absence of mind(=beingabsent-minded) 心不在焉Absence of mind in chemicalexperiments may cause aserious accident.be absorbed in 全神贯注于…（近义词: be lost in ;be buried in; beconcentrated on ; befocused on ; be centeredon）Newton was so absorbed in his laboratory work that heoften forgot to eat. 牛顿全神贯注地在实验室工作,常常连吃饭也忘了。

(be) abundant in (be richin; be well supplied with)富于,富有Fish is abundant in the river.河里鱼很多。

access (to) (不可数名词)能接近,进入,了解There is no access to the street through that door.穿过那个门没有通向大街的路。

on account(credit) 赊账If you buy something on account, you pay nothing or only part of the cost at first, and pay the rest later.on account of 因为(becauseof)You use on account of to introduce the reason or explanation for something.on no account 不论什么原因也不On no account should the mixture come near boiling.take sth into account把……考虑进去The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.give sb an account of 说明,解释 (理由)account for (=give anexplanation or reason for)解释, 说明The suspect couldn't account for his time that night.嫌疑犯不能说明那天晚上他的时间安排accuse sb of…(=charge sbwith…; blame sb for…;blame sth on sb ; complainabout) 指控,控告They were accused of unlawful assembly.be accustomed to doing sth(=be in the habit of doingsth, be used to sth)习惯于I am not accustomed to being interrupted.be acquainted with 了解;熟悉He was well acquainted with the literature of France, Germany and Holland.act on 履行Both countries failed to act on recent UNresolutions. 双方均未能履行联合国近期的决议。

act as 担当Act as an agent to record the accounts.adapt oneself to<situation> (=adjustoneself to)使自己适应于He adapted himself to the cold weather.他适应了寒冷的天气。

adapt…(for) (=make sthsuitable for a new need) 改编, 改写(以适应新的需要)A graded reader(年级课本,分级读本)is a story which has been adapted for people learning to read or learning a foreign language.in addition to(=as well as, besides, other than)除…外There’s a postage and packing fee in addition to the repair charge.adjust to (=change slightly)调节; 适应They are unable to adjust themselves to their environment.have an advantage over 胜过This custom-built kitchen has many advantages over a standard one.take advantage of (=make the best of, utilize, make use of, profit from)欺骗、利用She took advantage of him even after they were divorced.agreed to同意, 允诺She agreed to my idea她同意我的想法。

agree on 对…意见一致We agree on this count这一点上,我们的意见一致。

agree with 一致；相符合I quite agree with what yousay. 你所说的我很赞成。

agree with sb 同意某人的观点I agree with you about the gun situation.in agreement with 同意, 一致Not all scholars are in agreement with her, however.ahead of 在…之前, 超过Our company is ahead of other makers of spare parts for the airplane.我们公司制造飞机零部件比别家的业绩好。

in the air 1)不肯定, 不具体, 悬而未决2)在谣传中3)到处弥漫Excitement was in the air. 到处充满了兴奋之情Rumors about the celebrity are still in the air.关于那个明星的流言还在谣传。

above all (=especially,most important of all) 尤其是, 最重要的Above all, do not be too proud to ask for advice.in all adv. (=altogether) 总共, 总计In all some 15 millionpeople live in the selectedareas.after all 毕竟,到底;It has turned out to be a nice day after all.天气终于转晴了。

(not) at all 一点也不;I'm not at all sorry I came, I'm glad!我来了一点也不遗憾，我很高兴。

all at once(=suddenly)突然;I feel terribly sleepy all at once.once and for all 一劳永逸;The problem can be solvedonce and for all, if you dothat.（如果你那样做，问题就可能一劳永逸地得到解决。

）above all 最重要的;allow for 考虑到, 把…算进去We must allow for hisinexperience我们必须考虑到他缺乏经验。

amount to (=to be equal to)总计、等同于The banks have what amounts to a monopoly（垄断）.answer for (undertakeresponsibility for, beliable for, take charge for) 对…负责、保证(guarantee)I will answer for the truth of what he has said.我保证他所说的话是真的。

apologize to sb for sth为…向…道歉I apologized to her for stepping on her foot.我因踩了她的脚而向她道歉。

appeal to sb 对某人有吸引力Does the film appeal to youapply for申请I want to apply for the job. 我想申请这项工作。

approve of doing(= be infavor of, favor, agree to)赞成My parents don't approve of me smoking cigarettes.我的父母不准许我吸烟。

arise from(=result from)由…引起Mistakes arose from a basic misunderstanding.出自于基本上是误解的错误arrange for sb to do sth 安排…做…It has been arranged for him by his family to marrya girl of his own class. 他家已就婚姻问题为他做好安排，要他娶一个门当户对的女孩be ashamed of 以…为羞耻I behaved badly yesterdayand I am ashamed (of myself) now. 我昨天表现不好，我现在感到很惭愧。

assure sb of sth 向…保证, 使…确信I assure you its quality. 保证质量attach (to) 缚, 系 ,结We should attach primaryimportance to thedevelopment of economy.我们要把发展经济的工作放在第一位。

make an attempt at doingsth (to do sth) 试图做…If you make an attempt to dosomething, you try to do it, often without success.attend to (=look after) 关注；注意：We'll attend to that problem later.稍后我们将关注那个问题attribute…to…(=tobelieve sth to be theresult of…)把…归因于David attributed hiscompany's success to theunity of all the staff andtheir persevering hardwork.大卫说他们公司之所以获得成功是由于全体员工的团结和坚持不懈努力工作的结果。