2019考博英语形近词辨析(1)

　　1.adept adopt adapt

　　adept

　　adj.(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

　　adopt

　　vt.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 favor to 10 against it.

　　adapt

　　vt.使适应;使适合

　　He adapted himself to the cold weather.

　　When he moved to Canada， the children adapted to the change very well.

　　2.adopted adoptive

　　adopted

　　adj. 被收养的，被采纳的

　　an adopted child

　　an adopted advice

　　adoptive

　　adj.收养(孩子)的

　　an adoptive mother

　　3.averse adverse

　　averse

　　adj.(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 averse to/from flattery.

　　adverse

　　adj.不利的;相反的

　　an adverse decision

　　Adverse circumstances compelled him to close his business.

　　4.affection affectation

　　affection

　　n.友爱，爱情，影响，疾病，倾向

　　affectation

　　n.假装，虚饰，做作

　　5.altitude latitude longitude multitude attitude aptitude

　　altitude

　　n.(海拔)高度

　　At high altitudes of Tibet it is difficult to breathe.

　　高处

　　The plane flew at an altitude of 20000 metres.

　　latitude

　　n.纬度，范围， (用复数)地区，行动或言论的自由(范围)

　　longitude

　　n.经度，经线

　　multitude

　　n.多数，群众

　　attitude

　　n.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 tunnel across the river?

　　aptitude

　　n.能力;才能;天资

　　6.angle angel

　　angle

　　n.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 question

　　The 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

　　angel

　　n.天使;守护神;仁慈、漂亮的女人

　　7.announce denounce renounce pronounce

　　announce

　　vt.通告;发表;宣布，宣告

　　The captain announced that the plane was going to land.

　　denounce

　　vt.揭发;告发;斥责

　　renounce

　　vt.正式放弃

　　He renounced his claim to the property.

　　宣布断绝关系

　　He renounced his religion.

　　ronounce

　　vt.& 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.

　　Everyone pronounced the 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 annul annual

　　adj.每年的;一年一次的

　　an annual event

　　annul

　　vt.取消，废除(婚姻、契约等)

　　9.apposite opposite

　　apposite

　　adj.适当的

　　opposite

　　adj.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 praise

　　appraise

　　vt.评估，评价，鉴定

　　apprise

　　vt.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.

　　praise

　　vt.赞美;赞扬;歌颂;赞颂

　　She praised her daughter's hard work.