考研易混淆词汇总结

1、易混淆词汇总结A1.adept adopt adaptadeptadj.（与at, in 连用） 熟练的；精通的She was adept at the fine art of irritating people.n. 内行；老手adoptvt.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.adaptvt.使适应；使适合He adapted himself to the cold weather.When he moved

2、 to Canada, the children adapted to the change very well.2.adopted adoptiveadoptedadj. 被收养的，被采纳的an adopted childan adopted adviceadoptiveadj. 收养（孩子）的an adoptive mother3.averse adverseaverseadj. （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

3、averse to/from flattery.adverseadj. 不利的；相反的an adverse decisionAdverse circumstances compelled him to close his business.4 affection affectationaffectionn. 友爱, 爱情, 影响, 疾病, 倾向affectationn. 假装, 虚饰, 做作5.altitude latitude longitude multitude attitude aptitudealtituden. （海拔）高度At high altitudes of Tibet it

4、 is difficult to breathe.高处The plane flew at an altitude of 20000 metres.latituden. 纬度, 范围, (用复数)地区, 行动或言论的自由(范围)longituden. 经度, 经线multituden. 多数, 群众attituden. 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 tun

5、nel across the river?What's the authorities' attitude towards this discord?aptituden. 能力；才能；天资6.angle angelanglen. 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 questionThe 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

6、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angeln. 天使守护神仁慈、漂亮的女人7.announce denounce renounce pronounceannouncevt. 通告；发表宣布，宣告The captain announced that the plane was going to land.The government announced that they would build a new highw

7、ay to the mountain.denouncevt. 揭发；告发；斥责renouncevt. 正式放弃He renounced his claim to the property.宣布断绝关系He renounced his nouncevt., 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 t

8、he 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 annulannual adj. 每年的；一年一次的an annual eventannulvt. 取消，废除（婚姻、契约等）9.apposite oppositeappositeadj. 适当的oppositeadj. 相对的, 对面的, 对立的, 相反的, 对等的,对应的n. 相反的事物10 appraise apprise praiseappraise

9、vt. 评估，评价，鉴定apprisevt. 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.praisevt. 赞美；赞扬；歌颂；赞颂She praised her daughter's hard work.11.apprehensive comprehensiveapprehensiveadj. 忧虑的； 担心的apprehensive for s

10、b's safetycomprehensiveadj. 全面的；广泛的；包含内容多的；详尽的The state government gave a verycomprehensive explanation of its plans for the development of electronic industry.12 argument augmentargumentn. 争论, 辩论, 论据, 论点, (for, against ),意见augmentvt., vi. 增大；增加13. ascribe describe prescribe subscribeinscribe pr

11、oscribeascribevt. 归因于, 归咎于describevt. 描写, 记述, 形容, 形容v. 描述prescribevt., 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.subscribevt., vi. （常与to, for 连用）捐款；捐助订购（报纸、杂志等）（常与to 连用）同意，赞同inscribevt. （常与in, on

12、, with 连用）题写；铭刻She inscribed her own name on the textbook.（常与to 连用）题名This book I inscribe to my old scribevt. 禁止14. assent ascentassentvi. （常与to 连用）同意ascentn. 上升, (地位, 声望等的)提高, 攀登, 上坡路15 dissent descent decentdissentvi. （常与from 连用）持异议；不同意；意见不一致He and I dissented from each other i

13、n choosing a suitable candidate.descentn. 下降；下滑；降下；下来血统；遗传He traces his descent from an old Norman family.decentadj 体面的 合适的16. assume resume consume presumeassumevt. 假定；假设I assume you always get up at the same time.采用；承担to assume new dutiesresumen. 摘要, 概略, <美> 履历vt. 再继续, 重新开始, 重新占用, 再用, 恢复cons

14、umevt., vi. 吃，喝消耗；消费；花费His old car consumed much gasoline.毁灭；烧毁The fire soon consumed the old wooden buildings in the neighbourhood.presumevt., vi. （常与that 连用）假定；假设；认为I presume from your speech that you are a foreigner.You must presume no such thing.当作；姑且认为If a person is missing for 7 years, he is p

15、resumed dead.（常与to + inf 连用）放肆；擅作主张A servant ought not to presume.（与on, upon 连用）指望；寄希望于We must not presume too mush on the reliability of such sources.17 avocation vocation vacationavocationn. (个人)副业, 业余爱好vocationn. 职业；行业天职；使命vacationn. 假期I worked in a small beachside restaurant during the college v

16、acation.18 authentic authoritativeauthentic真实的：与事实相符并且值得相信、信赖的：an authentic account by an eyewitness.真正的：有着经证实的来源或创作者的；非伪造的或非复制的：an authentic medieval sword.一把真正的中世纪剑authoritativeadj.（形容词）官方的：有着或由政府发起的；官方的：an authoritative decree; authoritative sources.权威性的：拥有公认的精确性或优秀性的；极可信赖的：an authoritative accou

17、nt of the revolution.专断的：行使权力的；命令的：the captain's authoritative manner.19 adjoin adjacent adjournadjoinvt. 毗连；临近；贴近Our house adjoins theirs.adjacentadj. (与to 连用） 相邻的，邻近的adjournvt., vi. 延期；休会， 会议暂停The meeting will be adjourned till next Wednesday.20 admire admiraladmirev. 赞美, 钦佩, 羡慕admiraln. 海军上将,

18、 舰队司令, 旗舰21 adore adornadorevt. 崇拜敬爱；敬重非常喜欢He adores the cinema.She adores going to the volleyball match.adornvt. 装饰She likes to adorn herself with jewels.增加的重要性或吸引力He tried to adorn his story with a lot of lies22. appliance applicant applicationappliancen. 用具, 器具applicantn. 申请者, 请求者applicationn. 请求

19、, 申请, 申请表, 应用, 运用23 alley allyalleyn. 小路, 巷, (花园里两边有树篱的)小径allyv. 结盟, 与.(在血统, 性质等上)有关联, 同盟n. 同盟国, 支持者24 accession accessaccessionn. 就职, 就任, 添加, 增加accessn. 通路, 访问, 入门vt. 存取, 接近B1. bull bullybulln. 公牛, 粗壮如牛的人乐观进取的人胡扯；废话bullyvt. 威吓；欺侮；以强凌弱He's always bullying smaller boys.2.bandage bondagebandage n

20、绷带bondage n 奴役，束缚3.bread beadbread n 面包bead n 珠子, 水珠 vt 祈祷4. bump dump jump hump lump plumpump bumpn. 撞击, 肿块v. 碰(伤), 撞(破), 颠簸dumpvt. 倾倒(垃圾), 倾卸n. 堆存处jumpn. 跳跃, 上涨, 惊跳vt. 跳跃, 跃过, 突升, 使跳跃vi. 跳跃, 暴涨humpn. 驼峰, 驼背, 小园丘, 峰丘v. (使)隆起, 弓起lumpn. 块（尤指小块）, 肿块, 笨人vt. 使成块状, 混在一起.plumpadj. 圆胖的, 丰满的, 鼓起的vt. 突然放下, 使

21、丰满, 使鼓起vi. 变丰满, 鼓起pumpn. 泵, 抽水机vt. (用泵)抽(水), 抽吸5.beach breach bleachbeachn.海滨；湖滨；河滩The little beach hotel has a pleasant ambienbreachn. （常与of 连用）违背；不履行；破坏in breach of contractYour company is in breach of the contract.bleachvt., vi. 使变白Did you bleach this tablecloth?6.bride bribebride n 新娘bribe n vt

22、贿赂7. boom broomboom n. v 繁荣 兴旺broom n 扫帚8. buffet bufferbuffetn. 餐具柜, 小卖部, 殴打, 打击vt 连续地打击搏斗buffervt 缓冲、缓和C1. censor censurecensorn. 检查员vt. 检查, 审查censurev. 责难n. 责难2. cession sessioncessionn. 割让, 转让, 律让与(他人)债权sessionn. （官方机构的）会 议，会期，开会期The general session approved the report of the investigation commi

23、ttee.学期；大学的学期3. clash crush crashclashn. 冲突, 撞击声, 抵触the clash of weaponsclash of interestsa clash with the policeI failed to go to her wedding because it clashed with my examination.战斗It is broadcast that the two armies clashednear the borderline again before dawn.vi., vt. 冲突The enemy armies clashed

24、.（事情）在时间上相冲突It's a pity the two concerts clash.（常与with 连用）（色彩）不协调This shirt clashes with your trousers.crushvt., vi. 压碎；压坏；碾碎；挤压；塞to crush one's way through the crowd破坏；镇压；压服to crush all oppositioncrashn. 碰撞, 坠落, 坠毁, 撞击声, 爆裂声v. 碰撞, 坠落, 坠毁, (指商业公司, 政府等)破产, 垮台4. classic classicalclassicn. 杰作,

25、名著adj. 第一流的classicaladj. 古典的, 正统派的, 古典文学的5. clench clinchclenchvt., vi. 紧合；咬紧（牙关）；捏紧（拳头）She clenched her teeth when she was operated on.紧握；抓牢The girl clenched her money in her hand.clinchvt., vi. 敲弯钉头钉牢；钉住把（木头）钉牢在一起确定；决定（贸易等）；达成买卖或合同The two companies clinched the deal quickly.The offer of more money

26、 clinched it for her.She agree to undertake the job as the assistant to the managing director.6.coarse hoarse roarcoarseadj. 粗的；粗糙的；未精炼的；（表面）不光滑的；粗织的coarse cloth粗鲁的；鲁莽的；不礼貌的coarse talkhoarseadj. 嘶哑的His voice was hoarse after talking for an hour.roarn. 吼声；咆哮声the roar of an angry lionThe lion gave a l

27、oud roar.7. canvass canvascanvasn. 粗帆布一块油画布The young artist showed me his recentcanvases.canvassn. 细查, 讨论, 劝诱vt. 彻底检查, 细究, 向.拉票或拉生意, 讨论vi. 游说, 拉选票8. cannon canoncannonn. 加农炮；大炮canonn. 教规，宗教法规9. credible credulouscredibleadj. 可信的；可靠的credulousadj. 轻信别人的10 continual continuouscontinualadj. over and ove

28、r again; regular but interrupted; 连续的Recently the young couple have continual arguments with each other for trifles.continuousadj. 不断的continuing without stopping ;ceaselesscontinuous rain all day7.collide colludecollidevi. 互撞；碰撞；（车、船等）猛撞The two trains collided.冲突；反对；强烈抵触(with)colludevi. 共谋；勾结；串通(wit

29、h)8. comment commendcommentn. 注释, 评论, 意见vi. 注释, 评论(on )commendvt. 称赞, 表扬, 推荐, 委托, 吸引9. compel expel propel repelcompelvt. 强迫, 迫使expelvt 赶走：驱逐或把赶出去：expel an invader.排出：从容器里或象从容器里释放：被迫离开；把除名：expelled the student from college forcheating.See Synonyms at ejectpropelvt. 推进，推动，驱策repelvt. 击退；逐退to repel an

30、attack使厌恶；使反感His accent repels me.10 contemporary temporarycontemporaryn. 同时代的人adj. 当代的, 同时代的temporaryadj. 暂时的, 临时的, 临时性11. contemptuous contemptiblecontemptuousadj. （常与of 连用） 表示轻蔑的；傲慢的a contemptuous lookcontemptibleadj. 卑劣的It was contemptible of him to speak like that about a respectable teacher!It

31、 was a contemptible trick to tell lies and play on an old friend!12 confer infer refer prefer deferconfervt. 授予(称号、学位等)on, 赠与, 把.赠与,协议v. 协商, 交换意见(on)The engineers and technicians are still conferring on the unexpected accident.infervt. 推断；推知；推论to infer an unknown fact from a known factI infer from y

32、our letter that you have not made up your mind yet.refervt., vi. （常与to 连用） 涉及；提到；针对；有关The new law does not refer to farm land.提交；交付The shop referred the complaint to themanufacturers.prefervt. （常与to 连用）更喜欢；宁愿to prefer coffee to tWhich of these two dresses do you prefer?defervt. 推迟；延期vt. （与to 连用）服从；顺

33、从Do you always defer to your parents wishes?13. consequent subsequentconsequentadj. 作为结果的subsequentadj. 随后的，后来的；继起的14 conventional convenientconventionaladj. 惯例的, 常规的, 习俗的, 传统的convenientadj. 便利的, 方便的15. confidant confidante confident confidentialconfidantn. 知己男友confidanten. 知己的女友confidentadj. 确信的；有信

34、心的；自信的Peter is confident of winning the post as the assistant to the managing director.confidentialadj. 机密的；秘密的a confidential order参与机密的；视为心腹的a confidential secretary16. convert divert invert revert reverseconvertvt. （常与into 连用）转变；变换to convert an old house into a new oneThat building has been conver

35、ted into a school.兑换I want to convert some Hong Kong dollars into American dollars.改变信仰、党派或意见等She managed to convert him to her opinion.divertvt. 转向；转移A ditch diverted water from the stream into the fields.Traffic was ordered to divert to another road because of the repair of the main road.The gover

36、nment is planning to divert the river to supply water to the town.A loud noise from the street diverted my attention.invertvt. 置于相反位置；上下倒置The little boy caught the insect by inverting the cup over it.revertvi. （与to 连用）恢复原状；回复；回到（原来话题）；（财产等）归复，归还reversevt. 倒退；倒转He reversed the car.翻转She reversed the

37、paper.改变；使成相反的东西He reversed the judgment and set the prisoner free after all.17 counsel consul councilcounseln. 讨论, 商议, 辩护律师vt. 劝告, 忠告consuln. 领事counciln. 政务会, 理事会, 委员会, 参议会, 讨论会议, 顾问班子, 立法班子18 conscious conscientiousconsciousadj. 有意识的；神志清醒的He is hurt but still conscious.了解的；察觉的She was not conscious

38、 of his presence in the room.刻意的：故意设计或做的；刻意的：a conscious insult; made a conscious effort to speak more clearly。conscientiousadj. 凭良心的；谨慎的；尽责的a conscientious piece of workBe conscientious and make a good job of publishing.19 cosmic comiccosmicadj. 宇宙的comicn. 滑稽演员adj. 滑稽的, 喜剧的20 commerce commencecomme

39、rcen. 商业commencev. 开始, 着手21 complexion complexcomplexionn. 面色, 肤色, 情况, 局面complexadj. 复杂的, 合成的, 综合的22. compulsive compulsorycompulsiveadj. 强制的, 强迫的, 由强迫产生的, 禁不住的compulsoryadj. 必需做的, 必修的, 被强迫的, 被强制的,义务的D1. decease diseasedeceasen. vi.死亡diseasen. 疾病, 弊病2. definite definitivedefiniteadj. 明确的, 一定的definit

40、iveadj. 最后的, 确定的, 权威性的3. desert dessertdesertn. 沙漠, 应得的赏罚, 功过adj. 沙漠的, 不毛的, 荒凉的vt. 放弃, 遗弃, 逃跑vi. 逃掉, 逃亡, 开小差dessertn. 餐后甜点4. desirable desirousdesirableadj. 值得做的；值得想望的；值得弄到手的It is most desirable that he should attend the conference.desirousadj. （与of 连用）渴望的，想的5. diary dairydiaryn. 日记dairyn. 牛奶场, 奶品场,

41、 售牛奶, 奶油6. diploma diplomat diplomacy diplomaticdiploman. 文凭, 毕业证书, 证明权力、特权、荣誉等的证书, 奖状diplomatn. 外交官, 有外交手腕的人, 有权谋的人diplomacyn 外交diplomaticadj. 外交的, 老练的7.disclaim reclaim exclaim proclaim acclaim claimdisclaimv. 放弃, 弃权, 拒绝reclaimvt. 要求归还, 收回, 开垦exclaimv. 呼喊, 惊叫, 大声叫proclaimvt. 宣布, 声明, 显示, 显露acclaimv

42、t. 欢呼欢呼着拥戴；欢呼着同意claimn. (根据权利提出)要求, 要求权, 主张, 要求而得到的东西vt. (根据权利)要求, 认领, 声称, 主张, 需要8. discreet discretediscreetadj. 小心的, 慎重的, 有思虑的, 贤明的discreteadj. 离散的；分立的；不连续的9. distinct distinctivedistinctadj. 清楚的, 明显的, 截然不同的, 独特的distinctiveadj. 与众不同的, 有特色的10. donate denotedonatev. 捐赠, 赠予denotevt. 指示, 表示11. dwindle

43、 bewilderdwindlev. 缩小bewildervt. 使迷惑, 使不知所措, 使昏乱12 dual dueldualadj. 双的, 二重的, 双重dueln. 决斗两个人争斗；争辩；双方抗争13 disinterested uninteresteddisinterestedadj. 公正无私的；无偏见的；客观的His action was not altogether disinterested.uninterestedadj. 不感兴趣的Settle your own argument - I'm quite uninterested!14 dissemble disa

44、ssembledissemblevt., vi. 隐藏，掩饰（思想、感情等）disassemblevt. 解开, 分解E1. eradicate eraseeradicatevt 根除：连根撕碎清除，扑灭，根绝：象连根拔起一样消灭：Their goal was to eradicate poverty.erasevt 擦掉，抹掉：通过用橡皮涂抹或刮除（写的字迹或图形等）删除：从磁带或其它存储介质上消除掉（记录的信息）：erased a file from the diskette.erased the videocassette.使忘却：象涂抹掉一样消除、消灭：had to erase all

45、 thoughts of failure from hismind.2. elicit illicit explicit elite implicitelicitvt 诱出，引出（事实等）illicitadj. 违法的explicitadj. 清楚的, 明确的eliten. 精英implicitadj. 暗示的, 含蓄的,绝对的，完全的3.eligible illegibleeligibleadj. 符合条件的, 合格的Are you eligible to join this clubI know an eligible young lady who would be an excellen

46、t cooperator for you.illegibleadj. 难辨认的, 字迹模糊的4.emergence emergencyemergencen. 出现显露，暴露emergencyn. 紧急情况, 突然事件, 非常时刻, 紧急事件5.eminent imminent element eliminateeminentadj. 显赫的, 杰出的, 有名的, 优良的imminentadj. 即将来临的, 逼近的elementn. 要素, 元素, 成分, 元件, 自然环境eliminatevt. 排除, 消除v. 除去6. erotic exoticerotic adj.色情的n. 好色之徒

47、exoticadj. 外来的，外国来的，异乎寻常的an exotic purple bird7.exalt exultexaltvt. 赞扬；歌颂提升；晋升exultvi. 狂喜；欢跃The people exulted at the victory.The people all over the country exulted in the success in launching a new satellite.8. exhaustive exhausted exhaustingexhaustiveadj. 彻底的, 详尽的to make an exhaustive studyAn exh

48、austive investigation of the facts proves the contrary.exhaustedadj. (令人）耗尽的, 疲惫的exhaustingadj. 使用尽的, 令人疲乏不堪的F1.facility facilitatefacilityn. 灵巧，熟练He has great facility in learning languages.Her facility with / in languages is surprising.(pl) 设施，设备There are facilities for cooking in the kitchen.Are

49、there washing facilities in the school?facilitatevt. 使容易；使便利It would facilitate matters if you were more co-operative。The new underground railway will facilitate the journey to all parts of the city.2. fiancé fiancée financefiancen. 未婚夫fianceen. 未婚妻financen. 财政, 金融, 财政学vt. 供给.经费, 负担经费vi. 筹

50、措资金G1.genius genus genuinegeniusn. 天才, 天赋, 天才人物genusn. 种类；属genuineadj. 真实的, 真正的, 诚恳的，非伪造的2. graceful graciousgracefuladj.（身体的姿态和动作）优美的，优雅的a graceful young girla graceful young cat得体的graciousadj. 亲切的；和蔼的；慈祥的She welcomed her guests in a graciousmanner.优裕的；舒适的gracious livingH1.hammer hamperhammern. 铁锤,

51、 槌, 锤子v. 锤击, 锤打hampervt 妨碍，阻碍The snow hampered my movements.2.heroin heroineheroinn. 海洛因, 吗啡heroinen. 女英雄, 女主人公3.hypercritical hypocriticalhypercriticaladj. 过分苛求的，吹毛求疵的hypocriticaladj. 伪善的，虚伪的hypocritical praise.a hypocritical rogue.I1. illusion allusionillusionn. 幻觉；幻影错觉I have no illusions about hi

52、s ability.allusionn. 提及, 暗示2. imitate intimate intimidate initiateimitatevt. 效法；模仿The little boy imitated his father.James can imitate his teacher's speech perfectly.模拟；假装；学Parrots imitate human speech.仿制Wood is often painted to imitate imateadj. 亲近的；亲密的；熟悉的intimate friendsDo you believe these two intimate friends used to be mutual sworn enemies?个人的；私人的an intimate diaryintimidatevt. 胁迫；威迫He said he would never be intimidated by big names and authorities.initiatevt. 开始, 发动, 传授v. 开始, 发起3. imperial i