2018考博英语词汇易混词辨析

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  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

  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cohesion

  coherence “统一,一致性”;cohesion “结合力,团结”。the cohesion of molecules 分子的结合力。

  18. compare with 和compare to

  compare 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 compel

  impel “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 one’s will 强迫人服从自己。

  20.complement和 compliment

  complement “补足(物),补全”,“补足语”。

  compliment “恭维话,赞辞,敬意”; Your 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”(指从不间断的); We’ve 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 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 sb.’s counsel close 牢记某人忠告。

  25.creditable 和 credible

  creditable “声誉好的,可称许(赞扬)的”;credible“可信的,可靠的” He’s the only one without a credible alibi (辩解,托辞)。他是唯一一个没有可信托辞的人。

  26.decisive和decided

  decisive “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deficient

  defective (having a fault or flaw) “有缺陷的”。

  deficient (lacking in what is needed) “不足的”; be deficient in 欠缺。

  28.definite和definitive

  definite (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dependent

  dependant n. (one who depends on another for support) 受赡养者。

  dependent adj. “依靠的,依赖的”; He’s still dependent on state benefit. The rate of relief is dependent on one’s income.

  30.discreet 和 discrete

  discreet “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 colours.

  31.distinctive 和 distinct

  distinctive “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duel

  dual “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 duel 向某人提出决斗;a duel of wits 斗智

  33.eatable和edible

  eatable a. “可食用的,可吃的”;n. [pl.] “食物、食品”。

  edible a. “适合食用的,可以吃的”;n. [pl.] “食品”。

  在指吃的时候二者可通用:The toast was burnt and barely eatable/edible. 但在其他情况下不一样。If something is eatable, it may be eaten (though it may not be safe or desirable to do so); but, if something is edible it is safe to eat.

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