·ant a type of tiny insect that lives in a colony and has a complex social system.螞蟻An ant crawled across my plate at the picnic.野餐時,一只螞蟻爬到了我的盤子里。·aunt the sister of one’s mother or father; the wife of one’s uncle.(Black English and Boston English. The pr...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    ·ante a poker stake made to increase the pot.打撲克等再叫牌前所下的賭注The highest allowable ante in John’s poker games is a nickel.約翰的撲克游戲中允許的最高賭注是5分鎳幣?！nte before something;in front of something.(A prefix.)在……之前(前綴)The anteroom...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    ·any more some.more.更多一些Do you have any more time to donate?你能抽出更多的時間嗎?·anymore at the present time;nowadays. (Often viewed as incorrect if used in the affirmative.)現(xiàn)在(不用于肯定句)The girls do not sit next to each other in class anymore.這兩個女孩子上課時...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    ·appraise to establish the value of something.估價;評價;鑒定We let a jeweler appraise the ruby.我們讓珠寶商給紅寶石做個鑒定?！pprise to inform someone of something.通知;報告In the future,please apprise me of the problem earlier.以后有問題請早點通知我。...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    ·arc an arch; a curve. 弧;弓形One seldom sees a rainbow’s arc touching the horizon at both ends.人們很少看見彩虹弧線的兩端都觸及地平線?！rk a type of ship;the ship built by Noah in the biblical story found in Genesis.方舟(《圣經(jīng)》中諾亞及其家人和動物為避洪...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    ·ascent the act of going up.上升;升高The ascent of a mountain is no less dangerous than the descent.上山和下山一樣危險?！scent the amount of upward slope.上坡路The angle of ascent was extremely steep.上坡路的坡度極其陡峭?！ssent to agree with someone. 同意;贊成Jud...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    ·assistance help;support;aid.幫助;援助;協(xié)助Following World War Ⅱ,the Civilian Conservation Corps(CCC) was a form of public assistance.第二次世界大戰(zhàn)開始后,平民保衛(wèi)兵團(tuán)(CCC)成了公眾支援的一種形式?！ssistants the plural of assistant ‘a(chǎn) helper;an aide.’名詞as...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    ·ate the past tense of eat‘to take in food.’動詞eat的過去時形式,意思是“吃;進(jìn)食”。After a very difficult practice,the rugby team ate ten large pizzas.艱苦的訓(xùn)練過后,橄欖隊球員吃了十個大的比薩餅。·ate the past tense of eat ‘to harass someone; to bother s...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    ·aught zero;nothing.零;沒有任何東西Phil always says aught when he reads a zero.菲爾在讀“zero”時總說“aught”。John says his telephone number is two-two-three,aught-aught-four-one.約翰說他的電話號碼是2230041?！ught to be obliged to do something.應(yīng)當(dāng);有責(zé)任義務(wù)去...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    ·aye yes.是的“Aye,aye,captain,”responded the ship’s first mate.“是的,是的,船長”,船上的大副回應(yīng)說。When the legislative vote was finally taken,the aye votes outnumbered the nays.當(dāng)對立法最終投票時,贊成票超過反對票?！ye the organ of sight. 眼睛The sight...[繼續(xù)閱讀]