考研英语核心词汇名师肖克整理文档格式.doc

1、4. adopted和adoptiveadopted“收养的，过继的”an adopted son （daughter）养子（女）；my adopted countryy我所入籍的国家; adopted words外来语。adoptive“收养的”，我们说adoptive parents,但很少说adoptive child; “采用的”，“假冒的”an adoptive courage假充勇敢。5.averse和adverseadverse“不利的，反对的”，用于事，不用于人。adverse weather conditions; an adverse reaction.averse“嫌恶的

2、，反对的，不乐意的”，常和“to”一起使用，而且用否定形式。6.advise和adviceadvise“劝告”（动词）；advice“劝告”（名词）。7.affect和effectaffect“影响”，它的第二个意思是“假装”,Though she affectes indifference, I knew she was really very upset. effect n.“结果”，“效力”。 “产生”，“导致”，它比“to cause, to bring out”更为正式。His aim was to effect a radical change in the party struc

3、ture.8.all ready和already all ready意思是“completely prepared”already“已经”。He had already had his lunch.9.altogether和all together altogether （in total）“总共”all together意思是“in a group”。如：We put the sheep all together in one field.这两个词还可以分开。We put all the sheep together in one field.10. allude和eludeallude“暗

4、指”，“暗示”，“（婉转）提到”。elude （to avoid or escape）“闪避，躲避”。如:to elude sibs grasp逃脱，没有被逮住；to elude the law规避法律。The meaning eludes me.那个意义我摸不透。11.illusion和delusion illusion“幻觉，错觉”be under no illusion about sth.对某事不存幻想。delusion“欺骗，迷惑”He suffers from the delusion that hes attractive to women.他糊里糊涂地认为自己对女人很有吸引力。

5、12.amended和emend amended （to alter or add to something）“订正，改正”，“修正（议案等）”。an amended bill修正案；amend ones ways改过自新。emend （to correct errors in）“校订”。emend the text of a book校勘某书；He emended the typescript before sending it to the printers.在交付印刷之前他校正文稿。13.amicable和amiable 这两个词都是指“友好的”意思。amicable“友好的，亲切的”指

6、行为或情景。The discussions were amicable, though businesslike.讨论虽然是商业形式,但是友好的。amiable“可爱的，和蔼可亲的”Many people are afraid of him, though I found him to be perfectly amiable.虽然我发现他特别和蔼可亲，但还是有很多人害怕他。14.assent和ascent assent可用作“agreement”“同意”或“agree”“同意”。ascent n.“上升，晋升”。the ascent of mountain登山。15.avert和avoid

7、avert“防止，避免”。avoid“回避，逃避”。avoid bad company避免和坏人来往；I cannot avoid seeing him.我不能不见他。16.besides和beside besides意思是“in addition to”“加之，还有，另外”；而beside“在旁边”，“在一侧”。Duncan is the tall man standing beside my father.站在我爸爸旁边的高个子男子是邓肯。17.coherence和cohesioncoherence“统一，一致性”；cohesion“结合力，团结”。the cohesion of mole

8、cules分子的结合力。18. compare with和compare tocompare with“和比起来”compare to“好比”。He compared the moon to a silver plate.他把月亮比成一个大银盘。19.impel和compelimpel“推动，驱使，激励”。impel sb. to do sth.激励某人做某事；compel“强迫，胁迫，迫使”。compel sb. to ones will强迫人服从自己。plement和compliment complement“补足（物），补全”，“补足语”。compliment“恭维话，赞辞，敬意”; Y

9、our presence is a great compliment.承蒙光临，不胜荣幸。21.confident和confidant confident“深信，确信，自信”。confidant“心腹朋友”。She has no close confidant to whom she can turn for advice or help. 她没有知心朋友来帮助或是劝告她。22.continual和continuous continual“连续，继续”；“频繁的”；continual bouts of toothache一阵接一阵的牙痛。（这中间可能有停顿或间断。）continuous“连续”

10、（指从不间断的）; We have had three weeks of continuous rain. 我们这里连续三周下雨不停。23.might和could might表明“possibility”。could应该用来表明“permission”. Mum said we could （might） go to the football match.24.council和counsel council“议事机构”，委员会；a cabinet council内阁会议。counsel“商议，劝告”；follow sbs counsel close牢记某人忠告。25.creditable和cr

11、ediblecreditable“声誉好的，可称许（赞扬）的”；credible“可信的，可靠的”Hes the only one without a credible alibi （辩解，托辞），他是惟一一个没有可信托辞的人。26.decisive和decideddecisive“果断的，断然的”；decisive measures断然的措施。decided“明确的，无疑的”；a decided success明显的成功。27.defective和deficientdefective （having a fault or flaw）“有缺陷的”。deficient （lacking in w

12、hat is needed）“不足的”；be deficient in欠缺。28.definite和definitivedefinite （certain or clear, not vague）“明确的，一定的”。definitive （authoritative, that cannot be improved）“限定的，决定性的，最后的”; definitive host宿主；definitive organs定形器官；definitive sentence最后判决。29.dependant和dependentdependant n.（one who depends on another

13、 for support）受赡养者。dependent adj.“依靠的，依赖的”;Hesstill dependent on state benefit. The rate of relief is dependent on ones income.30.discreet和discretediscreet“考虑周到的，慎重的”。discrete“分离的，分裂的”；On closer examination, we find that the pattern is formed from thousands of discrete dots of colors.31.distinctive和distinctdistinctive“有特色的”，“独特的”；distinct“清楚的，明显的”；a distinct smell of alcohol on his breath; the distinctive stripes of the zebra.32.dual和dueldual“二重的”；dual personality双重人格；dual control双重管辖；duel“决斗，竞争”；fight a duel with sb.与某人决斗;challenge sb. to a