13、credible,credulous,plausible,同形或同意
credible a.可信的,可靠的。
That the student told the teacher a credible story that she missed classes because she was sick.那个学生跟老师讲了实情,她因为病了才没来上课。
credulous a.轻信的,易于相信的。
She was credulous when she listened to the salesman and bought the car for too much money.她很容易轻信别人,竟然听信那个销售员的话以高价买了那辆车。
plausible a.似乎有理的(可信的)。常带有怀疑的意思。
Even though it is a plausible explanation, I am not completely convinced.虽然这个解释似乎合理,但仍不可能使我完全相信。
14、eligible,illegible,形近易混词
eligible a.享有权利的,具备资格的。
He graduated from high school with good grades, so he is eligible to enroll in the state college.他以优异的成绩从中学毕业,所以他有资格就读于州立大学。
illegible a.很难看懂的,难以辨认的。(联系legible)
The writing is illegible; I cannot read what it says.字迹不清楚,我看不清上面写的是什么。
15、industrial,industrious,形近易混词
industrial a.工业的,产业的(联想industry)
Industrial production is up this year; but agriculture is weak.今年工业产值上升了,但是农业依然薄弱。
industrious a.勤奋的,忙碌的。
She started her own business and is now very industrious.她开了一家自己的公司,因此现在很忙碌。
16、minor,inferior,secondary,都有“次要的”的意思
minor a较少的,较小的,较次要的,常含有轻微的但并非不重要的意思。
We agreed on everything in the contract, even minor points.我们对合同中的一切问题甚至是细枝末节都达成了一致
inferior a.次等的,较劣的,下级的,当"下级"讲时,强调职位的高低(相当于 subordinate下级的,从属的);当"次等"讲时,指素质、质量等的低劣。
He was always friendly to his inferior officers.他对下级官员一向和蔼可亲。
Most wine from Switzerland is inferior to wine from France.产于瑞士的葡萄酒多数要比法国的差。
secondary a.第二等的,次要的,强调在重要性或顺序上处于第二位。
My job is of secondary importance to my health.我的工作比起身体来说不那么重要。
(注:be+of+N.在写作过程中是替换be+adj.表达的一种升级方式)
17、opt,apt,形近易混词
opt v.选择,抉择(后接for)。
She opted for a winter vacation, instead of one in summer.她选择了在冬天休假而不是夏天。
apt a.易于……的(后接to);恰当的。
She is apt to make mistakes if you pressure her too much.如果你给她施加的压力过大,她就很容易出错。
18、abnormal,uncommon,disordered"反常的"
abnormal a.不正常的,反常的(但并非罕见),指行为或现象(如气候)的异常。
His body temperature has been abnormal for 3 days,the highest point reaching 40.5 degree centigrade。他的体温三天来一直都不正常,最高的时候达到40.5摄氏度。(尽管身体发烧不正常,但生活中也时有发生。)
uncommon a.罕见的,不平常的,指很少经历或很少见到的状况;特别的,出色的。
Hurricanes are uncommon in England。飓风在英国非常罕见。
That is uncommoninstant coffee;it tastes great!那速溶咖啡质量上乘,味道好极了!
disordered a.混乱的,杂乱的;(精神或身体)有病的。
We couldn't understand her disordered presentation。我们听不明白她条理不清的陈述。
19、abstract,digest,outline,summary"要点,摘要"
abstract n.概要,摘要,尤其指对学术论文或法律论据作的简述。
I have read the abstract of his book。我已经读了他书的概要。
digest n.(篇幅较长的)摘要,文摘,它是对原文的浓缩而不是对原文的简单解释,浓缩后仍保持原文的顺序、重点和风格。
Reader's Digest《读者文摘》
outline n.要点,大纲,概要。
She made an outline of ideas she wanted top resent in her talk。她把自己要谈的想法列了一个提纲。
summary n.总结,摘要,指用寥寥数语概括文章或者讲话的要点,不考虑原文的风格。
20、absurd,ridiculous,silly都有"愚蠢,可笑"的意思
absurd a.荒谬的,可笑的,指因不符合常识、违反真理或不合逻辑而令人发笑。
There was an absurd idea that the earth was flat and motionless。过去曾经有一种荒谬的观点认为地球呈扁平状而且静止不动。
ridiculous a.荒唐可笑的,指因为愚昧无知而令人发笑并成为笑柄,含有蔑视成分。
It is ridiculous to judge a foreign culture only by its food。仅仅根据一个国家的饮食来评价该国家的文化是荒唐可笑的。
silly a.愚蠢的,傻的,指由于单纯或者头脑简单而显得愚蠢。
a silly little boy傻小子
21、abundant,plentiful这两个形容词都有"充足的"之意
abundant a.(数量)充足的,常用于人、物产、资源、雨量等,含有"过多"之意。
Oil is in abundant supply in this country。这个国家石油供应十分充裕。
plentiful a.丰富的,充足的,常用于食物、收获、财产等,不能用于时间、空间、思想等方面。
22、access,assess这两个词为一组"形近易混词"
access n.接近,进入。
The people living in these apartments have free access to that swimmingpool。住在这些公寓里的人可以免费地进入游泳池。
assess v.评估(财产,价值)。
I assessed how much it would cost to build a new apartment。我评估了一下建一套新的公寓要多少钱。
23、accomplishment,attainment,achievement"成就"
accomplishment n.成功,成就;才艺,修养。
Climbing that high mountain was an accomplishment for the hikers。对于登山运动员来说,爬上了那座山就是成功。
Being able to paint well is just one of her accomplishments.画画得好只是她的许多才能之一。
attainment n.指学识和造诣(常用作复数);达到,到达。
a scholar of the highest attainments造诣极高的学者
achievement n.可指抽象的"成就",或具体的"成绩",与accomplishment是同义词。
24、accuse,charge"控诉,指控"之意,所搭配的介词不同
accuse v. 指控,控诉,与介词of连用。
The police accused him of theft.警察指控他犯有盗窃罪。
charge v. 可以指因为小错而受的责备,也指因违法而受到控告,与介词with连用。
The police charged him with murder.警察指控他犯了谋杀罪。
25、acquire,attain,obtain,gain,earn,achieve,secure都有"获得,取得"的意思,在考研屡次出现
acquire v. 多指经过努力逐步获得才能、知识、习惯等,也可用于对财物等的获得,该词强调"一经获得就会长期持有"的含义。
It is through learning that the individual acquires many habitual ways of reacting to situations.正是通过学习,个人才得以获得应付各种情况的习惯做法。
attain v. 指经过不懈的努力获得未曾预料到的结果;也可指达到某一目标。
The sales person attained his sales goal for the month.这名销售员完成了当月的销售目标。
obtain v. 获得,买到,用于正式语体中。
He obtained the property with a bank loan.他通过向银行贷款买下了那份房产。
gain v. 指通过较大努力获得某种利益或好处;亦可指军事上的武力夺取等。
An investor gains by buying stocks that go up in value.投资者通过所买股票价格上涨而得利润。
earn v. 挣得,赢得,指因工作等而得到报酬或待遇。
How much do you earn a week?你一星期挣多少钱?
achieve v. 得到,获得,多指成就、目标、幸福的取得。
The movie star achieved success and wealth.这个影星取得了成功和财富。
secure v. 得到;把……拿到手,含有肯定占有难以得到的东西之意;使安全,保卫;作形容词比较常见,意为"安全的"。
A million signatures have been secured.已征集到了100万人的签名。
He secured the office before leaving it for the night.他晚上离开前锁好了办公室的门窗。
26,adjust,regulate,rectify,amend,convert,alter,modify,transform,vary有"调整、改变"的意思。
adjust v. 一般指很小的改变或技术性的调整;修理。
I adjusted the air conditioner to stay cool.我调节了空调以保持凉爽。
regulate v. 指根据规定或需要对某物(机器、钟表等)进行调整或调节,使之准确工作或运行;多含有"控制"之意。
Lights are used to regulate the traffic.红绿灯被用来管制交通。
rectify v. 纠正,校正(错误、文章、合同等)。
He rectified the mistake in the contract by changing its wording.他通过改变措辞纠正了合同里的错误。
amend v. (正式用语)指修改文件、法律、规范等。
The politicians amended the law to provide more jobs.政治家们修正了这项法律以提供更多的就业。
convert v. 改变某事物的形式或用途,还可以指改变信仰尤其是宗教信仰。
Britain converted to adecimal currency system in 1971.英国于1971年改用十进制货币体系。
He's converted to Catholicism.他已经皈依天主教。
alter v. 使事物在外观、性质、用途等方面稍作改变。
The tailor altered the waistband on my pants because it was too tight.裁缝修改了我的裤腰因为它太紧了。
modify v. 改变,修改,以使某物更趋完善,还可以用来表示态度、脾气、意见变得温和。
He was loud and angry,and his friends told him to modify his behavior.他粗声大气,脾气暴躁;朋友们告诉他要改变自己的举止。
transform v. 指彻底、深远的改变,这种变化完全改变了外观或特性,使被改变的对象脱胎换骨。
Remodeling transformed an old,dark house into a cheerful one.重新装修使这所陈旧昏暗的房子变得赏心悦目。
vary v. 强调没有一定规则、陆续的变化或差异。
Airfares vary from one airline to another.航空公司的机票价格各不相同。
27、admit,confess,concede这几个动词都有"承认"的意思
admit v. 指由于说服、再三追问而"承认"某一事实或过错。
I admit that you have a point.我承认你有理。
confess v. 供认(罪行、过错等),含有"坦白、招认"的意思。
He confessed his crimes to the judge.他向法官供认了他的罪行。
concede v. 指曾想隐瞒或不愿意承认某一错误,但由于证据确凿而不得不勉强承认,还可以指"以退为进"的承认。
The man who caused the accident finally conceded to the police that he had done it.造成这次交通事故的人最终向警察承认他是肇事人。
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