2012年北京成人英語(yǔ)三級(jí)考試易混淆詞匯(2)
2012-07-03 11:05:01 來(lái)源:育路教育網(wǎng)
11.adequate, enough, sufficient
adequate 足夠的,指數(shù)量多,適合需要的數(shù)量。
enough足夠的,指數(shù)量多,足夠滿足某種目的或愿望。
sufficient同enough,�?苫Q使用。但sufficient指數(shù)量多,足夠滿足某種需要,在口語(yǔ)中常用enough,在書面語(yǔ)中常用sufficient,在不易肯定時(shí)多用enough。Enough可放在被修飾名詞后,且可作副詞,sufficient則不可這么用。
12.admit, confess
兩者都表“承認(rèn)”。
admit指大膽地承認(rèn)以前試圖不論或推諉的壞事。如:John has admitted to breaking the window. (約翰已承認(rèn)打破了窗玻璃。)
Confess常指承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤,罪行等。如:The thief confessed his crime to the police. (小偷向警察承認(rèn)了罪行。)
13.advice,advise
advice勸告(名詞)。如:I want to give you some advice.
advise勸告(動(dòng)詞)。如:What do you advise me to do?
14.adopt, adapt
adopt (1)收養(yǎng)。如:Since they have no children of their own, they decided to adopt a little girl. (他們自己沒有孩子,所以決定收養(yǎng)一個(gè)小女孩。)(2)采納,采用,通過(guò)。如:He adopted our suggestion.(他采納了我們的建議。)
adopt與adapt詞形相近,后者的意思是“使適合”,“改編”等。
15.advance, proceed, progress
均可表“前進(jìn)”。
advance表向一個(gè)特定的目的地,在一定的時(shí)間或空間內(nèi)穩(wěn)定地向前運(yùn)動(dòng)。如:Napoleon’s army advanced on Moscow. (拿破侖的軍隊(duì)向莫斯科挺進(jìn)。)
proceed強(qiáng)調(diào)從一處向另一處的運(yùn)動(dòng),常表停頓后繼續(xù)前進(jìn)。如:They proceeded from London to Paris. (他們從倫敦往巴黎前進(jìn)。)
peogress 多表自然過(guò)程,指生長(zhǎng),發(fā)展等穩(wěn)定地或循環(huán)往復(fù)地前進(jìn)。如:The year is progressing, it will soon be summer. (光陰似箭,很快又是夏天了。)
16.advantage, benefit, profit
advantage 常指一種使某人處于比其他人相對(duì)有利的地位,機(jī)會(huì)或時(shí)機(jī)。如:He had the advantage of good education. (受過(guò)良好的教育對(duì)他十分有利。)
profit 多指報(bào)償或報(bào)償性的收入。如Did you make any profit last year? (你去年賺錢了嗎?)
benefit 指物質(zhì)利益或精神方面的好處。如:I get no personal benefit from the business.(我個(gè)人從這家企業(yè)中并不獲益。)
17.advise, convince, persuade
均可表“勸說(shuō)”。
advise表建議,規(guī)勸某人應(yīng)該做某事或如何做。如:He advised me to put my money in the bank. (他勸我把錢存入銀行。)
convince指向某人陳述事實(shí),運(yùn)用推理或邏輯證明使某人信服。如:We convinced Smith to go by train rather than plane. (我們說(shuō)服了史密斯乘火車而不乘飛機(jī)前往。)
persuade指用感情說(shuō)服某人去做某事。如:I persuaded him to go back to work. (我說(shuō)服他回去工作了。)
18.affect, effect
affect影響(動(dòng)詞)。如Smoking affects health.
effect效果,影響(名詞)。如:Government policy will not have any effect on us.
19.afford, provide, supply
都有“提供,供給”的意思。
afford一般只用于抽象事物。
provide 和supply意思相同,兩個(gè)詞都和with連用,構(gòu)成provide /supply somebody with something的結(jié)構(gòu)。
20.agree, consent
agree 為常用詞。如:Do you agree to the condition? (你同意這個(gè)條件嗎?)
consent為正式用詞,多用于上下級(jí)的關(guān)系,表示同意別人的要求或請(qǐng)求。如:Did the king consent to your plan?(國(guó)王同意你的計(jì)劃嗎?)