artificial 人工的，人造的，人為的 artificial price controls

　　ascend 登高，上升，升高 The airplane ascended into the cloud.

　　ascertain 查明，弄清，確定 I ascertained that he was dead.

　　ashamed 慚愧的，羞恥的 I am ashamed for being so stupid.

　　ashore 向岸，向陸地 He swam ashore.

　　aside 在旁邊 We stood aside to let her pass.

　　assault 攻擊，襲擊 We made an assault on the enemy fort.

　　assemble 集合，召集 assemble the members of Parliament for a special meeting.

　　assert 肯定地說，堅定地斷言 He asserted his innocence.

　　assess 估價，評價，評論 assess the present state of the economy

　　assign 分配，布置 The teacher assigned a new lesson.

　　assimilate 吸收，消化 He is quick to assimilate new ideas.

　　associate 聯系，結合 We naturally associated the name of Darwin with the doctrine of evolution.

　　assume 假定，假設 Farmers will have a bumper harvest, assuming the weather si favarable.

　　assure 深信不疑地對......說，向......保證

　　assurance 保證，把握，信心 He gave me his assurance that he would help.

　　astonish 使驚訝 I was astonished at his sudden appearance.

　　attach 系，貼，連接 attach a label to a suitcase

　　attain 達到，獲得 attain ones goal

　　attend 出席，參加 attend a wedding

　　attendance 出席，參加，出席人數，出席率 Our class has perfect attendance today.

　　attentive 注意的，專心的 an attentive audience

　　attribute 把歸因于，把......歸于 He attributed his success to hard work.

　　auxiliary 輔助的 an auxiliary rocket

　　avail 有利于，有助于 Will force alone avail us?

　　average 平均數，平均 The paper receives an average of nearly 100 articles a day.

　　avert 擋開，防止，避免 Many traffic accidents can be averted by courtesy.

　　awake 醒，覺醒 awake from sleep

　　bang sudden loud bang

　　bare 赤裸的，光禿的，空無內容的 walk in bare feet

　　beforehand 預先，事先 If you wanted soup for lunch you should have told me beforehand.

　　behave 舉止端正，聽話　Do behave.

　　bewilder 使迷惑，使糊涂 Im bewildered as to which one to buy.

　　bias 偏見，偏心 have a bias against sb.

　　blame 責備，責怪 Public opinion blames Mrs Smith for leading the girl astray.

　　blast 一陣，一股 a blast of wind

　　blaze 火焰 The fire sprang into a blaze.

　　blunt 鈍的 The sun was blazing down and the heat was oppressive.

　　blush 臉紅 blush with joy

　　boast 自吹自擂，自夸的話 He is full of boasts.

　　bolt 螺栓，插銷 a small bag of nuts and bolts

　　boom 低沉有回響的聲音 The great bell tolled with a deep boom.

　　border 邊界，邊境，邊沿 a district on the Kampuchean side of the border with Thailand

　　bore 鉆孔，挖 bore through a wall

　　bound 跳躍，彈回 She bounded to her feet and waved her right hand triumphantly.

　　boycott 抑制，拒絕參加 boycott uncooperative manufactures

　　brace 托架，支架 He braced his muscles and lifted the weight.

　　breed 繁殖 Rabbits breed families rapidly.

　　bribe 賄賂 accepta bribe from sb.

　　brief 短暫的，簡短的，簡潔的 a brief holiday

　　brisk 輕快的，生氣勃勃的 a brisk pace

　　brittle 易碎的，一碰就破的 brittle glass

　　brush 刷子，毛刷 a laundry brush

　　bump 碰，撞 The truck bumped against the wall in the dark.

　　burst 爆炸，爆裂 The boiler burst.

　　calculate 計算，推算 calculate the distance between New York and Chicago

　　capture 俘虜，捕獲 capture butterflies

　　case 事例，事實，事情 This is a case of poor judgment.

　　cast 投，扔，拋，撒，擲 cast doubt on the feasibility of a scheme

　　casual 偶然的，無計劃的，隨便的，非正式的 a casual meeting

　　cease 停止，終止，結束 The music ceased suddenly.

　　character 性質，特質 The furniture in Toms apartment was pretentious and without character.

　　charge 要，收 The airlines charge half price for students.

　　charm 魅力，魔力 This thriving resort town has retained its village charm.

　　chase 追逐，追求 The police chased the escaping thief and caught him at last.

　　check 使突然停止，制止 check ones steps

　　cherish 珍愛，珍視 cherish ones native land

　　chew 嚼，咀嚼 He chewed a mouthful of meat.

　　artificial 人工的，人造的，人為的 artificial price controls

　　ascend 登高，上升，升高 The airplane ascended into the cloud.

　　ascertain 查明，弄清，確定 I ascertained that he was dead.

　　ashamed 慚愧的，羞恥的 I am ashamed for being so stupid.

　　ashore 向岸，向陸地 He swam ashore.

　　aside 在旁邊 We stood aside to let her pass.

　　assault 攻擊，襲擊 We made an assault on the enemy fort.

　　assemble 集合，召集 assemble the members of Parliament for a special meeting.

　　assert 肯定地說，堅定地斷言 He asserted his innocence.

　　assess 估價，評價，評論 assess the present state of the economy

　　assign 分配，布置 The teacher assigned a new lesson.

　　assimilate 吸收，消化 He is quick to assimilate new ideas.

　　associate 聯系，結合 We naturally associated the name of Darwin with the doctrine of evolution.

　　assume 假定，假設 Farmers will have a bumper harvest, assuming the weather si favarable.

　　assure 深信不疑地對......說，向......保證

　　assurance 保證，把握，信心 He gave me his assurance that he would help.

　　astonish 使驚訝 I was astonished at his sudden appearance.

　　attach 系，貼，連接 attach a label to a suitcase

　　attain 達到，獲得 attain ones goal

　　attend 出席，參加 attend a wedding

　　attendance 出席，參加，出席人數，出席率 Our class has perfect attendance today.

　　attentive 注意的，專心的 an attentive audience

　　attribute 把歸因于，把......歸于 He attributed his success to hard work.

　　auxiliary 輔助的 an auxiliary rocket

　　avail 有利于，有助于 Will force alone avail us?

　　average 平均數，平均 The paper receives an average of nearly 100 articles a day.

　　avert 擋開，防止，避免 Many traffic accidents can be averted by courtesy.

　　awake 醒，覺醒 awake from sleep

　　bang sudden loud bang

　　bare 赤裸的，光禿的，空無內容的 walk in bare feet

　　beforehand 預先，事先 If you wanted soup for lunch you should have told me beforehand.

　　behave 舉止端正，聽話　Do behave.

　　bewilder 使迷惑，使糊涂 Im bewildered as to which one to buy.

　　bias 偏見，偏心 have a bias against sb.

　　blame 責備，責怪 Public opinion blames Mrs Smith for leading the girl astray.

　　blast 一陣，一股 a blast of wind

　　blaze 火焰 The fire sprang into a blaze.

　　blunt 鈍的 The sun was blazing down and the heat was oppressive.

　　blush 臉紅 blush with joy

　　boast 自吹自擂，自夸的話 He is full of boasts.

　　bolt 螺栓，插銷 a small bag of nuts and bolts

　　boom 低沉有回響的聲音 The great bell tolled with a deep boom.

　　border 邊界，邊境，邊沿 a district on the Kampuchean side of the border with Thailand

　　bore 鉆孔，挖 bore through a wall

　　bound 跳躍，彈回 She bounded to her feet and waved her right hand triumphantly.

　　boycott 抑制，拒絕參加 boycott uncooperative manufactures

　　brace 托架，支架 He braced his muscles and lifted the weight.

　　breed 繁殖 Rabbits breed families rapidly.

　　bribe 賄賂 accepta bribe from sb.

　　brief 短暫的，簡短的，簡潔的 a brief holiday

　　brisk 輕快的，生氣勃勃的 a brisk pace

　　brittle 易碎的，一碰就破的 brittle glass

　　brush 刷子，毛刷 a laundry brush

　　bump 碰，撞 The truck bumped against the wall in the dark.

　　burst 爆炸，爆裂 The boiler burst.

　　calculate 計算，推算 calculate the distance between New York and Chicago

　　capture 俘虜，捕獲 capture butterflies

　　case 事例，事實，事情 This is a case of poor judgment.

　　cast 投，扔，拋，撒，擲 cast doubt on the feasibility of a scheme

　　casual 偶然的，無計劃的，隨便的，非正式的 a casual meeting

　　cease 停止，終止，結束 The music ceased suddenly.

　　character 性質，特質 The furniture in Toms apartment was pretentious and without character.

　　charge 要，收 The airlines charge half price for students.

　　charm 魅力，魔力 This thriving resort town has retained its village charm.

　　chase 追逐，追求 The police chased the escaping thief and caught him at last.

　　check 使突然停止，制止 check ones steps

　　cherish 珍愛，珍視 cherish ones native land

　　chew 嚼，咀嚼 He chewed a mouthful of meat.