1. abide by (=be faithful to，obey) 忠于，遵守

2. absence or mind (=being absent-minded) 心不在焉

3. account for (=give an explanation or reason for) 解释，说明

4. ahead of 在…之前，超过…

5. act on 奉行，按照…行动

6. act as 扮演

7. act for代理

8. adapt oneself to (=adjust oneself to) 使自己适应于

9. adjacent (=next to，close to) 毗邻的，临近的

10. admit of (=be capable of，leave room for) …的可能，留有…的余地

11. above all (=especially，most important of all) 尤其是，最重要的

12. after all 毕竟，到底，(not) at all 一点也不，

13. all at once (=suddenly) 突然，

14. once and for all 只此一次，

15. above all 最重要的，first of all 首先，all in all 大体上说，be all in 累极了，all but 几乎

16. allow for (=take into consideration，take into account) 考虑到，估计到。

17. amount to (=to be equal to) 总计，等于

18. answer for (undertake responsibility for，be liable for，take charge for) 对…负责

19. answer to (=conform to) 适合，符合

20. apologize to sb for sth 为…向…道歉

21. appeal to sb for sth 为某事向某人呼吁

22. apply to sb for sth 为…向…申请，apply for 申请

23. approve of (=consent to，be in favor of，favor，agree to，consider good，right) 赞成，approve vt. 批准

24. arise from (=be caused by) 由…引起

25. attach(to) (=to fix，fasten，join) 缚，系，结