1.account4 X3 X7 i, W' s! l" m; ~% {0 r
I have an account with the bank. 我在银行开有户头。
+ t7 y9 g* s; ~* x( X# F4 u: W6 g He turned/put his knowledge of Spanish to good account. 他善加利用他对西班牙语文的知识。
: f) E3 t% a8 a4 d% [; w9 w- V Don‘t stay away on account of John. 为了约翰,不要离开。% U' t; N5 c& s( Q
2.act$ N3 A$ {! W, P6 x: P. A
Don‘t take him seriously —— it’s just an act. 不要把他看得太认真 ——— 他只是假装那样而已。
- r' i" H! {8 u: b! @3 O1 P+ x In the act of (=while) picking up the ball, he slipped and fell.正当其拾球之际,他失足跌倒。9 }) S* Q( j0 m5 M1 O; B
3.addition& |+ H% U' E1 C) S+ h1 L: ~5 o. N
They‘ve just had an addition to the family. 他们家里刚又增加一口。
# j: h& m, `( o+ x 4.adjustment9 h) s2 @6 ^! M& D7 n
They do an adjustment on humance resources to achieve the goal. 为了达到目标,他们调整了人员。+ h, U% A1 C/ N8 L9 D/ ?
5.advertisement6 x$ T) n; w" r8 D' c
Advertisement helps to sell goods. 广告有助于销路。$ q5 ^ e5 `7 D6 d7 _, ^+ h) l
6.agreement$ k' h# Z% Q" q: Y9 _1 Q. W
I‘m quite in agreement with what you say. 我十分同意你所说的话。
0 L2 q0 R8 O9 T9 ^% N 7. air
( G3 \7 L2 Y6 J( `2 f My plans are still quite in the air. 我的计划还未定案。 \ x# N( _$ D( i
Radio Beijing is on the air 24 hours a day. 北京电台全天24小时广播。/ n; D6 R9 B+ [5 n+ D R
8.amount
: a4 m9 M+ b+ h. y) _. B There is still quite an amount of prejudice against him.人们对他尚有很大的偏见。
/ t* N" W' g. E4 a He has any amount of money. 他的钱不可数计。9 N8 ?, X2 L/ @2 W h
9. amusement
. y _& |/ d8 q/ v R" ?- e( [; d He looked at me in amusement. 他很感兴趣地望着我。
- W# i& c& Z9 i- _" i There are plenty of amusements here – cinemas, theatres, concerts, football matches, and so on.这里有许多娱乐 - 电影院、戏院、音乐会、足球比赛等。( V, H6 p5 S5 C2 x, R8 s
10. animal* ^1 M2 ]2 U$ H4 D' ] i
animal desires B4 t+ ?& N1 m% P" U. d/ N
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She gave no answer. 她没有回答。8 I0 E9 A* u0 g7 [1 S; ?) ^9 P
12.apparatus
5 E1 W C2 R$ `* u7 M$ H- T Your digestive apparatus takes the food you eat and changes it so that it can be used to build up the body. 你的消化器官把你所吃的食物消化、吸收,用以增进身体的健康。
- _ l2 g6 b- ^( X" o5 \8 r 13. approval
8 u! {" G |$ u: m: v Your plans have my approval.你的计划我赞成。
z& e: B; v u( P1 \1 ] 14. argument
7 d! [1 |. f. O4 ?, A I have no wish to engage in (an) argument with you. 我不想跟你辩论。
1 l9 T, |& Q% p' G- c+ N: b 15. art
]& s7 c" g' f) r! s( C. b- k' b The story is developed with great art. 那故事非常技巧地展开。3 p( n' d4 X8 U; ]+ `" D/ g
16. attack
- i1 o, q( a" q+ B K) m9 m Attack is said to be the best form of defence. 常言道,攻击是最好的防御。
: [- e% Y7 f: ~& e5 |1 w/ u 17. attempt
7 y1 V7 l* d4 t8 b; T. c% ` Her attempt at a Christmas cake had to be thrown away. 她的圣诞蛋糕做得不好。' _; y- k7 z$ }" @0 I
18.attention
% @. z$ {/ t K& r! d5 I* s Pay attention to what you‘re doing. 注意你在做的事。
1 u$ v. P& a1 S" e A pretty girl usually receives more attentions than a plain girl.一个漂亮女孩通常比一个普通女孩得到较多的殷勤。
' m0 X0 H) n3 D( e4 h: Q Attention! 立正!
8 d: H+ @2 q+ N% R 19. attraction
( O0 r" Y0 D0 M2 u% `& s3 l4 B# ] He cannot resist the attraction of a pretty girl. 他无法抗拒漂亮女郎的吸引力。
" y1 D9 i, y: h" O: }" k1 ?% v 20. authority
O; b, u# @8 n$ o U {& h+ u He is a great authority on phonetics.他是语音学方面的权威。 |