繼續昨天之<A> 開頭單字及例句,並做些修正
<A> 開頭單字及例句
accept 接受
[Ex] 1. Do you accept my invitation ?
[補充] 1. He has accepted our invitation.
他已經接受了我們的邀請。
act 行動
[Ex] 1. This box will act as a chair.
2. He acted his part very well.
3. As the CEO is ill,Mr.Chang is acting in for him.
[補充] 1. He acted Othello at the Royal Theater that evening.
那天晚上他在皇家劇院扮演奧賽羅。
[片語補充] < act against >
1. 違反
She acted against my will.
她違背了我的意願。
< act for >
1. 代理
She acts for me in the matter.
在這件事上,她是我的代理人。
accomplish 完成
[Ex] 1. I have accomplished a difficult task.
2. He is a man of various accomplishments.
[補充] 1. They didn't accomplish the purpose desired.
他們沒有達到預期的目的。
2. They have accomplished their mission successfully.
他們成功地完成了任務。
add 追加
[Ex] 1. The loss adds up to over a million dollars.
2. Don't add fuel to the flame.
[補充] 1. The fire is going out; will you add some wood?
火快熄了,請你加些木柴好嗎?
2. The snowstorm added to our difficulties.
暴風雪增加了我們的困難。
[片語補充] < add on >
1. 包括或附加某物
A 10% service charge is added on to the bill.
帳單上包括了百分之十的服務費。
< add up >
1. 把...加起來
Add up 3, 4 and 5 and you'll get 12.
把三,四,五相加,總數是十二。
< add up to >
1. 總計達
The bills add up to exactly $100.
這些帳單加起來正好一百元。
adore 深愛:崇拜
[Ex] 1. I adore you.
[補充] 1. People adore him for his noble character.
人們因他人格高貴而敬重他。
admire 欽佩
[Ex] 1. I admire you for your courage.
2. She is very much admired.
[補充] 1. We admire her for her diplomatic tact.
我們佩服她的外交手腕。
2. We admired him all the more for his frankness.
他的率直使我們對他更加敬佩。
3. He admires your poems very much.
他非常欣賞你的詩。
admit 承認
[Ex] 1. I admit my mistake.
2. she has been admitted to college.
[補充] 1. You must admit the task to be difficult.
你得承認這個任務是艱鉅的。
2. We have to admit that he's a highly competent man.
我們必須承認他是個非常能幹的人。
3. I admitted breaking the window.
我承認打破了窗子。
advise 勸告 ; 通知
[Ex] 1. I strongly advised him to take a rest.
2. Doctors advise us on our health.
3. We wish to advise you of the cost-down range in the following quarter.
[補充] 1. We advised her that she (should) wait.
我們勸她等。
2. We advised him against acting in haste.
我們勸他不要匆忙行事。
3. Please advise us of any change in your plan.
你們的計劃倘有變更,請告訴我們。
advance 前進 ; 預先
[Ex] 1. As far as wisdom is concerned , we have not advanced much over the
ancient Greeks.
2. Don't forget to make hotel reservations in advance.
3. Einstein was far in advance of his time.
[片語補充] < in advance >
1. 在前面
The guard of honor marched in advance.
儀隊走在前面。
2. 預先
I ought to have told you in advance.
我應該事先告訴你。
< in advance of >
1. 在...的前面
He walked in advance of his wife.
他走在他妻子的前面。
afford 付得起
[Ex] 1. I can't afford to buy such an expensive thing.
2. Our policy is to make quality products at affordable prices.
[補充] 1. (常與can,could,be able to連用)買得起;有足夠的...(去做...)[+to-v]
They did not consider whether they could afford the time or not.
他們沒有考慮是否抽得出時間。
2. We can't afford to pay such a price.
我們付不起這個價錢。
agree 同意
[Ex] 1. It's all very disgusting. I couldn't agree more.
2. I agree with what you say.
3. The price for the land has been agreed upon.
[補充] 1. I think we should stop; do you agree?
我覺得我們該停止了,你同意嗎?
2. They agreed to give it to me the next day.
他們同意第二天將它給我。
[片語補充] < agree on/upon >
1. 對...取得一致意見
The two sides agreed on a cease-fire.
雙方達成了停火協議。
< agree to >
1. 同意;接受
Do you agree to my plan?
你接受我的計劃嗎?
< agree with >
1. 吻合;一致
His account of the affair does not agree with yours.
對這件事他的說法和你的說法不一致。
aim 針對 ; 瞄準 ; 目標
[Ex] 1. His remark was aimed at you.
2. He aims to be an engineer when he grows up.
3. Her aim in life is to become a movie star.
[補充] 1. 瞄準,對準[(+at)]
The hunter aimed at the lion and fired.
獵人瞄準了獅子開火。
2. 致力,意欲,旨在[(+at/for)][+to-v]
My brother aims to be a novelist.
我兄弟立志當小說家。
We aim at doubling our production.
我們的目標是將生產增加一倍。
What do you aim to do?
你打算做什麼?
allow 允許
[Ex] 1. Smoking is not allowed here.
2. It allows for three weeks to effect the first delivery.
3. The situation allows of no further delay.
[補充] 1. Swimming is not allowed at this beach.
這片海灘禁止游泳。
2. She allowed us to smoke.
她允許我們抽煙。
announce 公告 ; 宣佈
[Ex] 1. It was announced that a typhoon was approaching Taiwan.
2. Our company has an announcement to make to all shareholders.
[補充] 1. They announced that she would give one extra song.
他們宣佈說她將再唱一首歌。
2. The vote was completed. The chairman announced the result.
投票完畢。主席宣佈了結果。
answer 回答 ; 負責
[Ex] 1. You’ll have to answer to the police for drunk driving.
2. She has a lot of answer for.
[補充] 1. Ann asked many questions and I did my best to answer them.
安妮問了許多問題,我盡可能地回答。
2. I knocked at the door but no one answered.
我敲了門,但無人應答。
[片語補充] < answer for >
1. 對...負責
We all must answer for our actions.
我們都必須對自己的行動負責。
< answer to >
1. 符合
Does the result answer to their expectations?
結果符合他們的期望嗎?
anticipate 預期 ; 期望
[Ex] 1. We all anticipate seeing you next weekend.
2. Mother took the clothes off the line in anticipation of rain.
[補充] 1. It is impossible to anticipate when it will happen.
不可能預料這事何時發生。
2. The first question is one which Jason has anticipated.
第一個問題是傑森料到的。
appear 出現 ; 顯示 ; 顯然
[Ex] 1. The ship appeared on the horizon.
2. She appears to be in good health.
3. To all appearances, he wasn’t the least tired.
[補充] 1. Gradually a smile appeared on her face.
她臉上漸漸地露出笑容。
2. It appears they are right.
看來他們是對的。
3. He appeared to be talking to himself.
他似乎在自言自語。
apply 申請 ; 應用 ; 適用
[Ex] 1. He has applied for a scholarship for Stanford University.
2. The rule does not apply to this case.
[補充] 1. We should apply both theories in the language classroom.
我們應把兩種理論都運用到語言教室中去。
2. He has applied for a post in England.
他已申請在英國任職。