VOCABULARY

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act

1.行为；举动；动作 an act of hostility 【法律】敌对行为

2.演(戏)；扮演(角色)。He acted his part well. 他演得不错；他做得不错。

3.学，仿效，装。 Act the lord 装阔

actor /actress 演员 action行为

advice

忠告，劝告；建议；指教。

an advice note 通知单。a written advice 劝告书。 ask advice of 向…征求意见，请教，领教。 by [on]sb.'s advice 依某人劝告。 follow sb.'s advice 接受某人意见。 give sb advice 劝告，忠告。 take advice 征求意见，请教，领教

advise vt.

all

形容词

.所有的，全部的，整个的，一切的。

all night 终夜，一夜。 All place 处处，到处。 All one's life 终生，毕生。 All round 周围。 All the world over 世界各地。 All the year (round) 一年到头。 He is all eyes. 他只是看

名词,代词

全部；全体；一切。 All are agreed. 全体赞成。 All is still. 万籁俱寂。 He lost his all. 他已倾家荡产。 He's all we got to go on. 他是我们探寻的唯一线索。 That is all that there is to it. 不过如此。 That's all. 就只这些，没有了，只此而已。 All in all 1. 完全 (trust me not at all, or all in all.毫不信任我或完全信任我)。2.全部，一切。3.最心爱的，第一 (Study is all in all to me. 在我是学习第一)。

副词

.完全，全然，都；〔口语〕极；简直

all as the day began to break 正当破晓时。 The score is two all. 比赛成绩彼此两分。 Love all 彼此零分。 All alone 仅仅一个人；独力。 All along 始终，一直都；一路，沿途。 All around 遍处；一一。 All at once 突然。 All but 简直是，几乎跟…一样 (He is all but dead. 他简直是死人[行尸走肉])。 All gone 〔口语〕完了，没有了

add

加，增，添，追加，附加；获得。

add some water to the tea 给茶里加些开水。 add one thing to another 加一物于另一物。 Add three and seven and you will have ten. 7加3等于10。

.增加

learn to add 学做加法。 add in 算入。

addition in addition此外

Although(though)

尽管，虽然〔引导让步副词子句，主句中不用 but, 可用 yet〕

Although many difficulties and obstacles are still ahead, nevertheless, we are certain to make still greater achievements. 仅管在前进道路上还存在着许多困难和障碍，但是，我们一定能够取得更加伟大的成就。

even though

able

1.〔接不定式〕能；会。

2.(人)有才能的，有本事的，能干的 (opp. incompetent)。

be able to swim 会游泳。 an able man 能干人。 an able speech 漂亮的演说。 ★ can 没有不定式，也没有将来式，过去式等变化，故必要时可说作 shall [will, may] be able to 或 have [has, had] been able to.

enable 1.使能够，使得，使成为可能

enable sb. to (do) 使人能(做)…

ability

能，能力，本领，技能；

to the best of one's ability 竭力，尽力，尽量。

Allow

允许，让(某人做某事)〔接不定式〕

Allow me to introduce to you my friend Johnson. 请允许我把我的朋友约翰逊介绍给你。 allow a free passage 准许自由通行。 Dogs are not allowed in the park. 不许带狗进入公园。 No smoking (allowed). 禁止吸烟。

Abroad

.到国外，在海外

He's never been abroad in his life. 他有生以来没有出过国。。 He was sent abroad . 他被派到海外。 at home and abroad 在国内外。

aboard

在船上，上船

All aboard! 各位上船! 。 go aboard 乘船。

Achieve

完成，做到；获得(胜利等)；达到(目的)，实现。 to achieve a great deal in one's work 工作很有成绩。

Achieve a lot of success

achievement n.

Afford

.(财力、时间等)足以承担(损失、后果等)，花费得起，经受得住。 〔与 can, may 连用〕。

I cannot afford the expense [time]. 我花不起这笔费用[腾不出工夫来]。 I cannot afford to be critical. 我不能苛求。 afford sb. an opportunity 给予某人(…)机会。 The earth affords grain. 土地出产粮食。

afford to do

Age

.年龄full age 成年。

aged .老，老年的 (opp. young); 陈年的。 an aged man 老人。 the aged 老人，老者。 aged wine 陈年老酒。a man aged forty (years) 四十岁的人。

aging 变老老化 =ageing

at the age of

aim

1.瞄准，针对

aim at a mark 瞄准目标。 aim at success 指望成功。 ★英国说 aim at doing,

2.把…瞄准，把…指向；把…掷向 (at)。

aim a pistol at sb. 以手枪瞄准某人。 aim a book at sb.'s head 拿起一本书向某人的头上扔去。

1.照准，瞄准；靶子，目标。

2.目的，志向；宗旨。

achieve [attain] one's aim 达到目的。 miss one's aim 瞄歪；(希望)落空，失败。 the aim and end of art 艺术的终极目的。 take aim (at) (对…)瞄准。 without aim无目的地，乱，瞎。

As

副词

(同…)一样…；同样〔在此是指 as… as… 结构中的第一个 as, 它在主句中为指示副词，第二个 as (在子句中)和第一个 as 相关联，故转为连接词(见连接词各条)。 第二个 as 引导的子句，可省略一部或全部，包括 as 本身〕。 It is as white as snow (is white). 它白得像雪一样。 She is as wise as (she is) fair. 她的聪明比得上她的美貌。 He is as clever ( as you). 他(跟你)一样聪明。 I can do it as well ( as they). (跟他们一样)这件事我也能做。 I have as many [much]. 我也有这许多。 He did the work in two hours, but it took me as many days. 他两小时做完这件工作，可是我要两天功夫才做完。

连接词

1.〔此处指 as…as 结构中的第二个 as, 它与第一个 as 相关而表示比较〕同…(一样…)。 I am as tall as you. 我和你一般高。 Mother loves her as dearly as (she loves) him. 母亲对她和他都一样疼爱。 Mother loves her as dearly as he. 母亲和他都同样疼爱她。

2.〔反面比较时现在常说作 not so…as 而少说 not as…as, 但在 n't 后仍常说 as…as〕不如…那样…。 Belgium is not so large as France. 比利时没有法国那么大。 He doesn't work as hard as you. 他工作没有你那样努力。

3.〔表示方式、程度、情况等〕如同；像；按照。 I work as others do. 我跟别人一样工作。 Do as ( ＝ according as ) you are told. 叫你怎样做就怎样做。 They will improve as they grow older. 他们年纪大一些，进步也就快一些。 I remember it as it were but yesterday. 我想起这件事就彷佛是昨天发生的事一样。 Two is to three as (＝ what) four is to six. 二比三等于四比六。 Parks are to the city as lungs are to the body. 公园对于都市正如肺脏对于身体一样。 China as she was fifty years ago. 五十年前的中国。

4.〔as…, so … 的结构，也表示同等程度的对比关系，但书面语色彩比较浓厚〕正如…一样。 As you like music, so I like poetry. 正像你喜欢音乐一样，我喜欢诗歌。 As two is to three, (so) four is to six. 四比六等于二比三。 As a man lives, so he dies. 人有生也就有死。

5.〔时间〕当…时；一边…一边…。 He came up as I was speaking. 我正在说话，他就来了。 I read the book as I went along. 我边走边读。

6.〔原因〕因为〔语气比 because 或 for 轻〕；既然〔语气比 since 轻〕。 As I am ill, I won't go. 我有病，不去了。

7.〔让步〕虽然，尽管〔词序倒装。语气比 though 强〕。 Successful as he is, he is not proud. 他虽成功，却不骄傲。

8.〔结果、目的〕以致，以便。He so arranged matters as to suit everyone. 他把事情安排得人人满意。

前置词

1.作为；以…身分。 Language, as a means of intercourse 作为交际工具的语言。 All hearts beat as one. 大家一条心。

2.当作〔用在某些及物动词之后〕 I look upon him as a guest. 我把他当作客人看待。 He treats me as a child. 他把我当作小孩对待。

3.例如Some birds, as the parrot, can imitate human voice. 有些鸟儿，如鹦鹉，能模仿人的声音。

Average

1.平均，平均数。

On average按平均值 通常

Argue

1.辩论，争论，争辩(某事、某论点等)

argue a point [a matter] 就一个论点[问题]进行辩论。argue against 反对…argue (sb.) into (consent)[out of (his opinion)] 劝(某人)使其(答应)[放弃(其意见)]

argument n.

announce

及物动词

1.告知，报知，通告。

2.宣布，宣告，发表；

announce a call (长途电话)接通通知。 announce a new edition 登新书广告。 announce a visitor 通报有客。

Attract

及物动词

1.吸引

A magnet attracts steel. 磁石吸引钢铁。 attract a large audience 吸引了很多观众，叫座。 attract (sb.'s) attention 引(人)注意，惹眼。

B

Base

1.基底，基，根基，底座；底层，底子；

an air base 空军基地。 the economic base 经济基础。

basic adj

1.基础的，基本的，根本的

basic data 基本数据。 basic industry 基础工业。

Busy

1.忙，繁忙的；

a busy day 忙碌的一天。 A busy town 热闹的城市。

Busyness n. 忙碌；繁忙。

be busy dong sth

balance

.平衡，均衡

Lose one's balance 身体失去平衡

Keep the balance of

Balanced adj. 平衡的；稳定的

Beat

1.打，拍，敲。

2.打败（敌人等）胜过 超过

Beat a man black and blue 把人打得青一块紫一块。You won't easily beat that record. 你恐怕不容易打破那个记录。 That beats me. 那就叫人哑口无言[认输]了。

beat beat beaten/beat

blow

1.(风)吹。

2.(汽笛等)叫，鸣，响。

blow on one's hands 以手指吹口哨。 It blows. 刮风了。 The whistle was blowing. 汽笛长鸣。 We heard the burgles blowing. 我们听见号角声响。

Blow away

Bore

使厌烦，烦扰，打扰 (with). be bored to death 厌烦得要死。

bored adj. 无聊的，无趣的，烦人的

boring adj. 令人厌烦的，无聊的，无趣的。 boring people 令人讨厌的人。

英文词汇