aid [ eid ]  n 帮助 援助   help  support   

v 帮助 援助 

  aid sb in ----                             在---方面帮助某人

  first aid                                   急救

  teaching aid                              教具

e.g. i would have failed if without your aid.

 

aim  [eim]   n 目的 ，目标  goal , hope, desire

             v 瞄准 常和at 连用      address ,beam,direct

            aim to do sth      打算做某事  致力于做某事

            aim at doing sth 

e.g.  he aims to be a successful writer.

 

alarm   [ ə'lɑ:m ]  n 警报 warning   惊吓 惊慌  fea  anxiety  警告器

                   v  使---惊恐   disturb frighten    向---报警

fire alarm                        火警警报

alarm clock                      闹钟

e.g.  even the car alarm was broken.

 

 

all [ ɔ:l ]   a. 所有的,全部的  ad. 完全地，十分地  pron 全体， 一切

  above  all                       首先  尤其是

  after all                          毕竟 终究

  all over                          到处 遍及

  all in all                         总而然之

  all over the world                 全世界

all together                     一起

in all                            总计

  all at once                       突然

e.g. all of the students are there.

 

allow  [ ə'lau ]  v 允许，准许 support, permit , approve

                    承认  admit  accept

allow  for                    考虑到，顾及

allow sb to do sth             允许某人做某事

allow of -----                 允许----

e.g.   allow me to introduce myself.

 

ambition [ æm'biʃən ]  n 野心 雄心  enterprise

                        目标  target  hope  wish

e.g. what is your career ambition?

ambitious [ æm'biʃəs ] adj  有抱负的，有雄心的

  be ambitious to do sth                  渴望做------

 

amount  [ ə'maunt ]  n  数量，数额sum ,total   总和，总额

                      v 等于，总计  和to 连用

large amounts of money                  大量的金钱

amount to                              等于，相当于

e.g. my savings（储蓄） amount to $2000.

 

announce [ ə'nauns ]   v  宣布  notify  发表  publish

e.g. i have something to announce.

announcement  [ ə'naunsmənt ]  n. 公告,发表,告知

 

answer [ ɑŋsə ]  n   回答  reply  答案  key solution

                 v  回答，回复  reply   解答   explain   resolve

   answer for                            对----负责   保证

   answer the telephone                  接电话

   answer the question                    回答问题

 

e.g. do you know the answer to this question?

 

anxiety [ æŋ'zaiəti ]   n 焦虑，忧虑  worry  distress   渴望 willingness

  with anxiety          焦虑地

  anxiety for            渴望----

e.g.    that is a great anxiety to me.

 

anxious [ 'æŋkʃəs ]  adj   焦急的,忧虑的  afraid  nervous    渴望的   eager

   be anxious about/for sth           为了某事忧虑

   be anxious to do sth            渴望做某事

   be anxious for sth              渴望有（得到）

e.g. i am anxious about his health.

 

apologize   [ ə'pɔlədʒaiz ]  v道歉 辩护

 apologize to sb for sth /for doing sth           向某人因为某事而道歉

 apologize for oneself                           为自己辩解或辩护

e.g.   you should apologize to me.

apology  [ ə'pɔlədʒi ] n 道歉 认错 辩解    make an apology for –   为—道歉

 

appeal [ ə'pi:l ]  v  n  请求 吸引 上诉

                   v 形态下常与to 连用  请求，吸引

appeal to sb                       吸引某人

appeal for                          请求

appeal to sb for sth/to do sth            向某人呼吁…

e.g. jazz(爵士音乐) hasn't much appeal to me.

 

appear [ ə'piə ]   v 出现 露出  arise  come into view ,spring up

                  似乎 好像    seem   look

appear  +adj              看起来----

it appears to me that -----        据我看来，我觉得

it appears that                   看起来似乎

e.g.  problem still does not appear.

appearance  [ ə'pirəns ]  n  出现  外表  judge by appearances    以貌取人

 

apply  [ ə'plai ]   v  与for 连用    申请 请求

                    与to 连用      适用 应用

apply (to sb )for sth           (向某人)申请----

aplly oneself to                致力于----

apply a theory to practice         把理论应用于实践

e.g.  in this way（ 用这种方法） they can better apply theory（理论） to practice.（实践）

 

appoint  [ ə'pɔint ]  v 委派 任命  designate  elect

                       约定 约会  arrange  decide on

  appoint sb to a post     派某人任某职位

e.g.  they appointed him chairman

appointment  [ ə'pɔintmənt ]  n 约会，任命 make an appointment with  约定时间见面

 

  

appreciate  [ ə'pri:ʃieit ]   v  1 欣赏，赏识  admire   enjoy   like

                                 2 感谢，感激   be grateful for

e.g.  i appreciate what she did for me .

 

approach  [ ə'prəutʃ ]   v 1走进，接近  catch up with , come near , move towards

                           2 处理，对待  begin , undertake

                         n 1 靠近 advance ,coming ,nearing

                           2 方法   method ,means

                           3 通路  doorway ,way in

e.g. i think your approach is right.

 

approve [ ə'pru:v ]  v  1  批准  accept  ,agree to ,allow

                        2 赞成   常与of 连用   

approve of -----   赞成（准许）----

  e.g. she approves of what i did .

approval  [ ə'pru:vəl ]  n  赞成 批准  with/without approval of --- 经/未经---的批准

 

area [ 'eəriə ]  n  1 地区  district , environment , part  

                    an urban area   市区

                    2 领域  field  ,subject

                      an area of study    研究领域

                    3 一片（土地等） breadth  ,sector ,

                     an area of land / water    一片陆地、海洋

   e.g.   they live in the southern area.

 

argue  [ 'ɑ:gju: ]  v  1争辩 quarrel ,  claim ,2  争论 disagree , dispute

   argue that------                     辩论说-----

   argue with sb                        和某人辩论，争论

argue for /against  a proposal        辩论赞成/反对某项建议

   argue sb into doing sth                说服某人去做----

   argue sb out of doing sth              说服某人不做----

e.g.   it is not right time to argue.

argument [ 'ɑ:gjumənt ]  n   争论 disagreement , 论据 reason   论点 idea

   argument for/against               支持/ 反对------

 

arise  [ ə'raiz ]   arose  arisen  arising

                v 出现 appear , come up,  起来rise  发生 occur

arise from-----                      由-----引起 产生

arise out of ------                  起于，出生于，来自于

   e.g.  accidents（事故） often arise from carelessness.粗心 

 

arouse [ ə’rauz ]  v 1 引起  激起 provoke  stir up  2 唤醒，叫醒 awake

   arouse from                              从----中唤醒

   arouse sb’s interest                       激起某人的兴趣

   arouse the enthusiasm of----             激发----的积极性

e.g. i should arouse her from sleep .