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adamant ? / ??d?m?nt; ˋ?d??m?nt/ adj (esp of a person or his manner) firmly or stubbornly determined; unwilling to be persuaded （尤指人或态度）坚决的, 坚强的, 倔强的, 坚定不移的: an adamant refusal 断然拒绝 * She was quite adamant that she would not come. 她坚决不来. * On this point I am adamant, ie my decision will not change. 在这一点上我是坚定不移的. adamantly adv. adroit ? / ??dr??t; ?ˋdr??t/ adj ~ (at/in sth) skilful; clever 熟练的; 机敏的; 灵巧的: the ministers adroit handling of the crisis 部长应付难关的巧妙手段 * He soon became adroit at steering the boat. 他很快就熟练掌握了驾船技术. Cf 参看 maladroit. adroitly adv adroitness n [U]. aghast ? / ??gɑ?st; US ??g?st; ?ˋɡ?st/ adj [pred 作表语] ~ (at sth) filled with horror or amazement 惊恐; 惊奇: He stood aghast at the terrible sight. 他被那可怕的景象吓呆了. arid ? / ??r?d; ˋ?r?d/ adj (of land or climate) having little or no rainfall; dry （指土壤或气候）乾旱的, 乾燥的: the arid deserts of Africa 非洲的乾旱沙漠 * Nothing grows in these arid conditions. 在这些乾旱环境中, 寸草不生. dull; uninteresting 枯燥的; 无趣味的: have long, arid discussions about unimportant matters 对鸡毛蒜皮的事进行的冗长而枯燥的讨论. aridity / ??r?d?t?; ?ˋr?d?t?/ n [U]. aridly adv. aridness n [U]. ascetic ? / ??set?k; ?ˋs?t?k/ adj [usu attrib 通常作定语] not allowing oneself pleasures and comforts; having or involving a very austere life 不让自己快乐和舒服的; 苦行的; 过极简朴生活的: the ascetic existence of monks and hermits 僧侣隐士的清苦生活. ascetic n person who leads a very simple life without basic comforts, esp for religious reasons 苦行者; 苦行修道者.ascetically / -kl?; -kl?/ adv.asceticism / ??set?s?z?m; ?ˋs?t??s?z?m/ n [U]. askance ? / ??sk?ns; ?ˋsk?ns/ adv (idm 习语) lookaskance (at sb/sth) look (usu sideways) at sb/sth with distrust or disapproval （因怀疑或不满而）斜着眼睛看某人[某事物]; 侧目而视; 瞟: look askance at the price 对那个价钱侧目而视 * She looked at me rather askance when I suggested a swim in the nude. 我提议裸体游泳, 她就瞟了我一眼. beatnik ? / ?bi?tn?k; ˋbitn?k/ n (dated 旧) (in the 1950s and early 1960s) person behaving and dressing unconventionally as a defiant protest against Western morality and as a means of self-expression ‘垮掉的一代’的成员（二十世