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2、vers must adhere to the rules of driving.汽车司机必须遵守驾驶规则。The team will adhere to the original plan.这团队将坚持原计划。conform v.后接to表示“遵守，符合”。(区分reform，inform，transform)All individuals are required to conform to the laws made by their governments.每个人都应该遵守政府制订的法律。comply v.后接with表示“遵守，服从”，用于正式的场合。Our company comp

3、lies with governmental regulations on paying taxes.我们公司遵守政府有关纳税的规定。2、abolish，cancel，eliminate，dispose，erase，exclude，extinguish都有取消，除掉的意思abolish v.指对法律、习俗、制度的废除;完全破坏。The government abolished the tax on alcohol.政府取消了酒税。cancel v.对预先安排的某种活动(如旅行、计划、会议等)的取消;删去(字、句)。The meeting has been cancelled because o

4、f the flu.会议由于流感而取消了。eliminate v.指消除、淘汰已经存在但是现在不需要的东西。The losing team was eliminated from further competition.失利的那个队被淘汰了，不能参加下一阶段的比赛。dispose v.处理，处置;表示“除掉、扔掉”时常与of连用。(这一点做题时需要注意。)please dispose of household waste.请清除掉家中垃圾。(联想pose，expose，impose)erase v.除去，擦掉，指有意识地除去字迹、声音等。(于是有了小学的eraser)I erased the

5、music on the tape before recording on the tape again.我在往磁带上录音之前先消掉了上面的音乐。exclude v.排斥;排除，不包括在内，与include互为反义词。The restaurant excludes anyone who is not properly dressed from entering.衣冠不整者不得进入该餐馆。extinguish v.熄灭，扑灭(火);使沉默，使暗淡。Firefighters extinguished a big fire.消防队员扑灭了大火。(注意区别distinguish v. 区分;辨别;使杰

6、出，使表现突出。Could he distinguish right from wrong?他能辨别是非吗?)3、accent，tone，dialect这三个名词意思相近，容易混淆accent n.口音，指某一地区语言的发音特征;重音。He speaks English with a strong Spanish accent.他讲英语带有很浓的西班牙口音。tone n.语气，音调，指说话人的口气或声音的高低、轻重等。He speaks to his baby in soft tones.他用柔和的语调和他的婴儿说话。(此词还常用语阅读观点态度题中：1)The tone of the pass

7、age can best be described as _ 2) Authors tone / Attitude is _ )dialect n.方言，土语，地方话，指一个地区人们所使用的语言。The residents here speak Sichuan dialect.这里的居民说四川方言4、accommodate，afford，furnish都有提供的意思accommodate v.提供住宿、房间;适应，迎合，迁就。This hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests.这家饭店可供多达500位来宾住宿。The company accommodated

8、 the customers wish and sent the delivery overnight.公司满足了顾客的愿望，连夜将货物发了出去。afford v.负担，支付;当“提供”讲时，多用于指抽象事物的提供。We cant afford that expensive sports car.我们买不起那辆昂贵的跑车。The tall building affords a beautiful view of the ocean.从这幢高楼上可以看到大海的美丽景致。furnish v.指提供生活或某种用途所需要的东西。Reading furnishes the mind only with

9、materials of knowledge， and it is thinking that makes what we read ours.阅读为我们的思想提供了知识素材，然而正是思考才能将我们读到的内容变成我们自己的东西。5、ambiguous，vague，unclear，dim “模糊的，不清楚的”的意思ambiguous a.意义含糊的，有歧义的，指因字、词、句有歧义而使人感到模糊不清、难以 理解和把握。(偏于歧义)His ambiguous directions confused us; we did not know which of the two roads to take.

10、他的模棱两可的指导使我们很迷惑，以至于我们不知道这两条路该走哪条了。vague a.含混的，不清楚的，多用言辞笼统而导致的不确定，该词也可表示轮廓形状的不清楚和模糊。(偏于不确定)We are facing the vague promises of manufacturing fuel from herbs.我们正面临用草本植物生产燃料的不确定的前景。unclear a.指句意、字迹不清楚，使人难以看懂;不肯定的。Unclear writing is difficult to understand.模糊的字迹使人难以辨认。It is unclear whether the economy w

11、ill get better.经济是否好转仍不明朗。dim a.光线暗淡的，看不清的;记忆力模糊的;悲观的。Dont work in dim light.不要在昏暗的光线下工作。6、associate，ally，combine，unite“结交，联合”的意思associate v.交往，结交;联系，联想。多指平等友好的合作，后接with，表示与某人交往或合作，后接in表示在某个方面合作。We associate with all sorts of people in the society.在社会上，我们同各种各样的人交往。(注：associate A with B 把A和B联系起来;asso

12、ciate adj.副的 an associate professor一名副教授 )ally v.使结盟，使联姻，多与with搭配。Several political parties allied with each other against higher taxes.几个政治党派联合起来反对提高税收。combine v.联合，化合，混合。The girl combined sugar， butter， and flour to made the dough.小姑娘把糖、黄油和面粉混合到一起做成面团。unite v.联合，合并，团结，尤指不同的事物或人团结、统一。The nation uni

13、ted against its enemy.国民团结一致共同对敌。7、acute，crucial，urgent“严重的，重要的”的意思acute a.剧烈的，严重的;急性的(病)。An acute lack of food brought hunger to the Iraqi people.食品的严重缺乏给伊拉克人民造成了饥饿。crucial a.意为决定性的，紧要关头的，至关重要的，与critical(关键的，批评的，爱挑剔的)类似。The improvement of consumer confidence is crucial to an economic recovery.消费者信心

14、的增强对经济的复苏是至关重要的。urgent a.意为紧迫的，急迫的，紧要的，它不强调所指的问题是最重要的，仅强调紧急的状态。We have an urgent need for help， and we are running out of water.我们急需要帮助，我们的水就快要用光了。8、aggravate，reinforce，increase，strengthen，intensify“加剧，增加”的意思aggravate v.加重(负担、罪行、病情等)，使之恶化。I hurt my foot， then aggravated it by trying to walk too soon

15、.我的脚受伤了，而过早的下地走路又加重了伤情。reinforce v.增援，一般用于军队或警察的行动;(以添加材料等)加固。A police officer saw three thieves robbing a bank and radioed to reinforce him.一位警察看到三个盗贼抢劫银行，用无线电话请求增援。increase v.指数量上的增加。The number of people has increased.人数增加了。strengthen v.加强，巩固，增强，相当于to become stronger。Competition， they believe， str

16、engthens the national character rather than corrupt it.他们认为竞争加强了民族性而不是破坏了它。intensify v.使变得更强烈、剧烈，加剧，相当于to become more intense or intensive。His dogs death intensified his loneliness. 狗的去世使他的孤独感更加强烈。9、blame，condemn，scold，都有“责怪”的意思blame v.责怪，把归咎于。You cant blame anyone in case you fail the exam.万一你考试不及格

17、，你不能怪罪任何人。condemn v.谴责，判刑，用于比较正式的、严肃的场合。The president condemned the law as an attack on personal liberty.总统谴责这个法律侵犯人身自由。scold v.责骂，训斥。His father scolds him for making all in a mess. 他的父亲训斥他把所有事弄得一团糟。10、boundary，border，frontier，verge都有“边界”的意思boundary n.边界;界线。多指作为界线的标识物等。The fence marks the boundary b

18、etween my land and hers.这道栅栏是我的地和她的地的分界线。border n.较宽的边缘，边界，多指两国或两地之间的分界处附近的边缘地区、边界地带;也可以指物体的边缘等。We crossed the Mexican borders into the USA.我们穿过墨西哥边界进入美国境内。frontier n.边界，边境，边疆，指靠近边界(boundary)的区域;也可引申为未开发的领域，(学术的)前沿等。The American West was still a frontier a century ago.一个世纪以前美国西部还是一片边疆。She is a bioch

19、emist who works on the frontiers of biology.她是从事生物学前沿研究的生化学家。verge n. (道路、花坛等长着草的)边缘，引申为某事即将发生之际。On the verge of war，she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown.战争爆发之际，她几近精神崩溃。11、conserve，preserve都有“保护，保存”的意思conserve v.保存，保藏，保护(强调节约)。In winter， some people conserve energy by lowing the heat at night

20、.冬天，有些人在夜里通过调小暖气来节约能源。preserve v.保护;维持;保养;防止(食物)腐败(强调使不受破坏)。The government preserves the rights of the individual person.政府保护个人的权利不受侵犯。12、convert，invert，revert，transform同形或同意convert v.转变，皈依，含有使某人改变观点的意思。(联系converse)He wants to convert to Catholicism.他要皈依天主教。invert v.使颠倒，使倒转，使反向。常常表示位置、顺序、方向等的颠倒。(联系i

21、nverse)The baby inverted the cup and spilled her orange juice.婴儿把杯子打翻，弄洒了橙汁。revert v.归还，恢复原状。指回到原来的状态或情形。(联系reverse)John gave his brother a house， and when his brother died， ownership reverted back to John.约翰送给他的哥哥一所房子，当他的哥哥去世后，房子的所有权重新归于约翰。transform v.改变，转变，指形状、颜色、大小、性质等的改变。A little paint will soon

22、 transform the old house.刷一点油漆很快就会使这所旧房子大为改观。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 bo

23、ught 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 elig

24、ible 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

25、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

26、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

27、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

28、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

29、好极了!disordered a.混乱的，杂乱的;(精神或身体)有病的。We couldnt 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。Readers Digest读者文

30、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

31、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 th

32、is 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

33、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 at

34、tainments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，sec

35、ure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

36、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

37、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