ace n. 1.(紙牌等中的)幺點(diǎn),,“A”牌 2.(網(wǎng)球等比賽中)發(fā)球得分 3.(在某方面的)佼佼者 a. 第一流的,,杰出的 A: Do you play the acoustic guitar? B: Usually I play the electric. acoustic a. 1.聽覺的,聲音的 2.(樂器)原聲的采集者退散 A: Have you acquainted yourself with the material yet? B: No, I still have to read the book. acquaint vt. (with)使認(rèn)識(shí),使了解,,使熟悉 A: Has the case come to a close? B: Yes, the suspect was acquitted because there was not enough evidence. acquit vt. 1.宣判……無罪 2.(oneself)使(自己)作出某種表現(xiàn) A: If you press that red button you will activate the bomb. B:I’ll be sure not to press it then. activate vt. 使活動(dòng)起來,使開始起作用 A: What do you want to be when you grow up? B: A feminist activist , working for female rights activist n.(政治活動(dòng)的)積極分子,活動(dòng)家 A: Do you drink tea? B: Yes, but I am addicted to coffee. addict n. 1.有癮的人;2.入迷的人 vt. 使成癮,,使入迷 A: I watch too much television. B: Me too, it is addictive addictive a. 使人入迷的,使人上癮的 A: Are you going to wear those old shoes to the wedding? B: Yeah, I hate adhering to formalities. adhere vi. (to )1.黏附,,附著;2.遵守,,堅(jiān)持;3.追隨,支持 A: Your poster has fallen down from the wall. B: I ran out of adhesive and forgot buy some more. adhesive n. 黏合劑 a. 可黏著的,,粘性的 A: Where do you live? B: Adjacent to the hospital, and near the school. adjacent a. (to)鄰近的,,毗連的 A: I always see Mary and Bill together. B: I do too, it is like as if they were adjoined at the hip. adjoin vt. 貼近,,與…毗連 A: The pharmacy down the road is closed. B: Yes, it lost its license to administer over the counter drugs. administer vt. 1.掌管,料理…的事務(wù);2.施行,,實(shí)施;3.給予,,派給,投(藥) A: I am reading a book about a sailing voyage set in 1900. B: Is that the one where the admiral gets thrown overboard? admiral n. 海軍將領(lǐng),,艦隊(duì)司令 A: He looks too young to be at university. B: I thought he was just an adolescent adolescent n. 青少年 a. 青春期的,,青少年的 A: I simply adore the band U2. B: They are good , but I prefer The Cranberries. adore vt. 1.崇拜,致敬,,愛慕;2.非常喜歡 A: Did you enjoy the wedding? B: It was beautiful, the bride was adorned with rose in her hair. adorn vt. 裝飾,,使生色 A: I can not wait until advent is over. B: Likewise, then I can open all of my Christmas presents. advent n. 出現(xiàn),到來 A: Peter and Mary are always fighting. B: I didn’t know that they had an adversary relationship. adversary n. 對(duì)手,,敵手 A: Did you see the thunder and lightening last night? B: No, but the weather has been unusually adverse resently. |
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