1. accommodate [ə'kɒmədeɪt]
vt.①为……提供住处 ②容纳 v.适应,顺应
例句:
I will accommodate my plan to yours.我将使我的计划适应你的计划。
2. accountable [ə'kaʊntəbəl]
a.负有责任的
例句:
Every person is accountable for his own work.每个人都要对自己的工作负责。
3. accustom [ə'kʌstəm]
vt.使习惯
例句:
My eyes were becoming accustomed to the gloom.我的眼睛逐渐适应了黑暗。
4. ace [eɪs]
n.①(扑克中)A牌 ②[喻]一流人才,高手
例句:
She's an ace at drawing.她是个绘画高手。
5. addict [ə'dɪkt]vt. ['ædɪkt] n.
vt.①使成瘾 ②使入迷
n.①吸毒成瘾的人 ②对……入迷的人
例句:
Her nephew is a complete video game addict.她侄子绝对是个电子游戏迷。
6. administer [əd'mɪnɪstə]
vt.①掌管,管理 ②施行
例句:
It takes brains to administer a large corporation.管理大公司要有头脑。
7. aerial ['eərɪəl]
a.①空中的 ②来自飞机的 n.天线
例句:
He climbed up to the roof to adjust the aerial for a better reception.他爬上屋顶调整天线,以改善接收效果。
8. affluent ['æflʊənt]
a.富裕的,富有的
例句:
Luxury cars are targeted towards the affluent segment of a population.豪华轿车是以人口中的富裕阶层为销售对象的。
9. aftermath ['ɑːftəmæθ]
n.(常sing.)(不幸事件的)余波,后果
例句:
Many people were homeless in the aftermath of the flood.洪水过后,许多人无家可归。
10. aide [eɪd]
n.(尤指从政者的)助手
例句:
The president meets with senior white house aide at breakfast.早餐时总统会见了白宫的高级助手。
11. aisle [aɪl]
n.(教堂、火车等的)通道,走道
例句:
One by one, people stood up, filed into the aisle and began to help us.人们一个接一下站了起来,挤满了过道来帮助我们。
12. allege [ə'ledʒ]
vt.宣称,断言,声称
例句:
He alleged that he saw the murderer escape.他声称看见杀人凶手逃走了。
13. anew [ə'njuː]
ad.重新,再
例句:
Our efforts must begin anew.我们必须从头再来。
14. angel ['eɪndʒl]
n.①天使 ②可爱的人
例句:
She looked like an angel coming down the aisle.
15. animate ['ænɪmət]a. ['ænɪmeɪt]vt.
a.活的
例句:
A little wine can animate him a lot.喝一点酒他就会充满活力。
16. app [æp]
abbr.应用程序(全称是application)
例句:
If it was not licensed, the app would be told not to run.如果未被授权,应用会被告知“不要运行”。
17. apparatus [ˌæpə'reɪtəs]
n.①器械 ②(常sing.)机构
例句:
Astronauts have special breathing apparatus.航天员有专门的呼吸装置。
18. aptitude ['æptɪtjuːd]
n.天资,资质
例句:
Edison has a remarkable aptitude for inventing new things.爱迪生具有发明创造的非凡才能。
19. aristocrat ['ærɪstəkræt]
n.贵族成员
例句:
A doctor was called in to see a rather testy aristocrat.一个性格相当暴躁的贵族召来了一位医生为他看病。
20. ashore [ə'ʃɔː]
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.我不晓得该不该脱下靴子衣服游上岸去,终而决定不这么做。
21. ass [æs]
n.①驴 ②笨蛋,蠢人
例句:
“The crazy ass!” he said to himself. “What does he want to advertise for?”“这个笨蛋疯了!”他对自己说。“那他干嘛要登那个广告?”
22. atop [ə'tɒp]
prep.在……顶上
例句:
Design elements sit atop the architecture, as shown in red boxes.设计部分存在于架构之上,如红盒所示。
23. attic ['ætɪk]
n.顶楼,阁楼
例句:
She was allowed to go back to her attic on condition that she would feed herself sensibly. 她被允许回到她的阁楼,条件是要注意饮食。
24. auditorium [ˌɔ:dɪ'tɔ:riəm]
n.①听众席 ②(AmE)礼堂
例句:
He is sitting in the front of the auditorium.他坐在礼堂的前排。
25. authorize/-ise ['ɔ:θəraɪz]
vt.授权,批准
例句:
The company did not authorize this business department to do chartering business.公司并没有授权该业务部门开展租赁业务。
26. aviation [ˌeɪvɪ'eɪʃn]
n.航空(学)
例句:
The best thing for the aviation industry is the Internet.对航空业而言最好的东西就是互联网。
27. awesome ['ɔːsəm]
a.①很好的 ②令人敬畏的
例句:
This is really awesome! 这真是太棒了!
28. awe [ɔː]
vt.使敬畏,使惊叹 n.敬畏,惊叹
例句:
The children stared at the teacher with awe.孩子很敬畏地凝视着老师。
29. axis ['æksɪs]
n.①轴(线) ②对称中心线 ③坐标
例句:
The Earth rotates on an axis between the north and the south poles.地球绕着南北两极之间的地轴自转。
30. baby boom ['beibi bu:m]
(尤指1946年至1964年间的)生育高峰
例句:
The baby boom created a bulge in school enrollment.生育高峰造成学校入学人数的暴涨。
31. bail [beɪl]
n.保释 v.(out)①舀出 ②将……保释出来
例句:
The lawyer bailed the prisoner out of jail.律师保释犯人出狱。
32. bait [beɪt]
n.①(鱼)饵,诱饵 ②引诱物 vt.装饵于
例句:
They used worms as bait.他们用小虫子作诱饵。
33. ballot ['bælət]
n.无记名投票 v.(使)投票表决
例句:
The party leader is elected by secret ballot.党的领导人是通过无记名投票选举产生的。
34. banknote ['bæŋknəʊt]
n.纸币
例句:
A considerable number of banknotes in circulation are found to be faked.发现不少流通的钞票是伪造的。
35. batch [bætʃ]
n.①一批 ②(食物等)一批生产的量
例句:
These went over really well, seemed to define the style we were after overall, and I continued on to the next batch.这些走到非常好,似乎确定了我们今后的整体风格,下一批我会延续这种(思路)。
36. battalion [bə'tæljən]
n.①(军队的)营 ②队伍
例句:
The soldiers of this battalion do recon and surveillance only.这个营的士兵只执行侦察和监视任务。
37. beforehand [bɪ'fɔːhænd]
ad.预先,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历史吗?(《绝望主妇》)
38. berry ['berɪ]
n.浆果
例句:
The most common form looks like a small, round berry hanging from the artery.最通常的形式看起来像是挂在动脉上的一个小的圆的浆果。
39. beverage ['bevərɪdʒ]
n.饮料
例句:
This sort of beverage is refreshing and nourishing.这种饮料既提神又有营养。
40. bias ['baɪəs]
v./n.(使有)偏见,成见
例句:
His family background biases him against businessmen.他的家庭背景使他对商人抱有偏见。