acid[5AsId ] adj.酸的，酸味的，刻薄的：Is an apple an acid fruit? 苹果是酸味水果吗? / Her remarks were rather acid. 她的话有些尖酸刻薄。n.[U,C]酸，含有酸味的东西
acre[5eIk[] n.1.[C]英亩，田地：The playground has an area of about five acres. 这操场的面积约为五英亩。2.[C][复]土地，地产：The rolling acres of farm land are very beautiful. 这些起伏不平的广阔田地真美。
afterwards[5B:ftEwEdz] adv.后来，然后：Let’s eat first and go to the theater afterwards. 咱们先去吃饭，然后再去看戏。
airplane[5eEpleIn] n. [C](美)飞机：The airplane took off on time. 飞机准时起飞。
alarm[E5lB:m] n.1. [C]警报;警报装置：give the alarm 发出警报 / He sounded the alarm. 他鸣警报。2. [C]闹钟(= alarm clock)：What time shall I set the alarm for? 我该把闹钟拨到几点种响?3. [U]惊恐，惊慌：She was struck with alarm. 她饱受惊慌。vt.使惊慌，使不安：I was quite alarmed last night at the cry of “fire”. 昨天夜里听到“失火了”的喊声时，我十分惊慌。◆a false alarm 假警报 / raise (sound) the alarm发出警报
album[5Alb[m] n.[C]粘贴簿(如相册、集邮簿、签名册、纪念册等)，唱片集：This is my stamp album. 这是我的集邮簿。
ambassador[Am5bAsEdE] n.[C]大使，使节，派驻国际组织的代表：The ambassador made forceful representations to the White House. 该大使向白宫提出了强烈抗议。
【用法】表示驻某国大使，其后通常接介词to：He has been appointed an ambassador to Peru. 他被任命为驻秘鲁大使。若指驻某地大使，则用介词in或at：the British ambassador in [at] Washington 英国驻华盛顿大使
【联想】embassy 大使馆 / ambassadress 女大使
amusement[E5mju:zmEnt] n.1.[U]开心，愉快：I listened in amusement. 我听得十分开心。2.[C]娱乐(活动)，消遣(方式)：There were a lot of amusements in big cities. 大城市有许多娱乐(活动)。
annual[5Anju[l] adj.每年的，年度的，一年生的：What is your annual income? 你的全年收入有多少?
ant[Ant] n. [C]蚂蚁：an army of ants 一大群蚂蚁
appointment[E5pCIntmEnt] n. 1.[C,U]约会，约定：make (fix) an appointment with sb 与某人约会 / I’m afraid I won’t be able to keep our appointment on Monday. 对不起，星期一我不能赴约了。2.[C]职位，职务：get a good appointment 获得一个好职位 3. [C,U]委任，选派：The following appointments have been made at the Ministry of National Defense. 国防部作出如下任命。
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