英语专业高频词汇近义词辨析

abandon, desert, forsake, give up

able, capable, competent

ability, capability, competence, capacity

abolish, cancel, do away with, eliminate, eradicate,exterminate, extinguish get rid of

above, on, over, up

abrupt, sheer, steep

abrupt, sudden

absorb, assimilate, digest, take in

abstain, refrain, restrain

abstract, digest, outline, summery, synopsis

abundant, adequate, ample, enough, plentiful, sufficient

accessory, addition, appendix, attachment, supplement -

accident, affair, episode, event, incident

accommodate, adapt, adjust, orient

accomplish, achieve

accurate, correct, exact, precise

accuse, blame, condemn, criticize, denounce, rebuke,

reprimand, reproach, scold

ache, pain, sore '

acknowledge, admit, confess

acme, apex, climax, peak, summit, top, zenith

acquire, attain, earn, gain, get, obtain, secure, win

act, action, deed

act, behave, conduct, do, perform

action, battle, campaign, engagement, fight, war

actual, factual, genuine, real, true

acute, keen, sharp

address, resolve, settle, solve, tackle

adhere, cling, stick

admiration, esteem, regard, respect

adorn, decorate, embellish, furnish, ornament

adult, grown - up, mature, ripe

advice, counsel, proposal, suggestion

advise, propose, suggest

affair, business, event, matter, thing

affect, impact, influence

affection, emotion, feeling, passion, sentiment

affirm, allege, assert, claim, maintain

afraid, appalling, awful, dreadful, fearful, frightening, frightful,horrible, terrible, terrific

age, epoch, era, period, time

agent, delegate, deputy, representative

agony, distress, misery, sadness, sorrow, suffering

agree, assent, concur, consent, subscribe

agree on, agree to, agree with

agreeable, pleasant, pleased, pleasing

aid, assistance, help

aim, end, goal, intent, intention, object, objective, purpose

aisle, corridor, gallery, passage

alarm, awe, dread, fear, fright, horror, panic, terror

alien, foreigner, stranger

alive, live, living

allege, announce, assert, claim, declare, proclaim

alliance, ally, coalition, league, union

allocate, allot, assign, distribute

allow, let

allowance, subsidy

alter, change, convert, modify shift, transform, turn, vary

alternative, choice, option, selection

ambiguous, dim, obscure, vague

ambition, aspiration, enterprise

amend, correct, rectify, reform, remedy, revise

amplify, enlarge, expand, extend, swell

amuse, divert, entertain

amusing, comical, funny, humorous, hilarious, witty

ancient, antique, old, quaint

anger, exasperation, fury, indignation, irritation, rage, wrath angle, corner

annoy, bother, disturb, haunt, trouble, obsess

answer, reaction, reply, response, retort

anticipate, forecast, foresee, foretell, predict, speculate

apparatus, appliance, contrivance, device, equipment, gadget,

machine, machinery, mechanism

apply, employ, exploit, use, utilize

appoint, designate, name, nominate

appointment, job, post, position, vacancy

appraise, assess, estimate, evaluate, value

appropriate, due, fit, fitting, proper, suitable

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