1、accurate 准确的,精确的 an accurate estimateaccuse 指控,指责 They accused her publicly of stealing their books.accustom 使习惯于 accustom oneself to rising (to rise) earlyacquaint 使认识,使了解 activate 使活动起来,使开始起作用,启动 They have planted secret agents in many countries who could be activated whenever needed. acute 尖锐的,敏锐
2、的 an acute thinker address 演说 a television address adhere 黏附,附着 Paste is used to make one surface adhere to another.adjacent 临近的,毗邻的(to) a city and its adjacent suburbs adjoin 贴近,与.毗邻 His house adjoins the lake.administrate 掌管,料理.的事务 In many Japanese homes, the funds are administrated by the wife.ad
3、olescent (尤指16岁以下的)青少年 a film aimed at adolescentsadvance 使向前移动 advance a chessmanadvantage 有利条件,优点 Sitting Presidents hold built-in advantages when seeking another term.adverse 不友好的,敌对的 She felt adverse to her husbands friends.advocate 拥护,提倡,主张 advocate self-defenceaesthetic 美学的,艺术的,审美 an aesthetic
4、 theoryaffliliate 使隶属(或附属)于,使成为会员 a government affiliated companyaffirm 断言,申明 affirm the truth of a statementaggravate 加重,加剧,恶化 aggravate the declining economyaggressive 侵犯的,侵略的 an aggressive weaponagitate 搅动(液体等) The machine agitated the mixture.alarm 惊恐,忧虑 The bandits scattered in alarm.alert 警惕的,
5、留神的 In our reading we should always be alert for new usages.allege 断言,宣称 The newspaper alleges the mayors guilt.allocate 分配,分派,把.拨给 allocate funds for new projectsallied 结盟的,有关联的 allied nationsallowance 津贴,补贴,零用钱 a housing allowancealternate 交替,轮流 Night and day alternate.amateur (艺术,科学等的)业余爱好者 an am
6、ateur golferambiguous 含糊不清的,模棱两可的 an ambiguous answeramend 修改,修订 amend the spelling in sb.s paperamuse 逗乐,逗笑,给.提供娱乐(或消遣) The clown at the circus amused the children.anchor 锚 The anchor catches (drags).announce 宣布,声称 It is officially announced that he will not run for reelection.annoy 使恼怒,使生气 She was
7、 annoyed at (with) his lightheard attitude.anonymous 匿名的,无名的 an anonymous letter (phone call)anticipate 预期,预料 The directors anticipated a fall in demand (that demand would fall).apart 成零碎 Such cheap clothes come apart after a few washings.apparent 显然的,明明白白的 It was apparent that they all understood.a
8、pplaud 鼓掌,喝彩,叫好 The audience applauds the performers for three minutes.apply 涂,敷 He applied two coats of paint to the table.appoint 任命,委派 They appointed his father (to be 或as) postmaster.appraise 估量,估计 appraise the infants weightappreciate 感激 I appreciated your help much.apprehend 对.担心 Do you appreh
9、end that there will be any difficulty?approach 靠近,接近 John is approaching manhood.appropriate 恰当的,相称的 Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.approve 赞成,同意 I couldnt approve his conduct.approximate 大概的,大约的,近似的 The approximate time is 10 oclock.apt (习性)易于.的,有.倾向的 A careless person is apt
10、 to make mistakes.arbitrary 随心所欲的,个人武断的,任意的 an arbitrary choice arise 起立,起身 arise from ones seatarouse 使.奋发 A man like Tom will be aroused. Dont worry.array 排列,队形 The troops were formed in battle array.articulate 发音清晰的,善于表达的 He is articulate about everything in the field of economics.artificial 人工的,
11、人造的,人为的 artificial price controlsascend 登高,(渐渐)上升,升高 The airplane ascended into the cloud.ascertain 查明,弄清,确定 I ascertained that he was dead.ashamed 惭愧的,羞耻的 I am ashamed for being so stupid.ashore 向岸,向陆地 He swam ashore.aside 在旁边 We stood aside to let her pass.assault 攻击,袭击 We made an assault on the e
12、nemy fort.assemble 集合,召集 assemble the members of Parliament for a special meeting.assert 肯定地说(出),坚定地断言 He asserted his innocence.assess 估价,评价,评论 assess the present state of the economyassign 分配,布置(作业) The teacher assigned (us) a new lesson.assimilate 吸收,消化 He is quick to assimilate new ideas.associa
13、te (使)联系,(使)结合 We naturally associated the name of Darwin with the doctrine of evolution.assume 假定,假设 Farmers will have a bumper harvest, assuming (that) the weather si favarable.assure 深信不疑地对.说,向.保证assurance 保证,把握,信心 He gave me his assurance that he would help.astonish 使惊讶 I was astonished at his s
14、udden appearance.attach 系,贴,连接 attach a label to a suitcaseattain 达到,获得 attain ones goalattend 出席,参加(会议等) attend a weddingattendance 出席,参加,出席人数,出席率 Our class has perfect attendance today.attentive 注意的,专心的 an attentive audienceattribute 把归因于,把.(过错的责任等)归于(to) He attributed his success to hard work.auxiliary 辅助的 an auxiliary rocketavail 有利于,有助于 Will force alone avail us?average 平均数,平均 The paper receives an average of nearly 100 articles a day.avert 挡开,防止,避免 Many traffic accidents
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