拉丁前缀之与ad - to“去”相关的词汇①

adherent
英 [ədˈhɪərənt] 美 [ədˈhɪrənt]
【正式用语】(政党、思想的)拥护者、追随者、信徒

  • This idea is gaining adherents.
    这种观念正在赢得更多的拥护者。
  • She has long been an adherent of the Communist Party.
    长期以来她一直是共产党的拥护者。

adverse
英 [ˈædvɜːs] 美 [ədˈvɜːrs]
不利的、有害的、反面的

  • The match has been cancelled because of adverse weather conditions.
    由于天气恶劣,这场比赛已被取消。
  • They received a lot of adverse publicity/criticism about the changes.
    这些变化为他们招致种种负面报道/非难。
  • So far the drug is thought not to have any adverse effects.
    迄今为止,人们一直认为这种药物没有任何副作用。

adversary
英 [ˈædvəsəri] 美 [ˈædvərseri]
【正式用语】(辩论、战斗中的)敌手、对手

  • Elliott crossed the finish line just half a second behind his adversary.
    埃利奥特跨过终点线时仅比对手落后半秒钟。
  • His political adversaries were creating a certain amount of trouble for him.
    他的政敌正在给他制造一些麻烦。

adjoin
英 [əˈdʒɔɪn] 美 [əˈdʒɔɪn]
【正式用语】紧挨、邻接、毗连

  • The stables adjoin the west wing of the house.
    马厩紧挨着房子的西厢。
  • It's at this point that these three neighbourhoods adjoin.
    这儿正是这三个街区的交界点。

adjourn
英 [əˈdʒɜːn] 美 [əˈdʒɜːrn]
【常用被动】休庭、休会、延期

  • The meeting was adjourned until Tuesday.
    休会至星期二。
  • Shall we adjourn for lunch?
    我们暂停先去吃午饭好吗?

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