词汇-新标准大学英语综合教程4

新标准大学英语综合教程4AbjectADJYouuseabjecttoemphasizethatasituationorqualityisextremelybad.糟糕透顶的[强调]Bothofthemdiedinabjectpoverty.他们两个人都死于穷困潦倒。Acceptablyadv.可欣然接受地；合意地Idon’tthinkIamapersonabletodoavarietyofdifferentjobsacceptablywell.我认为我不是一个可以令人满意地做好各种不同工作的人。AccessoryN-COUNTAccessoriesareitemsofequipmentthatarenotusuallyessential,butcanbeusedwithoraddedtosomethingelseinordertomakeitmoreefficient,useful,ordecorative.附件...anexclusiverangeofhand-madebedroomandbathroomaccessories.…一个高档系列的手工制作的卧室及卫生间设备附件。N-COUNTAccessoriesarearticlessuchasbeltsandscarveswhichyouwearorcarrybutwhicharenotpartofyourmainclothing.配饰Italsohasagoodrangeofaccessories,includingsunglasses,handbagsandbelts.它还有多种配饰，包括墨镜、手包和皮带。N-COUNTIfsomeoneisguiltyofbeinganaccessorytoacrime,theyhelpedthepersonwhocommittedit,orknewitwasbeingcommittedbutdidnottellthepolice.从犯[法律]Shehadbeenchargedwithbeinganaccessorytotheembezzlementoffundsfromacooperativefarm.她已被指控为挪用一个合作农场资金的一个从犯。accessory,supplement,appendix,attachment,addition这组词都有“附加物、增加物”的意思，其区别是：accessory作“附件”解时，与attachment同义，可互换，但还指增加美观的附属品。supplement主要指使书、报等正广更完善而额外增加的部分。appendix指书末的附录。attachment指用于扩大原物用途的附件。addition仅强调数量的增加。AcumenN-UNCOUNTAcumenistheabilitytomakegoodjudgmentsandquickdecisions.敏锐;精明Thefirm’ssuccessislargelyduetoBrannon’scommercialacumen.公司的成功主要是因为布兰龙敏锐的商业头脑。AdaptV-T/V-IIfyouadapttoanewsituationoradaptyourselftoit,youchangeyourideasorbehaviorinordertodealwithitsuccessfully.适应Theworldwillbedifferent,andwewillhavetobepreparedtoadapttothechange.这个世界将会不同，所以我们必须准备好适应变化。V-TIfyouadaptsomething,youchangeittomakeitsuitableforanewpurposeorsituation.改装Shelveswerebuilttoadaptthelibraryforuseasanoffice.做了个书架，以便将这个图书馆改作一个办公室用。Adaptahouse改造房子Advantageous[ædvən'teɪdʒəs]ADJIfsomethingisadvantageoustoyou,itislikelytobenefityou.有利的Freeexchangeofgoodswasadvantageoustoall.自由商品交易对大家都有利。AdvocateAnadvocateofsth倡导者Anadvocateforsb支持者Advocatesth倡导AerialADJYoutalkaboutaerialattacksandaerialphotographstoindicatethatpeopleorthingsonthegroundareattackedorphotographedbypeopleinaeroplanes.从空中的(袭击等)[ADJn]Weeksofaerialbombardmenthaddestroyedfactoriesandmotorways.数周的空袭已经摧毁了各工厂和公路。Patternsthatareinvisibleonthegroundcanbethemoststrikingpartofanaerialphotograph.在地面上看不见的图案可能是空中照片中最为醒目的部分。N-COUNTAnaerialisadeviceorapieceofwirethatsendsandreceivestelevisionorradiosignalsandisusuallyattachedtoaradio,television,car,orbuilding.天线[英国英语]AfieldPHRASEFurtherafieldorfartherafieldmeansinplacesorareasotherthanthenearestormostobviousone.在更远处（尤指远离居留之地）Theyenjoyparticipatinginawidevarietyofactivities,bothlocallyandfurtherafield.他们喜欢参加种类繁多的活动,无论是在当地还是在更远的地方。Aimlessdays漫无目的的日子AlienateV-TIfyoualienatesomeone,youmakethembecomeunfriendlyorunsympathetictowardyou.冷落Thegovernmentcannotaffordtoalienateeithergroup.该政府承担不起冷落两个组织中的任何一个。V-TToalienateapersonfromsomeoneorsomethingthattheyarenormallylinkedwithmeanstocausethemtobeemotionallyorintellectuallyseparatedfromthem.使疏远Hissecondwife,Alice,wasdeterminedtoalienatehimfromhistwoboys.他的第2个妻子阿丽丝决心让他疏远他的两个儿子。Wordfamily:alien外国的；相异的，性质不同的；不相容的alienated疏远的；被疏远的Alittlebitofhelpback一点回报Alluring[ə'l(j)ʊərɪŋ]ADJSomeoneorsomethingthatisalluringisveryattractive.非常吸引人的...themostalluringcityinSoutheastAsia....东南亚最吸引人的城市。Thelifeinbigcityisalluringfortheyoungpeople.大都市的生活对年轻人颇具诱惑力。Alphabetize['ælfəbətaɪz]Vtoarrangeinconventionalalphabeticalorder依字母顺序排列AlterV-T/V-IIfsomethingaltersorifyoualterit,itchanges.更改Nothinghasalteredandthedeadlinestillstands.什么也没有更改，最后期限依然有效。change,alter这两者作不及物动词时，两者可通用。change作及物动词时，则是对本质的，全面的，彻底的改变。如：Canyouchangethedress?(你能给我更换这件衣服吗？)alter作及物动词时，是对局部，表面的改变。如：Canyoualterthedress?(你会改做这件衣服吗？)AmberN-UNCOUNTAmberisahardyellowish-brownsubstanceusedformakingjewellery.琥珀[usuNn]...anamberchokerwithmatchingearrings.…一条琥珀贴颈短项链和相配的耳环。COLORAmberisusedtodescribethingsthatareyellowish-brownincolor.琥珀色(的)Aburstofsunshinesentabeamofamberlightthroughthewindow.一道阳光透过窗户射进了一束琥珀色的光。COLORAnambertrafficlightisyellow.黄色(的)Carsdidnotstopwhenthelightswereonamber.当交通灯是黄色时汽车没有停下来。AmiableADJSomeonewhoisamiableisfriendlyandpleasanttobewith.和蔼可亲的[书面]Shehadbeensurprisedathowamiableandpolitehehadbeen.她对他如此和蔼可亲、彬彬有礼感到了惊讶。AmidPREPIfsomethinghappensamidnoisesoreventsofsomekind,ithappenswhiletheotherthingsarehappening.在…当中Workersaresiftingthroughthewreckageoftheairlinersamidgrowingevidencethatthedisastersweretheworkofterrorists.在越来越多证据证明这些灾难是恐怖分子所为的同时，工人们正在仔细检查那些客机的残骸。Theirmarriagetookplaceamidablazeofpublicity.他们的婚礼轰动一时。among,amongst,amid,between这组词都有“在……之间，在……之中”的意思，其区别是：among指三者或三者以上的同类事物之间。amongst与among同义，是among的变体。一般说来among总能替代amongst,而amongst则不然。amid正式用词，侧重指在某个地方的中间或被某个东西包围着或在非同类人中间。between多指两者之间，但现代英语中也可指三者或三者以上，表示彼此间清楚的独立的个体关系。Ammunition[æmjʊ'nɪʃ(ə)n]N-UNCOUNTAmmunitionisbulletsandrocketsthataremadetobefiredfromweapons.弹药Hehadonlysevenroundsofammunitionfortherevolver.他只有7发左轮手枪的弹药。N-UNCOUNTYoucandescribeinformationthatyoucanuseagainstsomeoneinanargumentordiscussionasammunition.(可用于争辩的)论据Theimprovedtradefigureshavegiventhegovernmentfreshammunition.增长的贸易数据为政府提供了新的论据。AnimatedADJSomeonewhoisanimatedorwhoishavingananimatedconversat