考研易混淆詞匯總結(jié)

1、易混淆詞匯總結(jié)A1.adept adopt adaptadeptadj.（與at, in 連用） 熟練的；精通的She was adept at the fine art of irritating people.n. 內(nèi)行；老手adoptvt.收養(yǎng)采??；采用They adopted our methods.正式通過；采納The resolution was adopted by a vote of 180 in favour to 10 against it.adaptvt.使適應(yīng)；使適合He adapted himself to the cold weather.When he moved

2、 to Canada, the children adapted to the change very well.2.adopted adoptiveadoptedadj. 被收養(yǎng)的，被采納的an adopted childan adopted adviceadoptiveadj. 收養(yǎng)（孩子）的an adoptive mother3.averse adverseaverseadj. （常與to 連用）嫌惡的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. 友愛, 愛情, 影響, 疾病, 傾向affectationn. 假裝, 虛飾, 做作5.altitude latitude longitude multitude attitude aptitudealtituden. （海拔）高度At high altitudes of Tibet it

4、 is difficult to breathe.高處The plane flew at an altitude of 20000 metres.latituden. 緯度, 范圍, (用復(fù)數(shù))地區(qū), 行動或言論的自由(范圍)longituden. 經(jīng)度, 經(jīng)線multituden. 多數(shù), 群眾attituden. 姿勢態(tài)度People's attitude towards the skyscrapers varies widely.看法；意見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；天資6.angle angelanglen. 角；角度a right angle角落；墻角；棱角觀點； 看法；看問題的角度to consider all angles of the questionThe professor angled his report to suit the audience he was speaking to.vt. 轉(zhuǎn)動一個角度to angle a camera帶成

6、見地描述（某事）He angles his reports to please his editor in chief.用鉤和釣釣魚He is keen on angling.（與for 連用）運用手段獲得，攫取angeln. 天使守護神仁慈、漂亮的女人7.announce denounce renounce pronounceannouncevt. 通告；發(fā)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. 揭發(fā)；告發(fā)；斥責(zé)renouncevt. 正式放棄He renounced his claim to the property.宣布斷絕關(guān)系He renounced his nouncevt., vi. 發(fā)音；發(fā)出音How do you pronounce c-l-e-r-k?宣稱；宣告；斷言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.（常與on, for, against, in favor of 連用）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，廢除（婚姻、契約等）9.apposite oppositeappositeadj. 適當?shù)膐ppositeadj. 相對的, 對面的, 對立的, 相反的, 對等的,對應(yīng)的n. 相反的事物10 appraise apprise praiseappraise

9、vt. 評估，評價，鑒定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. 贊美；贊揚；歌頌；贊頌She praised her daughter's hard work.11.apprehensive comprehensiveapprehensiveadj. 憂慮的； 擔(dān)心的apprehensive for s

10、b's safetycomprehensiveadj. 全面的；廣泛的；包含內(nèi)容多的；詳盡的The state government gave a verycomprehensive explanation of its plans for the development of electronic industry.12 argument augmentargumentn. 爭論, 辯論, 論據(jù), 論點, (for, against ),意見augmentvt., vi. 增大；增加13. ascribe describe prescribe subscribeinscribe pr

11、oscribeascribevt. 歸因于, 歸咎于describevt. 描寫, 記述, 形容, 形容v. 描述prescribevt., vi. 開藥方；處方命令；規(guī)定The law prescribes what should be done.What punishment does the law prescribe for corruption?The doctor prescribed total abstinence.subscribevt., vi. （常與to, for 連用）捐款；捐助訂購（報紙、雜志等）（常與to 連用）同意，贊同inscribevt. （常與in, on

12、, with 連用）題寫；銘刻She inscribed her own name on the textbook.（常與to 連用）題名This book I inscribe to my old scribevt. 禁止14. assent ascentassentvi. （常與to 連用）同意ascentn. 上升, (地位, 聲望等的)提高, 攀登, 上坡路15 dissent descent decentdissentvi. （常與from 連用）持異議；不同意；意見不一致He and I dissented from each other i

13、n choosing a suitable candidate.descentn. 下降；下滑；降下；下來血統(tǒng)；遺傳He traces his descent from an old Norman family.decentadj 體面的 合適的16. assume resume consume presumeassumevt. 假定；假設(shè)I assume you always get up at the same time.采用；承擔(dān)to assume new dutiesresumen. 摘要, 概略, <美> 履歷vt. 再繼續(xù), 重新開始, 重新占用, 再用, 恢復(fù)cons

14、umevt., vi. 吃，喝消耗；消費；花費His old car consumed much gasoline.毀滅；燒毀The fire soon consumed the old wooden buildings in the neighbourhood.presumevt., vi. （常與that 連用）假定；假設(shè)；認為I presume from your speech that you are a foreigner.You must presume no such thing.當作；姑且認為If a person is missing for 7 years, he is p

15、resumed dead.（常與to + inf 連用）放肆；擅作主張A servant ought not to presume.（與on, upon 連用）指望；寄希望于We must not presume too mush on the reliability of such sources.17 avocation vocation vacationavocationn. (個人)副業(yè), 業(yè)余愛好vocationn. 職業(yè)；行業(yè)天職；使命vacationn. 假期I worked in a small beachside restaurant during the college v

16、acation.18 authentic authoritativeauthentic真實的：與事實相符并且值得相信、信賴的：an authentic account by an eyewitness.真正的：有著經(jīng)證實的來源或創(chuàng)作者的；非偽造的或非復(fù)制的：an authentic medieval sword.一把真正的中世紀劍authoritativeadj.（形容詞）官方的：有著或由政府發(fā)起的；官方的：an authoritative decree; authoritative sources.權(quán)威性的：擁有公認的精確性或優(yōu)秀性的；極可信賴的：an authoritative accou

17、nt of the revolution.專斷的：行使權(quán)力的；命令的：the captain's authoritative manner.19 adjoin adjacent adjournadjoinvt. 毗連；臨近；貼近Our house adjoins theirs.adjacentadj. (與to 連用） 相鄰的，鄰近的adjournvt., vi. 延期；休會， 會議暫停The meeting will be adjourned till next Wednesday.20 admire admiraladmirev. 贊美, 欽佩, 羨慕admiraln. 海軍上將,

18、 艦隊司令, 旗艦21 adore adornadorevt. 崇拜敬愛；敬重非常喜歡He adores the cinema.She adores going to the volleyball match.adornvt. 裝飾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. 申請者, 請求者applicationn. 請求

19、, 申請, 申請表, 應(yīng)用, 運用23 alley allyalleyn. 小路, 巷, (花園里兩邊有樹籬的)小徑allyv. 結(jié)盟, 與.(在血統(tǒng), 性質(zhì)等上)有關(guān)聯(lián), 同盟n. 同盟國, 支持者24 accession accessaccessionn. 就職, 就任, 添加, 增加accessn. 通路, 訪問, 入門vt. 存取, 接近B1. bull bullybulln. 公牛, 粗壯如牛的人樂觀進取的人胡扯；廢話bullyvt. 威嚇；欺侮；以強凌弱He's always bullying smaller boys.2.bandage bondagebandage n

20、繃帶bondage n 奴役，束縛3.bread beadbread n 面包bead n 珠子, 水珠 vt 祈禱4. bump dump jump hump lump plumpump bumpn. 撞擊, 腫塊v. 碰(傷), 撞(破), 顛簸dumpvt. 傾倒(垃圾), 傾卸n. 堆存處jumpn. 跳躍, 上漲, 驚跳vt. 跳躍, 躍過, 突升, 使跳躍vi. 跳躍, 暴漲humpn. 駝峰, 駝背, 小園丘, 峰丘v. (使)隆起, 弓起lumpn. 塊（尤指小塊）, 腫塊, 笨人vt. 使成塊狀, 混在一起.plumpadj. 圓胖的, 豐滿的, 鼓起的vt. 突然放下, 使

21、豐滿, 使鼓起vi. 變豐滿, 鼓起pumpn. 泵, 抽水機vt. (用泵)抽(水), 抽吸5.beach breach bleachbeachn.海濱；湖濱；河灘The little beach hotel has a pleasant ambienbreachn. （常與of 連用）違背；不履行；破壞in breach of contractYour company is in breach of the contract.bleachvt., vi. 使變白Did you bleach this tablecloth?6.bride bribebride n 新娘bribe n vt

22、賄賂7. boom broomboom n. v 繁榮 興旺broom n 掃帚8. buffet bufferbuffetn. 餐具柜, 小賣部, 毆打, 打擊vt 連續(xù)地打擊搏斗buffervt 緩沖、緩和C1. censor censurecensorn. 檢查員vt. 檢查, 審查censurev. 責(zé)難n. 責(zé)難2. cession sessioncessionn. 割讓, 轉(zhuǎn)讓, 律讓與(他人)債權(quán)sessionn. （官方機構(gòu)的）會 議，會期，開會期The general session approved the report of the investigation commi

23、ttee.學(xué)期；大學(xué)的學(xué)期3. clash crush crashclashn. 沖突, 撞擊聲, 抵觸the clash of weaponsclash of interestsa clash with the policeI failed to go to her wedding because it clashed with my examination.戰(zhàn)斗It is broadcast that the two armies clashednear the borderline again before dawn.vi., vt. 沖突The enemy armies clashed

24、.（事情）在時間上相沖突It's a pity the two concerts clash.（常與with 連用）（色彩）不協(xié)調(diào)This shirt clashes with your trousers.crushvt., vi. 壓碎；壓壞；碾碎；擠壓；塞to crush one's way through the crowd破壞；鎮(zhèn)壓；壓服to crush all oppositioncrashn. 碰撞, 墜落, 墜毀, 撞擊聲, 爆裂聲v. 碰撞, 墜落, 墜毀, (指商業(yè)公司, 政府等)破產(chǎn), 垮臺4. classic classicalclassicn. 杰作,

25、名著adj. 第一流的classicaladj. 古典的, 正統(tǒng)派的, 古典文學(xué)的5. clench clinchclenchvt., vi. 緊合；咬緊（牙關(guān)）；捏緊（拳頭）She clenched her teeth when she was operated on.緊握；抓牢The girl clenched her money in her hand.clinchvt., vi. 敲彎釘頭釘牢；釘住把（木頭）釘牢在一起確定；決定（貿(mào)易等）；達成買賣或合同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；未精煉的；（表面）不光滑的；粗織的coarse cloth粗魯?shù)?；魯莽的；不禮貌的coarse talkhoarseadj. 嘶啞的His voice was hoarse after talking for an hour.roarn. 吼聲；咆哮聲the roar of an angry lionThe lion gave a l

27、oud roar.7. canvass canvascanvasn. 粗帆布一塊油畫布The young artist showed me his recentcanvases.canvassn. 細查, 討論, 勸誘vt. 徹底檢查, 細究, 向.拉票或拉生意, 討論vi. 游說, 拉選票8. cannon canoncannonn. 加農(nóng)炮；大炮canonn. 教規(guī)，宗教法規(guī)9. credible credulouscredibleadj. 可信的；可靠的credulousadj. 輕信別人的10 continual continuouscontinualadj. over and ove

28、r again; regular but interrupted; 連續(xù)的Recently the young couple have continual arguments with each other for trifles.continuousadj. 不斷的continuing without stopping ;ceaselesscontinuous rain all day7.collide colludecollidevi. 互撞；碰撞；（車、船等）猛撞The two trains collided.沖突；反對；強烈抵觸(with)colludevi. 共謀；勾結(jié)；串通(wit

29、h)8. comment commendcommentn. 注釋, 評論, 意見vi. 注釋, 評論(on )commendvt. 稱贊, 表揚, 推薦, 委托, 吸引9. compel expel propel repelcompelvt. 強迫, 迫使expelvt 趕走：驅(qū)逐或把趕出去：expel an invader.排出：從容器里或象從容器里釋放：被迫離開；把除名：expelled the student from college forcheating.See Synonyms at ejectpropelvt. 推進，推動，驅(qū)策repelvt. 擊退；逐退to repel an

30、attack使厭惡；使反感His accent repels me.10 contemporary temporarycontemporaryn. 同時代的人adj. 當代的, 同時代的temporaryadj. 暫時的, 臨時的, 臨時性11. contemptuous contemptiblecontemptuousadj. （常與of 連用） 表示輕蔑的；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(稱號、學(xué)位等)on, 贈與, 把.贈與,協(xié)議v. 協(xié)商, 交換意見(on)The engineers and technicians are still conferring on the unexpected accident.infervt. 推斷；推知；推論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. （常與to 連用） 涉及；提到；針對；有關(guān)The new law does not refer to farm land.提交；交付The shop referred the complaint to themanufacturers.prefervt. （常與to 連用）更喜歡；寧愿to prefer coffee to tWhich of these two dresses do you prefer?defervt. 推遲；延期vt. （與to 連用）服從；順

33、從Do you always defer to your parents wishes?13. consequent subsequentconsequentadj. 作為結(jié)果的subsequentadj. 隨后的，后來的；繼起的14 conventional convenientconventionaladj. 慣例的, 常規(guī)的, 習(xí)俗的, 傳統(tǒng)的convenientadj. 便利的, 方便的15. confidant confidante confident confidentialconfidantn. 知己男友confidanten. 知己的女友confidentadj. 確信的；有信

34、心的；自信的Peter is confident of winning the post as the assistant to the managing director.confidentialadj. 機密的；秘密的a confidential order參與機密的；視為心腹的a confidential secretary16. convert divert invert revert reverseconvertvt. （常與into 連用）轉(zhuǎn)變；變換to convert an old house into a new oneThat building has been conver

35、ted into a school.兌換I want to convert some Hong Kong dollars into American dollars.改變信仰、黨派或意見等She managed to convert him to her opinion.divertvt. 轉(zhuǎn)向；轉(zhuǎn)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. （與to 連用）恢復(fù)原狀；回復(fù)；回到（原來話題）；（財產(chǎn)等）歸復(fù)，歸還reversevt. 倒退；倒轉(zhuǎn)He reversed the car.翻轉(zhuǎn)She reversed the

37、paper.改變；使成相反的東西He reversed the judgment and set the prisoner free after all.17 counsel consul councilcounseln. 討論, 商議, 辯護律師vt. 勸告, 忠告consuln. 領(lǐng)事counciln. 政務(wù)會, 理事會, 委員會, 參議會, 討論會議, 顧問班子, 立法班子18 conscious conscientiousconsciousadj. 有意識的；神志清醒的He is hurt but still conscious.了解的；察覺的She was not conscious

38、 of his presence in the room.刻意的：故意設(shè)計或做的；刻意的：a conscious insult; made a conscious effort to speak more clearly。conscientiousadj. 憑良心的；謹慎的；盡責(zé)的a conscientious piece of workBe conscientious and make a good job of publishing.19 cosmic comiccosmicadj. 宇宙的comicn. 滑稽演員adj. 滑稽的, 喜劇的20 commerce commencecomme

39、rcen. 商業(yè)commencev. 開始, 著手21 complexion complexcomplexionn. 面色, 膚色, 情況, 局面complexadj. 復(fù)雜的, 合成的, 綜合的22. compulsive compulsorycompulsiveadj. 強制的, 強迫的, 由強迫產(chǎn)生的, 禁不住的compulsoryadj. 必需做的, 必修的, 被強迫的, 被強制的,義務(wù)的D1. decease diseasedeceasen. vi.死亡diseasen. 疾病, 弊病2. definite definitivedefiniteadj. 明確的, 一定的definit

40、iveadj. 最后的, 確定的, 權(quán)威性的3. desert dessertdesertn. 沙漠, 應(yīng)得的賞罰, 功過adj. 沙漠的, 不毛的, 荒涼的vt. 放棄, 遺棄, 逃跑vi. 逃掉, 逃亡, 開小差dessertn. 餐后甜點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. （與of 連用）渴望的，想的5. diary dairydiaryn. 日記dairyn. 牛奶場, 奶品場,

41、 售牛奶, 奶油6. diploma diplomat diplomacy diplomaticdiploman. 文憑, 畢業(yè)證書, 證明權(quán)力、特權(quán)、榮譽等的證書, 獎狀diplomatn. 外交官, 有外交手腕的人, 有權(quán)謀的人diplomacyn 外交diplomaticadj. 外交的, 老練的7.disclaim reclaim exclaim proclaim acclaim claimdisclaimv. 放棄, 棄權(quán), 拒絕reclaimvt. 要求歸還, 收回, 開墾exclaimv. 呼喊, 驚叫, 大聲叫proclaimvt. 宣布, 聲明, 顯示, 顯露acclaimv

42、t. 歡呼歡呼著擁戴；歡呼著同意claimn. (根據(jù)權(quán)利提出)要求, 要求權(quán), 主張, 要求而得到的東西vt. (根據(jù)權(quán)利)要求, 認領(lǐng), 聲稱, 主張, 需要8. discreet discretediscreetadj. 小心的, 慎重的, 有思慮的, 賢明的discreteadj. 離散的；分立的；不連續(xù)的9. distinct distinctivedistinctadj. 清楚的, 明顯的, 截然不同的, 獨特的distinctiveadj. 與眾不同的, 有特色的10. donate denotedonatev. 捐贈, 贈予denotevt. 指示, 表示11. dwindle

43、 bewilderdwindlev. 縮小bewildervt. 使迷惑, 使不知所措, 使昏亂12 dual dueldualadj. 雙的, 二重的, 雙重dueln. 決斗兩個人爭斗；爭辯；雙方抗爭13 disinterested uninteresteddisinterestedadj. 公正無私的；無偏見的；客觀的His action was not altogether disinterested.uninterestedadj. 不感興趣的Settle your own argument - I'm quite uninterested!14 dissemble disa

44、ssembledissemblevt., vi. 隱藏，掩飾（思想、感情等）disassemblevt. 解開, 分解E1. eradicate eraseeradicatevt 根除：連根撕碎清除，撲滅，根絕：象連根拔起一樣消滅：Their goal was to eradicate poverty.erasevt 擦掉，抹掉：通過用橡皮涂抹或刮除（寫的字跡或圖形等）刪除：從磁帶或其它存儲介質(zhì)上消除掉（記錄的信息）：erased a file from the diskette.erased the videocassette.使忘卻：象涂抹掉一樣消除、消滅：had to erase all

45、 thoughts of failure from hismind.2. elicit illicit explicit elite implicitelicitvt 誘出，引出（事實等）illicitadj. 違法的explicitadj. 清楚的, 明確的eliten. 精英implicitadj. 暗示的, 含蓄的,絕對的，完全的3.eligible illegibleeligibleadj. 符合條件的, 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. 難辨認的, 字跡模糊的4.emergence emergencyemergencen. 出現(xiàn)顯露，暴露emergencyn. 緊急情況, 突然事件, 非常時刻, 緊急事件5.eminent imminent element eliminateeminentadj. 顯赫的, 杰出的, 有名的, 優(yōu)良的imminentadj. 即將來臨的, 逼近的elementn. 要素, 元素, 成分, 元件, 自然環(huán)境eliminatevt. 排除, 消除v. 除去6. erotic exoticerotic adj.色情的n. 好色之徒

47、exoticadj. 外來的，外國來的，異乎尋常的an exotic purple bird7.exalt exultexaltvt. 贊揚；歌頌提升；晉升exultvi. 狂喜；歡躍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. 徹底的, 詳盡的to make an exhaustive studyAn exh

48、austive investigation of the facts proves the contrary.exhaustedadj. (令人）耗盡的, 疲憊的exhaustingadj. 使用盡的, 令人疲乏不堪的F1.facility facilitatefacilityn. 靈巧，熟練He has great facility in learning languages.Her facility with / in languages is surprising.(pl) 設(shè)施，設(shè)備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. 財政, 金融, 財政學(xué)vt. 供給.經(jīng)費, 負擔(dān)經(jīng)費vi. 籌

50、措資金G1.genius genus genuinegeniusn. 天才, 天賦, 天才人物genusn. 種類；屬genuineadj. 真實的, 真正的, 誠懇的，非偽造的2. graceful graciousgracefuladj.（身體的姿態(tài)和動作）優(yōu)美的，優(yōu)雅的a graceful young girla graceful young cat得體的graciousadj. 親切的；和藹的；慈祥的She welcomed her guests in a graciousmanner.優(yōu)裕的；舒適的gracious livingH1.hammer hamperhammern. 鐵錘,

51、 槌, 錘子v. 錘擊, 錘打hampervt 妨礙，阻礙The snow hampered my movements.2.heroin heroineheroinn. 海洛因, 嗎啡heroinen. 女英雄, 女主人公3.hypercritical hypocriticalhypercriticaladj. 過分苛求的，吹毛求疵的hypocriticaladj. 偽善的，虛偽的hypocritical praise.a hypocritical rogue.I1. illusion allusionillusionn. 幻覺；幻影錯覺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.模擬；假裝；學(xué)Parrots imitate human speech.仿制Wood is often painted to imitate imateadj. 親近的；親密的；熟悉的intimate friendsDo you believe these two intimate friends used to be mutual sworn enemies?個人的；私人的an intimate diaryintimidatevt. 脅迫；威迫He said he would never be intimidated by big names and authorities.initiatevt. 開始, 發(fā)動, 傳授v. 開始, 發(fā)起3. imperial i