ail
v.感到不適,生病
ex. She has been ailing for a long time.
她已病了好久了。
ill
adj.生病的
airborne
adj.空運的
adj.空中傳播的,風媒的
adj.【軍】空降的
ex. airborne troops
airtight
air-tight
adj.密閉的,不透氣的
alabaster
n.雪花石膏
n.條紋大理岩
adj.雪白的
alacrity /ə'lækrətɪ/
n.樂意,欣然
ex.We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
alacrity <> hesitance and reluctance 樂意(敏捷,欣然) <> 猶豫和不情願
albeit
conj.[書] 儘管,雖然
c.1385, a contraction of al be it "al(though) it be."
ex. The cure for the disease is effective, albeit expensive.
治療這病的藥物雖然昂貴,但極有效。
alchemy
n.煉金術
ps. alchemy•chemistry=false drug•treatment
煉金術•化學=假藥•治療(種屬,特徵"假")
alcove
n.凹室 [a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room]
ex. a dining alcove.
alert
adj.警覺的
n.警戒,警報
v.向...報警;使警覺;使注意[(+to)]
ex. The doctor alerted me to the danger of a heart attack.
醫生提醒我注意心臟病發作的危險。
alias
ali(other)-as
n.化名 [a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name]
ex. The police files indicate that 「Smith」 is an alias for Simpson.
alibi
ali(other)-bi
n.不在場證明
n.藉口
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