A: Did you enjoy the end of the novel?
B: No, it was too ambiguous for me.
ambiguous
a. 引起歧義的，模棱兩可的，含糊不清的
A: You work very hard.
B: Maybe, but I ma ambitious and want to do well in my career.
ambitious
a.1.有抱負的，雄心勃勃的；2.有野心的
A: Your essay is good. But I think that you need to amend the conclusion.
B: Oh, I thought the ending was the best part.
amend
vt. 修改，修訂，改進
n.[pl.]賠罪，賠償
A: Do your parents get along well?
B: Yes, they at least have an amicable relationship.
amiable
a. 和藹可親的，友好的
A: The army in my county is under-funded.
B: I think that it is a good thing that it can not afford more ammunition though.
ammunition
n. 彈藥，軍火
A: Is there enough space in the back of the car?
B: Yes, ample.
ample
a.1.足夠的；2.寬敞的，面積大的
A: I can not hear the lecturer.
B: He needs to amplify his voice more.
amplify
vt.1.放大（聲音等），增強；2.擴大，詳述，進一步闡述
A: My teacher used the analogy of an acorn and oak tree to explain the potential of the school.
B: He must think you all have a lot of potential then.
analogy
n. 比擬，類比，類推
by analogy
用類推的方法
A: That guy is crazy.
B: Maybe he needs to see an analyst.
analyst
n.1.分析家，化驗員；2.心理分析學(xué)家
A: You have a very analytic mind.
B: I think that is why I enjoy mathematics.
analytic
見analytical
A: Do you ever read the Financial Times?
B: No, it is far too analytical for me.
analytical
a. 分析的，分析法的
A: My two year old son is very destructive.
B: Maybe he wants to be a political anarchist when he grows up!
anarchist
n. 無政府主義者
A: I would like to research my ancestry some day.
B: Do you even know the origin of your family name yet?
ancestry
n. 祖先，世系
A: I love Philip’s stories.
B: Yes, particularly his anecdotes.
anecdote
n. 軼事，趣聞
A: Do you like Micheangelo’s paintings?
B: Very much, particularly his depictions of angels.
angel
n.1.天使；2.可愛的人
A: My classmate had to go to hospital just before the exams.
B: Probably too much anguish and stress.
anguish
n. （精神或肉體的）極度痛苦
A: Did you know that Germany annexed part of Czechoslovakia during the war?
B: Yeah, I read about it in my history book.
annex
vt. 兼并，吞并
n. 附屬建筑物
A: Do you know who wrote this poem?
B: No, it is anonymous, the poet did not disclose his name.
anonymous
a. 1.無名的，不具名的； 2.匿名的 ；3.無特色的，無個特征的
A: The film was about an antagonism between two countries.
B: Sounds too violent for my liking.
antagonism
n.對抗，敵對，對立
A: Is that insect dangerous?
B: Only if you touch it’s antenna.
antenna
n.1.觸角，觸須 ；2.天線
A: My grandfather went missing in South America while conducting a research project.
B: Was he an anthropologist or a scientist?
anthropologist
n.人類學(xué)家，人類學(xué)者
A: Do you know the antonym of “fast”?
B: Yes, “slow”. It was the opposite meaning of “fast”.
antonym
n.反義詞
A: Would you like to come to the zoo with me ?
B: So long as we can visit the ape compound.
ape
n.猿
vt.模仿