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A: Stop agitate your brother!
B: He is the one that started it.
agitate vi. (for,against)煽动,鼓动
vt. 1. 搅动,摇动;2. 使焦虑不安
A: Try to calm down. The wound is not serious.
B: But I am in agony.
agony n. (极度的)痛苦,创痛
A: Do you like your new neighbours?
B: Yes, I find them very agreeable.
agreeable a. 1. 令人愉快的,惬意的;2. (欣然)同意的,乐意的
A: My grandmother lives alone.
B: Oh, mine now has an aide to help her in the home.
aide n. 助手,副官
A: You are not looking well today.
B: Unfortunately, I always have some sort of ailment in the winter.
ailment n. 小病,疾病
A: This room is far too warm.
B: Turn on the air-conditioning then.
air-conditioning n. 空调设备,空调系统
A: I tripped up walking down the aisle in church last Sunday.
B: That is because you never tie your laces property.
aisle n. 过道,通道
A: Did you take a lot of photos on your holidays?
B: Yeah, two album full.
album n. 粘贴簿,集邮簿,像册
A: I’m not too fond of alcoholic drinks.
B: Well I usually drink Coke as well.
alcoholic a. 1. 酒精的,含酒精的;2. 由酒精引起的
n. 酗酒者
A: I would love to visit South America.
B: So would I , but at the moment it seems almost alien to me.
alien a. 1. 外国的,外国人的;2. 陌生的;3. 性质不同的,不相容的
n. 1. 外国人,外侨;2. 外星人
A: The new girl in our class seems to be alienated from us.
B: I will invite her to join us at lunch, maybe that will help.
alienate vt. 1. 使疏远,使不友好,离间;2. 转让,让渡(财产等)
A: He alleged that he was burgled during the night.
B: I do not believe him, he is always telling lies.
allege vt. 断言,宣称,硬说
A: Here is some cream to alleviate your pain.
B: Thanks, I will use it straight away.
alleviate vt. 减轻,缓解,缓和
A: Where did you lose your purse?
B: In the alley beside my house.
alley n. 小巷,胡同
A: I have been allotted only two shelves for all my belongings in the door.
B: I am sure that you can ask for more space if you need it.
allot vt. 分配,拨出
A: Is your ring made of pure silver?
B: No, I think that it is just an alloy.
alloy n. 合金
vt. 将……铸成合金
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