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absolutely /ˈæbsəluːtli/ adv. 完全地;绝对地
He made his reasons for resigning absolutely clear.
他把辞职的理由讲得一清二楚。
【口】
Absolutely not!
绝对不行! 当然不!
Absolutely!
正是! 当然!
actually /ˈæktʃuəli/ adv.(句子副词)(口语)
实际上,其实;说实在的〔用于补充新的信息、说明个人观点或开始新的对话〕
Actually,on second thoughts,I don’t think I want to go out tonight.
说实在的,再想想,我今晚不打算出去了。
addict /ˈædɪkt/ n. ①吸毒成瘾的人;瘾君子②对……入迷的人
She is a TV addict and watches as much as she can.
她是个电视迷,看起电视来没完没了。
【参】
addicted adj. 上瘾的
addiction n. 瘾
addictive adj. 使人成瘾的
adorable /əˈdɔːrəbl/ adj. 可爱的;讨人喜爱的
Oh what an adorable little baby!
啊,多么可爱的小宝宝!
【参】
adorably adv. 可爱地
a.m. /ˌeɪˈem/ abbr.午夜至正午,上午,午前(源自拉丁语 ante meridiem)
ambitious /æmˈbɪʃəs/ adj.
① 野心的;有雄心的
They were very ambitious for their children.
(=They wanted their children to be successful).
他们望子成龙。
②费力的;耗资的
the government's ambitious plans for social reform
政府耗资巨大的社会改革计划
【参】
unambitious adj. 无雄心的;不求名利的
ambitiously adv. 有野心地;费力地
ambition n. 雄心壮志
anticipate /ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/ v. 预料;预期
The schedule isn't final,but we don't anticipate many changes.
日程没有最后定下来,但是我们预料不会有许多变化。
anticipate doing sth. 预期做某事
anticipate +that从句 预料做某事
apparently /əˈpærəntli/ adv. 据说;看来,似乎
I wasn't there,but apparently it went well.
我当时不在,但是据说事情进展顺利。
She turned to face him,her anger apparently gone.
她转过身面对着他,好像怒气已经消了。
assign /əˈsaɪn/ vt. 分配(某物);分派,布置(工作、任务等)
The teacher assigned a different task to each of the children.
(= The teacher assigned each of the children a different task.)
老师给每个儿童布置的作业都不相同。
assign sb. to do sth.
分派某人做某事
Madison was assigned to investigate a balloon accident.
麦迪逊被派去调查一宗气球事故。
【参】
assigner n. 分配人
assignment n. 作业
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barely /ˈbeəli/ adv.
①仅仅;刚刚;勉强可能
We barely had time to catch the train.
我们差点儿没赶上火车。
②几乎不(hardly)
Joe and his brother are barely on speaking terms.
乔和他哥哥几乎不说话。
bet sb. sth. that... 和某人打赌……
I bet... 我敢肯定/预言/相信……
You bet!当然!一定!一点儿不错!
billion /ˈbiliən/ num. 十亿
Worldwide sales reached 2.5 billion.
全球销售额达到了25亿。
【考】billions of sth. 数以十亿计,大量
【用】
billion,dozen,score,hundred,thousand,million之前有确定的数字时,不论后面有无of,词尾都不加s,但是如果前面没有确定的数字,则后接of,词尾都加s。
blog /blɒɡ/ ①n. 网络日志,博客 ②v.(blogged,blogged,blogging)写网志;写博客
【参】blogger 博客作者
boost /buːst/
①vt. 使增长;使兴旺
boost sb.'s confidence 增强某人的信心
②n. 帮助;激励
The tax cuts will give a much needed boost to the economy.
减税将给经济带来迫切需要的推动力。