access n. 通路, 訪問, 入門
access to 通往…的道路 have access to 有機會,有權利享用或接近
The people living in these apartments have free access to that swimming pool. (97-1)
accompany v. 陪伴, 伴奏 (01-6,05-12)
accomplishment n. 成就, 完成, 實現, 達到(93-1,98-1,04-6)
accurate adj.正確的, 精確的
Weather forecast is getting more accurate today. 現在,天氣預報越來越準確了。
accuse v. 控告, 譴責, 非難(96-1,98-6,02-6,03-9,05-1,05-6,06-6)
The police accused him of setting fire to the building but the denied having been in the area on the night of the fire. (96-1)
accuse sb. of doing sth. 指控某人
accustom v.使習慣于 (98-1,01-6,02-6,03-9,05-1,05-12)
be accustomed to sth. /doing sth. 習慣(做)某事
After only two days in the river, people accustomed to being spoiled and indulged had become a team, working together to cope with the unpredictable twists and turns of the river. (98-1)
achieve v. 完成, 達到(90-6,92-1,93-1,94-1,95-1,97-1,97-6,98-1,98-6,00-1,00-6,01-1,04-6,06-6)
In one study of 400 adults who had achieved distinction in all areas of life, researchers found that three-fifths of these individuals either did badly in school or were unhappy in school.(04-6)
acknowledge v.承認, 答謝, 報償
Professor Hawking is acknowledged as one of the world’s greatest living physicists.(02年6月)霍金教授被認為是當今世界最偉大的物理學家之一。
acquaintance n. 相識, 熟人
Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables. As someone paid to serve food to people, I had customers say and do things to me I suspect they’d never say or do to their most casual acquaintances. (2007.12)
去年,我辭去了小鎮記者的工作,開始當餐廳服務員。在這份為人們提供食物的動作中,我遇到的一些顧客對我說了一些話,做了一些事。我認為,這些話和事情他們是絕不會向最不熟的熟人說和做的。