1.adapt vt. 使适应,使合适,改编;vi. (to) 适应
[考点] adapt… for 修改…
adapt oneself to 适应…
=accommodate oneself to
(打卡学位英语单词ac开头①)
=adjust oneself to
[语境]This machine has been specially adapted for underwater use. 这机器是为了水下使用而特别修改的。
He adapeted himself to the cold weather . 他使自己适应寒冷的天气。
2.adjust vt. 校准,调节,以适应 vi. (to) 适应
[考点] adjust oneself to 使自己适应
- adjust to sth. 适应于某事
[语境]He can't adjust himself to the whirl of moderm life in this big city. 他无法适应这个大都市的现代忙碌生活。
Could you teach me how to adjust the iris of the camera?你能教我怎么调这照相机的光圈吗?
3.adopt vt. 收养,采取,采纳
- adopted adj. 被收养的,被采用的
- adoptable adj. 可采用的,可收养的
- adoptability n. 采纳性
[语境] adopt his suggestion采纳他的建议
adopt homeless children 收养无家可归的孩子。
4.add vt. 加,增加[进],进一步说[写];vi. (to) 增添,补充
[考点] add to 增加,加上
- add on 加到…上
- add up 加起来,说的通
- add up to 总计共达,总的来说,意味着
[语境] The evidence adds up to a case of theft. 证据显示出是一起盗窃案。
Add sone wine to the gravy . 在肉汁里加点儿酒。
5.addition n. 加,加法;增加的人或物
- additional adj.附加的,增加的
- additive n. 添加物
[考点] in addition 加上,另外,又
in addition to 除了…以外
[语境]In addition to these arrangements,extra ambulances will be on duty until mignight . 除了这些安排以外,另曾救护车值班至午夜。
The little girl is not very clever at addition. 这个小女孩不太善于做加法。
6.adequate adj 充足的,足够的 适当的 胜任的
- adequately adv. 充分地
- adequacy n. 适当,足够
[考点]adequate for 适合;足够
adequate ,enough辨析:
- adequate 只作adj. ,表示数量上的合理或质量、能力上的充足、足够,如He is adequate for the job. 他可以胜任这份工作。
- enough 可以作adj., n. 和adv.表示数量上的足够、充分,如 Five men will be quite enough . 五个人就足够了。
7.address n. 地址,演说,网址;vt. 称呼,写姓名地址,对…发表演讲,解决,处理
[语境] address the letter 在信件上写地址
address a meeting 向大会致辞
8.admire vt. 钦佩,赞赏,羡慕;夸奖,称赞
- [反] despise vt. 轻视,鄙视
[语境] We all admire their dogged efforts . 我们都很钦佩他们坚持不懈的努力。
9.admit vt. 承认,供认,准许…进入/加入
- admittable adj. 具有进入资格的
- admission n. 准许进入/加入,入场券,承认
- admissible adj. 可容许的,可接纳的
[考点] admit,acknowledge,confess 辨析
- admit 通常指因外界压力、良心或判断而承认某事的存在和真实性,含“不情愿”之意;
- acknowledge 指“公开承认”常用于过去隐瞒或否认的事情;
- confess 着重承认自己犯下的过错或罪恶,因此有“忏悔,坦白”的含意。
[语境] She freely admitted that what she said was wrong. 她坦率地承认自己说错了。
No one but ticket-holders was admitted. 只有持票者方可入内。
Admission to the school is by exam only. 就读该校必须通过考试。
10.advance vi. 前进,进展,(价格)上涨;vt. 提前,促进;n. 进展,预付,(价格)增加
[考点] in advance (of)在前面;预先
[语境] pay for the book in advance 预付书款
11.advanced adj. 先进的,高级的,开明的,后阶段的
[语境] advanced ideas 先进的思想
advanced English 高级英语
12.advantage n. 优点,有利条件,利益,好处
[反]disadvantage n. 不利,劣势,短处
[考点] ①advantage over sb. /sth. 和人和物相比有优势
②take advantage of 利用,占…的便宜=make use of
③to sb. 's advantage 对…有利
[语境] ①Earthenware has an advantage over wood in being more easily kept clean. 陶瓷的优点在于比木器更容易保持清洁。
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