apprehend 对...担心 Do you apprehend that there will be any difficulty?
approach 靠近，接近 John is approaching manhood.
appropriate 恰当的，相称的 Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.
approve 赞成，同意 I couldn't approve his conduct.
approximate 大概的，大约的，近似的 The approximate time is 10 o'clock.
apt （习性）易于......的，有......倾向的 A careless person is apt to make mistakes.
arise 起立，起身 arise from one's seat
arouse 使......奋发 A man like Tom will be aroused. Don’t worry. array 排列，队形 The troops were formed in battle array.
articulate 发音清晰的，善于表达的 He is articulate about everything in the field of economics.
artificial 人工的，人造的，人为的 artificial price controls ascend 登高，（慢慢）上升，升高 The airplane ascended into the cloud. ascertain 查明，弄清，确定 I ascertained that he was dead. ashamed 惭愧的，羞耻的 I am ashamed for being so stupid.
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ashore 向岸，向陆地 He swam ashore.
aside 在旁边 We stood aside to let her pass.
assault 攻击，突击 We made an assault on the enemy fort.
assemble 集合，召集 assemble the members of Parliament for a special meeting.
assert 确信地讲（出），坚决地断言 He asserted his innocence. assess 估价，评价，评论 assess the present state of the economy assign 分配，布置（作业） The teacher assigned (us) a new lesson. associate （使）联系，（使）结合 We naturally associated the name of Darwin with the doctrine of evolution.
assume 假定，假设 Farmers will have a bumper harvest, assuming (that) the weather is favorable.
assure 深信不疑地对......讲，向......保证
assurance 保证，把握，信心 He gave me his assurance that he would help.
astonish 使惊奇 I was astonished at his sudden appearance. attach 系，贴，连接 attach a label to a suitcase attain 达到，获得 attain one’s goal
attend 出席，参加（会议等） attend a wedding
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attendance 出席，参加，出席人数，出席率 Our class has perfect attendance today.
attentive 注意的，用心的 an attentive audience
attribute 把归因于，把......（过错的责任等）归于(to) He attributed his success to hard work.
auxiliary 辅助的 an auxiliary rocket
avail 有利于，有助于 Will force alone avail us?
average 平均数，平均 The paper receives an average of nearly 100 articles a day.
avert 挡开，防止，幸免 Many traffic accidents can be averted by courtesy.
awake 醒，觉醒 awake from sleep
award 授予（奖品等） The university awarded him an honorary degree. ban （以官方明令）禁止，取缔 He was banned from entering the city. bang （突发的） sudden loud bang bar 条，块，杆，棒 a bar of gold
bare 赤裸的，光秃的，空无内容的 walk in bare feet
beforehand 预先，事先 If you wanted soup for lunch you should have told me beforehand.
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