clash.
（常与with 连用）（色彩）不协调
This shirt clashes with your trousers.
crush
vt., vi. 压碎；压坏；碾碎；挤压；塞
to crush one's way through the crowd
破坏；镇压；压服
to crush all opposition
crash
n. 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 classical
classic
n. 杰作, 名著
adj. 第一流的
classical
adj. 古典的, 正统派的, 古典文学的
5. clench clinch
clench
vt., vi. 紧合；咬紧（牙关）；捏紧（拳头）
She clenched her teeth when she was operated on.
紧握；抓牢
The girl clenched her money in her hand.
clinch
vt., 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 director.
6.coarse hoarse roar
coarse
adj. 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 talk
hoarse
adj. 嘶哑的
His voice was hoarse after talking for an hour.
roar
n. 吼声；咆哮声
the roar of an angry lion
The lion gave a loud roar.
7. canvass canvas
canvas
n. 粗帆布
一块油画布
The young artist showed me his recent
canvases.
canvass
n. 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 canon
cannon
n. 加农炮；大炮
canon
n. 教规，宗教法规
9. credible credulous
credible
adj. 可信的；可靠的
credulous
adj. 轻信别人的
10 continual continuous
continual
adj. over and over again; regular but interrupted; 连续的
Recently the young couple have continual arguments with each other for trifles.
continuous
adj. 不断的
continuing without stopping ;ceaseless
continuous rain all day
7.collide collude
collide
vi. 互撞；碰撞；（车、船等）猛撞
The two trains collided.
冲突；反对；强烈抵触(with)
collude
vi. 共谋；勾结；串通(with)
8. comment commend
comment
n. 注释, 评论, 意见
vi. 注释, 评论(on )
commend
vt. 称赞, 表扬, 推荐, 委托, 吸引
9. compel expel propel repel
compel
vt. 强迫, 迫使
expel
vt 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
propel
vt. 推进，推动，驱策
repel
vt. 击退；逐退
to repel an attack
使厌恶；使反感
His accent repels me.
10 contemporary temporary
contemporary
n. 同时代的人
adj. 当代的, 同时代的
temporary
adj. 暂时的, 临时的, 临时性
11. contemptuous contemptible
contemptuous
adj. （常与of 连用） 表示轻蔑的；傲慢的
a contemptuous look
contemptible
adj. 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
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.
infer
vt. 推断；推知；推论
to infer an unknown fact from a known fact
I infer from your letter that you have not made up your mind yet.
refer
vt., vi. （常与to 连用） 涉及；提到；针对；有关
The new law does not refer to farm land.
提交；交付
The shop referred the complaint to the
manufacturers.
prefer
vt. （常与to 连用）更喜欢；宁愿
to prefer coffee to t
Which 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 subsequent
consequent
adj. 作为结果的
subsequent
adj. 随后的，后来的；继起的
14 conventional convenient
conventional
adj. 惯例的, 常规的, 习俗的, 传统的
convenient
adj. 便利的, 方便的
15. confidant confidante confident confidential
confidant
n. 知己男友
confidante
n. 知己的女友
confident
adj. 确信的；有信心的；自信的
Peter is confident of winning the post as the assistant to the managing director.
confidential
adj. 机密的；秘密的
a confidential order
参与机密的；视为心腹的
a confidential secretary
16. convert divert invert revert reverse
convert
vt. （常与into 连用）转变；变换
to convert an old house into a new one
That 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 her opinion.
divert
vt. 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.
invert
vt. 置于相反位置；上下倒置
The little boy caught the insect by inverting the cup over it.
revert
vi. （与to 连用）恢复原状；回复；回到（原来
话题）；（财产等）归复，归还
reverse
vt. 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
counsel
n. 讨论, 商议, 辩护律师
vt. 劝告, 忠告
consul
n. 领事
council
n. 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 conscientious
conscious
adj. 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。
conscientious
adj. 凭良心的；谨慎的；尽责的
a conscientious piece of work
Be conscientious and make a good job of publishing.
19 cosmic comic
cosmic
adj. 宇宙的
comic
n. 滑稽演员
adj. 滑稽的, 喜剧的
20 commerce commence
commerce
n. 商业
commence
v. 开始, 着手
21 complexion complex
complexion
n. 面色, 肤色, 情况, 局面
complex
adj. 复杂的, 合成的, 综合的
22. compulsive compulsory
compulsive
adj. 强制的, 强迫的, 由强迫产生的, 禁不住的
compulsory
adj. 必需做的, 必修的, 被强迫的, 被强制的,义务的

D

1. decease disease
decease
n. vi.死亡
disease
n. 疾病, 弊病
2. definite definitive
definite
adj. 明确的, 一定的
definitive
adj. 最后的, 确定的, 权威性的
3. desert dessert
desert
n. 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
dessert
n. 餐后甜点
4. desirable desirous
desirable
adj. 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.
desirous
adj. （与of 连用）渴望的，想…的
5. diary dairy
diary
n. 日记
dairy
n. 牛奶场, 奶品场, 售牛奶, 奶油
6. diploma diplomat diplomacy diplomatic
diploma
n. 文凭, 毕业证书, 证明权力、特权、荣誉等的证书, 奖状
diplomat
n. 外交官, 有外交手腕的人, 有权谋的人
diplomacy
n 外交
diplomatic
adj. 外交的, 老练的
7.disclaim reclaim exclaim proclaim acclaim claim
disclaim
v. 放弃, 弃权, 拒绝
reclaim
vt. 要求归还, 收回, 开垦
exclaim
v. 呼喊, 惊叫, 大声叫
proclaim
vt. 宣布, 声明, 显示, 显露
acclaim
vt. 欢呼
欢呼着拥戴；欢呼着同意
claim
n. (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 discrete
discreet
adj. 小心的, 慎重的, 有思虑的, 贤明的
discrete
adj. 离散的；分立的；不连续的
9. distinct distinctive
distinct
adj. 清楚的, 明显的, 截然不同的, 独特的
distinctive
adj. 与众不同的, 有特色的
10. donate denote
donate
v. 捐赠, 赠予
denote
vt. 指示, 表示
11. dwindle bewilder
dwindle
v. 缩小
bewilder
vt. 使迷惑, 使不知所措, 使昏乱
12 dual duel
dual
adj. 双的, 二重的, 双重
duel
n. 决斗
两个人争斗；争辩；双方抗争
13 disinterested uninterested
disinterested
adj. 公正无私的；无偏见的；客观的
His action was not altogether disinterested.
uninterested
adj. 不感兴趣的
Settle your own argument - I'm quite uninterested!
14 dissemble disassemble
dissemble
vt., vi. 隐藏，掩饰（思想、感情等）
disassemble
vt. 解开, 分解

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1. eradicate erase
eradicate
vt 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.
erase
vt 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 implicit
elicit
vt 诱出，引出（事