appropriate v. 撥出（款項）
短語 appropriate funds for education 撥款作教育基金
appropriate for 撥出（款項、房屋等）供……之用
例 Five thousand dollars has been appropriated for the investment.
已撥款5000元作為投資費用。
approve v. ①贊成 ②滿意 ③批準，通過
例 The resolution was approved 82 to 16 with 18 abstentions.
決議以82票對16票通過，18票棄權。
The managing director has approved the sales budget for next year.
總裁已批準明年的銷售預算。
approval n. ①正式批準 ②官方認可
短語 on approval （貨物）供試用；包退包換
例 Do the plans meet with your approval?
你贊同這些方案嗎？
On approval goods must be returned within 14 days if they are not satisfactory.
如果不滿意，試用貨物須在14天內退回。
aptitude n. 天資，才能
短語 aptitude test 能力傾向測試（用于測試某人最適合什么樣的工作）
例 She has an aptitude for figures.
她有數字方面的天賦。
Most school-leavers should take an aptitude test.
大多數中學畢業(yè)生都應參加能力傾向測試。
arbitrage n. 套匯，套利交易
祥解 即幾乎同一時間在兩個市場買賣商品、證券、外匯等，從市場差價中獲取利潤。
注意：不與a(n)連用，無復數，僅與單數動詞連用。
短語 arbitrage of exchange 商品套利，套購商品
stock arbitrage 套購證券
例 The difference in prices between the two markets was reduced by arbitrage.
套利活動使兩個市場間的差價縮小。
短語 appropriate funds for education 撥款作教育基金
appropriate for 撥出（款項、房屋等）供……之用
例 Five thousand dollars has been appropriated for the investment.
已撥款5000元作為投資費用。
approve v. ①贊成 ②滿意 ③批準，通過
例 The resolution was approved 82 to 16 with 18 abstentions.
決議以82票對16票通過，18票棄權。
The managing director has approved the sales budget for next year.
總裁已批準明年的銷售預算。
approval n. ①正式批準 ②官方認可
短語 on approval （貨物）供試用；包退包換
例 Do the plans meet with your approval?
你贊同這些方案嗎？
On approval goods must be returned within 14 days if they are not satisfactory.
如果不滿意，試用貨物須在14天內退回。
aptitude n. 天資，才能
短語 aptitude test 能力傾向測試（用于測試某人最適合什么樣的工作）
例 She has an aptitude for figures.
她有數字方面的天賦。
Most school-leavers should take an aptitude test.
大多數中學畢業(yè)生都應參加能力傾向測試。
arbitrage n. 套匯，套利交易
祥解 即幾乎同一時間在兩個市場買賣商品、證券、外匯等，從市場差價中獲取利潤。
注意：不與a(n)連用，無復數，僅與單數動詞連用。
短語 arbitrage of exchange 商品套利，套購商品
stock arbitrage 套購證券
例 The difference in prices between the two markets was reduced by arbitrage.
套利活動使兩個市場間的差價縮小。