adapt vt.使適應(yīng), 改編
adapt for 使適合于; 為...改編[改寫]
adapt from 根據(jù)...改寫[改編]
adapt oneself to 使自己適應(yīng)或習(xí)慣于某事
adapt sth. to 使某事物適應(yīng)或適合
The movie was adapted from a novel.
這部電影是由小說(shuō)改編的。
adopt vt.采用, 收養(yǎng)
The resolution was adopted by a vote of 180 in favour to 10 against it.
決議案以一百八十票對(duì)十票獲得通過(guò)。
One refers to an adopted child but to adoptive parents.表示 adopted（被收養(yǎng)的）孩子而不是 adoptive（有收養(yǎng)關(guān)系的）父母) administration n.管理，經(jīng)營(yíng)；行政機(jī)關(guān)；政府
admire v.贊美, 欽佩, 羨慕
We all admired her for the way she saved the children from the fire.
她把孩子們從大火中救出來(lái),我們都?xì)J佩不已。
Everybody admires him for his fine sense of humour.
人人都?xì)J佩他那絕妙的幽默感。
admit v.容許, 承認(rèn), 接納
This ticket admits two people to the football match.
這張票可供兩人入場(chǎng)看足球賽。
He admitted his crime.
他招認(rèn)了罪行。
The rules and regulations admit of no other explanation.
這些規(guī)章制度不容許有其他解釋。
(admit of容許有; 有...可能; 容有...的余地)
同義辯析：admit acknowledge confess
意都含“承認(rèn)”的意思。
admit 通常指因外界壓力、良心或判斷而承認(rèn)某事的存在或真實(shí)性, 含“不情愿”之意, 如:
I admit that she is right.
我承認(rèn)她是對(duì)的。
acknowledge 指“公開(kāi)承認(rèn)”, 常用于過(guò)去隱瞞或否認(rèn)之事,如:
With so much evidence against him he had to acknowledge his error.
在這么多的證據(jù)面前, 他不得不承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤。
confess 著重承認(rèn)自己的過(guò)錯(cuò)或罪惡, 因此有“懺悔”、“坦白”的含意, 如:
He has confessed his crime.
他承認(rèn)了自己的罪行(含坦白之意)。
adulteration n.摻假；劣等貨，假貨，次品
advance vi.前進(jìn)，推進(jìn)，取得進(jìn)展
n.前進(jìn)，進(jìn)展；預(yù)付款
in advance 預(yù)先
You must pay for the book in advance.
你必須預(yù)先付書(shū)的錢。
advance of 在…之前
advertise v.為...做廣告
affect vt.影響, (使)感動(dòng)
He was deeply affected by my words.
他聽(tīng)了我的話很受感動(dòng)。
同義辯析：affect effect influence
作為動(dòng)詞, 都含“影響”的意思。
affect 指“產(chǎn)生的影響之大足以引起反應(yīng)”,著重“影響”的動(dòng)作, 有時(shí)含有“對(duì)...產(chǎn)生不利影響”的意思, 如:
This article will affect my thinking.
這篇文章將會(huì)影響我的思想。
effect 指“實(shí)現(xiàn)”、“達(dá)成”,著重“造成”一種特殊的效果, 如:
This book effected a change in my opinion.
這本書(shū)使我的看法起了變化。
influence 指“通過(guò)說(shuō)服、舉例等對(duì)行動(dòng)、思想、性格等產(chǎn)生不易覺(jué)察到的,潛移默化的影響”, 如:
Influenced by a high-school biology teacher, he took up the study of medicine.
在一位中學(xué)生物教師的影響下, 他從事醫(yī)學(xué)研究。
（affect, influence, touch, impress,sway,move這組動(dòng)詞的一般含義為使人或能作出反應(yīng)的物產(chǎn)生或受到影響。）
affiliate n.附屬公司；聯(lián)營(yíng)公司
affix n.附件，附錄
vi.附貼，蓋（章），簽署
affix a stamp to the envelope
在信封上貼郵票
afford vt.提供, 給予, 供應(yīng)得起,花得起時(shí)間
The transaction afforded him a good profit.
這筆買賣使他賺了一大筆。
If we could afford it, we´d like to go abroad for our holidays.
如果出得起旅費(fèi),我們想到國(guó)外去度假。
aftermarket n.后繼市場(chǎng)；零件市場(chǎng)
aged adj.年老的, ...歲的, 老年人特有的
My daughter is aged 7 years.
我女兒7歲。
The sick and the aged need our help.
病人和老人需要我們幫助。
agency n.代理處，機(jī)構(gòu)
agent n.代理人，代理商
aggregate a.總的，累積的
~GNP國(guó)民生產(chǎn)總值
agreement n.一致，同意；協(xié)議，合同
agree on [upon]
對(duì)...達(dá)成協(xié)議; 對(duì)...取得一致意見(jiàn)
agree to sth.
同意某事
agree to differ
同意各自保留不同意見(jiàn)
agree with
同意...的意見(jiàn); 與...一致; 對(duì)...適合
alienation n.轉(zhuǎn)讓，讓渡
alience n.受讓人
allocation n.撥款；分配
alms [a:mz] n.救濟(jì)金；捐款
alone adj.單獨(dú)的,孤獨(dú)的, 獨(dú)自的
adv.獨(dú)自地, [用在名詞或代詞之后]只有, 唯有, 僅僅
He went home alone.
他獨(dú)自一人回家去了。
(lonely adj.孤獨(dú)的, 寂寞的, 偏僻的, 人跡罕至的
"The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean."
這個(gè)人要飛往洛卡爾--大西洋上的一個(gè)孤島。)