11.adequate, enough, sufficient
adequate 足够的,指数量多,适合需要的数量。
enough足够的,指数量多,足够满足某种目的或愿望。
sufficient同enough,常可互换使用。但sufficient指数量多,足够满足某种需要,在口语中常用enough,在书面语中常用sufficient,在不易肯定时多用enough.Enough可放在被修饰名词后,且可作副词,sufficient则不可这么用。
12.admit, confess两者都表“承认”。
admit指大胆地承认以前试图不论或推诿的坏事。如:John has admitted to breaking the window. (约翰已承认打破了窗玻璃。)
Confess常指承认错误,罪行等。如:The thief confessed his crime to the police.(小偷向警察承认了罪行。)
13.advice,advise
advice劝告(名词)。如:I want to give you some advice.
advise劝告(动词)。如:What do you advise me to do?
14.adopt, adapt adopt (1)收养。如:Since they have no children of their own, they decided to adopt a little girl. (他们自己没有孩子,所以决定收养一个小女孩。)(2)采纳,
采用,通过。如:He adopted our suggestion.(他采纳了我们的建议。)adopt与adapt词形相近,后者的意思是“使适合”,“改编”等。