大学英语精读第5-6册词汇概要.doc

1. (be) engaged to having agreed to marry 2. a matter of course 必然发生之事 3. able-bodied a.strong and healthy;physically fit 4. absently ad.in an absent-minded manner 5. account for be responsible for, explain 6. adamant a.firmly or stubbornly determined 7. adversity n.逆境 8. affront vt.(当众)侮辱 insult openly 9. afresh ad.once more from the beginning; again 10. aint =are not, am not 11. aisle n.(座席间的)纵直通道，走道 12. Alabama n.亚拉巴马(州)[美国] 13. allege declare without definite proof断言，宣称 14. allocate vt.分配，分派 15. almighty a.able to do everything;omnipotent全能的 16. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化 17. aneurism n.动脉瘤 18. answerable able to be answered 19. appalling a.shocking; extremely bad 20. apprehensively fearfully 21. Arab n./a.阿拉伯人(的) 22. armrest n.扶手 23. as opposed to in contrast to 24. as the case may be whatever the case may be 25. at a glance with one look; at once 一眼 26. at sbs mercy in the power of sb or dependent on sb 27. at stake in danger of being lost 在危险中 28. atop on, to, or at the top of 29. au revoir See you again 30. audible a.loud enough to be heard 31. authentic a.真的，可信的 32. authentically ad.sincerely真诚地 33. autopsy n.验尸 34. avowedly ad.as declared openly or frankly 35. Bach 巴赫 36. bastard n.杂种；讨厌鬼；私生子 37. be certain of have no doubt about 38. be hung up on/about be infatuated with/enthusiastic about 39. be immersed in be deeply absorbed in 40. be oblivious to not noticing; unaware of 41. be rough on be unpleasant to; be hard on 42. be wary of be cautious about; be careful about 43. beacon n.a light used to guide or warn 44. bead n.露珠，汗珠，血珠等 45. bear out support; confirm 46. beaten a.much walked on or travelled 47. beep n.a sharp,short sound 48. belittle vt.cause to seem small or unimportant 49. beneficent a.doing good; kind or generous 50. benevolently ad.kindly 1. bereavement n.loss of a rela