2017年MBA英語(yǔ)閱讀核心詞匯1

字號(hào):

1.adherence和adhesion
    這兩個(gè)詞都是“粘附的”意思。
    adherence用于比喻的意思。例如:His adherence to the strict letter of the law.
    adhesion是指物質(zhì)上的。
    2. adjacent,adjoining,和contiguous
    這些詞都有next to“緊挨”的意思。
    adjacent“毗鄰的,鄰近的”,但它們可能并不相互直接接觸。
    adjoining和contiguous指相互接觸,通常之間有一個(gè)edge或boundary。
    3.admission和admittance
    它們都有“the act of entering”的意思。
    但admission用于公共場(chǎng)合。
    The price of admission to the gallery is£5.
    admittance不指公共場(chǎng)合,一般指私人的住所。
    4. adopted和adoptive
    adopted“收養(yǎng)的,過(guò)繼的”
    an adopted son (daughter)養(yǎng)子(女);my adopted country
    y我所入籍的國(guó)家; adopted words外來(lái)語(yǔ)。
    adoptive“收養(yǎng)的”,我們說(shuō)adoptive parents,但很少說(shuō)adoptive child;
    “采用的”,“假冒的”an adoptive courage假充勇敢。
    5.averse和adverse
    adverse“不利的,反對(duì)的”,用于事,不用于人。adverse weather conditions
    ; an adverse reaction.
    averse“嫌惡的,反對(duì)的,不樂(lè)意的”,常和“to”一起使用,而且用否定形式。
    6.advise和advice
    advise“勸告”(動(dòng)詞);advice“勸告”(名詞)。
    7.affect和effect
    affect“影響”,它的第二個(gè)意思是“假裝”,Though she affectes
    indifference, I knew she was really very upset.
    effect n.“結(jié)果”,“效力”。 “產(chǎn)生”,“導(dǎo)致”,它比“to
    cause, to bring out”更為正式。His aim was to effect a radical change in the party structure.
    8.all ready和already
    all ready意思是“completely prepared”
    already“已經(jīng)”。He had already had his lunch.
    9.altogether和all together
    altogether (in total)“總共”
    all together意思是“in a group”。如:We put the sheep all together in one field.這兩個(gè)詞還可以分開(kāi)。We put all the sheep together in one field.
    10. allude和elude
    allude“暗指”,“暗示”,“(婉轉(zhuǎn))提到”。
    elude (to avoid or escape)“閃避,躲避”。如:to elude sib’s grasp逃脫,沒(méi)有被逮住;to elude the law規(guī)避法律。The meaning eludes me.那個(gè)意義我摸不透。