第一部分

amaze　［əˈmeɪz］

vt. 使吃惊，使惊叹
vi. 令人惊异〈同 stun, astonish〉
例 Janet amazed everyone by passing her final examination.
珍妮特竟然通过了期末考试，这让所有人都非常吃惊。
联 amazement n. 惊愕，惊异；amazing adj. 令人惊异的

ambition　［æmˈbɪʃən］

n. 雄心，抱负 〈同 aspiration〉
例 It was Janet’s ambition to succeed in business.
珍妮特的抱负是要在商业上取得成功。
联 ambitious adj. 有雄心的，渴望成功的

ambulance　［ˈæmbjʊləns］

n. 救护车；战时流动医院
例 The hospital had five ambulances ready and they could arrive at any car accident in two minutes.
医院有五辆救护车随时待命，可以在两分钟内抵达任何车祸现场。

amount　［əˈmaʊnt］

n. 量；总和〈同 quantity, sum〉
例 What is the total amount for the dinner table with all its chairs?
餐桌和所有餐椅的总数是多少？
vi. 总计，等于；达到（to）〈同 total; reach〉
例 The damage after the fire amounted to $50,000.
火灾造成的损失达五万美元。

amuse　［əˈmjuːz］

vt. 使发笑，使愉快
例 The new toys amused the children.
新玩具让孩子们很开心。

ancestor　［ˈænsestə(r)］

n. 祖先，祖宗〈同 forefather〉
例 His ancestors came to America on a ship.
他的祖先乘船来到美国。
联 ancestry n. 世系，血统；ancestral adj. 祖先的，祖传的

anchor　［ˈæŋkə(r)］

n. 锚；精神支柱〈同 tie, support〉
例 The drunk pirates forgot to put the ship’s anchor in the water before landing and the ship drifted into the rocks.
喝醉的海盗们在靠岸之前忘记抛锚停泊，结果船慢慢撞上了岩石。
v. 抛锚；系牢，固定〈同 fix, fasten〉
例 Most plants depend upon their roots to anchor themselves in the soil and to absorb water and inorganic chemicals.
大多数植物都是靠根部将自己固定在土壤中，吸收水分和无机化学物。

annoy　［əˈnɔɪ］

vt. 使恼怒；打扰 vi. 令人讨厌〈同 irritate〉
例 What annoys me is the fact that he won’t listen to other people’s suggestions.
令我烦恼的是，他竟然不听其他人的建议。
联 annoyance n. 烦恼；annoying adj. 恼人的

annual　［ˈænjʊəl］

adj. 每年的〈同 yearly〉
例 Companies publish annual reports to inform the public about the previous year’s activities.
公司通过公布年报，将之前一年的经营活动告知公众。
联 annually adv. 一年一次地

anticipate　［ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt］

vt. 预料，预期〈同 expect〉
例 Columbus’ discovery of America was probably anticipated by earlier explorers.
哥伦布发现美洲大陆，可能已经被之前的探险家们预见到了。
联 anticipation n. 期望，预料

第二部分

antique　［ænˈtiːk］

n. 古董〈同 relic〉
例 The clock in the room is an antique.
那个房间里的钟表是一件古董。
adj. 古时的，陈旧的〈同 old, archaic〉
例 Richard likes antique cars and always goes to auto shows on weekends.
理查德喜欢古董车，经常在周末去参加车展。
联antiquity n. 古迹，古物；古代，古老；antiquate v. 使古旧；废弃，淘汰

anxious　［ˈænkʃəs］

adj. ① 渴望的〈同 keen〉
例 Since it was Rob’s first date, he was more nervous than he was anxious.
这是罗布的第一次约会，因此他更多感到的是紧张而不是渴望。
② 担忧的〈同 worried〉
例 The drought has made farmers anxious about the harvest.
干旱让农民们担心起庄稼的收成。
联 anxiety n. 忧虑，焦急；渴望，热望

anyhow　［ˈenɪhaʊ］

adv. 无论如何，总之〈同 in any case〉
例 Anyhow, let’s get back to the point.
总之，让我们言归正传。

appeal　［əˈpiːl］

n. 吸引力〈同 attraction〉
例 The appeal of traveling to a sunny beach during the cold winter is very strong.
在寒冷的冬季，去阳光明媚的海滩度假非常具有吸引力。
vi. ① 吸引〈同 attract〉
例 The thought of going for a walk after dinner tonight appeals to me.
今天晚上饭后散步的想法引起了我的兴趣。
② 上诉，申诉（to）〈同 challenge〉
例 Judgments made in a criminal case can usually be appealed to a higher court, which can either overturn or uphold a lower court ruling.
刑事案件的判决通常会被上诉至上级法院，上级法院可驳回或支持下级法院的判决。
联 appealing adj. 动人的，吸引人的

appetite　［ˈæpɪtaɪt］

n. 胃口，食欲〈同 desire〉
例 Michael had no appetite, so they had to coax him to eat.
迈克尔没有食欲，所以他们不得不哄他吃饭。

applicant　［ˈæplɪkənt］

n. 申请人〈同 candidate〉
例 The company was so popular that there were only two vacancies for one hundred applicants.
这家公司太受欢迎，只有两个职位空缺，却有一百多名应征者。
联 application n. 申请；施用，运用；appliance n. 用具，器具；apply vt. 应用，适用；vi. 申请

appointment　［əˈpɔɪntmənt］

n. ① 约会，约定
例 Dr. Smith will not be available for any of his appointments today since he is still out of town.
史密斯医生今天无法赴约，因为他现在还没回到城里。
② 指定〈同 arrangement〉
例 People are anxiously awaiting news on the President’s appointment of his cabinet members.
人们焦急地等待着总统任命内阁成员的消息。
联 appoint vt. 任命，选派

appreciate　［əˈpriːʃɪeɪt］

vt. ① 赏识；鉴赏〈同 admire〉
例 The teacher works very hard but he can still find time to appreciate traditional Chinese painting.
那位老师工作非常努力，但仍能抽出时间欣赏中国传统国画。
② 感激〈同 be grateful for〉
例 I appreciate your advice on this important matter.
我非常感谢您为这件重要的事情所提出的建议。
联 appreciation n. 欣赏；口味，兴趣；appreciable adj. 明显的；可估计的；appreciative adj. 感谢的；赞赏的

approach　［əˈprəʊtʃ］

n. 方法〈同 method〉
例 I’ve just read an interesting book which has a new approach to studying Cao Xueqin.
我最近读了一本有趣的书，书中提出了一种研究曹雪芹的新方法。
v. 接近，靠近〈同 be close to, near〉
例 The time is approaching when Sharon will leave to study English in the United States.
莎伦去美国学英语的日子越来越近了。
联 approaching adj. 接近的，逼近的

appropriate　［əˈprəʊprɪət］

adj. 适当的，恰当的〈同 proper〉
例 I’ve been invited to her wedding but I haven’t got anything appropriate to wear.
我受邀参加她的婚礼，但我还没有合适的衣服穿。

appropriate　［əˈprəʊprɪeɪt］

vt. 拨款〈同 allocate〉
例 The city government appropriated a large budget for the construction of a new science museum.
市政府拨出很大一部分预算，用于建设新科技博物馆。
联 appropriation n. 拨款；inappropriate adj. 不适当的，不相称的

第三部分

approval　［əˈpruːvəl］

n. 赞成，正式批准〈同 sanction〉
例 We’ll buy the new computer system as soon as we have the approval of the directors.
只要获得董事们的批准，我们马上就购买新电脑系统。
联 disapproval n. 不赞成；approve v. 赞许，欣赏；批准，赞成

approximate［əˈprɒksɪmeɪt］

v. 接近，近似〈同 approach〉
例 Your latest design approximates much more closely what I understood the building would be like.
你最新的设计与我想象中这栋建筑的样子非常接近。

approximate［əˈprɒksɪmət］

adj. 大约的，估计的〈同 estimated〉
例 The approximate time that the train will arrive at its destination is 8:00 a.m. tomorrow.
火车抵达目的地的大体时间是明天上午八点。
联 approximately adv. 近似地，大约；approximation n. 近似值

arbitrary　［ˈɑːbɪtrəri］

adj. 专横的，专制的；武断的〈同 dictatorial〉
例 The manager consistently rewarded his sales team in an arbitrary manner, causing offense to the top performers of other departments, who received no pay for extra work.
那位经理总是以随意的方式奖励销售团队，这引起了其他部门优秀员工的不满，因为他们的额外工作并没有得到回报。
联 arbitrarily adv. 任意地；专横地；arbitrator n. 仲裁人；arbiter n. 权威人物；仲裁人；arbitrate v. 仲裁，公断

architect　［ˈɑːkɪtekt］

n. 建筑师
例 The architect has won awards for his designs.
那位建筑师的设计荣获了奖项。
联 architecture n. 建筑；建筑学；architectural adj. 建筑上的；建筑学的

argue　［ˈɑːɡjuː］

v. 争论，辩论
例 “Don’t argue with me!” Janet warned her boyfriend.
“别跟我争吵！”珍妮特警告她的男朋友。
联 argument n. 论证；论据；争吵

arise　［əˈraɪz］

vi. 出现，发生；起因于〈同 happen〉
例 If something unexpected arises at the office, I will be home late.
如果公司有意外情况发生，我就得晚点回家。

arouse　［əˈraʊz］

vt. 刺激，激起；唤醒 vi. 醒来〈同 stimulate; awake〉
例 His refusal to walk through the metal detector before boarding the plane aroused the guard’s suspicion.
他在登机之前拒绝通过金属探测器，这引起了安保人员的怀疑。
联 arousal n. 觉醒；激励

artificial　［ɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl］

adj. 人造的，人工的〈同 synthetic〉
例 The soldier who lost a leg in a battle now has an artificial limb.
那位在战争中失去了一条腿的士兵，现在安上了假肢。
联 artificially adv. 人工地；artisan n. 手工业工人，手艺人；artifact n. 工艺品；artifice n. 技巧；诡计

ashamed　［əˈʃeɪmd］

adj. 惭愧的，羞耻的〈同 humiliated〉
例 Aren’t you ashamed to tell such big lies?
你撒了这么大的谎，难道就不感到羞愧吗？
联 shameless adj. 不知羞耻的

assemble　［əˈsembəl］

vt. 集合，装配〈同 put together〉
例 The children used the toy blocks to assemble a play castle.
孩子们用玩具积木搭建了一座玩具城堡。
vi. 聚集〈同 congregate〉
例 When the fire alarm rang we assembled outside the emergency exit.
火警警报一响，我们就到紧急出口集合。
联 assembly n. 集会；装配，安装；assembly line 装配线，流水线；assemblage n. 集合，组合

第四部分

assess　［əˈses］

vt. 估计；分析；评估〈同 estimate〉
例 It took a while to assess the damage from the tornado.
要评估龙卷风造成的损失，还需要一段时间。
联 assessment n. 估价，评估

asset　［ˈæset］

n. ① ［pl.］ 财产，资产〈同 property〉
例 Among this celebrity’s assets were two ski resorts, a Las Vegas hotel, and an 18-hole golf course.
这位名人的资产包括两个滑雪度假村、在拉斯维加斯的一家酒店和一座18个洞的高尔夫球场。
② 优势；重要的品质〈同 advantage〉
例 His eyes are his best asset.
他的双眼便是他最大的资本。

associate　［əˈsəʊʃɪeɪt］

v. 关联，联合〈同 pertain to〉
例 Accountants record all information associated with the economic aspects of an organization’s activities.
会计记录一家机构活动的经济方面的所有信息。
n. 伙伴〈同 comrade〉
例 He is one of my business associates.
他是我的一位生意伙伴。
联 association n. 关联，联合；协会

assume　［əˈsjuːm］

vt. ① 假定，设想〈同 suppose〉
例 I assume that his suggestion is reasonable.
我假设他的建议是合理的。
② 承担（责任） ；采用（…形式或姿势）〈同 bear〉
例 The new President assumes office at midnight tonight.
新任总统在今天午夜就任。
联 assumption n. 假设；担任

assure　［əˈʃʊə(r)］

vt. 巩固，确保；向…保证，使确信〈同 solidify; guarantee〉
例 The doctor assured the patient that everything would be all right.
医生向患者保证，一切都会好起来的。
联 assuredly adv. 确实地，确信地；reassure vt. 使…安心，打消…的疑虑；assurance n. 确信，保证

athlete　［ˈæθliːt］

n. 运动员〈同 sportsman〉
例 He became a professional athlete at the age of 16.
他在16岁时成为了一名职业运动员。

attack　［əˈtæk］

n./vt. 攻击，抨击；动手处理（某事）〈同 assault; work on〉
例 Steps are being taken by the government to attack unemployment and poverty.
政府正在采取措施应对失业与贫困。

attain　［əˈteɪn］

v. 达到，获得〈同 accomplish〉
例 The nineteenth century saw women novelists attain the same prestige as men.
19世纪，女性小说家获得了与男性一样高的声望。
联 attainment n. 成就

attempt　［əˈtempt］

n./vt. 尝试；试图〈同 try, endeavor〉
例 My attempt to bake a cake failed miserably.
我烤蛋糕的尝试以失败告终。
例 The prisoners attempted to escape but failed.
囚犯们试图越狱，但失败了。

attend　［əˈtend］

vt. ① 参加；入学〈同 be present at〉
例 I attend school daily.
我每天都去上学。
② 照顾〈同 take care of〉
例 The doctors try to attend the worst injured soldiers first.
医生尽量先给受伤最严重的士兵治疗。
联 attendance n. 出席