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A: Do you think that Mr. Hand committed the crime alone?
B: No, he has an accomplice.
accomplice n. 共犯,从犯
A: Why were you late for work?
B: I don’t have to tell you, I’m only accountable to my boss.
accountable a. 负有责任的
A: That was an ace tennis match.
B: Yeah, it was fantastic.
ace n. 1.(纸牌等中的)幺点,“A”牌 2.(网球等比赛中)发球得分 3.(在某方面的)佼佼者
a. 第一流的,杰出的
A: Do you play the acoustic guitar?
B: Usually I play the electric.
acoustic a. 1. 听觉的,声音的 2.(乐器)原声的
A: Have you acquainted yourself with the material yet?
B: No, I still have to read the book.
acquaint vt. (with)使认识,使了解,使熟悉
A: Has the case come to a close?
B: Yes, the suspect was acquitted because there was not enough evidence.
acquit vt. 1.宣判……无罪 2.(oneself)使(自己)作出某种表现
A: If you press that red button you will activate the bomb.
B: I’ll be sure not to press it then.
activate vt. 使活动起来,使开始起作用
A: What do you want to be when you grow up?
B: A feminist activist, working for female rights.
activist n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家
A: Do you drink tea?
B: Yes, but I am addicted to coffee.
addict n. 1. 有瘾的人;2. 入迷的人
vt. 使成瘾,使入迷
A: I watch too much television.
B: Me too, it is addictive.
addictive a. 使人入迷的,使人上瘾的
A: Are you going to wear those old shoes to the wedding?
B: Yeah, I hate adhering to formalities.
adhere vi. (to )1. 黏附,附着;2. 遵守,坚持;3. 追随,支持
A: Your poster has fallen down from the wall.
B: I ran out of adhesive and forgot buy some more.
adhesive n. 黏合剂 a. 可黏着的,粘性的
A: Where do you live?
B: Adjacent to the hospital, and near the school.
adjacent a. (to)邻近的,毗连的
A: I always see Mary and Bill together.
B: I do too, it is like as if they were adjoined at the hip.
adjoin vt. 贴近,与…毗连
A: The pharmacy down the road is closed.
B: Yes, it lost its license to administer over the counter drugs.
administer vt. 1. 掌管,料理…的事务;2. 施行,实施;3. 给予,派给,投(药)
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