考研英语二形近易混淆词

l. 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 resoluti on was adopted by a vote of 180 in favour to 10 aga inst 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 cha nge 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 decisi on

Adverse circumstances compelled him to close his bus in ess.

4 affecti on affectati on

affectio n

n.友爱，爱情，影响，疾病，倾向

affectati on

5. altitude latitude Ion gitude multitude attitude aptitude"!

altitude

n.（海拔）高度

At high altitudes of Tibet it is difficult to breathe.

高处

The pla ne 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）

Ion gitude

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. a ngle an gel

an gle

n.角；角度

a right an gle

角落；墙角；棱角

观点；看法；看问题的角度

to con sider all an gles of the questi on

The professor an gled his report to suit the audie nee he was speak ing to.

vt.转动一个角度

to an gle a camera

带成见地描述（某事）

He an gles his reports to please his editor in chief.

用钩和钓钓鱼

He is kee n on an gli ng.

（与for连用）运用手段获得，攫取

an gel

n.天使守护神仁慈、漂亮的女人

7. a nnounce denounce renounce pronounce

announce

vt.通告；发表宣布，宣告

The captain announced that the plane was going to Ian d.

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 religi on.

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 pronoun ced the picture to be a forgery.

The priest pronounced them man and wife.

Every one pronounced the party to be very good.

（常与on, for, aga in st, in favor of 连用）〈法〉宣判The judge pronounced sentence on the pris oner.

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 erect ion of the mon ster mach ine had bee n successfully completed. praise

vt.赞美；赞扬；歌颂；赞颂

She praised her daughter's hard work.

11.apprehe nsive comprehe nsive

apprehe nsive

adj.忧虑的；担心的

apprehe nsive for sb.'s safety comprehe 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 electr onic in dustry.

12 argume nt augme nt

argume nt

n.争论，辩论，论据，论点，〜（for,against）,意见augme nt

vt., vi.增大；增加

13. ascribe describe prescribe subscribe

in scribe 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 corrupti on?

The doctor prescribed total abst inen ce. 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in scribe

vt.（常与in, on, with连用）题写；铭刻

She in scribed her own n ame on the textbook.

（常与to连用）题名

This book I in scribe to my old comrades-i n-arms. proscribe

vt.禁止

14. assent ascent

assent

vi.（常与to连用）同意