V4

1.??? alarm [??lɑ?m]? [??lɑ?rm]

n.

1)驚恐；驚慌；恐慌

The doctor said there was no cause for alarm .

醫(yī)生說不必驚慌。

2)警報(bào)

I hammered on all the doors to raise the alarm .

我敲打所有的門讓大家警覺。

v.使驚恐；使害怕；使擔(dān)心

The captain knew there was an engine fault but didn't want to alarm the passengers.

船長(zhǎng)知道一臺(tái)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)出了故障，不過他不想驚動(dòng)乘客。

2.??? album [??lb?m]

n.

1)相冊(cè)；影集；集郵簿；集物簿冊(cè)

a photo album

相冊(cè)

2)（唱片或盒式磁帶等上的）音樂專輯，歌曲專輯；歌集唱片

3.??? alcohol [??lk?h?l]? [??lk?h??l]

n.

1)含酒精飲料；酒

He never drinks alcohol.

他從來不喝酒。

2)酒精；乙醇

Wine contains about 10% alcohol.

葡萄酒含有約10%的酒精。

4.??? alcoholic [??lk??h?l?k]? [??lk??hɑ?l?k]

adj.

1)酒精的；含酒精的

alcoholic drinks

含酒精的飲料

opp: non-alcoholic

2)飲酒引起的

The guests left in an alcoholic haze.

客人們醉醺醺地離去了。

n.酒精中毒者；嗜酒如命者；酒鬼

5.??? algebra [??ld??br?] n.代數(shù)

6.??? alike [??la?k]

adj.相像；十分相似

My sister and I do not look alike.

我和我妹妹外貌不相像。

adv.

1)十分相像地；很相似地

They tried to treat all their children alike.

他們盡量對(duì)自己的孩子一視同仁。

2)兩者都；同樣地

Good management benefits employers and employees alike.

良好的管理對(duì)雇主和雇員同樣有利。

7.??? alive [??la?v]

adj.

1)活著；在世

We don't know whether he's alive or dead.

我們不知道他是死是活。

2)情緒飽滿；激動(dòng)興奮；有生氣；有活力

~ (with sth)

Ed was alive with happiness.

埃德高興得眉飛色舞。

3)繼續(xù)存在

keep a tradition alive

繼承傳統(tǒng)

4)充滿（活的或動(dòng)的東西）

~ with sth

The pool was alive with goldfish.

池塘里滿是游來游去的金魚。

5)意識(shí)到；認(rèn)識(shí)到；注意到

~ to sth

be alive to the dangers/facts/possibilities

意識(shí)到危險(xiǎn)；認(rèn)識(shí)到事實(shí)；注意到可能

bring sth alive

使有趣

come alive

1)(主題或活動(dòng)) 引起興趣；生動(dòng)起來

2)(地方) 熱鬧起來；活躍起來

3)(人) 興致勃勃；有精神起來

8.??? all [??l]

det.

1)(與復(fù)數(shù)名詞連用。名詞前可用the、this、that、my、her、his等，也可用數(shù)詞。) 所有；全部；全體；一切

All the people you invited are coming.

你邀請(qǐng)的人都會(huì)來。

2)(與不可數(shù)名詞連用。名詞前可用the、this、that、my、her、his等。) 所有；全部；一切

All wood tends to shrink.

所有的木頭都會(huì)收縮。

3)（與單數(shù)名詞連用，表示某事在某段時(shí)間內(nèi)持續(xù)發(fā)生）全部的，整個(gè)的

He's worked hard all year.

他一年到頭都在辛勤勞動(dòng)。

4)極度；盡量

In all honesty (= being as honest as I can) , I can't agree.

說實(shí)在的，我不能同意。

5)唯一；全是；僅僅

The magazine was all advertisements.

這份雜志全是廣告。

6)無論什么；任何

He denied all knowledge of the crime.

他矢口否認(rèn)對(duì)這樁罪案知情。

and all that

以及諸如此類的

for all

1)盡管；雖然

2)（表示對(duì)某人不重要、無價(jià)值或無所謂）

pron.

1)所有；全部；全體；一切

All of the food has gone.

食物全光了。

2)唯一的事物；所有的事物；一切

All I want is peace and quiet.

我只要和平安寧。

(not) at all

一點(diǎn)也（不）；完全（不）

in all

總共；共計(jì)

not at all

（回答道謝的客套語）不用謝，哪兒的話

above all

最重要的是；尤其是

after all

1)畢竟；終歸

2)（解釋或說明理由）別忘了，到底

adv.

1)完全

He lives all alone.

他索居獨(dú)處。

2)很；十分；非常

She was all excited.

她非常激動(dòng)。

3)太；過分

~ too…

I'm all too aware of the problems.

我實(shí)在太明白這些問題了。

all over

到處；處處

all round

在各方面；全面

9.??? allergic [??l??d??k]

adj.

1)（對(duì)......）變態(tài)反應(yīng)的，變應(yīng)的，過敏的

~ (to sth)

I like cats but unfortunately I'm allergic to them.

我喜歡貓，但遺憾的是我對(duì)貓過敏。

2)變態(tài)反應(yīng)性的；變應(yīng)性的；過敏性的

an allergic reaction/rash

過敏性反應(yīng) / 皮疹

3)對(duì)......十分反感；厭惡

~ to sth

You could see he was allergic to housework.

你可以看出他很討厭做家務(wù)。

10. alley [??li]

n.（建筑群中間或后面的）小街，小巷，胡同

a narrow/dark alley

狹窄的 / 黑暗的小巷

11. allocate [??l?ke?t]

v.撥......（給）；劃......（歸）；分配......（給）

A large sum has been allocated for buying new books for the library.

已劃撥了一大筆款子給圖書館購(gòu)買新書。

More resources are being allocated to the project.

正在調(diào)撥更多的資源給這個(gè)項(xiàng)目。

12. allow [??la?]

v.

1)允許；準(zhǔn)許

His parents won't allow him to stay out late.

他的父母不會(huì)允許他在外待得很晚。

2)給予

You're allowed an hour to complete the test.

你們有一個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間來完成這次測(cè)驗(yàn)。

3)允許進(jìn)入（或出去、通過）

No dogs allowed (= you cannot bring them in) .

不準(zhǔn)攜狗入內(nèi)。

4)使可能

A ramp allows easy access for wheelchairs.

坡道便于輪椅進(jìn)出。

5)（為某目的）留出，給出

~ sth (for sb/sth)

You need to allow three metres of fabric for the dress.

這身衣服你需要用三米布料。

6)接受；承認(rèn)；同意（某事屬實(shí)或正確）

The judge allowed my claim.

法官同意我的要求。

He refuses to allow that such a situation could arise.

他拒不承認(rèn)這種情況可能發(fā)生。

13. allowance [??la??ns]

n.

1)津貼；補(bǔ)貼；補(bǔ)助

Do you get an allowance for clothing?

你有服裝補(bǔ)貼嗎？

2)限額；定量

a baggage allowance of 20 kilos

行李限重20公斤

3)(BrE) 免稅額

personal tax allowances

個(gè)人所得免稅額

v.給......發(fā)津貼；按定量供給

14. almost [???lm??st]

adv.幾乎；差不多

The story is almost certainly false.

這個(gè)故事幾乎肯定是虛構(gòu)的。

It's almost time to go.

是差不多該走的時(shí)候了。

15. alone [??l??n]

adv.

1)獨(dú)自

I don't like going out alone at night.

我不喜歡夜晚單獨(dú)外出。

He lives alone.

他獨(dú)居獨(dú)處。

2)獨(dú)力；單獨(dú)

It's hard bringing up children alone.

一個(gè)人獨(dú)力撫養(yǎng)孩子是艱難的。

3)孤苦伶仃；無依無靠；孤獨(dú)；寂寞

I've been so alone since you went away.

你走了以后我一直很寂寞。

4)（用于名詞或代詞后）唯一，只有

You can't blame anyone else; you alone made the decision.

你不能責(zé)怪任何人，是你一人作的決定。

5)（用于名詞或代詞后以加強(qiáng)語氣）僅僅，單，只

The shoes alone cost ￡200.

僅鞋子一項(xiàng)就花了200英鎊。

leave/let sb alone

不打擾；不驚動(dòng)

let alone

更不用說

stand alone

1)單獨(dú)；獨(dú)立

2)孤零零地矗立

16. along [??l??]? [??l???]

prep.

1)沿著；順著

They walked slowly along the road.

他們沿公路慢慢走。

2)靠著......邊

Houses had been built along both sides of the river.

沿河兩岸已蓋起了房屋。

3)沿著......的某處（或旁邊）

You'll find his office just along the corridor.

沿著走廊你就可以找到他的辦公室。

adv.

1)向前

I was just walking along singing to myself.

我獨(dú)自唱著歌向前走著。

2)（與某人）一道，一起

We're going for a swim. Why don't you come along?

我們要去游泳。你干嗎不一起去？

3)越來越（好）

The book's coming along nicely.

這本書愈來愈好看了。

along with sb/sth

除......以外（還）；與......同樣地

17. alongside [??l???sa?d]? [??l????sa?d]

prep.

1)在......旁邊；沿著......的邊

A police car pulled up alongside us.

一輛警車在我們旁邊停了下來。

2)與......一起；與......同時(shí)

Traditional beliefs still flourish alongside a modern urban lifestyle.

現(xiàn)代城市生活方式盛行的同時(shí)，傳統(tǒng)信念仍然大行其道。

adv.在......的側(cè)面；在......旁邊；與......并排

Nick caught up with me and rode alongside.

尼克趕上了我，并排騎車前進(jìn)。

18. aloud [??la?d]

adv.

1)出聲地

He read the letter aloud to us.

他把信大聲念給我們聽。

2)大聲地

She cried aloud in protest.

她大聲抗議。

19. alphabet [??lf?bet] n.（一種語言的）字母表，全部字母

20. already [??l?redi]

adv.

1)已經(jīng)；早已

We got there early but Mike had already left.

我們及早到了那里，但是邁克已經(jīng)離開了。

2)（表示驚奇）已經(jīng)，都

Is it 10 o'clock already?

都10點(diǎn)鐘了？

3)（強(qiáng)調(diào)情況或問題存在）已經(jīng)

There are far too many people already. We can't take any more.

已經(jīng)有太多的人了。我們?cè)僖步哟涣死病?/p>

21. also [???ls??]

adv.(不與否定動(dòng)詞連用) 而且；此外；也；同樣

She's fluent in French and German. She also speaks a little Italian.

她的法語和德語講得流利，也會(huì)說一點(diǎn)意大利語。

I didn't like it that much. Also, it was much too expensive.

我并不怎么喜歡它。再說它太貴了。

Jake's father had also been a doctor (= both Jake and his father were doctors) .

杰克的父親也是醫(yī)生。

She was not only intelligent but also very musical.

她不僅聰明，而且極具音樂天分。

22. alternative [??l?t??n?t?v]

n.可供選擇的事物

You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives.

你的工資可以按周以現(xiàn)金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可選其一。

We had no alternative but to fire Gibson.

我們別無他法，只有辭退吉布森。

adj.

1)可供替代的

Do you have an alternative solution?

你有沒有別的解決辦法？

2)非傳統(tǒng)的；另類的

alternative comedy/lifestyles/values

非傳統(tǒng)喜劇 / 生活方式 / 價(jià)值觀

23. although [??l?e??]

conj.

1)雖然；盡管；即使

syn: though

Although the sun was shining it wasn't very warm.

盡管太陽高照，卻不很暖和。

2)不過；然而

I felt he was wrong, although I didn't say so at the time.

我覺得他錯(cuò)了，不過我當(dāng)時(shí)沒有說出來。

24. altitude [??lt?tju?d]? [??lt?tu?d]

n.

1)海拔；海拔高度；高程

The plane made a dive to a lower altitude.

飛機(jī)俯沖到較低高度。

2)（海拔高的）高處，高地

Snow leopards live at high altitudes .

雪豹生活在海拔高的地區(qū)。

25. altogether [???lt??ɡee?(r)]

adv.

1)（用以強(qiáng)調(diào)）完全，全部

The train went slower and slower until it stopped altogether.

火車愈來愈慢，最后完全停了。

I don't altogether agree with you.

我不完全同意你的意見。

2)（表示總數(shù)或總額）總共，一共

You owe me ￡68 altogether.

你一共欠我68英鎊。

3)總之；總而言之

The food was good and we loved the music. Altogether it was a great evening.

吃的不錯(cuò)，音樂我們也喜歡?？傊?，那天晚上過得非常愉快。

n.整個(gè)

26. aluminium [??lj??m?ni?m]

n.鋁

aluminium saucepans/window frames

鋁鍋 / 窗框

27. always [???lwe?z]

adv.

1)總是；每次都是

There's always somebody at home in the evenings.

晚上總有人在家。

Always lock your car.

每次都要把汽車鎖上。

2)一直；一貫

Pat has always loved gardening.

帕特一直喜愛園藝。

3)（將）永遠(yuǎn)

I'll always love you.

我將永遠(yuǎn)愛你。

4)（討厭地）老是，一再

She's always criticizing me.

她老是批評(píng)我。

5)（建議可能的行動(dòng)）總還，總還有

If he can't help, there's always John.

如果他幫不上忙，總還有約翰呢。

28. am [?m] v.是（be 的第一人稱單數(shù)現(xiàn)在時(shí)）

29. a.m./A.M. [?e? ?em] abbr.午夜至正午，上午，午前（源自拉丁語ante meridiem）

30. amateur [??m?t?(r)]

n.

1)業(yè)余愛好者；業(yè)余運(yùn)動(dòng)員

The tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.

這次錦標(biāo)賽業(yè)余選手和職業(yè)選手均可參加。

2)生手；外行

opp:? professional

This work was done by a bunch of amateurs!

這項(xiàng)工作是一幫外行干的！

adj.

1)業(yè)余愛好的

an amateur photographer

業(yè)余攝影愛好者

2)業(yè)余的

amateur athletics

業(yè)余體育運(yùn)動(dòng)

31. amaze [??me?z]

v.使驚奇；使驚愕；使驚詫

What amazes me is how long she managed to hide it from us.

使我驚詫的是，她竟然能把這件事瞞了我們這么久。

32. amazing [??me?z??]

adj.令人大為驚奇的；（尤指）令人驚喜（或驚羨、驚嘆）的

syn: astounding, incredible

an amazing achievement/discovery/success/performance

驚人的成就 / 發(fā)現(xiàn) / 成功 / 表演

It's amazing how quickly people adapt.

人適應(yīng)環(huán)境的速度之快真是驚人。

33. ambassador [?m?b?s?d?(r)]

n.大使；使節(jié)

the British Ambassador to Italy/in Rome

英國(guó)駐意大利 / 羅馬大使

a former ambassador to the UN

前任駐聯(lián)合國(guó)大使

34. ambiguous [?m?b?ɡju?s]

adj.

1)模棱兩可的；含混不清的

an ambiguous word/term/statement

模棱兩可的詞 / 用語 / 說法

Her account was deliberately ambiguous.

她的陳述故意含混不清。

2)不明確的

opp: unambiguous

His role has always been ambiguous.

他的角色一直不明確。

35. ambition [?m?b??n]

n.

1)追求的目標(biāo)；夙愿

~ (to be/do sth) | ~ (of being/doing sth)

She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer.

她一直未能實(shí)現(xiàn)當(dāng)名作家的夙愿。

2)野心；雄心；志向；抱負(fù)

She was intelligent but suffered from a lack of ambition.

她很聰明，但卻缺乏遠(yuǎn)大志向。

36. ambulance [??mbj?l?ns]

n.救護(hù)車

the ambulance service

救護(hù)車服務(wù)

ambulance staff

救護(hù)車全體人員

Call an ambulance!

叫救護(hù)車！

37. America [??mer?k?] n.美國(guó)；美洲

38. American [??mer?k?n]

n.美洲人；（尤指）美國(guó)人；美國(guó)英語

adj.美洲的；（尤指）美國(guó)的

39. among [??m??]

prep.

1)在......中；周圍是

a house among the trees

樹林中的一座房子

It's OK, you're among friends now.

好了，現(xiàn)在你的周圍都是朋友了。

2)在（其）中；......之一

A British woman was among the survivors.

幸存者中有一位英國(guó)婦女。

He was among the last to leave.

他是最后離開者之一。

3)在三者或以上中（分配或選擇）

They divided the money up among the children.

他們把錢分給了孩子們。

40. amount [??ma?nt]

n.

1)金額

The insurance company will refund any amount due to you.

保險(xiǎn)公司將退還你應(yīng)得的所有款項(xiàng)。

2)(尤與不可數(shù)名詞連用) 數(shù)量；數(shù)額

~ (of sth)

The server is designed to store huge amounts of data.

該服務(wù)器是為存儲(chǔ)大量數(shù)據(jù)設(shè)計(jì)的。

v.

1)總計(jì)；共計(jì)

They gave me some help in the beginning but it did not amount to much (= they did not give me much help) .

起初他們給了我一些幫助，但幫助不大。

2)等于；相當(dāng)于

Their actions amount to a breach of contract.

他們的行為已屬違反合同。