amplitude
n. 广大,广阔,丰裕;(物)振幅
amusement
n. 娱乐,快乐
To the great amusement of everybody,the actor’s beard fell off.
使每个人都感到很好笑的是那演员的胡子掉下来了。
[同]entertainment
n. 娱乐品,游乐场所
There are plenty of amusements here ---- cinemas,the atres,concerts,and so on.
这里有很多娱乐----电影院,戏院,音乐会等。
analogue
n. 类似物[同]counterpart
n. (语)同源词,对应词
analogy
n. 相似,类似
[同]likeness
n. 比拟,类推,类比;类比论证
[难点]
bear/show an analogy to/with… 具有(显示)与…相似的特征
draw an analogy between … 在…之间作比喻
The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump.
老师把心脏比作一个泵。
by/from analogy 用类推法
on the analogy of 根据…类推
analytic
adj. 分析的,分解的,用分析法的
anniversary
n. 周年纪念日,周年纪念
wedding anniversary 结婚周年纪念
annually
adv. 每年,年年
anode
n.(电)阳极,正级[反]cathode
antarctic
adj. 南极的,南极区的
the Antarctic Circle 南极圈
n. (the Antarctic)南极区
antenna
n.(pl.)antennae,antennas
天线;[同]aerial
n. 触角,触须
antique
n. 古董,古艺术品
(the antique)古风,古代艺术风格
appendix
n.(pl.)appendices,appendixes
附录,附属物
two appendixes to a book 书的两个附录
[同]supplement
n. 盲肠,阑尾
applaud
v. 鼓掌欢迎,欢呼
The audience applauded her singing. 听众为她的歌唱鼓掌叫好。
[同]cheer
n. 赞扬,赞成
I applaud your decision. 我赞成你的'决定。
applause
n. 热烈称赞,喝彩,鼓掌
be greeted with applause 受到鼓掌欢迎
[同]praise
appreciable
adj. 可估计的,可觉察的
an appreciable change in the temperature 可感到的气温变化
[同]perceptible
appreciation
n. 鉴别,评价,欣赏
She showed no appreciation of good music. 她对好音乐毫无欣赏能力。
n. 感激
in sincere appreciation of your valuable help 由衷感激你宝贵的帮助。
apt
adj. 易于,倾向于
[同]inclined
adj. 灵巧的,灵敏的
an apt pupil 聪明的学生
[同]quick-witted
adj. 贴切的,恰当的
[难点]
be apt to do sth. 有…的倾向的,易于…
He is apt to forget people’s names. 她易于忘记别人的名字。
be apt at doing sth 做某事聪明的
He is very apt at picking up a new subject. 他很善于学习新科目。
arc
n. 弧;弧形物;(电)弧光
arch
n. 拱,拱门,拱形结构
an arch bridge 拱桥
[同]bow
v. 拱起,(使)成弓形
Horses arch their necks. 马拱起颈脖。
v. 用拱连接,横跨
A bridge arches the river. 桥横跨在河上。
architect
n.建筑师;(喻)缔造者,设计师,创造者
[同]founder
architecture
n. 建筑学,建筑术;建筑物;建筑式样
arctic
adj. 北极的,北极区的;极冷的
an arctic wind 寒风
array
vt. 部署(军队等)以备作战,列阵
The soldiers were arrayed on the opposite hill. 士兵被部署在对面山头上。
vt. 穿着,盛装
arrayed like a queen 盛装如皇后
[同]dress
[难点]
an array of … 一大批,一系列
ascend
v. 攀登,上升
The airplane ascended into the cloud. 飞机高高飞入云端。
[反]descend
v. 追溯(to)
ascertain
vt. 查明,弄清,确定
ascertain where the trouble lies 弄清毛病所在
[同]find out
ascribe
vt. 把…归于
[同] attribute
[考点]
ascribe … to sth 把…归功于,归咎于,归因于
They ascribe his success to good luck. = His success was ascribed to good luck.
他们把他的成功归因于幸运。
ashore
adv. 在岸上,上岸
go ashore 离船上岸,登岸
ass
n. 驴;
[同]donkey
n. 愚蠢的人,固执的人
[同]idiot
[难点]
make an ass of oneself 出洋相,做蠢事
make an ass of sb. 捉弄某人
assassinate
vt. 暗杀[同]murder
vt. 中伤,破坏(名誉等)
assault
n. 猛烈而突然的攻击
They made an assault on the enemy’s positions.
他们突袭敌人的阵地。
[同]attack
v. 袭击,突袭
[同]assail
[难点]
make an assault on/upon… 攻击…,袭击…
assert
vt. 宣言,断言
assert one’s innocence 声明自己的清白
[同]declare
vt. 维护,主张,坚持
[同]maintain
[难点]
assert oneself 坚持自己的权利,坚持己见
assessment
n. 估计,评估,估计数额
[同]estimation
[难点]
make/take an assessment of 对…进行估计、评估
assumption
n. 假定,假设
[同]supposition
n. 承当,担任
the assumption of office 就职
n. 自负,傲慢
[难点]
on the assumption that… 假定…
on the condition that… 以…为条件
assurance
n. 自信,把握,胸有成竹
He answered all the questions with assurance. 他有把握地回答了所有的问题。
[同]self-confidence
n. 承诺,担保,保证
We had his assurance that he would help us.
我们得到他愿意帮助我们的承诺。
[同]guarantee
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