A:Didyouenjoytheendofthenovel?
B:No,itwastooambiguousforme.
ambiguous
a.引起歧義的，模棱兩可的，含糊不清的
A:Youworkveryhard.
B:Maybe,butImaambitiousandwanttodowellinmycareer.
ambitious
a.1.有抱負(fù)的，雄心勃勃的；2.有野心的
A:Youressayisgood.ButIthinkthatyouneedtoamendtheconclusion.
B:Oh,Ithoughttheendingwasthebestpart.
amend
vt.修改，修訂，改進(jìn)
n.[pl.]賠罪，賠償
A:Doyourparentsgetalongwell?
B:Yes,theyatleasthaveanamicablerelationship.
amiable
a.和藹可親的，友好的
A:Thearmyinmycountyisunder-funded.
B:Ithinkthatitisagoodthingthatitcannotaffordmoreammunitionthough.
ammunition
n.彈藥，軍火
A:Isthereenoughspaceinthebackofthecar?
B:Yes,ample.
ample
a.1.足夠的；2.寬敞的，面積大的
A:Icannothearthelecturer.
B:Heneedstoamplifyhisvoicemore.
amplify
vt.1.放大（聲音等），增強(qiáng)；2.擴(kuò)大，詳述，進(jìn)一步闡述
A:Myteacherusedtheanalogyofanacornandoaktreetoexplainthepotentialoftheschool.
B:Hemustthinkyouallhavealotofpotentialthen.
analogy
n.比擬，類(lèi)比，類(lèi)推
byanalogy
用類(lèi)推的方法
A:Thatguyiscrazy.
B:Maybeheneedstoseeananalyst.
analyst
n.1.分析家，化驗(yàn)員；2.心理分析學(xué)家
A:Youhaveaveryanalyticmind.
B:IthinkthatiswhyIenjoymathematics.
analytic
見(jiàn)analytical
A:DoyoueverreadtheFinancialTimes?
B:No,itisfartooanalyticalforme.
analytical
a.分析的，分析法的
A:Mytwoyearoldsonisverydestructive.
B:Maybehewantstobeapoliticalanarchistwhenhegrowsup!
anarchist
n.無(wú)政府主義者
A:Iwouldliketoresearchmyancestrysomeday.
B:Doyouevenknowtheoriginofyourfamilynameyet?
ancestry
n.祖先，世系
A:IlovePhilip’sstories.
B:Yes,particularlyhisanecdotes.
anecdote
n.軼事，趣聞
A:DoyoulikeMicheangelo’spaintings?
B:Verymuch,particularlyhisdepictionsofangels.
angel
n.1.天使；2.可愛(ài)的人
A:Myclassmatehadtogotohospitaljustbeforetheexams.
B:Probablytoomuchanguishandstress.
anguish
n.（精神或肉體的）極度痛苦
A:DidyouknowthatGermanyannexedpartofCzechoslovakiaduringthewar?
B:Yeah,Ireadaboutitinmyhistorybook.
annex
vt.兼并，吞并
n.附屬建筑物
A:Doyouknowwhowrotethispoem?
B:No,itisanonymous,thepoetdidnotdisclosehisname.
anonymous
a.1.無(wú)名的，不具名的；2.匿名的；3.無(wú)特色的，無(wú)個(gè)特征的
A:Thefilmwasaboutanantagonismbetweentwocountries.
B:Soundstooviolentformyliking.
antagonism
n.對(duì)抗，敵對(duì)，對(duì)立
A:Isthatinsectdangerous?
B:Onlyifyoutouchit’santenna.
antenna
n.1.觸角，觸須；2.天線(xiàn)
A:MygrandfatherwentmissinginSouthAmericawhileconductingaresearchproject.
B:Washeananthropologistorascientist?
anthropologist
n.人類(lèi)學(xué)家，人類(lèi)學(xué)者
A:Doyouknowtheantonymof“fast”?
B:Yes,“slow”.Itwastheoppositemeaningof“fast”.
antonym
n.反義詞
A:Wouldyouliketocometothezoowithme?
B:Solongaswecanvisittheapecompound.
ape
n.猿
vt.模仿
A:Iwasappalledbythestateofthelivingconditionsofthepoorerpeopleintheregion.
B:Yes,butthegovernmentisdoingtheirbesttohelpthesituation.
appall
vt.使驚駭，使大吃一驚
A:Canyouhelpmewithmyscienceexperiment?
B:Solongasyouhavethenecessaryapparatusanditisnotdangerous.
apparatus
n.1.器械，器具，儀器；2.機(jī)構(gòu)，組織
A:Didyouenjoythemeal?
B:Yes,thanks.Anditcertainlyappeasedmyhunger.
appease
vt.平息，撫慰姑息
A:Ican’tfindtheinformationthatyouquoted.
B:LookinAppendixFour,page231.
appendix
n.1.闌尾；2.附錄
A:Ithinktheperformancewasfantastic.
B:Theaudienceseemedtoagreed,theyapplaudedforfiveminutes.
applaud
vi.鼓掌，喝彩
vt.1.向...鼓掌，向...喝彩；2.稱(chēng)贊，贊許
A:Ajournalistforthenationalpaperwroteawarmappraisalforthenewplay.
B:Imustbookaticketsoonthen,beforetheyareallsoldout.
appraisal
n.估計(jì)，估量，評(píng)價(jià)
A:Didtheyapprehendthecriminalyet?
B:No,Ithinkthatthepolicearestilllookingforhim.
apprehend
vt.逮捕，拘押，領(lǐng)會(huì)，理解
A:Whatisyourcurrentoccupation?
B:IamanapprenticeelectricianbutIwillbequalifiedintwomonths.
apprentice
n.學(xué)徒，徒弟
A:Yourshirtisfilthy.
B:Oops,Iwascookingbutdidnothaveanapron.
apron
n.1.圍裙；2.臺(tái)口(舞臺(tái)幕前的突出部分)；3.停機(jī)坪
A:Yourcommentaboutinefficienttrainservicewasmostapt.Ihavebeenwaitinginthisplatformforhalfanhour.
B:Oh,notquite.Herecomesthetrainnow.
apt
a.1.易于，有(做某事的)傾向；2.恰當(dāng)?shù)?，適宜的；3.聰明的，反應(yīng)敏捷的
A:Didyougetintotheuniversitycoursethatyouappliedfor?
B:Well,Ihavetopassanaptitudetestfirst,andthenifIamsuccessfulIwillbeadmitted.
aptitude
n.(學(xué)習(xí)方面的)才能，資質(zhì)，天資
A:Thatisabeautifulbridge.
B:Yes,it’sintheshapeofanarc.
arc
n.1.弧形(物)；2.??；3.電弧，弧光
A:Thenewtownhallisnowcompleted.
B:Yes,Isawit,andthefrontarcheslookreallybeautiful.
arch
n.拱，拱門(mén)，拱形(結(jié)構(gòu))
v.(使)成拱形
a.調(diào)皮的，淘氣的
A:Iamveryinterestedinburiedruinsandtreasures.
B:Youshouldstudyarchaeology.
archaeology
n.考古學(xué)
A:Itismyardentwishtotravelaroundtheworld.
B:Youbetterstartsavingyourmoneynow.
ardent
a.熱心的，熱情的，熱烈的
A:Theconcertwilltakeplaceinthemainarena.
B:Wow,itwillbe
huge.Iknowitcanhold30,000people.
arena
n.1.表演場(chǎng)地，競(jìng)技場(chǎng)；2.活動(dòng)場(chǎng)所
A:Mr.Smithwasanaristocratandownedalargepieceoflandinthesouthofthecountry.
B:Doesthatmeanthathewasalsoverywealthy?
aristocrat
n.貴族
A:Idreamtlastnightthataknightinshiningarmorrescuedmefromaburningtower.
B:Letmeguesstheending,youwokeupbeforeyouhadachancetofallinlove!
armor
n.盔甲，裝甲，保護(hù)物
A:Thenewshoppingcentrehasavastarrayofinterestingproducts.
B:Yes,buttheyarefartooexpensive.
array
n.1.展示，陳列，一系列；2.排列，隊(duì)形；3.衣服，盛裝；4.數(shù)組，陣列
vt.1.排列，配置(兵力)；2.打扮，裝飾
A:Whydidyoubreakupwithyourfirstboyfriend?
B:Hewastooarrogantandneverlistentome.
arrogant
a.傲慢的，自大的
B:No,itwastooambiguousforme.
ambiguous
a.引起歧義的，模棱兩可的，含糊不清的
A:Youworkveryhard.
B:Maybe,butImaambitiousandwanttodowellinmycareer.
ambitious
a.1.有抱負(fù)的，雄心勃勃的；2.有野心的
A:Youressayisgood.ButIthinkthatyouneedtoamendtheconclusion.
B:Oh,Ithoughttheendingwasthebestpart.
amend
vt.修改，修訂，改進(jìn)
n.[pl.]賠罪，賠償
A:Doyourparentsgetalongwell?
B:Yes,theyatleasthaveanamicablerelationship.
amiable
a.和藹可親的，友好的
A:Thearmyinmycountyisunder-funded.
B:Ithinkthatitisagoodthingthatitcannotaffordmoreammunitionthough.
ammunition
n.彈藥，軍火
A:Isthereenoughspaceinthebackofthecar?
B:Yes,ample.
ample
a.1.足夠的；2.寬敞的，面積大的
A:Icannothearthelecturer.
B:Heneedstoamplifyhisvoicemore.
amplify
vt.1.放大（聲音等），增強(qiáng)；2.擴(kuò)大，詳述，進(jìn)一步闡述
A:Myteacherusedtheanalogyofanacornandoaktreetoexplainthepotentialoftheschool.
B:Hemustthinkyouallhavealotofpotentialthen.
analogy
n.比擬，類(lèi)比，類(lèi)推
byanalogy
用類(lèi)推的方法
A:Thatguyiscrazy.
B:Maybeheneedstoseeananalyst.
analyst
n.1.分析家，化驗(yàn)員；2.心理分析學(xué)家
A:Youhaveaveryanalyticmind.
B:IthinkthatiswhyIenjoymathematics.
analytic
見(jiàn)analytical
A:DoyoueverreadtheFinancialTimes?
B:No,itisfartooanalyticalforme.
analytical
a.分析的，分析法的
A:Mytwoyearoldsonisverydestructive.
B:Maybehewantstobeapoliticalanarchistwhenhegrowsup!
anarchist
n.無(wú)政府主義者
A:Iwouldliketoresearchmyancestrysomeday.
B:Doyouevenknowtheoriginofyourfamilynameyet?
ancestry
n.祖先，世系
A:IlovePhilip’sstories.
B:Yes,particularlyhisanecdotes.
anecdote
n.軼事，趣聞
A:DoyoulikeMicheangelo’spaintings?
B:Verymuch,particularlyhisdepictionsofangels.
angel
n.1.天使；2.可愛(ài)的人
A:Myclassmatehadtogotohospitaljustbeforetheexams.
B:Probablytoomuchanguishandstress.
anguish
n.（精神或肉體的）極度痛苦
A:DidyouknowthatGermanyannexedpartofCzechoslovakiaduringthewar?
B:Yeah,Ireadaboutitinmyhistorybook.
annex
vt.兼并，吞并
n.附屬建筑物
A:Doyouknowwhowrotethispoem?
B:No,itisanonymous,thepoetdidnotdisclosehisname.
anonymous
a.1.無(wú)名的，不具名的；2.匿名的；3.無(wú)特色的，無(wú)個(gè)特征的
A:Thefilmwasaboutanantagonismbetweentwocountries.
B:Soundstooviolentformyliking.
antagonism
n.對(duì)抗，敵對(duì)，對(duì)立
A:Isthatinsectdangerous?
B:Onlyifyoutouchit’santenna.
antenna
n.1.觸角，觸須；2.天線(xiàn)
A:MygrandfatherwentmissinginSouthAmericawhileconductingaresearchproject.
B:Washeananthropologistorascientist?
anthropologist
n.人類(lèi)學(xué)家，人類(lèi)學(xué)者
A:Doyouknowtheantonymof“fast”?
B:Yes,“slow”.Itwastheoppositemeaningof“fast”.
antonym
n.反義詞
A:Wouldyouliketocometothezoowithme?
B:Solongaswecanvisittheapecompound.
ape
n.猿
vt.模仿
A:Iwasappalledbythestateofthelivingconditionsofthepoorerpeopleintheregion.
B:Yes,butthegovernmentisdoingtheirbesttohelpthesituation.
appall
vt.使驚駭，使大吃一驚
A:Canyouhelpmewithmyscienceexperiment?
B:Solongasyouhavethenecessaryapparatusanditisnotdangerous.
apparatus
n.1.器械，器具，儀器；2.機(jī)構(gòu)，組織
A:Didyouenjoythemeal?
B:Yes,thanks.Anditcertainlyappeasedmyhunger.
appease
vt.平息，撫慰姑息
A:Ican’tfindtheinformationthatyouquoted.
B:LookinAppendixFour,page231.
appendix
n.1.闌尾；2.附錄
A:Ithinktheperformancewasfantastic.
B:Theaudienceseemedtoagreed,theyapplaudedforfiveminutes.
applaud
vi.鼓掌，喝彩
vt.1.向...鼓掌，向...喝彩；2.稱(chēng)贊，贊許
A:Ajournalistforthenationalpaperwroteawarmappraisalforthenewplay.
B:Imustbookaticketsoonthen,beforetheyareallsoldout.
appraisal
n.估計(jì)，估量，評(píng)價(jià)
A:Didtheyapprehendthecriminalyet?
B:No,Ithinkthatthepolicearestilllookingforhim.
apprehend
vt.逮捕，拘押，領(lǐng)會(huì)，理解
A:Whatisyourcurrentoccupation?
B:IamanapprenticeelectricianbutIwillbequalifiedintwomonths.
apprentice
n.學(xué)徒，徒弟
A:Yourshirtisfilthy.
B:Oops,Iwascookingbutdidnothaveanapron.
apron
n.1.圍裙；2.臺(tái)口(舞臺(tái)幕前的突出部分)；3.停機(jī)坪
A:Yourcommentaboutinefficienttrainservicewasmostapt.Ihavebeenwaitinginthisplatformforhalfanhour.
B:Oh,notquite.Herecomesthetrainnow.
apt
a.1.易于，有(做某事的)傾向；2.恰當(dāng)?shù)?，適宜的；3.聰明的，反應(yīng)敏捷的
A:Didyougetintotheuniversitycoursethatyouappliedfor?
B:Well,Ihavetopassanaptitudetestfirst,andthenifIamsuccessfulIwillbeadmitted.
aptitude
n.(學(xué)習(xí)方面的)才能，資質(zhì)，天資
A:Thatisabeautifulbridge.
B:Yes,it’sintheshapeofanarc.
arc
n.1.弧形(物)；2.??；3.電弧，弧光
A:Thenewtownhallisnowcompleted.
B:Yes,Isawit,andthefrontarcheslookreallybeautiful.
arch
n.拱，拱門(mén)，拱形(結(jié)構(gòu))
v.(使)成拱形
a.調(diào)皮的，淘氣的
A:Iamveryinterestedinburiedruinsandtreasures.
B:Youshouldstudyarchaeology.
archaeology
n.考古學(xué)
A:Itismyardentwishtotravelaroundtheworld.
B:Youbetterstartsavingyourmoneynow.
ardent
a.熱心的，熱情的，熱烈的
A:Theconcertwilltakeplaceinthemainarena.
B:Wow,itwillbe
huge.Iknowitcanhold30,000people.
arena
n.1.表演場(chǎng)地，競(jìng)技場(chǎng)；2.活動(dòng)場(chǎng)所
A:Mr.Smithwasanaristocratandownedalargepieceoflandinthesouthofthecountry.
B:Doesthatmeanthathewasalsoverywealthy?
aristocrat
n.貴族
A:Idreamtlastnightthataknightinshiningarmorrescuedmefromaburningtower.
B:Letmeguesstheending,youwokeupbeforeyouhadachancetofallinlove!
armor
n.盔甲，裝甲，保護(hù)物
A:Thenewshoppingcentrehasavastarrayofinterestingproducts.
B:Yes,buttheyarefartooexpensive.
array
n.1.展示，陳列，一系列；2.排列，隊(duì)形；3.衣服，盛裝；4.數(shù)組，陣列
vt.1.排列，配置(兵力)；2.打扮，裝飾
A:Whydidyoubreakupwithyourfirstboyfriend?
B:Hewastooarrogantandneverlistentome.
arrogant
a.傲慢的，自大的