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an·te·bel·lum

adj

\ˌan-ti-ˈbe-ləm\

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adj.(美国南北)战争前的

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an·te·date

noun

\ˈan-ti-ˌdāt\

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vt.(在历史上)比…为早； 先于； 早于； (在信、支票等上)填写比实际日期早的日期

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an·te·ri·or

adj

\an-ˈtir-ē-ər\

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  1. ADJ （指身体某部位）位于前部的，前面的 Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.
    …the left anterior descending artery.
    左前方下行动脉
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an·thol·o·gy

noun

\an-ˈthä-lə-jē\

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  1. N-COUNT （不同作家的作品的）选集 An anthology is a collection of writings by different writers published together in one book.
    …an anthology of poetry.
    诗歌选集

— an·tho·log·i·cal \ˌan(t)-thə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective

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an·thro·pol·o·gy

noun

\ˌan(t)-thrə-ˈpä-lə-jē\

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noun.人类学

— an·thro·po·log·i·cal -pə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective
— an·thro·po·log·i·cal·ly -ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— an·thro·pol·o·gist \ˌan(t)-thrə-ˈpä-lə-jist\ noun

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aris·to·crat·ic

adj

\ə-ˌris-tə-ˈkra-tik\

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  1. ADJ-GRADED 贵族的；贵族式的 Aristocratic means belonging to or typical of the aristocracy.
    …a wealthy, aristocratic family…
    富有的贵族家庭
    He laughed it off with aristocratic indifference.
    他带着贵族式的漠然对其一笑置之。

— aris·to·crat·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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an·ti·bi·ot·ic

adj

\ˌan-tē-bī-ˈä-tik\

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an·ti·bi·ot·ics

n.(用作复数)抗生素； (用作单数)抗生物质的研究； <微>抗生素， 抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )

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an·ti·body

noun

\ˈan-ti-ˌbä-dē\

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  1. N-COUNT 抗体 Antibodies are substances which a person’s or an animal’s body produces in their blood in order to destroy substances which carry disease.
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an·ti·cli·mac·tic

adj

-klī-ˈmak-tik\

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adj.突降法的，渐减的； 虎头蛇尾的

— an·ti·cli·mac·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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an·ti·dote

noun

\ˈan-ti-ˌdōt\

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  1. N-COUNT 解毒药；解毒剂 An antidote is a chemical substance that stops or controls the effect of a poison.
    When he returned, he noticed their sickness and prepared an antidote.
    他回来后注意到了他们的病状，于是配制了解毒剂。
  2. N-COUNT 矫正方法；对抗手段 Something that is an antidote to a difficult or unpleasant situation helps you to overcome the situation.
    Massage is a wonderful antidote to stress.
    按摩是舒缓压力的一剂妙方。

— antidote transitive verb

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an·ti·freeze

noun

\ˈan-ti-ˌfrēz\

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  1. N-UNCOUNT 防冻剂;抗凝剂 Antifreeze is a liquid which is added to water to stop it freezing. It is used in car radiators in cold weather.
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an·ti·gen

noun

\ˈan-ti-jən\

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  1. N-COUNT 抗原 An antigen is a substance that helps the production of antibodies.

— an·ti·gen·ic \ˌan-ti-ˈje-nik\ adjective
— an·ti·gen·i·cal·ly -ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— an·ti·ge·nic·i·ty -jə-ˈni-sə-tē\ noun

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an·ti·pode

noun

\ˈan-tə-ˌpōd\

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n.正好相反的事物，恰恰相对事物

— an·tip·o·de·an (ˌ)an-ˌti-pə-ˈdē-ən\ adjective or noun

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an·ti·psy·chot·ic

noun

\ˌan-tē-sī-ˈkä-tik\

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adj. 抑制精神的， 抗精神活动的，抗精神病的
n. 安定药，精神抑制药

— antipsychotic adjective

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an·tiq·ui·ty

noun

\an-ˈti-kwə-tē\

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  1. N-UNCOUNT 古代，古时（尤指古埃及、古希腊、古罗马时期） Antiquity is the distant past, especially the time of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
    …famous monuments of classical antiquity…
    古典时期的著名纪念碑
    The town was famous in antiquity for its white bulls.
    该镇在古时以其白色公牛闻名。
  2. N-COUNT 古迹;古建筑;古物 Antiquities are things such as buildings, statues, or coins that were made in ancient times and have survived to the present day.
    …collectors of Roman antiquities.
    古罗马时期物品的收藏家
  3. N-UNCOUNT 古老；年代悠久 The antiquity of something is its great age.
    …a town of great antiquity…
    历史悠久的小镇
    It indicates the antiquity of the tradition.
    这表明该传统源远流长。
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an·tith·e·sis

noun

\an-ˈti-thə-səs\

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  1. N-COUNT 对立面；形成对立（或对照）的事物 The antithesis of something is its exact opposite.
    The little black dress is the anithesis of fussy dressing.
    与花哨的打扮形成鲜明对比的是这件小黑裙子。
  2. N-COUNT （二者间的）对比，对照 If there is an antithesis between two things, there is a contrast between them.
    …the antithesis between instinct and reason.
    本能和理智的对立
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an·ti·trust \ˌan-tē-ˈtrəst\ law

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反独占法，反托拉斯法

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ape

noun

\ˈāp\

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  1. N-COUNT 无尾猿；类人猿；猿 Apes are chimpanzees, gorillas, and other animals in the same family.
    …the theory that man is descended from the apes.
    认为人类是从类人猿演变而来的理论
  2. VERB 模仿；学…的样子 If you ape someone’s speech or behaviour, you imitate it.
    Modelling yourself on someone you admire is not the same as aping all they say or do.
    以偶像为榜样并不是说要模仿他们的一言一行。
    …French films which merely aped Hollywood.
    只是照搬好莱坞模式的法国电影
  3. PHRASE 怒不可遏;暴跳如雷 If someone goes ape, they become very angry and upset.
    When Colonel Harper found out, he would go ape.
    哈珀上校发现了一定会勃然大怒。
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spec·ta·tor

noun

\ˈspek-ˌtā-tər\

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  1. N-COUNT (尤指体育比赛的)观众 A spectator is someone who watches something, especially a sporting event.
    Thirty thousand spectators watched the final game.
    3 万名观众观看了决赛。

— spectator adjective
— spec·ta·tor·i·al \ˌspek-tə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl\ adjective
— spec·ta·tor·ship \ˈspek-ˌtā-tər-ˌship\ noun

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ape·ri·od·ic

adj

\ˌā-ˌpir-ē-ˈä-dik\

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adj.非周期性的； 不定期的； <物>非周期的； (振动等)非周期的

— ape·ri·od·i·cal·ly -di-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— ape·ri·o·dic·i·ty -ē-ə-ˈdi-sə-tē\ noun

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apo·lit·i·cal

adj

\ˌā-pə-ˈli-ti-kəl\

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  1. ADJ-GRADED （指人）不关心政治的，对政治不感兴趣的 Someone who is apolitical is not interested in politics.
    As a musician, you cannot be apolitical.
    作为一个音乐人，你不能不关心政治。
  2. ADJ （组织或活动）与政党无关的，不支持任何政党的 If you describe an organization or an activity as apolitical, you mean that it is not linked to a particular political party.
    …the normally apolitical European Commission…
    通常不支持任何政党的欧盟委员会
    Others maintain the violence is apolitical and the perpetrators are just gangs bent on defying authority.
    其他人坚称该暴力事件与任何政党无关，行凶者只是意欲反抗权威的一伙人。

— apo·lit·i·cal·ly -k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— apo·lit·i·cism -tə-ˌsi-zəm\ noun

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apol·o·gist

noun

\ə-ˈpä-lə-jist\

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  1. N-COUNT 辩解者；辩护者 An apologist is a person who writes or speaks in defence of a belief, a cause, or a person’s life.
    ‘I am no apologist for Hitler,’ observed Pyat.
    “我不是为希特勒辩护，”皮亚说。
    …the great Christian apologist Origen.
    伟大的基督教辩护士奥利金
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apoth·e·cary

noun

\ə-ˈpä-thə-ˌker-ē\

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  1. N-COUNT 药剂师 An apothecary was a person who prepared medicines for people.
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ap·pa·ra·tus

noun

\ˌa-pə-ˈra-təs\

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  1. N-VAR 机构；组织 The apparatus of an organization or system is its structure and method of operation.
    For many years, the country had been buried under the apparatus of the regime.
    多年来，这个国家一直处于该政权机构的高压统治下。
    …a massive bureaucratic apparatus.
    庞大的官僚机构
  2. N-VAR 器械;器具;仪器;设备 Apparatus is the equipment, such as tools and machines, which is used to do a particular job or activity.
    One of the boys had to be rescued by firemen wearing breathing apparatus.
    其中一个男孩须由带着呼吸装置的消防员才能救出。
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ap·par·el

verb

\ə-ˈper-əl\

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  1. N-UNCOUNT 衣服;（尤指）正装 Apparel means clothes, especially formal clothes worn on an important occasion.
    Women’s apparel is offered in petite, regular, and tall models. 出售的女装有小号、中号和大号。
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ap·pli·ance

noun

\ə-ˈplī-ən(t)s\

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  1. N-COUNT （家用）电器，器械，装置 An appliance is a device or machine in your home that you use to do a job such as cleaning or cooking. Appliances are often electrical.
    He could also learn to use the vacuum cleaner, the washing machine and other household appliances.
    他可以再学学使用吸尘器、洗衣机和其他家用电器。
    …Maytag, one of America’s biggest domestic appliance manufacturers.
    美泰克公司，美国最大的家电制造商之一
  2. N-SING （技术或知识的）使用，应用 The appliance of a skill or of knowledge is its use for a particular purpose.
    These advances were the result of the intellectual appliance of science.
    这些进步是巧妙应用科学的结果。
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ap·pli·ca·ble

adj

\ˈa-pli-kə-bəl\

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  1. ADJ-GRADED 适用的；适当的；可实施的 Something that is applicable to a particular situation is relevant to it or can be applied to it.
    What is a reasonable standard for one family is not applicable for another…
    对一个家庭合理的标准并不适用于另一个家庭。
    Appraisal has traditionally been seen as most applicable to those in management and supervisory positions…
    传统上认为业绩评定最适用于那些身处管理和监督职位之人。
    applicability: Piaget himself wrote relatively little about the applicability of his theories to education.皮亚热本人就其理论对教育的适用性论述相对很少。

— ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty \ˌa-pli-kə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

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ap·por·tion

verb

\ə-ˈpȯr-shən\

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  1. VERB 分摊；分派 When you apportion something such as blame, you decide how much of it different people deserve or should be given.
    The experts are even-handed in apportioning blame among EU governments…
    专家们在明确对欧盟各国政府所应追究的责任时十分公正。
    The allowable deduction is apportioned between the estate and the beneficiaries.
    减免的税额在地产和受益人之间分摊。
    apportionment: …the apportionment of resources.对资源的分配

— ap·por·tion·able -shə-nə-bəl\ adjective

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ap·pre·hend

verb

\ˌa-pri-ˈhend\

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  1. VERB 逮捕；拘押 If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
    Police have not apprehended her killer.
    警察还未抓获谋杀她的凶手。
  2. VERB 了解;明白 If you apprehend something, you understand it fully.
    Only now can I begin to apprehend the power of these forces.
    直到现在我才真正了解这些队伍的力量。
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ap·pren·tice

noun, often attributive

\ə-ˈpren-təs\

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  1. N-COUNT 学徒；徒弟 An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
    I started off as an apprentice and worked my way up…
    我从学徒开始干起，逐步上升。
    He left school at 15 and trained as an apprentice carpenter.
    他15岁辍学，当上木工学徒。
  2. VERB 使拜师于；使当…的学徒 If a young person is apprenticed to someone, they go to work for them in order to learn their skill.
    I was apprenticed to a builder when I was fourteen.
    14岁时，我拜一个建筑工人为师当学徒。

— ap·pren·tice·ship -tə(sh)-ˌship\ noun

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ap·pro·ba·tion

noun

\ˌa-prə-ˈbā-shən\

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  1. N-UNCOUNT 赞许;赞同;认可;批准 Approbation is approval of something or agreement to it.
    Julian Lloyd Webber thinks his brother would like the approbation of serious critics…
    朱利安·劳埃德·韦伯认为他弟弟希望获得严肃批评家的认可。
    The result has not met universal approbation.
    该结果尚未获得普遍认同。

— ap·pro·ba·to·ry \ˈa-prə-bə-ˌtȯr-ē\ adjective

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ap·pro·pri·a·tion

noun

\ə-ˌprō-prē-ˈā-shən\

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  1. N-COUNT 拨款 An appropriation is an amount of money that a government or organization reserves for a particular purpose.
    The government raised defence appropriations by 12 per cent. 政府将国防拨款提高了12%。
  2. N-UNCOUNT 私占；侵吞；盗用；挪用 Appropriation of something that belongs to someone else is the act of taking it, usually without having the right to do so.
    Other charges include fraud and illegal appropriation of land. 其他指控包括欺诈罪和非法侵占土地罪。
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aquat·ic

adj

\ə-ˈkwä-tik\

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  1. ADJ 水栖的；水生的 An aquatic animal or plant lives or grows on or in water.
    The pond is quite small but can support many aquatic plants and fish.
    池塘虽小，但能为许多水生植物和鱼类提供足够的养分。
    …aquatic birds.
    水生鸟类
  2. ADJ 与水相关的;水上的;水中的 Aquatic means relating to water.
    …aquatic consultant Ben Tucker. 水项目顾问本·塔克
    …our aquatic resources. 我们的水资源

— aquat·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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ar·a·ble

adj

\ˈa-rə-bəl\

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  1. ADJ （农业）耕种的;（土地）适于耕种的，可开垦的 Arable farming involves growing crops such as wheat and barley rather than keeping animals or growing fruit and vegetables. Arable land is land that is used for arable farming.
    …arable farmers. 从事农耕的农场主
    …arable crops. 庄稼

— ar·a·bil·i·ty \ˌa-rə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

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ar·bi·trary

adj

\ˈär-bə-ˌtrer-ē\

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  1. ADJ-GRADED 武断的;任意的;任性的;主观的 If you describe an action, rule, or decision as arbitrary, you think that it is not based on any principle, plan, or system. It often seems unfair because of this.
    Arbitrary arrests and detention without trial were common.
    随意逮捕和拘留屡见不鲜。
    arbitrarily: The victims were not chosen arbitrarily.下手对象不是随便选择的。

— ar·bi·trari·ly \ˌär-bə-ˈtrer-ə-lē\ adverb
— ar·bi·trar·i·ness \ˈär-bə-ˌtrer-ē-nəs\ noun

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ar·bi·tra·tor

noun

\ˈär-bə-ˌtrā-tər\

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n.仲裁人，公断人

Both sides agreed to accept a decision by an impartial (ˌ)im-ˈpär-shəl\ arbitrator.

<the couple finally agreed to let the salesclerk be the final arbitrator and tell them which shirt looked best>

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ar·cane

adj

\är-ˈkān\

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  1. ADJ-GRADED 秘密的；神秘的 Something that is arcane is secret or mysterious.
    Until a few months ago few people outside the arcane world of contemporary music had heard of Gorecki.
    直至几个月前，在现代音乐神秘殿堂之外很少有人听说了戈莱斯基。
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ar·chae·ol·o·gist

noun

\ˌär-kē-ˈä-lə-jist\

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n.考古学家

— ar·chae·o·log·i·cal \ˌär-kē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective
— ar·chae·o·log·i·cal·ly -k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— ar·chae·ol·o·gy noun \ˌär-kē-ˈä-lə-jē\

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arch·en·e·my

noun

(ˌ)ärch-ˈe-nə-mē\

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n.主要敌人； 大敌； (A-)魔王； 撒旦

The two politicians were archenemies.
The country went to war with its archenemy.

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ar·chive

noun

\ˈär-ˌkīv\

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n. 档案， 档案馆； 档案文件( archive的名词复数 )； 档案馆，档案室
v. 存档( archive的第三人称单数 )

an archive of historical manuscripts
The original movie was stored in a film archive.
He has been reading through the archives to research his article on the town’s history.

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ar·dent

adj

\ˈär-dənt\

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  1. ADJ-GRADED 热情的;热烈的;激动的 Ardent is used to describe someone who has extremely strong feelings about something or someone.
    He’s been one of the most ardent supporters of the administration’s policy.
    他一向是政府政策最热情的支持者之一。
    …an ardent opponent of the Vietnam War.
    越南战争的强烈反对者
    ardently: Why had Hilton defended him so ardently?…为什么希尔顿如此激动地为他辩护呢？His reports are often ardently pro-Russian.他的报告常常是力挺俄罗斯的。

— ar·dent·ly adverb

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ar·id

adj

\ˈa-rəd

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  1. ADJ-GRADED 干旱的;不毛的 Arid land is so dry that very few plants can grow on it.
    …new strains of crops that can withstand arid conditions.
    能抵抗干旱条件的新品种作物
    …the arid zones of the country.
    该国的干旱区域
  2. ADJ-GRADED 枯燥无味的；乏善可陈的 If you describe something such as a period of your life or an academic subject as arid, you mean that it has so little interest, excitement, or purpose that it makes you feel bored or unhappy.
    She had given him the only joy his arid life had ever known.
    她为他枯燥无味的生活带来了从未有过的乐趣。
    …the politically arid years of military dictatorship in the 1960s and ’70s.
    在20世纪60和70年代军事独裁期间政事荒芜的岁月

— arid·i·ty \ə-ˈri-də-tē\ noun
— ar·id·ness \ˈa-rəd-nəs\ noun

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arithmetic mean

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n.算术中项，算术平均

a value that is computed by dividing the sum of a set of terms by the number of terms

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arithmetic progression

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算术级数，等差级数

(mathematics) a progression in which a constant is added to each term in order to obtain the next term;

“1-4-7-10-13- is the start of an arithmetic progression”

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ar·ray

verb

\ə-ˈrā\

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  1. N-COUNT-COLL 一大批；一大群 An array of different things or people is a large number or wide range of them.
    As the deadline approached she experienced a bewildering array of emotions…
    随着最后期限的临近，她开始心绪纷乱，不知所措。
    A dazzling array of celebrities are expected at the Mayfair gallery to see the pictures.
    梅费尔美术馆期待星光璀璨的各界名流来欣赏这些画。
  2. N-COUNT 陈列;布置 An array of objects is a collection of them that is displayed or arranged in a particular way.
    There was an impressive array of pill bottles stacked on top of the fridge…
    冰箱上显眼地摆放着许多药瓶。
    We visited the local markets and saw wonderful arrays of fruit and vegetables.
    我们去了当地的市场，看见了一排排摆放整齐的水果和蔬菜。
  3. N-COUNT （多个望远镜、太阳能电池板之类的仪器设备连接在一起构成的）阵列 An array of instruments such as telescopes or solar panels is a number of them that are connected together to form a single unit.
  4. N-COUNT 数列;数组;阵列 In science and mathematics, an array of things such as atoms or numbers is a regular pattern or structure that is formed by them.
    …methods which can be used to create an ordered array of molecules within materials…
    能使材料内部的分子有序排列的方法
    The image is then stored on the computer hard disk as a vast array of black or white dots.
    这幅图像当时就以大量黑点或白点排列的形式被存入电脑硬盘。

— ar·ray·er noun

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ar·tery

noun

\ˈär-tə-rē\

A
  1. N-COUNT 动脉（Compare 比较 vein. ） Arteries are the tubes in your body that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body.
    …patients suffering from blocked arteries.
    患动脉栓塞的病人
  2. N-COUNT 主干路；干线；要道 You can refer to an important main route within a complex road, railway, or river system as an artery .
    Clarence Street was one of the northbound arteries of the central business district.
    克拉伦斯街是中央商业区北段部分的主干路之一。
    …the point where the Ohio River, itself a great artery, joins the Mississippi.
    本身就是一条主干河道的俄亥俄河和密西西比河的交汇处
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ar·ti·fact

noun

\ˈär-ti-ˌfakt\

A

n.人工制品，手工艺品，加工品

— ar·ti·fac·tu·al \ˌär-ti-ˈfak-chə(-wə)l\ adjective

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ar·ti·san

noun

\ˈär-tə-zən\

A
  1. N-COUNT 手工艺人；工匠 An artisan is someone whose job requires skill with their hands.

— ar·ti·san·al -zə-nəl\ adjective
— ar·ti·san·ship -ˌship\ noun

49
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as-yet-unexploited

\ˌən-ik-ˈsplȯi-təd\

A

a.尚未开发利用的

50
Q

as·cribe

verb

\ə-ˈskrīb\

A
  1. VERB 把…归因于；把…归咎于 If you ascribe an event or condition to a particular cause, you say or consider that it was caused by that thing.
    An autopsy eventually ascribed the baby’s death to sudden infant death syndrome.
    尸检最终认定孩子死于婴儿猝死综合征。
  2. VERB 认为是…的特点;认为…具有 If you ascribe a quality to someone, you consider that they possess it.
    We do not ascribe a superior wisdom to government or the state.
    我们并不认为政府或是国家有超凡的智慧。
  3. VERB 认为…是…所说（或所为） If you ascribe something such as a quotation or a work of art to someone, you say that they said it or created it.
    He mistakenly ascribes the expression ‘survival of the fittest’ to Charles Darwin.
    他错误地认为“适者生存”是查尔斯·达尔文说的。

— as·crib·able -ˈskrī-bə-bəl\ adjective

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