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accord[E5kC:d] n.1.一致，符合：The two sides are completely in accord on this matter. 双方在这个问题上意见完全一致。 2.(尤指国与国之间的)正式协议，条约：an accord between countries 国与国之间的条约 vt.授予，赠与，给与：We accorded him a hearty welcome.= We accorded a hearty welcome to him. 我们给与他热烈的欢迎。

activity[Ak5tIvItI] n.1.[C]活动：I have a lot of activities which take up my time. 我从事很多活动，时间都被填满了。2.[U]活力;活动性：The house has been full of activity all day. 房子里整天都很热闹。

【用法】侧重指一种繁忙或充满活力的状态时，不可数;侧重指具体所做的事情，如工作、娱乐、消遣等，则可数，且通常用复数。

admission[Ed5mIF(E)n] n.1.[U]准许进入;准许加入：No admission. 禁止入内。 / Admission to this school is for boys only. 这所学校只接受男生入学。 2.[U]入场费;会费：Admission to the concert is$20. 这场音乐会入场费是20美元。

adult[5AdQlt] adj. 成年的;已成人的：an adult man (woman) 成年男子(女子) / adult (basic) education 成人(基础)教育 n.[C]成年人：These films are suitable for adults only. 这些电影只适宜成人观看。

advertisement[Ed5v\:tIsmEnt] n. [C,U] 广告，宣传：the advertisement page 广告专页 / A lot of people replied to our advertisement. 有许多人对我们的广告作出了反应。

【说明】1.advertisement也可略作advert或ad：ads for selling cars 销售汽车的广告2.advertisement 是可数名词，相应的不可数名词用advertising。3.名词advertisement与动词advertise的重音位置不同，不要读错。

alike[E5laIk] adj.相似的，相同的：The two sisters are very alike. 两姐妹非常相像。 / They were all dressed alike in white dresses. 他们都是一样的白色装束。 adv. 同样地;照样地

【说明】许多以 a- 开头的表语形容词(如asleep, awake, alone等)习惯上不受very修饰，但alike是例外，它不仅可受much, very much的修饰，也可受very的修饰(类似地还有very afraid, very ashamed, very alert等)。

amount[E5maJnt] n.1.[C]数量，数额：This school aims to balance the amount of time spent on arts and science subjects. 这所学校在时间安排上努力做到文理并重。 / Equal amounts of flour and sugar should be added to the mixture. 应在混合物中加入等量的面粉和糖。 2.[C]总额，总数：Can you really afford this amount? 你真付得起这个总数吗? vi.1.总计，合计：Sales up to and including last month amounted to ￡10 000. 销售额至上月底为止达10 000英镑。 2.(在意义、价值等方面)接近，等于：This same thing, happening in wartime, would amount to disaster. 同样的事，如发生在战时，就会酿成大祸。

【用法】a great [large] amount of后通常接不可数名词，用作主语，谓语的数取决于amount的数：A large amount of money was spent on the bridge.=Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge. 在这座桥上花了大量资金。但在现代英语中(尤其在美国英语中)，有时其后也可接复数可数名词(尤指大宗货物时)：The shopkeeper had a large amount of oranges in his storeroom. 店主在货仓里存有大量橙子。

ancient[5eInFEnt] adj.1. 古代的，古老的：ancient Rome 古罗马2. (口语)过时的：my ancient car 我的老爷车

announcement[E5naJnsmEnt] n.[C,U] 通告，通知：broadcast an announcement 广播一则通告 / The announcement took the students by surprise. 这一通知使学生们大吃一惊。

【说明】表示宣布的动作，通常用单数;表示通知或通告等宣布的内容，为可数名词。

anyway[5enIweI] adv. 不管怎样，反正：Get the job done anyway you can. 不管以何种方式都得完成这项工作。

apology[E5pRlEdVI] n. 1.[C]道歉;歉意：I must make an apology to your aunt for forgetting her birthday. 我把你婶婶的生日给忘了，必须向她道歉。2.[C]辩解，辩护：an apology for innocence 为无罪作辩护

【用法】1.在现代英语中主要用作可数名词，只在少数表达中用作不可数名词(尤其见于…of apology这一结构)：a letter of apology 道歉信 / a wordy expression of apology 拖泥带水的道歉 / He left without a word of apology. 他连一句道歉的话都没说就离开了。2.有时用复数形式，但并不表示多次道歉的意思：I made my apologies to my host and left early. 我向主人道过歉后提早离去。

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