abandon | n. 沒有約束,放任情緒 lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm |
abbreviate | v. 減短,縮寫 make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase |
abbreviation | n. 縮寫,縮寫詞 shortening something by omitting parts of it |
abnormal | a. 反常的,異常的,變態的 unusual; not typical; not normal |
aboard | ad. 在(船,飛機,車)上,上(船,飛機,車) on a ship, train, plane, or other vehicles; in or into a group, organization, or business |
abort | v. 中止計劃(任務) stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy |
abortion | n. 流產,流產兒,不足月嬰兒,失敗,夭折 termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan |
abrasive | a. 摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨劑 rubbing away; tending to grind down |
absence | n. 缺少,不在,缺席 state of being absent; state of being away |
absent | a. 缺少的,不在的,缺席的 go away or leave; missing; not present |
absentee | n. 缺席者 one who is absent or not in residence |
absolute | a. 完全的,肯定的 perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain |
absolutely | ad. 完全地,絕對地 utterly; not viewed in relation to other things or factors |
absorb | v. 吸收,合併 assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention |
absorption | n. 吸收 process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration |
abstract | a. 抽象的 theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand |
absurd | a. 荒謬的,可笑的 preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish |
abundant | a. 豐富,富足 plentiful; possessing riches or resources |
abuse | n. 濫用,虐待 improper use or handling; misuse |
academic | a. 學術的 related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education |
academy | n. 學會,學院,高等專科學校 school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists |
accelerate | v. 加速 move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
acceleration | n. 加速度 a faster rate of improvement; the rate of change of velocity to time |
access | n. 接觸,接近(的機會) approach; entry; entrance |
accessible | a. 可得到的 easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with |
accident | n. 意外事件,事故 an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event |
accidental | a. 意外的,偶然的 unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally |
accidentally | ad. 意外地,偶然地 inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically |
accompaniment | n. 伴奏 act of accompanying someone or something |
accompany | v. 陪伴,伴隨,伴奏 travel with; be associated with |
accomplish | v. 完成,達到,實現 succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete |
accomplished | a. 精通的,熟練的 skilled; experienced; having many social graces; polished or refined |
accomplishment | n. 成就 achievement; fulfillment; something that is successful |
account | n. 說明,解釋 narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event |
accountant | n. 會計員,會計師 one who maintains and audits business accounts |
accounting | n. 會計學 a system that provides quantitative information about finances |
accumulate | v. 堆積,積聚,積累 pile up; collect; mount up; increase |
accumulation | n. 積聚 increase by natural growth or addition; concentration |
accuracy | n. 準確性,正確性 quality of nearness to the truth or the true value |
accurate | a. 準確的,正確的 capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision |
accusation | n. 譴責,控告 indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party |
accuse | v. 指責,歸咎 blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind |
accused | n. 被控告的,被告 defendant or defendants in a criminal case; a person charged with an offense |
acid | n. 酸 sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful |
acidic | a. 酸的,酸性的 tasting sour like acid; being or containing an acid |
acidity | n. 酸度,酸性 pH values below 7; taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth |
acknowledge | v. 認可,承認 declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks |
acquaintance | n. 熟人 personal knowledge or information about someone or something |
activate | v. 刺激,使活動 make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive |
actively | ad. 活躍地,積極地 energetically; vigorously; voluntarily, not passively |
actual | a. 實際的,現行的 true; real; being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current |
actuate | v. 推動,促使 put into motion or action; activate |
acumen | n. 思想敏銳 mental keenness; quickness of perception |
acupuncture | n. 針刺,針灸 treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin |
acute | a. 精明,敏銳,聰明 quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe |
adapt | v. 改變 make fit for; change to suit a new purpose |
adaptation | n. 改編,改寫,適應環境 modification; alteration or adjustment in structure or habits |
additional | a. 另外的,附加的,額外的 further; extra; supplemental or added to |
address | v. 發表(演講),處理,討論 make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of |
adequate | a. 足夠的,充實的 sufficient; enough to meet a purpose |
adhere | v. 黏著 stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with |
adhesive | n. 膠,粘貼物 glue; paste; the substance that unites or bonds surfaces together |
adhesive | a. 粘連的,不易取下或分離的 sticky; glutinous; tending to persist |
adjoining | a. 毗鄰的 neighboring; being in contact at some point or line; joining to |
adjunct | n. 無用的附加物 something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior |
adjust | v. 調整,使適於 change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable |
adjustment | n. 調整 making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances |
administer | v. 管理 govern; supervise; give or apply medications |
administration | n. 管理,行政管理,政府,行政機關, management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties |
administrator | n. 管理者,行政官 one who manages a government agency or department |
admiration | n. 欽佩,讚美 favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval |
admire | v. 欽佩,崇拜,欣賞 regard with wonder or astonishment; view with surprise; marvel at |
admission | n. 准許進入,准許加入,入場費,會費,承認,招認 act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter |
admit | v. 准許進入 permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to |
admittedly | ad. 公認地,誠然,無可否認地 doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly |
adolescent | n. 青少年 a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity; |
adopt | v. 採用,採納 accept; take on; raise; take into one's family |
adoption | n. 採用 act of accepting with approval |
adore | v. 崇拜,熱愛 worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection |
adorn | v. 裝飾 enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments |
adornment | n. 裝飾,裝飾品 embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament |
adult | n. 成年的,已成人的,成年人 one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown |
advance | v. 提高,發展,提升 proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward |
advanced | a. 高級的,年老的,先進的 improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive |
advancement | n. 進展,提升 progress; promotion; forward step; improvement |
adventure | n. 冒險經歷 something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger |
adventurer | n. 冒險家 one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries |
adventurous | a. 喜歡冒險的,敢做敢為的 valiant; venturesome; inclined or willing to incur hazard or engage in adventures |
adversary | n. 對手 the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition |
adversely | ad. 相反地,不利地 negatively; in an adverse manner; oppositely; inimically; offensively; unfortunately |
adversity | n. 貧困,不幸 state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
advocate | v. 辯護 speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something |
advocate | n. 提倡者,主張者,擁護者 one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender |
aerodynamics | n. 空氣動力學 study of how objects move through the air or water |
affect | v. 影響,假裝 have an emotional or cognitive impact upon |
affected | a. 假的,做作的 speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked |
affection | n. 友愛,摯愛,情愛 fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness |
affectionate | a. 親愛的,摯愛的 having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous |
affective | a. 感情的,表達感情的 sentimental; emotional; emotionally charged |
affinity | n. 親緣關係 natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage |
affirmative | a. 贊成的,肯定的 confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming |
afflict | v. 折磨,使苦惱 cause pain, suffering, or distress |
afford | v. 付得起,冒險做 pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of |
affordable | a. 負擔得起的,便宜的 able to pay for |
agency | n. 代理,代辦,代理處,經銷處,社,機構,作用,力量 a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government |
agenda | n. 議程 items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered |
aggravate | v. 使惡化,使加重 worsen; make worse or more troublesome |
aggregation | n. 集合,群體 several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
aggressive | a. 強有力的,堅持己見的 making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly |
agile | a. 敏捷的,活潑輕快的 moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick |
agility | n. 敏捷 mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly |
agreeable | a. 使人愉快的,合意的 ready to consent or submit; acceptable |
agreement | n. 一致,協議 state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character |
agriculture | n. 農業,農藝,農學 the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock |
aid | n. 助手 person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant |
ailment | n. 疾病(尤指輕病,小病) sickness;a slight but often persistent illness |
aim | n. 目標,計劃 point or direct towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it |
air | v. 空氣,空中 be broadcast on television or radio |
aircraft | n. 飛行器,飛機,飛艇 a vehicle that can fly, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon |
airsickness | n. 暈機 motion sickness experienced while traveling by air |
aisle | n. (教堂的)走廊,耳堂,(劇院觀眾席間的)狹長過道 passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building |
ajar | a. (門窗等)微開的 half-open; slightly turned or opened |
akin | a. 同族的,類似的 of the same kin; related by blood |
alarm | n. 警報,警報器,警鈴,鬧鐘,驚慌 any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger |
album | n. 影集,集郵簿,慢轉唱片 a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing, photographs |
alchemy | n. 煉金術士 medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
alder | n. 赤楊樹 north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone-like fruit |
alert | n. 機敏的 the warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action |
alien | a. 外國的,外國人的,來自其他星球的 dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person |
alignment | n. 排列,聯合,聯盟 arrangement; association; alliance |
alike | a. 相同的,相似的 similar; in the same manner or to the same degree |
allegation | n. 宣稱,主張,斷言 suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong |
alliance | n. 結盟,同盟,聯盟 state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union of interests between families, states, parties |
alliteration | n. 頭韻 repetition of a beginning sound in poetry |
alloy | n. 合金 mixture; a combination of diverse things |
allude | v. 暗指 refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
ally | n. 聯盟,同盟者 confederate; partner; collaborator |
alone | a. 單獨的 solitary; by oneself, not with any other people |
alter | v. 改變,修改 modify; cause to change; make different; convert |
alteration | n. 變更,改造 a passage from one form or state to another; change |
alternate | v. 交替出現 occur successively; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another |
alternation | n. 交替,輪流 successive change from one thing or state to another and back again |
alternative | n. 另一可選的,另外的 one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice |
aluminum | n. 鋁 silvery ductile metallic element |
amateur | n. 新手,初學者 one who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession |
amaze | v. 使吃驚,使驚嘆 astonish; affect with wonder |
amazement | n. 驚愕,驚異 wonder; state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment |
ambassador | n. 大使,使者 authorized messenger or representative |
ambience | n. 環境 particular environment or surrounding influence; an atmosphere of the environment |
ambition | n. 雄心,抱負 aspiration; a strong wish to achieve something |
ambivalence | n. 矛盾的觀點或情緒 state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
ambivalent | a. 有矛盾情緒的,舉棋不定的 mixed; experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings |
amble | n. 漫步,緩行 moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely |
ambulance | n. 救護車,野外醫院 field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; a wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital |
amenable | a. 有服從義務的,隨時服從的 responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
amendment | n. 改正,修正 a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision |
amenity | n. 舒適,愉快 pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions |
amiable | a. 可愛的,友好的,愜意的 good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
amicable | a. 溫和的,友好禮貌的 exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome |
amnesia | n. 失憶,健忘 partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness |
amount | n. 量,總合 total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum |
ample | a. 豐富的,富足的 more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large |
amplification | n. 擴大 addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail |
analogy | n. 類比,相似 the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity |
analysis | n. 分析,分析報告 study; investigation; the process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts |
analyze | v. 分析,分解 diagnose; study, or examine something in detail to discover more about it |
anarchist | n. 無政府主義者 a person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
anecdote | n. 奇聞軼事 a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography |
anesthetic | n. 麻醉藥 a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling |
angular | a. 有尖角的,瘦骨嶙峋的 sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner |
animation | n. 興奮,活躍 act of animating or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive |
ankle | n. 腳踝 the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus |
annex | v. 接手 append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
anniversary | a. 週年,週年紀念 annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place |
announce | v. 宣布,發表,通告 herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly |
announcement | n. 宣告,發表 formal public statement; an act of making known publicly |
announcer | n. 廣播員,報幕員 one who proclaims a message publicly |
annual | a. 每年的 occurring or payable every year |
annually | ad. 一年一次,每年 yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year |
anonymous | a. 匿名的 having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name |
antagonist | n. 敵手,對手 one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent |
anthem | n. 聖歌,讚美詩 song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty |
anthropology | n. 人類學 social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings |
anticipation | n. 期望,預料 something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence |
antiquate | v. 使古舊,廢棄 make obsolete or old-fashioned |
antiquated | a. 過時的,陳舊的 too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged |
antique | n. 古董 any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion |
antique | a. 舊的,早期的 old; belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period |
antiquity | n. 古蹟,古物 ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness |
antiseptic | n. 抗菌物 a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms |
anxiety | n. 憂慮,焦慮,不安 concern something in a state of painful uneasiness; state of restlessness and agitation |
anxious | a. 渴望的,擔憂的 eager; keen; worried; uneasy, and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter |
anyhow | ad. 無論如何,不管怎樣 in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event |
apart | ad. 分開,離開,拆開,個別,單獨 separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside |
apologize | v. 道歉 beg pardon; tell someone that you are sorry for having done something |
apology | n. 道歉,歉意 acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse |
appeal | n. 吸引力 attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge |
appealing | a. 動人的,媚人的 attractive or interesting; charming |
appetite | n. 胃口,食慾 instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink |
application | n. 勤奮的付出,密切關注 close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance |
apply | v. 應用,適用 exert; put into service; avail oneself to; |
appoint | v. 任命,選派 designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility |
appointment | n. 指定,約會 act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement |
appreciate | v. 感激,增值,賞識 be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of |
appreciation | n. 欣賞,口味,興趣 recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one |
apprentice | n. 學徒 works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner |
approach | n. 方法 a way of considering or doing something |
appropriate | v. 獲得,挪用,據為己有 acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use |
approval | n. 贊成,正式批准 official approbation; endorsement; an act of approving |
approve | v. 批准 ratify; consider right or good; think or speak favorably of |
approximately | ad. 近似地,大約 very similarly; roughly |
apt | a. 恰當的,貼切的 likely; precisely suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand |
aquamarine | a. 綠玉,碧綠色 of bluish-green color; of pale blue to light greenish-blue |
aquarium | n. 水族館 tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals |
arbitrary | a. 反复無常,隨機的 randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle |
arboreal | a. 樹棲的,樹的 tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees |
archaeological | a. 考古學的 related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology |
archaeology | n. 考古學 study of artifacts and relics of early humankind |
architect | n. 建築師 one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures |
architectural | a. 建築上的,建築學的 of or about the art and science of architecture |
architecture | n. 建築,建築學 art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures |
area | n. 範圍,區域,地區,面積,領域 a plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range |
arena | n. 競技場,舞台 a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments |
argue | v. 辯論,表明,爭論,爭吵 invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate |
aria | n. 獨唱曲 operatic solo; a solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment |
arithmetic | n. 算數 theory of numerical calculations |
armor | n. 裝甲,裝甲車 shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons |
armored | a. 披甲的,裝甲的 protected by armor; provided with a protective covering |
arms | n. 武器,兵種 weapons considered collectively; official symbols of a family |
arrange | v. 計劃,準備 put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose |
arrangement | n. 排列,安排 composition; a plan for how something will happen |
array | v. 排列,整理 set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement |
arrogance | n. 傲慢,驕傲 overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation |
arrogant | a. 傲慢的,自大的,傲慢 arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others |
arsenal | n. 軍火庫 storage place for military equipment; a stock of weapons |
artery | n. 動脈,幹線,命脈 one of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart; major transit corridor |
article | n. 論文,文章 essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class |
articulate | v. 清楚地講話,清晰地發音 speak clearly and distinctly; utter a speech sound; be jointed; make clear or effective |
artificial | a. 人造的,人工的 made by humans; produced rather than natural. |
artisan | n. 工匠 manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist |
ascent | n. 攀登,上升 upward slope or grade; movement upward |
ashamed | a. 羞愧的,慚愧的,不好意思 affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt |
aside | ad. 在旁邊,向旁邊,撇開 on, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest |
aspirin | n. 阿斯匹林 white crystalline compound drug to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation |
assault | n. (武力)襲擊,(口頭)攻擊 a violent attack; an onslaught |
assemble | v. 集合,裝配 put together; bring or call together into a group or whole |
assembly | n. 集會,參加集會的人們 gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for a common reason |
assessment | n. 評價,評估,判斷 act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable |
asset | n. 財產,資產 properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality |
assignment | n. 任務,作業 a task that was given to students; job; distribution; appointment |
assist | v. 援助,幫助 give help or support to, especially as a subordinate |
assistance | n. 協助,援助 help, especially money or resources that are given to people |
assistant | n. 助手,助教 helper; a person who assists or helps someone else |
associate | v. 關聯,聯合 connect or join together; combine |
association | n. 聯盟,聯合,協會 connection, whether of persons or things; a union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose |
assorted | a. 各式各樣的,多樣混合的 varied; consisting of various types mixed together |
assortment | n. 各類物品的聚集,混合物 variety; collection containing a variety of sorts of things |
assume | v. 假定,設想 suppose; presume; take on; bear |
assumption | n. 假定,設想,採取 something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of |
assure | v. 確保,向…保證,使確信 tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince |
astonish | v. 使驚訝 surprise someone very much; shock |
astonishing | a. 驚人的,奇蹟的 very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; surprising greatly |
astray | a. 迷路的,誤入歧途的 away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering |
astronomer | n. 天文學家 a physicist who studies astronomy |
astronomical | a. 巨大,廣闊 enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy |
astute | a. 聰明,敏銳 wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence |
asymmetrical | a. 不均勻的,不對稱的 unbalanced; uneven; having parts on either side or half that do not match |
atheist | n. 無神論者 nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god |
athlete | n. 運動員 a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games |
atmosphere | n. 大氣,大氣層,(某地的)空氣 air; a mixture of gases that surrounds any planet |
atom | n. 原子 a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element |
atomic | a. 原子的,微小的 of or relating to or comprising atoms; immeasurably small |
atomization | n. 原子化,霧化 act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles |
atrophy | n. 枯萎,萎縮,衰退,結束 wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease |
attachment | n. 依戀,喜歡 a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory |
attack | n. 進攻,攻擊,抨擊,侵襲 offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment |
attempt | n. 嘗試 the action of trying at something |
attend | v. 參加,入學 be present at; go to; take care of; tend |
attention | n. 注意,重視,關心 act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought |
attentive | a. 專心的,專注的,全神貫注 alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful |
attic | n. 閣樓,頂樓 story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house; |
attitude | n. 姿勢,態度,看法,意見 posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue |
attorney | n. 代理人,辯護律師 lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy |
attract | v. 吸引,引起注意 draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure |
attraction | n. 吸引,吸引人的事物 appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts |
attractive | a. 吸引人的,有魅力的 appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting |
attribute | v. 描述,解釋 relate to particular cause or source; ascribe; explain |
auction | n. 拍賣 public sale of property to the highest bidder |
audible | a. 聽得見的 perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear |
audience | n. 觀眾 a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance |
audition | v. (對藝人的)面試(試演) take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance |
augment | v. 增長 make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
august | a. 威嚴的,令人印象深刻的 impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration |
aurora | n. 極光 a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic |
authentic | a. 真的,可靠的,確實的 not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
authenticate | v. 鑑別 prove genuine; establish authenticity of |
authority | n. 權力,權限,權威人士 jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government |
autobiographical | a. 自傳的,自傳體的 of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life |
autobiography | n. 自傳 biography or story written by yourself |
automated | a. 自動的 mechanical; automatic; accomplished without the intervention of a human operator |
automatic | a. 自動(化)的,無意識的,機械的 mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control |
automotive | a. 汽車的,自動推進的 of or relating to motor vehicles; moving by itself; self-propelling |
autonomous | a. 自治 self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent |
available | a. 自由的,有空的 convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible |
avant-garde | n. 先鋒派(藝術流派),先鋒,前衛 radically new or original; cutting edge |
avenge | v. 復仇 take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone |
avenue | n. 林蔭道,大街 way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street |
average | a. 一般的,通常的,平庸的 typical; mean; achieve or reach on average |
averse | a. 反對的 reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling |
avert | v. 轉移,防止 prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away |
aviator | n. 飛行員,飛行家 someone who operates an aircraft |
avocation | n. 副業的,嗜好的 person's regular business or occupation; hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit |
avoid | v. 躲避,規避 shield away from; prevent |
aware | a. 知道的,明白的 knowing; having knowledge or cognizance |
awareness | n. 意識 realization; consciousness; having knowledge of |
awful | a. 可怕的,非常壞的,使人敬畏的 causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible |
awkward | a. 笨拙的,不靈活的 difficult to handle or manage |
awkwardly | ad. (見到生人)局促不安地,笨拙地 in an uncomfortable, nervous, or embarrassed way |
axis | n. 軸,軸心 the center around which something rotates; pivot |
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