·ant a type of tiny insect that lives in a colony and has a complex social system.蚂蚁An ant crawled across my plate at the picnic.野餐时,一只蚂蚁爬到了我的盘子里。·aunt the sister of one’s mother or father; the wife of one’s uncle.(Black English and Boston English. The pr...[继续阅读]

    ·ante a poker stake made to increase the pot.打扑克等再叫牌前所下的赌注The highest allowable ante in John’s poker games is a nickel.约翰的扑克游戏中允许的最高赌注是5分镍币。·ante before something;in front of something.(A prefix.)在……之前(前缀)The anteroom...[继续阅读]

    ·any more some.more.更多一些Do you have any more time to donate?你能抽出更多的时间吗?·anymore at the present time;nowadays. (Often viewed as incorrect if used in the affirmative.)现在(不用于肯定句)The girls do not sit next to each other in class anymore.这两个女孩子上课时...[继续阅读]

    ·appraise to establish the value of something.估价;评价;鉴定We let a jeweler appraise the ruby.我们让珠宝商给红宝石做个鉴定。·apprise to inform someone of something.通知;报告In the future,please apprise me of the problem earlier.以后有问题请早点通知我。...[继续阅读]

    ·arc an arch; a curve. 弧;弓形One seldom sees a rainbow’s arc touching the horizon at both ends.人们很少看见彩虹弧线的两端都触及地平线。·ark a type of ship;the ship built by Noah in the biblical story found in Genesis.方舟(《圣经》中诺亚及其家人和动物为避洪...[继续阅读]

    ·ascent the act of going up.上升;升高The ascent of a mountain is no less dangerous than the descent.上山和下山一样危险。·ascent the amount of upward slope.上坡路The angle of ascent was extremely steep.上坡路的坡度极其陡峭。·assent to agree with someone. 同意;赞成Jud...[继续阅读]

    ·assistance help;support;aid.帮助;援助;协助Following World War Ⅱ,the Civilian Conservation Corps(CCC) was a form of public assistance.第二次世界大战开始后,平民保卫兵团(CCC)成了公众支援的一种形式。·assistants the plural of assistant ‘a helper;an aide.’名词as...[继续阅读]

    ·ate the past tense of eat‘to take in food.’动词eat的过去时形式,意思是“吃;进食”。After a very difficult practice,the rugby team ate ten large pizzas.艰苦的训练过后,橄榄队球员吃了十个大的比萨饼。·ate the past tense of eat ‘to harass someone; to bother s...[继续阅读]

    ·aught zero;nothing.零;没有任何东西Phil always says aught when he reads a zero.菲尔在读“zero”时总说“aught”。John says his telephone number is two-two-three,aught-aught-four-one.约翰说他的电话号码是2230041。·ought to be obliged to do something.应当;有责任义务去...[继续阅读]

    ·aye yes.是的“Aye,aye,captain,”responded the ship’s first mate.“是的,是的,船长”,船上的大副回应说。When the legislative vote was finally taken,the aye votes outnumbered the nays.当对立法最终投票时,赞成票超过反对票。·eye the organ of sight. 眼睛The sight...[继续阅读]