accurate 正确无误的，精确的 Is your watch accurate or not? 你的手表准不准？ I have to hand in an accurate report of what happened early tomorrow 明天一早我就要交上一份关于发生的一切的准确报告。 adapt 修改，改编， 使适合 Her husband adapted an old tractor motor to his 她丈夫把一台旧拖拉机的马达装到小船上了。 This novel has been adapted for TV from K这本小说已经由韩语改编为电视节目。 adult 成年人 This is a game designed for adults 这是个只为成年人设计的游戏。 She can't wait to become an 她急于长大成人。 advantage ①优点 ②好处 ①Will you make lists of the advantages and the disadvantages? 你能列表分别说明这些优点和缺点吗？ What are the advantages of the electric light? 电灯的优点有哪些？ ②It would be to your advantage to get experience in working 你要是有去国外工作的经历将使你受益非浅。 Your good knowledge of English gave you advantage over the 你的英文好使你有了其他人没有的长处。 agent 代理人，经纪人 You'd better not believe that insurance 你最好别相信那个保险经纪人的话。 You can ask our agents in the Middle East for further 要了解更多详情你可以联系我们在中东的代理人。 aid ①援助 ②救护 ③辅助器具 ①The villagers have lived on government aid for 村民们已经靠政府救助好几年了。 Nobody came to her aid when she was in 她身陷困境但无人施援。 ②First aid， if given in time， can save a person's 急救，如果实施及时是可以挽救人的生命的。 The students have been taught to know first 学生们被教会了急救。 ③The girl needs a hearing-女孩需要一副助听器。 The patients have to breathe with the aid of oxygen 病人们必须借助氧气面罩呼吸。 援助， 帮助 Our professor encouraged and aided us in our scientific research 我们教授鼓励和帮助我们进行科学研究。 Aided by a passer-by， she managed to walk to the police 在一位过路人的帮助下，她来到了警察局。 apply 申请 I suggest you apply immediately in 我建议你马上亲自前去申请。 Anybody can apply for Internet services through the telephone 任何人都可以通过电话局申请互联网服务。 appointment 约会 What time is your doctor's appointment? 你与医生的预约定在几点？ Please remind me of the appointment with the project 请到时提醒我与项目经理的约见。 atmosphere ①大气 ②气氛 ① Something must be done to stop polluting the atmosphere of our 必须采取行动来制止污染我们地球的大气层。 The spaceship crashed when it went through the 宇宙飞船在穿越大气层的时候坠毁了。 ② The atmosphere in the meeting room changed as soon as she walked 她一走进去会议室的气氛就变了。 The atmosphere over our dinner was warm and 我们用餐时的气氛热情友好。 attach 附上，使隶属 The map is attached to the wall by a 地图被用钉子固定在墙上。 Are you studying at a middle school attached to Beijing University ? 你是在北京大学的一所附属中学读书吗？ audience 观众， 听众 Her speech drew a large 她的演讲吸引了很多听众。 The singer called for a member of the audience to join him on 歌手请一位观众上台跟他一起表演。 available 可用的，可得到的 Sorry， madam， those boots are not available in your 抱歉，夫人，但这里的靴子没有适合你穿的号码。 Is the doctor available now? 现在医生有空吗？ award 奖品， 奖励 The award went to an Indian 一位印度导演夺得该项奖。 She showed us the awards she had won for her scientific research 她给我们看了她因为她所做的科学研究工作而获得的奖项。 bar ①条②（长方）块，棒，横木 ①Mother found a bar of soap in the 妈妈在厨房找到一条肥皂。 Would you like a bar of chocolate? 你要吃块巧克力吗？ ②The criminal was placed behind prison 罪犯被关在监牢里。 If the temperature of the metal bar is high， will the expansion be great? 若是金属条的温度很高，其膨胀会非常剧烈吗？ benefit 利益，好处 I've done it for her 我那样做是为她好。 The new change of the terms will be of great benefit to 这学期的新变化将对大家都有利。 ①有益于 ②获益 ①The library has benefited the whole 图书馆对全镇上的人有益。 Such foolish behavior will not benefit your 这样愚蠢的举动对你的案子没有好处。 ②Who would be more likely to benefit from your death? 你要是死了谁将受益？ The young man hasn't benefited from the 那个年轻人虽然有此经历但却没有长进。 blank 空格，空白（处） Write your full name in the blank， 请在空格处写上你的全名。 Fill in the blanks with proper 用合适的词汇填空。 When I tried to remember her name， my mind was a complete 当我试图记起她的名字时，我的大脑一片空白。 ①空的 ②茫然无表情的 ①Please write your name and number in the blank space at the top of the 请在试卷上部的空白处写下你的姓名和号码。 May I have some blank pages? 可以给我些白纸吗？ ② I mentioned your name， but the secretary looked 我提到了你的名字，但秘书似乎目无表情。 We tried to explain again， but he just gave us a blank 我们还要再作解释，但是他只是毫无表情地看了我一眼。 comment 评论 I asked him if he had any comments about the 我问他对该项目有何评论。 She refused to make a comment on the 她拒绝就那个事件发表看法。 conclusion ①结论 ②结束 ①How could they draw different conclusions from the same facts？ 他们怎么会从同样的事实得出不同的结论呢？ I've come to the conclusion that it was unwise to follow her 我已经得出结论，照她的建议做不是明智之举。 ②The conclusion of the movie was 电影的结尾很扣人心弦。 The debate didn't come to a conclusion until 直到半夜辩论才结束。 confuse 混淆，使弄错，使迷惑 I was confused by all the 那些噪音把我搞得晕头晕脑的。 Don't confuse Australia with A别把澳大利亚跟奥地利混了。 The sisters look so alike that almost everybody confuses 那两姊妹长得非常相象因此几乎每个人都会把她们搞混。 crime （法律上的）罪，犯罪 Anyone who does a crime must expect to be 任何人只要犯罪就只有等待惩罚。 It's the job of our police to prevent 我们的警察的职责就是阻止犯罪。 diagram 图表，图样 Diagrams are often used in his 他的论文中经常用到图表。 What can we infer from the above diagram? 我们能从上面的图表中推断出什么来呢？ dial 拨（电话号码） Is it you who dialed the office number? 是你拨打办公室的电话了吗？ Sorry， but you dialed the wrong 抱歉，你拨错号码了。 doll 玩偶，玩具娃娃 Our daughter is playing with her baby doll on the living-room 我们女儿在卧室的地板上玩布娃娃。 How dirty you've got your doll! 你看你把你的玩具娃娃弄得多脏了！ emergency 紧急情况或状态 Press the button in an 紧急情况就按这个按钮。 Everyone managed to leave the cinema by the emergency 每个人都从紧急出口撤出了电影院。 environment 环境 Now everybody has come to realize the importance of protecting the 现在每个人都认识到了保护环境的重要性了。 Good parents should provide a loving environment for their 好的父母应该为孩子提供一个爱意融融的环境。 evidence 证明 Have you had evidence that the killer was a woman? 你有证据表明凶手是女的吗？ He couldn't show us any evidence for his 他不能提供支持他的说法的任何证明。 exchange ①交换，掉换 ②交流 ①She gave me a smile in exchange for my 我帮了她一忙博得了她的莞尔一笑。 I'd like to take this green pen for an 我愿意换成这支绿钢笔。 ②There was a frank exchange of opinions between both 双方坦诚地交换了意见。 Carl is an exchange 卡尔是位出国交流的老师。 guilty ①有罪的，犯罪的 ②自觉有罪的 ①He is a guilty 他是个有罪的人。 The man was declared 那人被判有罪。 ②I feel guilty about having to tell a 我为说了谎而感到内疚。 I feel guilty about not having written to you 我因为没有尽快给您写信感到愧疚。 hamburger 汉堡包 Children like 孩子们喜欢吃汉堡包。 Hamburger is a pop fast food in A汉堡包是美国的一种快餐食品。 harm 伤害， 损害 She means no harm to you by telling you the 她只是告诉你实话，并无恶意。 Smoking does great harm to your 吸烟对人身体极其有害。 伤害， 损害 There was a fire in their street last night but most of the houses weren't harmed at 昨天晚上他们住的街上失火了，但大多数房子未受损害。 The old Buddhist wouldn't harm a 那个老佛教徒不愿意伤害一只苍蝇。 illegal 违法的，非法的 It's illegal to park your jeep 你把吉普车停在这里是违法的。 They were regarded as illegal immigrants and then sent 他们被认定是非法移民而遣返回来了。 influence 影响 The heroic deed has a great influence on the little boy
