当前位置: 首页 > 成人高考 > 成人高考备考资料 > 成人学位英语易混淆词汇解析一

成人学位英语易混淆词汇解析一

更新时间:2009-10-19 15:27:29 来源:|0 浏览0收藏0

成人高考报名、考试、查分时间 免费短信提醒

地区

获取验证 立即预约

请填写图片验证码后获取短信验证码

看不清楚,换张图片

免费获取短信验证码

 1.able,capable,competent
  able为常用词,指具有做某事所需的力量,技巧,知识与时间等,一般下效率无关,用作定语表示能力超出平均水平。如:A cat is able to see in the dark. (猫在黑暗中能看见东西。)
  capable 指满足一般要求的能力,可以是表现出来的,也可是潜在的,搭配是be capable of +doing.用作定语,表示的能力没有able表示的能力强。如:He is capable of running a mile in a minute. (他能在一分钟内跑完一英里。)He is a very capable doctor. (他是一位很好的大夫。)
  competent 指"胜任","合格",或受过专业技术等训练的,但不是超群的能力。如:A doctor should be competent to treat many diseases. (医生应该能治多种病。)
  2.aboard,abroad,board,broad
  aboard 在船(或飞机,车)上。如:I never went aboard a ship.
  abroad 副词,在国外或海外。如:He often goes abroad.
  board 为动词,上(船,飞机,车)。如:The passengers are boarding the plane now.
  broad 为形容词,宽广的。如:He has very broad shoulders.
  3.accept,receive
  accept 接受,receive"接到","收到".如:I received an invitation yesterday,but I didn’t accept it. (昨天我收到了一个请柬,但并没有接受邀请。)
  4.accident,incident,event
  accident事故。如:a traffic accident (交通事故)
  incident"附带事件",在政治上特指引起国际争端或战争的事件,事变。
  event "事件",指特别重要的事件,通常是由以前的努力而产生的结果,也指国家和社会的事件。
  5. accomplish,complete,finish,achieve,attain
  accomplish表成功,强调完成的结果而不是过程。如:Because of his hard word,things are accomplished. (由于他的努力,事情都已完成了。)
  complete 表示积极的完成,更具体地指建筑、工程等的完成。如:Has he complete his novel yet?(他的小说写完了吗?)
  finish 最常用,后接动词的-ing形式,表示在一个活动的连续过程中完成了最后的一步或阶段。如:I’ll finish the job alone. (我要独自完成这项工作。)
  achieve 完成,实现,强调通过努力而达到目的。如:You will achieve success if you work hard.
  Attain达到,实现,常用于一般人的能力不易达到的目的。如:Greater efforts are needed before we can attain our goals.
  6.accurate,correct,exact,precise
  accurate准确的,精确的。如:Clocks in railway stations should be accurate.(火车站的钟应该是准确的。)
  correct"正确的",指符合一定的标准或准则,含有"无错误的"意味。它的反义词是incorrect,wrong.
  exact"精确的","恰好的",比"大体上正确"更进一步,表"丝毫不差".它的反义词是inexact.
  precise强调"精确","精密".
  7.accuse,charge,sue
  accuse 指责,指控,常与of 搭配。如:His boss accused him of carelessness.
  charge 常与with搭配。如:The police charged the driver with reckless driving.
  sue 常与for 搭配。如:Smith sued his neighbor for damaging his house.
  8.achieve,acquire,require,inquire
  achieve(成功地)完成,实现。如:He will never achieve anything unless he works harder. (如他不努力工作,将会一事无成。)
  acquire取得,获得,学到。如:acquire knowledge (获得知识)
  inquire打听,询问。如:inquire a person’s name(问一个人的姓名)
  require需要。如:We require more help. (我们需要更多的帮助。)
  9.act,action,deed
  act 用作名词时,与action,deed均可表"行为","举动".Act指时间较短的个人行动或行为,强调结果。如:The farmer caught the boys in the act of stealing his apples. (农夫在孩子们正偷他的苹果时把他们抓住了。)
  action较正式,往往指不止包含一个步骤,且持续时间较长的行为或行动,强调行为的过程。如:Actions are more important than words. (行动比语言更重要。)
  deed为正式用语,多指伟大的,显著的,感人的行为。如:They thanked him for his good deeds. (他们感谢他做的好事。)
  10.actual,true,real,genuine
  actual 意为"实际的","现实的",指所形容的事物在事实上已经发生或存在,而不是仅在理论上可能发生或存在的。
  true"真实的",指与实际相符,而非虚假。
  genuine "真的","非冒充的","货真价实的",强调正宗而非冒牌。
  11.adequate,enough,sufficient
  adequate 足够的,指数量多,适合需要的数量。
  enough足够的,指数量多,足够满足某种目的或愿望。
  sufficient同enough,常可互换使用。但sufficient指数量多,足够满足某种需要,在口语中常用enough,在书面语中常用sufficient,在不易肯定时多用enough.Enough可放在被修饰名词后,且可作副词,sufficient则不可这么用。
  12.admit,confess
  两者都表"承认".
  admit指大胆地承认以前试图不论或推诿的坏事。如:John has admitted to breaking the window. (约翰已承认打破了窗玻璃。)
  Confess常指承认错误,罪行等。如:The thief confessed his crime to the police. (小偷向警察承认了罪行。)

13.advice,advise
  advice劝告(名词)。如:I want to give you some advice.
  advise劝告(动词)。如:What do you advise me to do?
  14.adopt,adapt
  adopt (1)收养。如:Since they have no children of their own,they decided to adopt a little girl. (他们自己没有孩子,所以决定收养一个小女孩。)(2)采纳,采用,通过。如:He adopted our suggestion.(他采纳了我们的建议。)
  adopt与adapt词形相近,后者的意思是"使适合","改编"等。
  15.advance,proceed,progress
  均可表"前进".
  advance表向一个特定的目的地,在一定的时间或空间内稳定地向前运动。如:Napoleon’s army advanced on Moscow. (拿破仑的军队向莫斯科挺进。)
  proceed强调从一处向另一处的运动,常表停顿后继续前进。如:They proceeded from London to Paris. (他们从伦敦往巴黎前进。)
  peogress 多表自然过程,指生长,发展等稳定地或循环往复地前进。如:The year is progressing,it will soon be summer. (光阴似箭,很快又是夏天了。)
  16.advantage,benefit,profit
  advantage 常指一种使某人处于比其他人相对有利的地位,机会或时机。如:He had the advantage of good education. (受过良好的教育对他十分有利。)
  profit 多指报偿或报偿性的收入。如Did you make any profit last year?(你去年赚钱了吗?)
  benefit 指物质利益或精神方面的好处。如:I get no personal benefit from the business.(我个人从这家企业中并不获益。)
  17.advise,convince,persuade
  均可表"劝说".
  advise表建议,规劝某人应该做某事或如何做。如:He advised me to put my money in the bank. (他劝我把钱存入银行。)
  convince指向某人陈述事实,运用推理或逻辑证明使某人信服。如:We convinced Smith to go by train rather than plane. (我们说服了史密斯乘火车而不乘飞机前往。)
  persuade指用感情说服某人去做某事。如:I persuaded him to go back to work. (我说服他回去工作了。)
  18.affect,effect
  affect影响(动词)。如Smoking affects health.
  effect效果,影响(名词)。如:Government policy will not have any effect on us.
  19.afford,provide,supply
  都有"提供,供给"的意思。
  afford一般只用于抽象事物。
  provide 和supply意思相同,两个词都和with连用,构成provide /supply somebody with something的结构。
  20.agree,consent
  agree 为常用词。如:Do you agree to the condition?(你同意这个条件吗?)
  consent为正式用词,多用于上下级的关系,表示同意别人的要求或请求。如:Did the king consent to your plan?(国王同意你的计划吗?)
  21.aid,help,assist
  用作动词均可表"帮助".
  aid为正式用词,help最常用。
  assist最正式,表示协助某人做某事,尤指在体力上或具体事务上帮助和扶持。如:She employed a woman to assist her with the housework. (她雇了一名妇女帮她做家务。)
  22.alive,living,live
  alive 指虽有死的可能,但仍活着,一般只作表语。
  living可用于人或物,作定语时可前可后。
  live只做前置定语,用于动物和个别事物前。
  23.almost,nearly
  一般说来,almost比nearly 表示的意思更接近"开始"、"完成" (目标)等。
  在all,every,always 前,两者都可用。如:He is almost (nearly)smoking. (他几乎每天抽烟。)
  almost可同never,no,nobody,none,nothing 连用,而nearly却不能。如:Almost no one believed her. (几乎没人相信他。)
  24.alone,lonely
  alone只表"独自"的客观状态,没有感情色彩,只作表语;lonely表"孤独",:"寂寞",能作定语和表语。如:When she is left alone, she feels lonely. (剩下她一人时她就感到寂寞。)
  alone,only均可表"只有",但alone须置于被修饰词之后,only往往置于被修饰词前。如:He alone (Only he) can remember the story. (只有他才能记起这段经历。)
  25.already,all ready
  already已经(副词)。如:The plane had already landed before we got to the airport.
  all ready准备好的(作表语)。如:We were all ready to leave when the telephone rang.

 

分享到: 编辑:环球网校

资料下载 精选课程 老师直播 真题练习

成人高考资格查询

成人高考历年真题下载 更多

成人高考每日一练 打卡日历

0
累计打卡
0
打卡人数
去打卡

预计用时3分钟

环球网校移动课堂APP 直播、听课。职达未来!

安卓版

下载

iPhone版

下载

返回顶部