托业(TOEIC)考试易混词汇比较(托业优惠券CNEPAC).doc

（托业优惠券 CNEPAC）（托业咨询19448713）adjoin 邻接，毗连 adjourn 延期，休会，推迟 Canada adjoins the U.S. 加拿大与美国接壤 The meeting was adjourned until Friday. 会议推迟到周五举行。 Q. My uncle owns the land that _ the nearby park. 答案：adjoins Tip adjoin指的是地理方面邻接，而adjourn指会议休会。 adverse 不利的，敌对的，相反的 averse 不愿意的，反对的 adverse currents 逆流 averse to taking a risk 烟雾承担风险 Q. The coach received a lot of _ publicity about his current line-up changes. 答案：adverse Tip 两个动词都有反对的意思，但是adverse主要是指方向或立场相反的，不利的，比如adverse winders逆风，adverse effect反效果等。而averse一般以be averse to+动词原形的形式出现，表示不愿意的，反对的。advert 注意，留意 convert 使转变，转变信仰 divert 转移，转向，使高兴 advert to persons opinion 转变某人的想法 She converted to Buddhism. 她皈依了佛教。 Never divert your attention when youre driving. 驾驶过程中千万不能走神。 Q. The interior designer decided to _ the small bedroom into a second bathroom. 答案：convert Tip advert作不及物动词通常以advert to+名词或名词性从句的形式出现，表示将注意力移向，作名词时与advertisement的意思相近.convert常以convert A to B的形式出现，表示把A换成B，特别是指改变宗教信仰。divert多用于交通以及注意力、关心等的转移。affect 影响，感动，侵袭 effect 结果，效用，影响 The mind affects the body. 精神影响着肉体。 The Internets effect on society was enormous. 因特网对社会的影响是巨大的。 Q. All our family members pleaded with them, but to no _. 答案：effect Tip affect作及物动词指给带来影响，如果后面接的是与感情有关的名词，则表示装作。比如affect indifference 表示装作不关心。effect作名词表示影响，结果，也作及物动词表示实现。affectation 假装，虚饰，做作 affection 友爱，爱情，影响，疾病 an affectation of affection for his mother. 虚伪的友善 He has a deep affection for his mother. 他对她妈妈有很深的感情。 Q. The politicians manner reeks of _ . 答案：affectation Tip affectation是由affect假装的意思引申出来，作名词，affection是由affect引申出来的。affluent 丰富的，富裕的 fluent 流利的，流畅的 an affluent society 一个富足的社会 fluent in spoken and written English 英语读写流利 Q. Here is the most _ area of Seoul. 答案：affluent Tip 两个词都是由flow派生而来的。Affluent指的是丰富的，富足的，由河水泛滥的意思引申而出，而fluent则指的是流畅的，由流动的意思隐身而来。allegiance 忠贞，效忠 alliance 联盟，联合 pledge allegiance to the flag 面对国旗宣誓 make an alliance with 与结为同盟 Q. In most, if not all, Korean schools, the students pledge _ to the flag at the beginning of the school day. 答案：allegiance allusion 提及，暗示 delusion 错觉 illusion幻想 The speaker made an allusion to some problems that he successfully overcame in his past. 演讲者暗示他曾经在过去成功地克服了一些问题。 Delusions of grandeur is a psychological condition in which a patient believes that he is more important or powerful than he really is. 妄想症是一种患者自己想象自己比实际中更为重要和强大的心理状态。 We believe in reality, not deception or illusion. 我们相信现实，而不是欺骗或幻想。 Q. A friend of mines under the pathological _ that he will become a Messiah by 2012. 答案：delusion Tip allusion是由动词allude派生出来的名词形式。delusion与illusion都表示错觉，但是delusion是由动词delude派生出来的，有迷惑之意，illusion则强调是一种幻觉。 回应 删除 举报altar 祭坛，圣坛 alter 改变 It was here that the altar was placed. 这是祭坛所在的地方。 Do not alter the product in any way. 不要以任何一种方式改变产品。 Q. Whatever lame excuses he came up with dont _ the fact that what he did was wrong. 答案：alter Tip altar指的是摆放在祭祀地方的祭坛，alter是及物动词，表示改变，使改变，做及物动词表示变化。apposite 适合的 opposite 相对的，对面的 an apposite comparison 恰当的比较 He sat down opposite her. 他坐在她对面。 Q. That was the perfect answer _ to the question. 答案：apposite Tip apposite和appropriate一样，是适合的意思，opposite可以做形容词、副词、介词，表示相对，对面。apprehend 领会，理解，逮捕 comprehend 领会，理解 Do you apprehend the meaning of this letter? 你明白心的意思了吗？ They dont seem to comprehend the scale of the problem. 他们似乎还没有意识到问题的严重性。 Q. The police, after the three long years of tracking down, finally _ the serial killer. 答案：apprehended Tip apprehend和comprehend两词都有明白，理解的意思，但是apprehend还有“逮捕”的意思，而comprehend强调一个理解的过程，因此与understand有一些区别。 approve 赞成，满意，批准，通过 improve 改善，改进 reprove 责备 I approve of his educational policies. 我赞成他的教育政策。 Take a class to improve your skills. 通过听课去提高你的技能。 He reproved the child for his bad behavior. 他指责孩子的错误行为。 Q. The painter gently _ his apprentice for not paying enough attention to details. 答案：reproved Tip approve常以approve of的形式出现，表示满意，作及物动词时表示赞成，批准。Improve是及物动词，表示改善，提高，reprove常以reprove A for B的形式出现，表示责怪A做了B。 回应ascent 上升，（地位，声望等）提高 assent 赞成，同意 He made his successful ascent of Mount Everest last year. 他去年成功登上了珠峰。 He never assents to my proposal. 他从来不同意我的计划。 Q. After much persuasion, he reluctantly _ to the proposal. 答案：assented Tip ascent是动词ascend的名词形式，表示提高，上升等意思。assent to+名词/从句表示同意，assent也可以作名词，表示同意，赞成。 aspire 热望，立志 inspire 鼓舞，感动，激发 She aspires to earn a Ph.D.in psychology. 她想获得心理学博士的学位。 This success inspired us. 从这样的成功中我们获得了力量。 Q. The new architect _ to be nothing less than the chairmanship of the company in less than 20 years time. 答案：aspires Tip 两个词的词根都是-spire，原意是呼吸的意思，aspire的名词形式是aspiration。aspire作为及物动词通常以aspire to+名词/从句的形式出现，或者以aspire to do的形式表示希望做某事，与be eager to 和be anxious to的意思想相同，inspire是“给人以灵感，鼓舞”的意思。 回应 删除 assume 假定，设想，采取 assure 断然的说，确认，保证 Lets assume what he says to be true. 假设他说的是真的。 Im assured of his faithfulness. 我确信他是诚实的。 Q. It seems as if almost everyone in the audience accepted she was telling the truth, although in fact this was quite a lot to _. 答案：assume Tip assume一般以assume that表示“假定”的意思。assure的意思是确认，be assured of 是最常见的形式。avenue 林荫大道，大街，方法 revenue 收入，国家的收入 He walked along the avenue. 他沿着大街走。 Revenues from pet food were $12 billion in 2001. 在2001年宠物食品方面的收入为120亿美元。 Q. The paper had been losing advertising _ for 17 consecutive months. 答案：revenue Tip avenue的意思是大街，东西向的大街叫street，南北向的大街是avenue，revenue表示税收以及国家的收入。bald 光秃的，单调的，枯燥的 bold 大胆的；粗体 The bald man smiles strangely. 那个秃顶的男人笑的很奇怪。 Sometimes CEOs must be bold and daring. 有时CEO应该无畏并勇敢。 Q. On a mountain top, one bird was _ enough to come and peck crumbs directly from my hand. 答案：bold Tip bald指秃顶的，bold指大胆的。粗体的，两个词的发音不同。beside 在旁边，和比较 besides 此外，除之外 Do you know the girl whos standing beside the door? 你认识站在门旁的女孩儿吗？ Do you play any other instruments besides piano and organ? 除了管风琴和钢琴，你可以演奏其他乐器吗？ Q. I have read all the books on this semesters reading list and a few others _. 答案：besides Tip beside在句子中作介词，表示在旁边，besides作副词表示另外，作介词表示排除在外。bland 温和的，柔和的，乏味的，冷漠的 blend 混合 brand 商标，牌子，烙印 Dormitory foods in general are just unbelievably bland. 宿舍里面的伙食难吃的令人难以想象。 The music of the violin blended sweetly with her voice. 小提琴的琴声和他的声音柔美地结合在一起。 Brands are not simple creations. 商标不仅仅是一种创作。 Q. Alternative rock music these days is so unbearably _. 答案：bland First of all, _the butter and the sugar together in a bowl. 答案：blend Tip bland形容事物没有味道，或者事物缺乏个性、魅力、活力等。blend为及物动词，意思是混合，blend A with B、表示把A和B混合在一起。其做不及物动词时的意思是被混合，作名词的意思是混合物。brand作名词意思是商标，这个意思是由“烙印”引申而来。blow 风吹，殴打，突然的打击 flow 流动 The winds blow at high speed on Saturn. 土星上面风力很大 Many rivers flow into the Yellow Sea. 许多河流汇入黄河。 Q. The thugs knocked him down on the pavement and pummeled him with _. 答案：blows Tip blow做不及物动词是“刮风”的意思，做及物动词是“殴打，打击”的意思。作名词表示打击，特别是在拳击比赛中，finishing blow 指的是决胜的一击。flow作动词表示液体、空气等流动的意思，或者人，食物的流动、移动。cease 停止，终了 seize 抓住，逮住，夺取，没收，查封 The protests ceased immediately. 示威突然停止了。 Seize the day，boys. 珍惜时间，年轻人们！ Q. The terrorists have _ ten innocent civilians to use as hostages. 答案：seized Tip seize除了“抓住”这个基本意思之外，还有“抓住机会，抓住权力不放”等意思。cease做不及物动词，cease to+动词原形指停止做某事。cloth 布，织物，衣料 clothe 给穿衣，覆盖 clothes衣服的总称 Her eyes were covered with a white cloth. 她的眼睛被白布覆盖。 As a last-ditch effort, Susan asked for money from her ex-boyfriend to feed and clothe the children. 苏珊没有任何后退的余地，只好向他的前男友要钱以给孩子们买食物和衣服。 She ran out, grabbing her clothes. 她抢了她的衣服就跑了。 Q. The charity organization raised funds to feed and _ the children. 答案：clothe Tip clothes是衣服，cloth指的是布料，衣料。clothed是集合名词，表示衣服的总称。clothe还有“给穿衣服”的意思。cloth 布，织物，衣料 clothe 给穿衣，覆盖 clothes衣服的总称 Her eyes were covered with a white cloth. 她的眼睛被白布覆盖。 As a last-ditch effort, Susan asked for money from her ex-boyfriend to feed and clothe the children. 苏珊没有任何后退的余地，只好向他的前男友要钱以给孩子们买食物和衣服。 She ran out, grabbing her clothes. 她抢了她的衣服就跑了。 Q. The charity organization raised funds to feed and _ the children. 答案：clothe Tip clothes是衣服，cloth指的是布料，衣料。clothed是集合名词，表示衣服的总称。clothe还有“给穿衣服”的意思。cloth 布，织物，衣料 clothe 给穿衣，覆盖 clothes衣服的总称 Her eyes were covered with a white cloth. 她的眼睛被白布覆盖。 As a last-ditch effort, Susan asked for money from her ex-boyfriend to feed and clothe the children. 苏珊没有任何后退的余地，只好向他的前男友要钱以给孩子们买食物和衣服。 She ran out, grabbing her clothes. 她抢了她的衣服就跑了。 Q. The charity organization raised funds to feed and _ the children. 答案：clothe Tip clothes是衣服，cloth指的是布料，衣料。clothed是集合名词，表示衣服的总称。clothe还有“给穿衣服”的意思。coarse 粗糙的 course 经过，进程，课程 curse 诅咒，咒语 Dropping to his knees on the coarse sand, he began to dig. 他跪在粗糙的沙堆上，开始挖坑。 How do I register for this course? 我怎样注册这门课程？ He shook his head, cursing himself. 他一边诅咒自己，一边摇头。 Q. As the first step, you need to peel off the _ outer leaved of the cabbage. 答案：coarse Tip coarse和course发音相同，两个词和curse的发音也相近。coarse作形容词表示粗糙的，形容人的态度粗鲁的。course作名词表示过程，还表示与教育相关的课程等。curse作动词表示诅咒，作名词表示咒语。cognition 认识 ignition 点火，点燃 cognition and social interaction 已有认识与社会的相互作用 A diesel engine doesnt have spark ignition. 柴油机的引擎不是以点火方式发动的。 Q. _ is the place where you put in the key to make a cars engines start. 答案：ignition Tip cognition主要指在心理学以及哲学中常说的认识，指人们对于外部世界的知觉与行为，ignition指点火，由动词ignite派生而来。coherent 粘在一起的，一致的，连贯的 inherent 固有的，内在的，与生俱来的 The instructor gave him a coherent account. 老师向他系统详细地讲述。 They have a few inherent problems. 他们有一些先天性的问题。 Q. The novelist successfully presents this complex character as a _ whole. 答案：coherent What are the long-time risks and dangers _ in his kind of research? 答案：inherent Tip coherent指有连贯性的，或者人说话有条理，inherent指的是固有的，内在的，与生俱来的。command 命令，指挥，克制，支配 commend 称赞，表扬，推荐，委托，吸引 recommend 推荐，介绍，劝告 Having to unconditionally obey command was the most horrible experience I had in the army. 我在军队中最不好的经历就是要无条件地遵守指令。 She was commended for her bravery. 她因为自己的勇敢而受到了赞扬。 I can recommend this one. 我推荐这个。 Q. I _ the documentary film to anyone who wants to know what is really happening in Iraq. 答案：commend，recommend Tip 动词command指军队中的命令，指挥，如果后面宾语跟的词是respect，support的话，表示受到的意思。command a view of+ 名词表示俯视。commend表示称赞，commend A to B表示向A推荐B，recommend也表示推荐，recommend A to/for B，或者recommend that+从句。command 命令，指挥，克制，支配 commend 称赞，表扬，推荐，委托，吸引 recommend 推荐，介绍，劝告 Having to unconditionally obey command was the most horrible experience I had in the army. 我在军队中最不好的经历就是要无条件地遵守指令。 She was commended for her bravery. 她因为自己的勇敢而受到了赞扬。 I can recommend this one. 我推荐这个。 Q. I _ the documentary film to anyone who wants to know what is really happening in Iraq. 答案：commend，recommend Tip 动词command指军队中的命令，指挥，如果后面宾语跟的词是respect，support的话，表示受到的意思。command a view of+ 名词表示俯视。commend表示称赞，commend A to B表示向A推荐B，recommend也表示推荐，recommend A to/for B，或者recommend that+从句。complacent 自满的，得意的 complaint 诉苦，抱怨，牢骚 a complacent attitude 自满的情绪 Mr. Brown made a complaint to the police about the noise. 布朗先生向警察抱怨噪音。 Q. Your exam results are surprisingly good this time, but you cannot afford to be _. 答案：complacent Tip complacent作为形容词表示自满的，得意的。complaint由动词complain派生而来，托业中常考到这个词。complement 补足物，补助，补足 compliment 称赞，恭维 Strawberries and frozen yogurt complement each other perfectly. 草莓和冰酸奶互相弥补各自的不足。 I mean that as a compliment. 这是赞扬的话。 Q. The gentlemen kept paying her _ on her looks. 答案：compliment Tip complement 作动词表示补足，补充，作名词表示补足物，补充物，另外是“补语”的意思。compliment作动词表示称赞，作名词表示称赞，赞美的话。conceive 构思，以为，特有，怀孕 deceive 欺骗，行骗 perceive 察觉，感知，感到 Whatever you can conceive and believe, you can achieve. 你一定会实现你的所想所望。 The politician should stop deceiving the public. 政客们不能在欺骗公众了。 How do we perceive colors? 我们是如何感知到颜色的？ Q. The exhibit was originally _ as a tribute to the late painters own family. 答案：conceived The Internet-based company _ customers by telling old clothes as new ones. 答案： deceived Tip 动词conceive指在脑中构思，名词形式是concept概念。deceive指欺骗，perceive意思是察觉，感知。 consent 同意，赞成，答应 contend 斗争，竞争，主张 content 内容，容量，满意地，满足的 The authorities had initially given consent to the development. 当局一开始就同意开发。 The tennis players are going to contend for this title. 网球选手为夺冠军而竞争。 Their content is almost indistinguishable. 无法区分这些内容。 Q. The policemen unlawfully entered the building without the owners _. 答案：consent At her request, he hesitantly emptied out the _ of his pockets onto the table. 答案：contents Tip consent作不及物动词表示consent to+名词/从句或者consent to+动词原形表示同意，contend做不及物动词通常与介词with或against连用表示与竞争。content作名词表示内容，填充物，作形容词意思是满足的。 回conservative 保守的，守旧的 conservatory 温室，音乐学校 Old people tend to be quite conservative. 老人们都比较保守。 The Conservatory of Music offers both undergraduate and graduate programs of study. 音乐学校为本科生和研究生提供课程。 Q. The southern States are predominantly _. 答案：conservative Tip conservative作形容词表示“守旧”的意思。conservatory虽然形式上相形容词，但是他的意思是温室和音乐学校。constrict 压缩 district 区域，地方，管区，行政区 restrict 限制，约束，限定 strict 严格的，严厉的，严谨的 while he was having a panic attack, his throat constricted and made it difficult for him to speak. 当他疾病发作的时候，他的咽喉收缩导致他说不出话来。 How many district courts are there? 那里有多少地方法院？ restrict foreign investment 限制国外投资 California has the strictest laws. 加利福尼亚州的法律最为严格。 Q. Do you think _ drug laws would reduce the crime rate in the country? 答案：stricter Tip constrict做及物动词表示压缩，做不及物动词表示萎缩。district表示行政区域，restrict表示限制，strict作形容词表示严格，严厉。contiguous 邻近的，接近的 continuous 连续的，持续的 The two districts are contiguous with each other. 两个区相邻。 The machine makes a continuous noise all day long. 这个机器整天发出噪音。 Q. A rather loud _ hum from the air conditioner kept me awake all night. 答案：continuous Tip contiguous指邻近的，接近的 continuous是动词continue的形容词形式，表示连续的，持续的。contribute 捐助，捐献 distribute 分发，分配，散布 Thanks to all who have contributed! 感谢所有的捐助者。 This roller distributes paint more evenly than a brush would. 这个滚刷的效果好于一般刷子，他会使颜料涂抹的更加均匀。 Q. The boss who promised to _ $50,000 toward the cost of the lawsuit didnt keep this word. 答案：contribute Tip contribute作及物动词表示捐助财产，捐献财产，作不及物动词contribute to+名词/从句表示献身于。distribute表示分配。decease 死亡 disease 疾病，弊病 Upon my decease my wife will inherit everything. 我死后我的妻子将继承我的一切财产。 Recent tests showed no signs of the disease. 从最近的检查来看没有患病的征兆。 Q. The _ was a highly respected member of the movie industry. 答案：deceased Tip Decease作名词表示人的死亡，disease表示疾病。decent 正派的，端庄的，有分寸的 descent 降下，降落，世系 dissent 不同意 I thought he was a decent guy. 我觉得他是一个正派的人。 On descents, keep your weight slightly back, 下坡时，请将重心后移。 Nine people were in favor of the proposal and three dissented. 九人同意，三人反对这个议案。 Q. Our football team has a _ chance of winning the game. 答案：decent Due to heavy storm, the passenger plane made a sudden _. 答案：descent Tip decent中印在前面，因此很容易与其他单词区分开来，descent和dissent发音相同，因此只能根据上下文推测出是哪个词。descent是动词descend的名词性形式，表示下降，dissent作动词是consent的反义词，表示不同意。作名词表示不赞成，反对的意见。deduction 剪除，扣除，减余额，演绎 induction 感应，感应现象，归纳 How can I take a deduction for my donation? 我怎样才能减少我的捐助额呢？ They are founded on the principles of scientific induction. 他们是以科学归纳的原理为基础建立起来的。 Q. A monthly interest will be paid without _ of tax. 答案：induction Tip deduction和induction在伦理学角度是互为反义的两个词。 deduction是从一般中推出特殊，而induction则是通过个别归纳出整体。托业中还会考到deduction表示检出额的这个用法。defer 推迟，延期，听从，服从 differ 不一致，不同 The committee reserves the right to defer the award. 委员会有权奖颁奖推迟到下次举行。 Economists differ on the cause of inflation. 经济学家对于通货膨胀的原因有不同的看法。 Q. Dr. Kim _ to Dr. Lee on this point. Opinions _ widely as to the likely winner of the championship game. 答案：deferred 答案：different Tip defer作及物动词表示延期，推迟，做不及物动词，表示遵从的意见，常以defer to+人/名词的形式出现。不及物动词differ常以differ from和differ with 的形式出现。defer的重音在后，differ的重音在前，另外differ的形容词形式就是different。accepted 承认的，接受的 accessible 易接近的，可达到的 accustomed 通常的，习惯的 the generally accepted idea 被广为接受的观点 Our building is accessible to people. 我们的建筑是对公众敞开的。 become accustomed to the new procedure 熟悉新的程序 Q. Most，if not all， information that the government possesses should be _ to the public. 答案：accessible Tip accept指非常广泛的一般的接受。而accessible指的是某地易于到达的，某物可以获得的，书籍、音乐等易于理解的意思。accustomed主要指熟练。Deplete 耗尽，使衰竭 Replete 充满的 Tobacco was a land waster, depleting the soil within very few years. 烟草是土地的毁灭者，它可以在几年之内使土地枯竭。 This car has an engine replete with the latest technology. 这辆车的发动机蕴含了最新技术。 Q. Wars in the region have almost completely _the countrys food supplies. This little gadget has an in-built computer _ with the latest technology. 答案：depleted 答案：replete Tip deplete表示耗尽，使衰竭，是及物动词，replete是形容词，常以be replete with的形式出现，表示充满。description 描写，记述，形容 prescription 指示，规定，命令 subscription 捐献，定金，订阅 I have a detailed description in my book. 书中有详细的描述。 You can get a prescription from your doctor. 你可以从医生那里拿到处方。 Some journal subscriptions cost $1,500. 一些杂志的订阅费用达1500美元。 Q. The doctor gave me a _ for antidepressants. 答案：prescription Tip 上面的次分别是由动词describe，presc