A-C Aabide 遵循（…by）；容忍 The one thing she cannot abide is lying.abnormal 反常的 abnormal behaviorabolish 彻底废除（法律、制度、习俗等）abolish old customabrupt 突然的，意外的 an abrupt departureabsolute 纯粹的，完全的 have absolute trust in sb.absorb 吸收，吸进 A sponge absorbs water.abstract 抽象的 A flower is beautiful, but beauty itself is abstract.absurd 荒谬的，荒唐的 The idea that number 13 brings bad luck is absurd.abuse 滥用 abuse one's authority(office) aaccelerate 加速，增速 accelerate one’s stepsaccess 接近（或进入）的机会 have regular and immediate access to the Presidentaccommodate 使适应，使符合一致 accommodate oneself to changed circumstancesaccompany 陪伴，伴随 She was accompanied to a dinner by her friend.accomplish 达到（目的），完成（任务），实现（计划，诺言等） accomplish one's purposeaccord 使符合，相一致(with) His violent action doesn't accord with his peaceful words.account 记述，叙述 give a brief account of what has happenedaccumulate 积累，积攒，积聚 accumulate wisdomaccurate 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，敏锐的 an acute thinker adapt （使）适应 adapt oneself to new conditionsaddress 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 suburbsadjoin 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.adolescent （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 husband's friends.advocate 拥护，提倡，主张 advocate self-defenceaesthetic 美学的，艺术的，审美 an aesthetic 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，留神的 In our reading we should always be alert for new usages.alien 外国的 adjust to an alien cultureallege 断言，宣称 The newspaper alleges the mayor's guilt.allocate 分配，分派，把...拨给 allocate funds for new projectsallied 结盟的，有关联的 allied nationsallow 允给，准许，允许 He missed her more than he would allow himself to admit.allowance 津贴，补贴，零用钱 a housing allowancealter 改变，更改 alter an attitude alternate 交替，轮流 Night and day alternate.amateur （艺术，科学等的）业余爱好者 an amateur golferamaze 使惊愕，使惊异 I am amazed that he should get the post.ambiguous 含糊不清的，模棱两可的 an ambiguous answerambition （对名利等的）强烈欲望，野心 His political ambitions still burn.amend 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 annoyed at (with) his lightheard attitude.annual 每年的，年度的 the annual output of steelanonymous 匿名的，无名的 an anonymous letter (phone call)answer 回答，响应 Henry took ages to answer the door.anticipate 预期，预料 The directors anticipated a fall in demand (that demand would fall).anxious 焦虑的，发愁的(about, at) They become anxious at her delay.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.appeal 呼吁，恳求 I appealed to the children to make less noise.applaud 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 infant's weightappreciate 感激 I appreciated your help much.apprehend 对...担心 Do you apprehend 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 couldn't approve his conduct.approximate 大概的，大约的，近似的 The approximate time is 10 o'clock.apt （习性）易于......的，有......倾向的 A careless person is apt to make mistakes.arbitrary 随心所欲的，个人武断的，任意的 an arbitrary choicearise 起立，起身 arise from one's seatarouse 使......奋发 A man like Tom will be aroused. Don’t 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，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 。