accommodate 使适应，使符合一致 accommodate oneself to changed circumstances
accompany 陪伴，伴随 She was accompanied to a dinner by her friend.
accomplish 达到（目的），完成（任务），实现（计划，诺言等） accomplish one's purpose
accord 使符合，相一致(with) His violent action do not accord with his peaceful words.
account 记述，叙述 give a brief account of what has happened
accumulate 积累，积攒，积聚 accumulate wisdom
accurate 准确的，精确的 an accurate estimate
accuse 指控，指责 They accused her publicly of stealing their books.
accustom 使习惯于 accustom oneself to rising (to rise) early
acquaint 使认识，使了解
activate 使活动起来，使开始起作用，启动 They have planted secret agents in many countries who could beactivated whenever needed.
acute 尖锐的，敏锐的 an acute thinker
address 演说 a television address
adhere 黏附，附着 Paste is used to make one surface adhere to another.
adjacent 临近的，毗邻的(to) a city and its adjacent suburbs
adjoin 贴近，与...毗邻 His house adjoins the lake.
administrate 掌管，料理...的事务 In many Japanese homes, the funds are administrated by the wife.
adolescent （尤指16岁以下的）青少年 a film aimed at adolescents
advance 使向前移动 advance a chessman
advantage 有利条件，优点 Sitting Presidents hold built-in advantages when seeking anotherterm.
adverse 不友好的，敌对的 She felt adverse to her husband's friends.
advocate 拥护，提倡，主张 advocate self-defence
aesthetic 美学的，艺术的，审美 an aesthetic theory
affliliate 使隶属（或附属）于，使成为会员 a government affiliated company
affirm 断言，申明 affirm the truth of a statement
aggravate 加重，加剧，恶化 aggravate the declining economy
aggressive 侵犯的，侵略的 an aggressive weapon
agitate 搅动（液体等） The machine agitated the mixture.
alarm 惊恐，忧虑 The bandits scattered in alarm.
alert 警惕的，留神的 In our reading we should always be alert for new usages.
allege 断言，宣称 The newspaper alleges the mayor's guilt.
allocate 分配，分派，把...拨给 allocate funds for new projects
allied 结盟的，有关联的 allied nations
allowance 津贴，补贴，零用钱 a housing allowance
alternate 交替，轮流 Night and day alternate.
amateur （艺术，科学等的）业余爱好者 an amateur golfer
ambiguous 含糊不清的，模棱两可的 an ambiguous answer
amend 修改，修订 amend the spelling in sb.'s paper
amuse 逗乐，逗笑，给...提供娱乐（或消遣） The clown at the circus amused the children.
anchor 锚 The anchor catches (drags).
announce 宣布，声称 It is officially announced that he will not run for reelection.
annoy 使恼怒，使生气 She was annoyed at (with) his lightheard attitude.
anonymous 匿名的，无名的 an anonymous letter (phone call)
anticipate 预期，预料 The directors anticipated a fall in demand (that demand wouldfall).
apart 成零碎 Such cheap clothes come apart after a few washings.
apparent 显然的，明明白白的 It was apparent that they all understood.
applaud 鼓掌，喝彩，叫好 The audience applauds the performers for three minutes.
apply 涂，敷 He applied two coats of paint to the table.
appoint 任命，委派 They appointed his father (to be 或as) postmaster.
appraise 估量，估计 appraise the infant's weight
appreciate 感激 I appreciated your help much.
apprehend 对...担心 Do you apprehend that there will be any difficulty?
approach 靠近，接近 John is approaching manhood.
appropriate 恰当的，相称的 Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.
approve 赞成，同意 I couldn't approve his conduct.
approximate 大概的，大约的，近似的 The approximate time is 10 o'clock.
apt （习性）易于......的，有......倾向的 A careless person is apt to make mistakes.
arbitrary 随心所欲的，个人武断的，任意的 an arbitrary choice
arise 起立，起身 arise from one's seat
arouse 使......奋发 A man like Tom will be aroused. Don’t worry.
array 排列，队形 The troops were formed in battle array.
articulate 发音清晰的，善于表达的 He is articulate about everything in the field of economics.