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| ace n. 1.(纸牌等中的)幺点,“A”牌
 2.(网球等比赛中)发球得分
 3.(在某方面的)佼佼者
 a. 第一流的,杰出的
 A: Do you play the acoustic guitar?
 B: Usually I play the electric.
 acoustic
 a. 1.听觉的,声音的
 2.(乐器)原声的采集者退散
 A: Have you acquainted yourself with the material yet?
 B: No, I still have to read the book.
 acquaint
 vt. (with)使认识,使了解,使熟悉
 A: Has the case come to a close?
 B: Yes, the suspect was acquitted because there was not enough evidence.
 acquit
 vt. 1.宣判……无罪
 2.(oneself)使(自己)作出某种表现
 A: If you press that red button you will activate the bomb.
 B:I’ll be sure not to press it then.
 activate
 vt. 使活动起来,使开始起作用
 A: What do you want to be when you grow up?
 B: A feminist activist , working for female rights
 activist
 n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家
 A: Do you drink tea?
 B: Yes, but I am addicted to coffee.
 addict
 n. 1.有瘾的人;2.入迷的人
 vt. 使成瘾,使入迷
 A: I watch too much television.
 B: Me too, it is addictive
 addictive
 a. 使人入迷的,使人上瘾的
 A: Are you going to wear those old shoes to the wedding?
 B: Yeah, I hate adhering to formalities.
 adhere
 vi. (to )1.黏附,附着;2.遵守,坚持;3.追随,支持
 A: Your poster has fallen down from the wall.
 B: I ran out of adhesive and forgot buy some more.
 adhesive
 n. 黏合剂
 a. 可黏着的,粘性的
 A: Where do you live?
 B: Adjacent to the hospital, and near the school.
 adjacent
 a. (to)邻近的,毗连的
 A: I always see Mary and Bill together.
 B: I do too, it is like as if they were adjoined at the hip.
 adjoin
 vt. 贴近,与…毗连
 A: The pharmacy down the road is closed.
 B: Yes, it lost its license to administer over the counter drugs.
 administer
 vt. 1.掌管,料理…的事务;2.施行,实施;3.给予,派给,投(药)
 A: I am reading a book about a sailing voyage set in 1900.
 B: Is that the one where the admiral gets thrown overboard?
 admiral
 n. 海军将领,舰队司令
 A: He looks too young to be at university.
 B: I thought he was just an adolescent
 adolescent
 n. 青少年
 a. 青春期的,青少年的
 A: I simply adore the band U2.
 B: They are good , but I prefer The Cranberries.
 adore
 vt. 1.崇拜,致敬,爱慕;2.非常喜欢
 A: Did you enjoy the wedding?
 B: It was beautiful, the bride was adorned with rose in her hair.
 adorn
 vt. 装饰,使生色
 A: I can not wait until advent is over.
 B: Likewise, then I can open all of my Christmas presents.
 advent
 n. 出现,到来
 A: Peter and Mary are always fighting.
 B: I didn’t know that they had an adversary relationship.
 adversary
 n. 对手,敌手
 A: Did you see the thunder and lightening last night?
 B: No, but the weather has been unusually adverse resently.
 
 
 
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