四級(jí)口語邊練邊記 5

adverse

a. 不利的，有害的

A: By the way , I broke the radio aerial last night.

B: I was wondering why the reception was so bad.

aerial

a. 1.飛機(jī)的，航空的，由飛機(jī)進(jìn)行的;2.空中俯瞰的，架空的

n. 天線

A: Do you like Monet’s work?

B: No, I prefer Degas, He appeals more to my aesthetic sense.

aesthetic

見 esthetic

A: I am going on a study exchange to France next year.

B: Oh, that’s right, your university is affiliated to one in Paris.

affiliate

vt. 使隸屬(或附屬)于

n. 附屬機(jī)構(gòu)，分公司

A: Simon affirmed that he was in good health.

B: Good , so he will be fit for work tomorrow.

affirm

vt.1.斷言，堅(jiān)持聲稱;2.證實(shí)，確認(rèn)

A: I could never afflict harm upon another creature.

B: Does that mean that you are also a vegetarian?

afflict

vt. 使苦惱，折磨

A: You live in a very affluent area of the city.

B: I am lucky, but I am not weathy.

affluent

a. 富裕的，富足的

A: I love being in thunderstorms.

B: I must say that I prefer the aftermath.

aftermath

n. 后果，余波

A: My little sister aggravate my daily!

B: But aren’t you glad that you have a little sister?

aggravate

vt. 1.加重;2.激怒，使惱火

A: Life is of aggregate all past experience.

B: Indeed, so I better try to gain as much experience as possible.

aggregate

n. 總數(shù)，合計(jì)

a. 總計(jì)的，合計(jì)

vt. 1.總計(jì)達(dá)，合計(jì);2.使聚集，使積聚

in the aggregate 總共，作為總體

A: Stop agitate your brother!

B: He is the one that started it .