1. accommodate [?'k?m?de?t]
vt.①為……提供住處 ②容納 v.適應,順應
例句:
I will accommodate my plan to yours.我將使我的計劃適應你的計劃。
2. accountable [?'ka?nt?b?l]
a.負有責任的
例句:
Every person is accountable for his own work.每個人都要對自己的工作負責。
3. accustom [?'k?st?m]
vt.使習慣
例句:
My eyes were becoming accustomed to the gloom.我的眼睛逐漸適應了黑暗。
4. ace [e?s]
n.①(撲克中)A牌 ②[喻]一流人才,高手
例句:
She's an ace at drawing.她是個繪畫高手。
5. addict [?'d?kt]vt. ['æd?kt] n.
vt.①使成癮 ②使入迷
n.①吸毒成癮的人 ②對……入迷的人
例句:
Her nephew is a complete video game addict.她侄子絕對是個電子游戲迷。
6. administer [?d'm?n?st?]
vt.①掌管,管理 ②施行
例句:
It takes brains to administer a large corporation.管理大公司要有頭腦。
7. aerial ['e?r??l]
a.①空中的 ②來自飛機的 n.天線
例句:
He climbed up to the roof to adjust the aerial for a better reception.他爬上屋頂調整天線,以改善接收效果。
8. affluent ['æfl??nt]
a.富裕的,富有的
例句:
Luxury cars are targeted towards the affluent segment of a population.豪華轎車是以人口中的富裕階層為銷售對象的。
9. aftermath ['ɑ?ft?mæθ]
n.(常sing.)(不幸事件的)余波,后果
例句:
Many people were homeless in the aftermath of the flood.洪水過后,許多人無家可歸。
10. aide [e?d]
n.(尤指從政者的)助手
例句:
The president meets with senior white house aide at breakfast.早餐時總統(tǒng)會見了白宮的高級助手。
11. aisle [a?l]
n.(教堂、火車等的)通道,走道
例句:
One by one, people stood up, filed into the aisle and began to help us.人們一個接一下站了起來,擠滿了過道來幫助我們。
12. allege [?'led?]
vt.宣稱,斷言,聲稱
例句:
He alleged that he saw the murderer escape.他聲稱看見殺人兇手逃走了。
13. anew [?'nju?]
ad.重新,再
例句:
Our efforts must begin anew.我們必須從頭再來。
14. angel ['e?nd?l]
n.①天使 ②可愛的人
例句:
She looked like an angel coming down the aisle.
15. animate ['æn?m?t]a. ['æn?me?t]vt.
a.活的
例句:
A little wine can animate him a lot.喝一點酒他就會充滿活力。
16. app [æp]
abbr.應用程序(全稱是application)
例句:
If it was not licensed, the app would be told not to run.如果未被授權,應用會被告知“不要運行”。
17. apparatus [?æp?'re?t?s]
n.①器械 ②(常sing.)機構
例句:
Astronauts have special breathing apparatus.航天員有專門的呼吸裝置。
18. aptitude ['æpt?tju?d]
n.天資,資質
例句:
Edison has a remarkable aptitude for inventing new things.愛迪生具有發(fā)明創(chuàng)造的非凡才能。
19. aristocrat ['ær?st?kræt]
n.貴族成員
例句:
A doctor was called in to see a rather testy aristocrat.一個性格相當暴躁的貴族召來了一位醫(yī)生為他看病。
20. ashore [?'???]
ad.①在岸上 ②向岸上
例句:
I wondered if I should take off my boots and clothes and try to swim ashore, but decided not to.我不曉得該不該脫下靴子衣服游上岸去,終而決定不這么做。
21. ass [æs]
n.①驢 ②笨蛋,蠢人
例句:
“The crazy ass!” he said to himself. “What does he want to advertise for?”“這個笨蛋瘋了!”他對自己說。“那他干嘛要登那個廣告?”
22. atop [?'t?p]
prep.在……頂上
例句:
Design elements sit atop the architecture, as shown in red boxes.設計部分存在于架構之上,如紅盒所示。
23. attic ['æt?k]
n.頂樓,閣樓
例句:
She was allowed to go back to her attic on condition that she would feed herself sensibly. 她被允許回到她的閣樓,條件是要注意飲食。
24. auditorium [??:d?'t?:ri?m]
n.①聽眾席 ②(AmE)禮堂
例句:
He is sitting in the front of the auditorium.他坐在禮堂的前排。
25. authorize/-ise ['?:θ?ra?z]
vt.授權,批準
例句:
The company did not authorize this business department to do chartering business.公司并沒有授權該業(yè)務部門開展租賃業(yè)務。
26. aviation [?e?v?'e??n]
n.航空(學)
例句:
The best thing for the aviation industry is the Internet.對航空業(yè)而言最好的東西就是互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。
27. awesome ['??s?m]
a.①很好的 ②令人敬畏的
例句:
This is really awesome! 這真是太棒了!
28. awe [??]
vt.使敬畏,使驚嘆 n.敬畏,驚嘆
例句:
The children stared at the teacher with awe.孩子很敬畏地凝視著老師。
29. axis ['æks?s]
n.①軸(線) ②對稱中心線 ③坐標
例句:
The Earth rotates on an axis between the north and the south poles.地球繞著南北兩極之間的地軸自轉。
30. baby boom ['beibi bu:m]
(尤指1946年至1964年間的)生育高峰
例句:
The baby boom created a bulge in school enrollment.生育高峰造成學校入學人數(shù)的暴漲。
31. bail [be?l]
n.保釋 v.(out)①舀出 ②將……保釋出來
例句:
The lawyer bailed the prisoner out of jail.律師保釋犯人出獄。
32. bait [be?t]
n.①(魚)餌,誘餌 ②引誘物 vt.裝餌于
例句:
They used worms as bait.他們用小蟲子作誘餌。
33. ballot ['bæl?t]
n.無記名投票 v.(使)投票表決
例句:
The party leader is elected by secret ballot.黨的領導人是通過無記名投票選舉產(chǎn)生的。
34. banknote ['bæ?kn??t]
n.紙幣
例句:
A considerable number of banknotes in circulation are found to be faked.發(fā)現(xiàn)不少流通的鈔票是偽造的。
35. batch [bæt?]
n.①一批 ②(食物等)一批生產(chǎn)的量
例句:
These went over really well, seemed to define the style we were after overall, and I continued on to the next batch.這些走到非常好,似乎確定了我們今后的整體風格,下一批我會延續(xù)這種(思路)。
36. battalion [b?'tælj?n]
n.①(軍隊的)營 ②隊伍
例句:
The soldiers of this battalion do recon and surveillance only.這個營的士兵只執(zhí)行偵察和監(jiān)視任務。
37. beforehand [b?'f??hænd]
ad.預先,事先
例句:
But don't I ever get credit for the thirteen loyal years beforehand?但我事先不是有十三年遵守信用的歷史嗎?(《絕望主婦》)
38. berry ['ber?]
n.漿果
例句:
The most common form looks like a small, round berry hanging from the artery.最通常的形式看起來像是掛在動脈上的一個小的圓的漿果。
39. beverage ['bev?r?d?]
n.飲料
例句:
This sort of beverage is refreshing and nourishing.這種飲料既提神又有營養(yǎng)。
40. bias ['ba??s]
v./n.(使有)偏見,成見
例句:
His family background biases him against businessmen.他的家庭背景使他對商人抱有偏見。