1、1考博易混淆词汇总结A1.adept adopt adaptadept 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. 采纳；采用；收养 They adopted our methods.正式通过；The resolution was adopted by a vote of 180 in favour to 10 against it.adapt vt.使适应；使适合He adapted himself to the cold weather.When h
2、e moved to Canada, the children adapted to the change very well.2.adopted adoptiveadopted adj.被收养的，被采纳的 an adopted child；an adopted adviceadoptive adj. 收养（孩子）的 an adoptive mother3.averse adverseaverse adj. （常与 to 连用）嫌恶的I am not averse to a dance party and a good mean after a weeks hard work.The mini
3、ster is averse to/from flattery.adverse adj. 不利的；相反的an adverse decisionAdverse circumstances compelled him to close his business.4 affection affectationaffection 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 aptitudealtituden. （海拔）高度:At high altitudes
4、 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Peoples attitude towards the skyscrapers varies widely.看法；意见What is the Municipal Authoritys attitude to the proposal
5、 of a tunnel across the river?Whats the authorities attitude towards this discord?aptitude n. 能力；才能；天资6.angle angelangle 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 questionThe professor angled his report to suit the audience he was speaking to.vt. 转动一个角度to angle a camera
6、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 pronounceannounce vt. 通告；发表；宣布，宣告The captain announced that the plane was going to land.The government announced that they would build a ne
7、w highway to the mountain.denouncevt. 揭发；告发；斥责renouncevt. 正式放弃He renounced his claim to the property.宣布断绝关系He renounced his religion.pronouncevt., 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.The priest pronounced them man and wife.Everyone prono
8、unced 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 annulannual adj. 每年的；一年一次的 an annual eventannul t. 取消，废除（婚姻、契约等）9. apposite oppositeapposite 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 pr
9、aiseappraise 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 daughters hard work.11.apprehensive comprehensiveapprehensiveadj. 忧虑的； 担心的apprehen
10、sive for sbs safetycomprehensiveadj. 全面的；广泛的；包含内容多的；详尽的The state government gave a very2comprehensive explanation of its plans for the development of electronic industry.12 argument augmentargumentn. 争论, 辩论, 论据, 论点, (for, against ),意见augmentvt., vi. 增大；增加13. ascribe describe prescribe subscribe insc
11、ribe proscribeascribe vt. 归因于 , 归咎于describe vt. 描写, 记述, 形容 , 形容prescribe vt., vi. 开药方；处方；命令；规定The law prescribes what should be done.What punishment does the law prescribe for corruption?The doctor prescribed total abstinence.subscribevt., vi. （常与to, for 连用）捐款；捐助订购（报纸、杂志等）（常与to 连用）同意，赞同inscribe vt.
12、（常与in, on, with 连用）题写；铭刻She inscribed her own name on the textbook.（常与to 连用）题名This book I inscribe to my old comrades-in-arms.proscribe vt. 禁止14. assent ascentassent vi. （常与 to 连用）同意ascent n. 上升, (地位, 声望等的 )提高, 攀登, 上坡路15 dissent descent decentdissent vi. （常与from 连用）持异议；不同意；意见不一致He and I dissented fr
13、om each other in choosing a suitable candidate.descent n. 下降；下滑；降下；下来；血统；遗传He traces his descent from an old Norman family.decent adj 体面的 合适的16. assume resume consume presumeassume vt. 假定；假设I assume you always get up at the same time.采用；承担to assume new dutiesresumen. 摘要, 概略, 履历vt. 再继续, 重新开始, 重新占用 ,
14、再用, 恢复consumevt., vi. 吃，喝；消耗；消费；花费His old car consumed much gasoline.毁灭；烧毁The fire soon consumed the old wooden buildings in the neighbourhood.presume vt., vi. （常与that 连用）假定；假设；认为I presume from your speech that you are a foreigner.You must presume no such thing.当作；姑且认为If a person is missing for 7 ye
15、ars, he is presumed dead.（常与to + inf 连用）放肆；擅作主张A servant ought not to presume.（与on, upon 连用）指望；寄希望于We must not presume too mush on the reliability of such sources.17 avocation vocation vacationavocation n. (个人) 副业, 业余爱好vocation n. 职业；行业；天职；使命vacation n. 假期I worked in a small beachside restaurant dur
16、ing the college vacation.18 authentic authoritativeauthentic真实的：与事实相符并且值得相信、信赖的：an authentic account by an eyewitness.真正的：有着经证实的来源或创作者的；非伪造的或非复制的：an authentic medieval sword.一把真正的中世纪剑authoritativeadj.（形容词）官方的：有着或由政府发起的；官方的：an authoritative decree; authoritative sources.权威性的：拥有公认的精确性或优秀性的；极可信赖的：an au
17、thoritative account of the revolution.专断的：行使权力的；命令的：the captains authoritative manner.19 adjoin adjacent adjournAdjoin vt. 毗连；临近；贴近Our house adjoins theirs.adjacent adj. (与to 连用） 相邻的，邻近的adjourn vt., vi. 延期；休会， 会议暂停The meeting will be adjourned till next Wednesday.20 admire admiraladmire v. 赞美, 钦佩, 羡
18、慕admiral n. 海军上将, 舰队司令, 旗舰21 adore adornadore vt. 崇拜;敬爱；敬重 ;非常喜欢 He adores the cinema.She adores going to the volleyball match.adorn vt. 装饰 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 applicationappliance n. 用具, 器具applicant
19、n. 申请者, 请求者application n. 请求, 申请, 申请表, 应用, 运用23 alley ally3alley n. 小路, 巷, (花园里两边有树篱的 )小径ally v. 结盟, 与.(在血统, 性质等上)有关联, 同盟n. 同盟国, 支持者24 accession accessaccession n. 就职, 就任, 添加, 增加access n. 通路, 访问, 入门 vt. 存取, 接近B1. bull bullybulln. 公牛, 粗壮如牛的人乐观进取的人胡扯；废话bullyvt. 威吓；欺侮；以强凌弱Hes always bullying smaller bo
20、ys.2.bandage bondagebandage n 绷带bondage n 奴役，束缚3.bread beadbread n 面包bead n 珠子, 水珠 vt 祈祷4. bump dump jump hump lump plum pump Bumpn. 撞击, 肿块 v. 碰(伤), 撞(破), 颠簸dumpvt. 倾倒(垃圾), 倾卸 n. 堆存处jumpn. 跳跃, 上涨, 惊跳 vt. 跳跃 , 跃过, 突升, 使跳跃；vi. 跳跃, 暴涨humpn. 驼峰, 驼背, 小园丘, 峰丘 v. (使) 隆起, 弓起lumpn. 块（尤指小块）, 肿块, 笨人 vt. 使成块状,
21、混在一起.plumpadj. 圆胖的, 丰满的, 鼓起的vt. 突然放下, 使丰满, 使鼓起 vi. 变丰满, 鼓起pump n. 泵, 抽水机 vt. (用泵) 抽(水), 抽吸5.beach breach bleachbeach n.海滨；湖滨；河滩 The little beach hotel has a pleasant ambienbreach n. （常与of 连用）违背；不履行；破坏in breach of contractYour company is in breach of the contract.bleach vt., vi. 使变白 Did you bleach th
22、is tablecloth?6. bride bribebride n 新娘bribe n vt 贿赂7. boom broomboom n. v 繁荣 兴旺broom n 扫帚8. buffet bufferbuffetn. 餐具柜, 小卖部, 殴打, 打击vt 连续地打击搏斗buffervt 缓冲、缓和C1. censor censurecensorn. 检查员vt. 检查, 审查censurev. 责难n. 责难2. cession sessioncessionn. 割让, 转让, 律让与( 他人) 债权sessionn. （官方机构的）会 议，会期，开会期The general ses
23、sion approved the report of the investigation committee.学期；大学的学期3. clash crush crashclashn. 冲突, 撞击声, 抵触the clash of weaponsclash of interestsa clash with the policeI failed to go to her wedding because it clashed with my examination.战斗It is broadcast that the two armies clashed near the borderline a
24、gain before dawn.vi., vt. 冲突The enemy armies clashed.（事情）在时间上相冲突Its a pity the two concerts clash.（常与with 连用）（色彩）不协调This shirt clashes with your trousers.crush vt., vi. 压碎；压坏；碾碎；挤压；塞to crush ones way through the crowd破坏；镇压；压服to crush all oppositioncrashn. 碰撞, 坠落, 坠毁, 撞击声, 爆裂声v. 碰撞 , 坠落 , 坠毁, (指商业公司,
25、 政府等)破产, 垮台4. classic classicalclassic n. 杰作, 名著,adj. 第一流的classical adj. 古典的, 正统派的, 古典文学的5. clench clinchclenchvt., vi. 紧合；咬紧（牙关）；捏紧（拳头）She clenched her teeth when she was operated on.4紧握；抓牢The girl clenched her money in her hand.clinchvt., vi. 敲弯钉头钉牢；钉住,把（木头）钉牢在一起确定；决定（贸易等）；达成买卖或合同The two companies
26、 clinched the deal quickly.The offer of more money 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；未精炼的；（表面）不光滑的；粗织的coarse cloth粗鲁的；鲁莽的；不礼貌的coarse talkhoarse adj. 嘶哑的His voice was hoarse after talking for an hour.roa
27、r n. 吼声；咆哮声the roar of an angry lionThe lion gave a loud roar.7. canvass canvascanvasn. 粗帆布一块油画布The young artist showed me his recentcanvases.canvassn. 细查, 讨论, 劝诱vt. 彻底检查, 细究, 向.拉票或拉生意 , 讨论vi. 游说, 拉选票8. cannon canoncannon n. 加农炮；大炮canon n. 教规，宗教法规9. credible credulouscredible adj. 可信的；可靠的credulous a
28、dj. 轻信别人的10 continual continuouscontinualadj. over and over again; regular but interrupted; 连续的Recently the young couple have continual arguments with each other for trifles.continuous adj. 不断的continuing without stopping ;ceaselesscontinuous rain all day7.collide colludecollidevi. 互撞；碰撞；（车、船等）猛撞The
29、two trains collided.冲突；反对；强烈抵触(with)colludevi. 共谋；勾结；串通(with)8. comment commendcommentn. 注释, 评论, 意见vi. 注释, 评论(on )commendvt. 称赞, 表扬, 推荐, 委托, 吸引9. compel expel propel repelcompel vt. 强迫, 迫使expel vt 赶走：驱逐或把赶出去：expel an invader.排出：从容器里或象从容器里释放：被迫离开；把除名：expelled the student from college forcheating.See
30、Synonyms at ejectpropel vt. 推进，推动，驱策repelvt. 击退；逐退 to repel an attack使厌恶；使反感 His accent repels me.10. contemporary temporarycontemporaryn. 同时代的人adj. 当代的, 同时代的temporaryadj. 暂时的, 临时的, 临时性11. contemptuous contemptiblecontemptuousadj. （常与of 连用） 表示轻蔑的；傲慢的a contemptuous lookcontemptibleadj. 卑劣的It was cont
31、emptible of him to speak like that about a respectable teacher!It was a contemptible trick to tell lies and play on an old friend!12. confer infer refer prefer deferconfervt. 授予(称号、学位等)on, 赠与 , 把.赠与,协议v. 协商, 交换意见(on)The engineers and technicians are still conferring on the unexpected accident.inferv
32、t. 推断；推知；推论to infer an unknown fact from a known factI infer from your letter that you have not made up your mind yet.refervt., vi. （常与to 连用） 涉及；提到；针对；有关The new law does not refer to farm land.提交；交付The shop referred the complaint to themanufacturers.prefervt. （常与to 连用）更喜欢；宁愿to prefer coffee to tWhic
33、h of these two dresses do you prefer?5defervt. 推迟；延期vt. （与to 连用）服从；顺从Do you always defer to your parents wishes?13. consequent subsequentconsequent adj. 作为结果的subsequent adj. 随后的，后来的；继起的14 conventional convenientconventional adj. 惯例的, 常规的, 习俗的, 传统的convenient adj. 便利的, 方便的15. confidant confidante conf
34、ident confidentialconfidant n. 知己男友confidante n. 知己的女友confident adj. 确信的；有信心的；自信的Peter is confident of winning the post as the assistant to the managing director.confidential adj. 机密的；秘密的a confidential order参与机密的；视为心腹的a confidential secretary16. convert divert invert revert reverseconvertvt. （常与into
35、 连用）转变；变换to convert an old house into a new oneThat building has been converted into a school.兑换I want to convert some Hong Kong dollars into American dollars.改变信仰、党派或意见等She managed to convert him to her opinion.divertvt. 转向；转移A ditch diverted water from the stream into the fields.Traffic was ordere
36、d to divert to another road because of the repair of the main road.The government 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. （与to 连用）恢复原状；回
37、复；回到（原来话题）；（财产等）归复，归还reversevt. 倒退；倒转He reversed the car.翻转She reversed the paper. 改变；使成相反的东西He reversed the judgment and set the prisoner free after all.17. counsel consul councilcounsel n. 讨论, 商议, 辩护律师 vt. 劝告, 忠告consul n. 领事council n. 政务会, 理事会, 委员会, 参议会, 讨论会议, 顾问班子, 立法班子18. conscious conscientious
38、consciousadj. 有意识的；神志清醒的He is hurt but still conscious.了解的；察觉的She was not conscious of his presence in the room.刻意的：故意设计或做的；刻意的：a conscious insult; made a conscious effort to speak more clearly。conscientiousadj. 凭良心的；谨慎的；尽责的a conscientious piece of workBe conscientious and make a good job of publish
39、ing.19. cosmic comiccosmic adj. 宇宙的comic n. 滑稽演员 adj. 滑稽的, 喜剧的20. commerce commencecommerce n. 商业commence v. 开始, 着手21. complexion complexcomplexion n. 面色, 肤色, 情况, 局面complex adj. 复杂的, 合成的, 综合的22. compulsive compulsorycompulsive adj. 强制的, 强迫的, 由强迫产生的, 禁不住的compulsory adj. 必需做的, 必修的, 被强迫的, 被强制的,义务的D1. d
40、ecease diseasedecease n. vi.死亡disease n. 疾病, 弊病2. definite definitivedefinite adj. 明确的, 一定的definitive adj. 最后的, 确定的, 权威性的3. desert dessertdesert n. 沙漠, 应得的赏罚, 功过adj. 沙漠的, 不毛的, 荒凉的vt. 放弃 , 遗弃, 逃跑 vi. 逃掉, 逃亡, 开小差dessert n. 餐后甜点4. desirable desirousdesirable adj. 值得做的；值得想望的；值得弄到手的It is most desirable t
41、hat he should attend the conference.desirous adj. （与of 连用）渴望的，想 的5. diary dairydiary n. 日记dairy n. 牛奶场 , 奶品场, 售牛奶, 奶油66. diploma diplomat diplomacy diplomaticdiploma n. 文凭, 毕业证书, 证明证书, 奖状diplomat n. 外交官, 有外交手腕的人, 有权谋的人diplomacy n 外交diplomatic adj. 外交的, 老练的7.disclaim reclaim exclaim proclaim acclaim
42、claimdisclaim v. 放弃 , 弃权, 拒绝reclaim vt. 要求归还 , 收回, 开垦exclaim v. 呼喊, 惊叫, 大声叫proclaim vt. 宣布, 声明, 显示, 显露acclaim vt. 欢呼；欢呼着拥戴；欢呼着同意claim n. (根据权利提出) 要求, 要求权, 主张, 要求而得到的东西vt. (根据权利)要求, 认领, 声称 , 主张, 需要8. discreet discretediscreet adj. 小心的, 慎重的, 有思虑的, 贤明的discrete adj. 离散的；分立的；不连续的9. distinct distinctivedi
43、stinct adj. 清楚的, 明显的, 截然不同的, 独特的distinctive adj. 与众不同的, 有特色的10. donate denotedonate v. 捐赠, 赠予denote vt. 指示, 表示11. dwindle bewilderdwindle v. 缩小bewilder vt. 使迷惑, 使不知所措 , 使昏乱12 dual dueldual adj. 双的, 二重的, 双重duel n. 决斗,两个人争斗；争辩；双方抗争13 disinterested uninteresteddisinterested adj. 公正无私的；无偏见的；客观的His actio
44、n was not altogether disinterested.uninterested adj. 不感兴趣的Settle your own argument - Im quite uninterested!14 dissemble disassemble dissemble vt., vi. 隐藏，掩饰（思想、感情等）disassemble vt. 解开, 分解E1. eradicate eraseeradicatevt 根除：连根撕碎;清除，扑灭，根绝：象连根拔起一样消灭：Their goal was to eradicate poverty.erase vt 擦掉，抹掉：通过用橡皮
45、涂抹或刮除（写的字迹或图形等）删除：从磁带或其它存储介质上消除掉（记录的信息）：erased a file from the diskette. erased the videocassette.使忘却：象涂抹掉一样消除、消灭：had to erase all thoughts of failure from his mind.2. elicit illicit explicit elite implicitelicit vt 诱出，引出（事实等）illicit adj. 违法的explicit adj. 清楚的, 明确的elite n. 精英implicit adj. 暗示的, 含蓄的, 绝
46、对的，完全的3.eligible illegibleeligible adj. 符合条件的, 合格的 Are you eligible to join this clubI know an eligible young lady who would be an excellent cooperator for you.illegible dj. 难辨认的 , 字迹模糊的4.emergence emergencyemergence n. 出现;显露，暴露emergency n. 紧急情况, 突然事件, 非常时刻, 紧急事件5.eminent imminent element eliminatee
47、minent adj. 显赫的, 杰出的, 有名的, 优良的imminent adj. 即将来临的, 逼近的element n. 要素, 元素, 成分, 元件, 自然环境eliminate vt. 排除, 消除 v. 除去6. erotic exoticerotic adj.色情的 n. 好色之徒exotic adj. 外来的，外国来的，异乎寻常的 an exotic purple bird7. exalt exultexalt vt. 赞扬；歌颂;提升；晋升exult vi. 狂喜；欢跃 The people exulted at the victory.The people all ove
48、r the country exulted in the success in launching a new satellite.8. exhaustive exhausted exhaustingexhaustive adj. 彻底的 , 详尽的to make an exhaustive studyAn exhaustive investigation of the facts proves the contrary.exhausted adj. (令人）耗尽的, 疲惫的exhausting adj. 使用尽的, 令人疲乏不堪的F1.facility facilitatefacility
49、n. 灵巧，熟练He has great facility in learning languages.Her facility with / in languages is surprising.(pl) 设施，设备There are facilities for cooking in the kitchen.Are there washing facilities in the school?facilitate vt. 使容易；使便利It would facilitate matters if you were more co-operative。The new underground railway will
