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16、affiliate,link, attach, append都有"附加"的意思。

affiliate [əˈfilieit] v.加入，成为……一部分。

　　an affiliated middle school

link [liŋk] v.将人或物连接起来。

　　The crowd linked arms to form a barrier.

attach [əˈtætʃ] v.将某物系在、贴在、附在另一物上。

　　I attached a note to my report with a paper clip.

append [əˈpend] v.增加，附加(与attach的意思比较接近)。

　　The lawyer appended two more pages to the contract.

17、affirm,assert, allege, claim, announce, proclaim

　　这一组动词都有"声称"的意思。

affirm [əˈfə:m] v.坚信不疑地肯定或宣称，是deny的反义词。

　　He affirmed his love for her.

assert [əˈsə:t] v.指不管事实如何，主观自信地宣称，或者清楚有力地坚持某个情况为事实。

　She asserted that she was innocent .

allege [əˈledʒ] v.在无真凭实据的情况下宣称、断定。

　　The suspect alleged that he had not been in the neighborhood at the time of the crime.

claim [kleim] v.要求，声称，断言。多指根据某种规定提出的要求或主张。

　　They claim that if more people rode bicycles to go to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtownsection of the city.

announce [əˈnauns] v.宣布，宣告。多指首次当众正式宣布某一主张或态度，常常带有预告的意味。

The invention of theprinting press announced the diffusion ofknowledge.

proclaim [prəˈkleim] v.宣布；宣告(成立)。指经过深思熟虑后向大众宣布一个明确的决定或判断，尤其指重大事件的宣布，多用于官方场合。

　　The president proclaimed an emergency when the war came.

18、aggravate,reinforce, increase, strengthen, intensify　　这一组动词都有"加强"的意思。

aggravate [ˈæɡrəveit] v.加重(负担、罪行、病情等)，使之恶化。

　　I hurt my foot, then aggravated it by trying to walk too soon.

reinforce [ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:s] v.增援，一般用于军队或警察的行动；(添材料等)加固。

　　A police officer saw three thieves robbing a bank and radioed to reinforce him.

increase [inˈkri:s] v.指数量上的增加。

　　The number of people has been increased.

strengthen [ˈstreŋθn] v.加强，巩固，增强，相当于to becomestronger。

Exercising every day strengthens the heart.

Competition, they believe, strengthens the national character rather than corrupt it.

intensify [inˈtensifai] v.使变得更强烈、剧烈，加剧，相当于to becomemore intense or intensive。

intensify colors

intensify hatred

19、alert,cautious, considerate都表示"小心的，谨慎的"。

alert [əˈlə:t] a.警惕的，留神的。

　　The hostess remained standing, alert to every guests' drinking need.

cautious [ˈkɔ:ʃəs] a.细心的，谨慎的。

　　He has a cautious attitude about spending money.

considerate [kənˈsidərit] a.关心他人的，体贴的。

　　He is always considerate of others; he is kind and sympathetic.

20、alive,live, living, lively　这一组形容词都跟"活"有关。

alive [əˈlaiv] a.活着的，有活力的，常作表语，作定语时必须后置。

After the accident, he was barely alive.　　

all man alive

live [liv] a.活的，有活力的，现场直播的，

　　We watched the live broadcast of the opera on TV.

living [ˈliviŋ] a.活着的，作定语可前可后，可修饰人也可修饰物。

Who is the world's greatest living artist?　　

living room

lively [ˈlaivli] a.活泼的，栩栩如生的。

She is a lively young girl, always laughing and doing

things.