ace n. 1.(纸牌等中的)幺点，“a”牌 2.(网球等比赛中)发球得分 3.(在某方面的)佼佼者 a. 第一流的，杰出的 a: do you play the acoustic guitar? b: usually i play the electric. acoustic a. 1.听觉的，声音的 2.(乐器)原声的 a: have you acquainted yourself with the material yet? b: no, i still have to read the book. acquaint vt. (with)使认识，使了解，使熟悉 a: has the case come to a close? b: yes, the suspect was acquitted because there was not enough evidence. acquit vt. 1.宣判……无罪 2.(oneself)使(自己)作出某种表现 a: if you press that red button you will activate the bomb. b:i’ll be sure not to press it then. activate vt. 使活动起来，使开始起作用 a: what do you want to be when you grow up? b: a feminist activist , working for female rights activist n.(政治活动的)积极分子，活动家 a: do you drink tea? b: yes, but i am addicted to coffee. addict n. 1.有瘾的人;2.入迷的人 vt. 使成瘾，使入迷 a: i watch too much television. b: me too, it is addictive addictive a. 使人入迷的，使人上瘾的 a: are you going to wear those old shoes to the wedding? b: yeah, i hate adhering to formalities. adhere vi. (to )1.黏附，附着;2.遵守，坚持;3.追随，支持 a: your poster has fallen down from the wall. b: i ran out of adhesive and forgot buy some more. adhesive n. 黏合剂 a. 可黏着的，粘性的 a: where do you live? b: adjacent to the hospital, and near the school. adjacent a. (to)邻近的，毗连的 a: i always see mary and bill together. b: i do too, it is like as if they were adjoined at the hip. adjoin vt. 贴近，与…毗连 a: the pharmacy down the road is closed. b: yes, it lost its license to administer over the counter drugs. administer vt. 1.掌管，料理…的事务;2.施行，实施;3.给予，派给，投(药) a: i am reading a book about a sailing voyage set in 1900. b: is that the one where the admiral gets thrown overboard? admiral n. 海军将领，舰队司令 a: he looks too young to be at university. b: i thought he was just an adolescent adolescent n. 青少年 a. 青春期的，青少年的 a: i simply adore the band u2. b: they are good , but i prefer the cranberries. adore vt. 1.崇拜，致敬，爱慕;2.非常喜欢 a: did you enjoy the wedding? b: it was beautiful, the bride was adorned with rose in her hair. adorn vt. 装饰，使生色 a: i can not wait until advent is over. b: likewise, then i can open all of my christmas presents. advent n. 出现，到来 a: peter and mary are always fighting. b: i didn’t know that they had an adversary relationship. adversary n. 对手，敌手 a: did you see the thunder and lightening last night? b: no, but the weather has been unusually adverse resently.