account [ ə'kaunt ]  vi  说明(理由等)   explain  give reason for

                 account for  说明 解释(原因等)

n 1 报告(书面或口头说明   report 

                       2 账户 账目  bill  check  invoice

                       3 原因 理由 reason cause

                 take ---into account             考虑到----  顾及到----

                 on account of                    基于 由于

                 on all accounts                   无论如何

                 on no account                    决不

                   

 e.g.   his illness accounts for his absence.(缺席)

   accountant  [ ə'kauntənt ]  n 出纳,会计

 

accustom    [ ə'kʌstəm ]   v   使习惯 ----    (to 连用)

   accustom sb to sth               适应某事

   be/get  accustomed  to         习惯于------

e.g.   he is accustomed to loneliness(孤独).

 

ache  [ eik ]  n  疼痛  hurt  pain  suffering    e.g.  i feel sore and ache all over

              v  疼痛  be painful   hurt   suffer  e.g.  i ache all over.

 

achieve  [ ə'tʃi:v ]   vt  完成,实现(目标,目的等)  accomplish   attain  bring off

                           获得(功绩等)     acquire  earn  get  obtain

   achieve  one’s purpose                        达到目的

   achieve success                                获得成功

e.g.  he will never achieve anything if he doesn't work hard.

achievement  [ ə'tʃi:vmənt ]   n  成绩 功绩    accomplishment    success

 

acknowledge [ ək'nɔlidʒ ] v 1 承认 admit  accept

                            2告知、收到(信件等) answer  notice  reply to  return

                            3 感谢   be grateful  thank

 acknowledge doing-----                承认

 acknowledge----as----                 认为---------

e.g.  she is acknowledged as the best tennis-player (网球手)in the world

 

 

acquire  [ ə'kwaiə ]  v  1获得(知识等)   get  obtain  gain

                         2 养成(习惯等  form  develop

   acquire a good knowledge of ------       在某方面精通

e.g. i was panting to(渴望) acquire knowledge.

 

 

act [ ækt ]  v 1 行动,举止  behave 

               2 起作用 生效   take effect,   work 

               3 扮演   appear  play

           n 1 活动,举动  action  effort        a brave act   勇敢的举动

             2 法令,条例 law  order

             3 (戏剧的)一幕,段             an act in a concert  音乐会的节目

     act  as                              担当

     act on/upon                        遵照----行动      -----起作用

     act the part of                     扮演-----

     act up                              胡闹  疾病发作身体不适

e.g.  think well before you act.      三思而后行

action  [ 'ækʃən ] n  活动 行为

active  [ 'æktiv ]  adj  积极的,主动的

actor [ 'æktə ]   n  男演员  行动者

actress [ 'æktris ]  n 女演员

 

adapt  [ ə'dæpt ]    v 1 使适应  accustom  adjust fit

                       2 改编 改写 edit

   adapt----to                             使适合,使适用

   adapt for                                调整

e.g.  can you adapt to this new job?

 

add  [ æd ]  v   1 增加    attach  combine

                 2 加,相加   

   add  to                      扩大 增加

   add up                       合计

   add up to                    累计为   总数达

e.g.   add up all the money i owe you.

addition  [ ə'diʃən ]  n  ,加法,附加部分

 in addition                     另外,此外

 in addition to                  -----之外 

e.g. he speaks french in addition to english.

 

adjust  [ ə'dʒʌst ]   v  1调整 调节  alter  change  regulate

                         2 使适应  accommodate  accustom  adapt 常与to 连用

adjust oneself to ------               使某人自己适应-----

e.g. i adjusted myself to my new work .

 

admit  [ əd'mit ]  admitted  admitted  admitting

v 1 承认(事实,错误等)  accept  agree  allow

                    2 许可---进入  allow in    grant access , let in,

  

admit sb to ----                         让某人进入----

admit one’s guilt                       承认有罪

e.g.  admit when you make a mistake.

 

adopt  [ ə'dɔpt ]  v 1 采用,采取(态度等)accept ,approve, choose

                   2 收养  foster  take in

adopt  one’s idea                       采纳某人的意见

adopt a child                            收养孩子

e.g. we adopt their teaching method.(教学方法)

 

advance  [ əd'vɑ:ns ]  v 1促进,推进   approach  accelerate

                        2 进步 进展  develop  grow   improve

                        3 提出(意见等) propose   give   suggest

                     n 1 进展 development  growth

                       2 增长 

  in advance             预先,在前面

  advance on            ---推进,前进

e.g.  they will pay $100 in advance.

advantage  [ əd'vɑ:ntidʒ ]  n 优势,长处,便利    benefit    profit

take advantage of   利用---  趁机---

e.g.   it is not a big advantage.

 

advise  [ əd'vaiz ]  v  1 劝告 建议  suggest   recommend

                        2 通知 通告  inform

  advise sb to do sth               劝某人做某事

  advise sb that -------           通知某人-----

e.g. i advise you to start at once.

adviser [ əd'vaizə ]  n劝告者/顾问,指导教授,

 

advice [ əd'vais ]   n 劝告 忠告  suggestion   warning

                        通知  notice

give advice              提出忠告

take one’s advice        接受某人的意见

e.g.  he took his doctor's advice.

 

affect  [ ə'fekt ]  v 影响  act on , influence   感到 impress  move 

(疾病)侵袭 suffor from

  be affected by                 受到-----的影响

  affect to                      假装 伪装

e.g.  the climate( 气候) affected his health.

affection  [ ə'fekʃən ] n  慈爱,,感情,作用,影响

 

afford  [ ə'fɔ:d ]  v  1 花费得起,担负得起  manage to give, stand

                    2 给予,提供   provide

                   常常和can ,could ,be able to 连用 ,表示 担负得起------

  can afford to do sth         负担得起

e.g.  i can't afford a color tv set.

 

agency  [ 'eidʒənsi ]  n 代理 社 机构  offfice

  travel agency                           旅行社

  aid agency                             援助机构

  air agency                             航空代办处

  tax agency                            税收代理

e.g.  he works for a travel agency

agent [ 'eidʒənt ]  n 代理人  经办人

 

agree [ ə'gri: ]   v   1一致,同意 赞成   accede(to) [æk'si:d]

                       2意见一致  coincide  

 agree on/upon                  -----意见一致

 agree to                         同意,答应

 agree with                       赞同,适合

e.g.   i really can't agree with you.

agreement  [ ə'gri:mənt ]   n. 同意,一致,协议