affordable
adj.負擔得起的
afford
v.買得起;有足夠的...(去做...)[to-v]
ex.They did not consider whether they could afford the time or not.
他們沒有考慮是否抽得出時間。
We can't afford to pay such a price.
我們付不起這個價錢。
affront
af-front(前)
v.公開侮辱;有意冒犯
ex. affront human dignity
對人的尊嚴表示輕蔑
ps. upfront adj.【口】直率的;坦白的
agenda
n.待議諸事項;議程 [program of things to be done]
ex. item No.3 on the agenda
議程上的第三個事項
minute·agenda=log·itinerary 會議記錄·議程=航海日誌·行程安排
syllabus·course=agenda·meeting=itinerary·trip=program·concert
教學大綱安排課程=議程安排會議=行程表安排旅程=節目程式安排音樂會
minute n.分鍾,會議記錄
minute adj.微小的
agglomerate
ag-glomer(ball)-ate
v.(使)結塊 [to collect or gather into a cluster or mass.]
adj.;成團的;結塊的
ex.The sugar in the glass has become agglomerate.
玻璃杯裡的糖已結塊了。
aggrandize
ag(to)-grand(大)-ize
v.加大;強化
A country should not aggrandize itself at the expense of its neighbors.
一個國家不應該犧牲鄰國來壯大自己。
v.誇張;吹捧
ex. The sales manager never stops aggrandizing his ability.
這個銷售經理從不停止誇張自己的能力。
aggregate
ag(to)-greg(group)-ate
v.使聚集
v.【口】總計達
ex. The audiences aggregated a million people.
觀眾總數達一百萬人。
adj.聚集的;合計的
ex. The aggregate number of unemployed is fifty thousand this year.
今年失業人數總共達五萬人。
aggression & aggressive & aggressor
先來看最原始的單字
aggress
ag-gress(走)
ex. progress v.進步
v.侵略;挑釁;攻擊
ex. During World War II, the Nazi army aggressed upon many countries.
在第二次世界大戰期間,納粹軍隊侵略了很多國家。
aggression
n.侵略[U][(+against)]
ex. That country was guilty of aggression.
那個國家犯了侵略罪。
n.侵略行動;侵犯行為[C][(+on/upon/against)]
ex. Such action constitutes an aggression upon women's rights.
這種行為是對婦女權利的侵犯。
aggressive
adj.侵略的,侵犯的
ex. Tom thought of the war as an aggressive one.
湯姆把這場戰爭視作侵略戰爭。
adj.好鬥的,挑釁的
adj.有進取精神的;有幹勁的
ex. An aggressive young man can go far in our firm.
有進取心的青年人在本公司能大展鴻圖。