Aa(an) [ə, eɪ(ən)] art. 一(个、件……)用法:不定冠词的常见用法①第一次提到,表示泛指。
②含有数量“一”的概念,但是不如one强烈。
ability [əˈbɪlɪtɪ] n. 能力;才能a man of ability 有能力的人the ability to do sth. 做某事的能力able [ˈeɪb(ə)l] a.能够;有能力的be able to do sth. 有能力做某事about [əˈbaʊt]prep. 对于,关于;大约;在…...周围be about to do 即将......We were about to go when it suddenly rained.我们正要出发,突然天下雨了。
look about 四处寻找run about 到处跑What/How about…?above [əˈbʌv] prep.在……上面above all 最重要的是Above all, the work must be finished before nine by ourselves.最重要的是,工作必须在九点之前由我们自己独立完成。
注意:above的反义词为belowabroad [əˈbrɔːd] ad. 到(在)国外from abroad 从国外,从海外His parents have just come back from abroad.他的父母刚刚从海外回来,我们去看望他们吧。
go abroad 出国absent[ˈæbsənt] a. 缺席;不在accept [əkˈsept] vt. 接受近义词辨析:accept 和receiveaccept 是“接受、认可“的意思,是收到并接受;receive 有”收到“的意思,但不一定接受。
I received a lot of gifts on my birthday, but I didn’t accept any.生日那天我收到许多礼物,但是我并没有收下任何礼物。
I received his invitation but I didn’t accept it.(我收到他的邀请,但我没接受。
)accident [ˈæksɪdənt]n. 事故;偶然by accident意外地,偶然地a traffic accident 交通事故according to prep. 根据…;依照according to 根据,按照achieve[əˈtʃiːv]vt. 达到;取得He hopes to achieve all the aims soon .(他希望很快达成所有目标。
)across [əˈkrɔs]prep横过;穿过across prep.在…...对面,横穿近义词辨析:across 和throughacross表示“横过,穿过”,着重指从路线或物体表面的一边到另一边(表面)。
across the street 横过马路through “穿过,从……中间通过”,着重指从空间的一头穿到另一头(部)。
through the forest 穿过森林act [ækt]n. v. 法令;条例表演,扮演(角色);演出,行动act as担任(起...作用)词性转换:actor/actress n.男演员/女演员action [ˈækʃ(ə)n]n.行动We must take action right now, otherwise we'll be late.我们现在就得采取行动了,否则就迟到了。
active[ˈæktɪv]a.积极的,主动的take an active part in 积极参加......I don’t think everyone should take an active part in the social activities.我认为并不是所有的人都应该积极参与到社会活动中去。
activity[ækˈtɪvɪtɪ] n.活动actor[ˈæktə]n.演员,男演员,行动者actress[ˈæktrɪs]n.女演员add[æd] vt.增添;增加add to 增加,增添add up 合计add up to 合计达add…to…把......添加到......address[əˈdres]n.地址advantage [ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ]n.优点;好处advertisement [ədˈvɜ:tɪsmənt](ad)n.公告;启事;广告Have you read the want ad in the newspaper?你看过报纸上的招聘广告吗?Put an advertisement in the newspaperadvice [ədˈvaɪs]n. 忠告;劝告;建议a piece of advice一条建议ask for advice寻求建议give advice提建议take/follow one's advice接受/采纳某人的建议advise[ədˈvaɪz]vt. 忠告;劝告;建议advise sb. to do sth. 建议某人做某事My teacher advised me to do more reading. (我的老师建议我多读。
)afford [əˈfɔːd]vt. 负担的起(……的费用);抽的出(时间);提供Mary was not able to afford a new car.(玛丽买不起新车。
)afraid[əˈfreɪd]a. 害怕的;担心的be afraid of 害怕......Don't be afraid of asking for help from others.不要害怕向别人求助。
be afraid for 担心......I'm afraid for my sister. 我担心我的妹妹。
I'm afraid so./I'm afraid not. /I'm afraid that….Africa n. 非洲African a.非洲的,非洲人的after [ˈɑːftə(r)]adv./prep/conj. 在...…之后;晚于after all 终究,毕竟It has turned out to be a nice day after all.天气终于转晴了。
afternoon [ɑːftəˈnuːn] n.下午,午后in the afternoonon Monday afternoonon the afternoon of…again[əˈɡeɪn] ad. 再一次;再,又again and again 一次又一次地,反复地,再三地I called him again and again, but he didn’t answer the telephone.我一次又一次地给他打,可是他就是不接。
now and again 有时He came to see me now and again.他过去有时来看望我。
against [əˈɡeɪnst] prep.对着,反对①对着,反对If no one is against this plan, let's carry it out. 如果没有人反对这个计划,那我们就开始吧。
②靠着,依着The policeman asked the young man to stand against the wall. 警察命令那个年轻人靠着墙站好。
age [eɪdʒ]n.年龄;时代for one's age 论年龄He looks older for his age because of years of hard work. 由于多年操劳,他看起来比实际年龄大。
at the age of 在...…岁时ago [əˈɡəʊ]ad. 以前long ago 很久以前,从前Long long ago there was a king and he loved horses. 很久以前,有一位国王,他喜爱马。
some time ago 不久前Some time ago, I heard he would come to see me. 不久前,我听说他要来看我。
a while ago 刚才He was here a while ago. 他刚才还在这儿。
近义词辨析:ago 和 beforeago: 应注意两点:①用于一般过去时;②它所指的时间是从现在算起。
before: 也应该注意两点:①用于过去完成时;②她所指的时间不是从现在算起,而是从过去某一时刻算起。
A short time before, tall trees had covered the country for many miles around. 在那时不久之前,高大的树木覆盖着方圆数英里。
agree [əˈɡriː] v.同意;应允近义词辨析:agree to 和 agree withagree to: 意思是“同意”,后面接表示计划、安排、意见、条件之类的名词或动词原形,表示愿意协助工作。
Do you agree to this agreement? 你同意这项协议吗?He didn't agree to help us. 他不同意帮助我们。
agree with: 意思是“与……(意见)一致”后面一般接人,也可接意见、看法等。
但不含有协助的意思。
I don't agree with what you said. 我不同意你说的话。
I don't agree with your idea. 我不同意你的主意Her father didn't agree to buy him a computer. (她父亲不同意给她买电脑。
)agree on 就......达成一致agreement[əˈɡriːmənt] n.同意;一致;协定air [eə(r)]n.空气;大气by air 乘飞机in the (open) air 在户外airport [ˈeəpɔːt]n.航空站,飞机场at the airport 在机场alive [əˈlaɪv] a.活着的,存在的all [ɔːl]adj.&pron.全部的,所有的all day 整日all kinds of 各种各样的all over 遍布all right 行,可以all along 一直,始终not at all 根本不in all 总共allow [əˈlaʊ] vt.允许,准允allow sb to do sthFather allowed me to go to the cinema .(父亲允许我去看电影。