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　　adhere to 粘附; 坚持, 遵循

　　同义替换：

　　abide by, conform. to, comply with, cling to, insist on, pe rsist in, observe, opinion, belief

　　adhere 原始涵义：

　　vi.黏附, 附着The two surfaces adhered, and we couldn't get them apart.这两个表面粘着, 我们无法将它们分开。

　　坚持, 支持He resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting.他坚持他在会上所说的话。

　　adjacent毗邻的, 临近的

　　同义替换：

　　next to, close to

　　adjacent原始涵义：

　　adj.与…毗连的;邻近的We work in adjacent rooms.我们在毗邻的房间里工作。

　　adjust..(to) 调节; 适应;

　　同义替换：

　　change slightly

　　adjust原始涵义：

　　vt. & vi.(改变…以)适应; 调整; 校正The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

　　造句：

　　The bodies playing major professional sports have changed dramatically over the years, and managers have been more than willing to adjust team uniforms to fit the growing numbers of bigger, longer frames.

　　经过了若干年，从事职业运动的人的身体发生了显著的变化，而经纪人更乐于调整团队的制服以适应他们日益变大、变长的骨架。

　　admit of …的可能，留有…的余地.

　　同义替换：

　　be capable of, leave room for

　　admit原始涵义：

　　vt. & vi.许可进入This ticket admits two persons.这张票可让两人进场。

　　承认, 供认She admitted having done wrong.她承认自己做错了。

　　vt.允许，让…得到，让…享有He was admitted into their fullest confidence.

　　他获得了他们的充分信任。

　　vi.(门)开向，通往(一地)(to)The gate admits to the yard.这道门通向院子。

　　容许，容许有，容得;留有余地，给予机会(of)The regulations admit of no exception.规章不容破例。

　　造句：

　　His statement admits of one interpretation only.

　　他的话只有一种解释。

　　in advance 预告, 事先

　　同义替换：

　　before in time

　　advance原始涵义：

　　vt. & vi.(使)前进, (使)发展; 促进I signed to him to keep away, but he continued to advance.我示意他离开, 但他还是继续往前走。

　　提高, 提升Prices are advancing.各种物价都在上涨。

　　vt.提出He advanced many reasonable proposals.他提出了许多合理化建议。

　　提前They advanced the time of the meeting.他们把会议时间提前了。

　　预付, 贷(款项等)I advanced 200 pounds more on these books.这些书我又多预付了200英镑。

　　把(钟、表等)拨快Clocks must be advanced one hour.钟表必须拨快一小时。

　　(尤指凭抵押品)贷(款);借(钱)The banks often advance money to farmers for seed and fertilizer.银行通常贷款给农民购买种子和化肥。

　　n.前进, 发展, 改进, 进步Nothing could stop the advance of the soldiers.

　　什么也无法阻挡战士们的前进步伐。

　　增长, 提高There has been no advance in the price of rice for many years.许多年来米价一直没有上涨。

　　借款, 预付款, 贷款The factory gave me an advance so that I could get my necessities.工厂先付钱给我, 便于我买一些必需品。

　　adj.预先的, 在前的We sent out an advance party of soldiers.我们派出一支先头部队。

　　预先做好的; 预先供给的They have got advance information of the storm's approach.他们事前已得到将有暴风雨的消息。

　　vi. (在锦标赛中)获胜后进入下一轮比赛He advanced into the second round.他获胜进入第二轮比赛。

　　造句：

　　It's a very popular play, and it would be wise to book seats well in advance. 这是部很受欢迎的戏剧，提前定好座位是明智的。

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