中科院考博英语大全之词汇总结 (1)

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1. adapt adept adopt

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.

adept adj.（与at, in 连用）熟练的；精通的n. 内行；老手

She was adept at the fine art of irritating people. 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.

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 attitude aptitude latitude longitude multitude

altitude

（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.

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

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

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；宣布，宣告；发表

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.告发；揭发；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）abolish/abolition; abrogate/abrogation

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,

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.