8416.advertisement(名)廣告
We are trying to publicize our products by advertisement on buses．
我們正試圖在公共汽車上做廣告來宣傳我們的產品。

8417.adviser(名)顧問、勸告者
同義詞counselor
I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters．
我以外交顧問的身份與總統打交道。

8418.advisory(形)忠告的；咨詢的
Some of the advisory bodies, such as the Telecommunications Standards Advisory
Committee , deal with the affairs of a particular industry．
有些咨詢組織，例如電信標準咨詢委員會，專門負責處理某行業內的事務。

8419.affair(名)事物、業務；風流韻事
What happened between us is my affair.I don't want to discuss it.
我們之間的事是我的私事，我不想拿出來討論。

8420.affiliate(動)接納……為成員、隸屬于;參加
Our local club is affiliated to the national association．
我們的地區協會隸屬于國家協會。

8421.affluent(形)富裕的
同義詞rich，wealthy
Amy comes from a very affluent family.
艾咪來自一個很有錢的家庭。

8422.afford(動)買得起、有足夠的……去
后接不定詞to
His argument does not suggest that mankind can afford to be wasteful in the utilization of these resources．
他的論點并不代表人類在利用這些資源時可以揮霍浪費。

8423.agenda(名)會議諸事項、議程
Since we have no objection to this item,let's pass on to the next one on the agenda.
既然我們對此項目沒有異議，那就進行下一個議題吧。

8424.aggravate(動)加重、劇增
The recent lsraeli bombing to Palestine Headquarters aggravated the tension in the Middle East.
最近以色列對巴勒斯坦總部的轟炸加劇了中東的緊張局勢。

8425.aggressive(形)有進取心的；侵略的；暴躁的
We think that Peter is an aggressive young executive．
我們認為彼得是個進取心很強的年輕主管。

8426.agreement(名)契約、協議
Please sign the agreement and return it to us.
請在合約上簽名，然后交還給我們。

8427.agribusiness(名)農業綜合企業
不可數
Those who had lost their homes and livelihoods were lured westward by advertisements for work put out by agribusiness in western states．
失去家和生計的人們被廣告的誘惑來到西部，為農業綜合企業工作。

8428.agriculture(名)農業、農耕
不可數
Computers have also begun serving agriculture.
電腦也開始為農業服務了。

8429.airwave(名)廣播、頻道
指無線電話或電視
A well-known voice came over from the airwaves．
電波傳來了一個熟悉的聲音。

8430.alienation(名)疏遠
不可數
The increasingly dull nature of many industrial jobs has led to the alienation of many workers．
許多工業工作越來越單調刻板，導致很多工人對工作失去了熱忱和進取心。

8431.allege(動)斷言、宣稱
同義詞declare
The woman alleged that Williams had attacked her with a knife．
那個女人稱威廉斯用刀襲擊她。

8432.allegory(名)寓言、諷喻
There was no mythical "Golden Period" in the Sense of the Garden of Eden, and no allegory of the Fall of Man in Greek thought.
希臘的思想里沒有伊甸園之類的神話“黃金時代”，也沒有人類墮落的諷喻。

8433.allergic(形)過敏的；對……討厭的
短語be allergic to
Tony can't drink milk, because he is allergic to it．
東尼不能喝牛奶，喝了會過敏。

8434.allergy(名)過敏癥
The two most common food aliergies, which can cause these, are an allergy to dairy produce and an allergy to wheat.
最常見的兩種對食物過敏的病癥分別是對乳制品的過敏和對小麥的過敏。

8435.alleviate(動)減輕、緩和
同義詞relieve
The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.
醫生幫她打針減輕疼痛。

8436.allocate(動)分派
The government has allocated half the budget to education.
政府把一半的預算用在了教育上。

8437.alter(動)修改；改變
The village seems to have altered very little in the last twenty years.
這個村莊在過去的二十年里似乎沒有什么變化。

8438.altruism(名)利他主義
Dr. Robert worries that corruption might scare away altruism.
羅伯特博士擔心腐敗會嚇跑那些無私的人。

8439.amateur(名)外行；業余從事者
Hong Kong players became champions of the World Amateur Junior and World Amateur Snooker Championships.
香港的撞球好手在世界業余青年及世界業余撞球錦標賽中奪標。

8440.ambiguous(形)含糊不清的
同義詞equivocal
The President's ambiguous order confused the staff,and they didn't know what to do.
總統含糊的指令讓他的下屬有些茫然，不知如何是好。

8441.ambltious(形)有雄心的，野心勃勃的
Jack is not partlcularly ambitious. He is content with his current status.
杰克并不特別有野心，而是滿足于現狀。

8442.ambivalent(形)有矛盾情緒的、舉棋不定的
I have been ambivaient about you．
我一直對你感到有些矛盾。

8443.amenity(名)禮節；文化設施；愉快
Among the town's amenities are six cinemas and a sports center.
城里的休閑設施包括六家電影院和一個體育中心。