compatible

【考法1】adj. 一致的，能共存的：capable of existingtogether in harmony

【例】I don’t think that they could becompatible as roommates. 我不覺得他們做了室友之后生活會很和諧。‖a theory that is compatible with what we already know about earlyman 一個與對遠古人類的已有知識不存在矛盾的理論

【近】accordant,coherent, concordant, conformable, congruent, congruous, consonant, harmonious

【反】conflicting, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inharmonious 有沖突的，矛盾的

compelling .

【考法1】adj. 極具說服力的：having the power to persuade

【例】made acompelling argument against military intervention 就反對軍事干預提出了很有說服力的論證‖If you can’t present any compelling evidenceto prove your innocence, you will be found guilty. 如果你找不出任何能證明你清白的有力證據，你就會被定罪。

【近】conclusive, convincing, decisive, effective, forceful, persuasive, satisfying,strong, telling

【反】feeble,weak 說服力不足的

【考法2】adj. 迫切的，緊迫的：needing immediate attention

【例】There isno compelling need to raise taxes at this time. 現在沒有迫切的提升稅率的必要。

【近】burning,clamant, critical, crying, dire, emergent, exigent, imperative, imperious,importunate, instant, necessitous, pressing, urgent

【反】minor,negligible, trivial, unimportant 不重要的，瑣碎的

complementary

【考法1】adj. 互補的：mutually supplying each other’s lack

【例】Thecomplementary contributions of the cooking and cleanup committees wereessential to the success of the barbecue. 負責食物和衛生的兩個小組之間的相互配合是野炊成功的關鍵。

【近】correlative, interdependent, reciprocal, supplemental, supplementary

【反】contradictory, incompatible 矛盾的

complicate

【考法1】vt. 使復雜化：to make complex or difficult

【例】Don’t complicate matters by getting theparents involved. 不要把父母牽扯進來，這會讓問題更復雜。

【近】complex,embarrass, entangle, ravel, perplex, sophisticate, tangle

【反】simplify,streamline 簡化

【派】complicated adj. 復雜的，麻煩的

comprehend .

【考法1】vt. 理解，了解：to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of

【例】the age atwhich children can comprehend the difference between right and wrong 一個小孩可以開始分辨是非的年齡‖With internet,television, cellphone and even radio down, we are unable to comprehend what hashappened. 互聯網、電視、手機乃至無線電都不起作用了，我們無法獲知發生了什么。

【近】appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, cognize, conceive, discern,grasp, perceive, recognize, savvy, see, seize, sense, understand

【反】misapprehend, misconceive, misinterpret, misperceive, misunderstand 誤解

【考法2】vt. 包括，包含：to contain or hold within a total scope, significance, or amount

【例】Our notionof morality should comprehend much more than proper sexual behavior. 我們的道德觀不應該僅僅止步于恰當的性行為。

【近】carry,contain, embrace, encompass, entail, involve, number, subsume, take in

【反】exclude,leave, omit, preclude 排除，忽略

【派】comprehensive adj. 全面的，綜合的；comprehension n. 理解；comprehensible adj. 可理解的

concrete .

【考法1】adj. 實體的，實在的：relating to or composed ofmatter

【例】concreteobjects like rocks and trees 像石頭、樹這一類的實物

【近】physical,substantial, substantive

【反】airy,diaphanous, gossamery, immaterial, tenuous, thin, vaporous 虛無飄渺的，非實體的

【考法2】adj. 事實性的，明確的：existing in fact and notmerely as a possibility

【例】Concreteevidence, and not just a theory, must be presented at a trial. 在法庭上需要出示確鑿的證據，而非臆測。

【近】effective,existent, factual, genuine, real, true, very, de facto

【反】conjectural, hypothetical, ideal, platonic, suppositional, theoretical 猜測的，理論上的

condemn

【考法1】vt. 譴責（為不道德的、邪惡的）：to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually afterweighing evidence and without reservation

【例】a policywidely condemned as racist 一個被廣泛譴責為種族歧視的政策‖It is a sign of human progress that slavery, which was once common,is now universally condemned. 曾經很平常的奴隸制如今卻淪落到人人譴責的境地，這不能不說是人類文明的進步。

【近】anathematize, censure, damn, decry, denounce, execrate, reprimand, reprehend,reproach, reprobate

【反】commend,endorse, extol, laud, praise 贊揚，贊頌

conditional

【考法1】adj. 有條件的，受制約的：subject to, implying, ordependent upon a condition

【例】aconditional offer 有條件限制的錄取‖Their support is conditional on their approval of his proposals. 他只有讓他的提案得到他們的同意才能得到援助。

【近】contingent, dependent, subject, tentative

【反】absolute,categorical, unconditional 不受制約的；independent 獨立的

conflate .

【考法1】vt. 混合：to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the samethroughout

【例】The movieconflates documentary footage and dramatized reenactments so seamlessly andingeniously that viewers may not know what is real and what is not. 電影將紀實檔案和娛樂性的夸張如此巧妙無縫地糅合起來，以至于觀眾不知道哪一部分是真實的，哪一部分是虛構的。

【近】amalgamate, combine, composite, fuse, homogenize, immingle, incorporate,integrate, interfuse, meld, merge, mingle, mix

【反】disunite, divide, part,separate, sunder 分離

【派】conflationn. 合并

conform .

【考法1】vt. 使協調：bring into harmony or accord

【例】We have toconform this new rule with existing policy regarding student-run organizationson campus. 我們必須要讓這些新規定與現行的校園學生社團的政策相協調。

【近】accommodate, attune, conciliate, coordinate, key, reconcile

【反】disharmonize 使不和諧

【考法2】vt. 調整（以適應）：to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use orsituation

【例】I can befunny or serious, for I always conform my behavior to the situation. 我會根據情況調整舉止，因此我有時候會很活潑，有時候會很嚴肅。

【近】acclimate,acclimatize, accommodate, adjust, condition, doctor, edit, fashion, fit, put,shape, suit, tailor

【考法3】vi. 遵照，遵從：to be obedient or compliant

【例】anindependent-minded person who refuses to conform to another’s wishes 一個思想獨立的拒絕遵照他人的意愿行動的人

【近】adhere,comply, follow, goose-step, mind, observe

【反】defy,disobey, rebel 不從，反抗

【派】conformistn. 墨守成規的人；conformismn. 守舊