3. be absent from…. 缺席，不在

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

　　5. absorb(=take up the attention of)吸引…的注意力(被動語態):be absorbed in 全神貫注于…近:be engrossed in ; be lost in ; be rapt in ;be concentrated on ; be focused on ; be centered on

　　6. (be) abundant in(be rich in; be well supplied with) 富于,富有

　　7. by accident(=by chance, accidentally)偶然地,意外. without accident(=safely) 安全地,

　　8. of one's own accord(=without being asked; willingly; freely)自愿地 ,主動地

　　9. in accord with 與…一致 . out of one's accord with 同….不一致

　　10. with one accord (=with everybody agreeing)一致地

　　11. in accordance with (=in agreement with) 依照,根據

　　12. on one's own account 1) 為了某人的緣故, 為了某人自己的利益 2) (=at one's own risk) 自行負責 3) (=by oneself)依靠自己 on account 賒賬; on account of 因為; on no account不論什么原因也不;of …account 有………重要性.

　　13. take…into account(=consider)把……考慮進去

　　14. give sb. an account of 說明, 解釋 (理由)

　　15. account for (=give an explanation or reason for) 解釋, 說明.

　　16. on account of (=because of) 由于,因為.

　　17. on no account(=in no case, for no reason)絕不要,無論如何不要(放句首時句子要倒裝)

　　18. accuse…of…(=charge…with; blame sb. for sth. ; blame sth. on sb. ; complain about) 指控,控告

　　19. be accustomed to (=be in the habit of, be used to)習慣于.

　　20. be acquainted with(=to have knowledge of) 了解; (=to have met socially) 熟悉

　　21. act on 奉行,按照…行動; act as 扮演; act for 代理

　　22. adapt oneself to(=adjust oneself to) 使自己適應于

　　23. adapt…(for) (=make sth. suitable for a new need) 改編, 改寫(以適應新的需要)

　　24. in addition (=besides) 此外, 又, 加之

　　25. in addition to(=as well as, besides, other than)除…外

　　26. adhere to (=abide by, conform to, comply with, cling to, insist on, persist in, observe, opinion, belief ) 粘附; 堅持, 遵循

　　27. adjacent(=next to, close to) 毗鄰的, 臨近的

　　28. adjust……(to) (=change slightly)調節; 適應;

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

　　30. in advance (before in time) 預告, 事先.

　　31. to advantage 有利的,使優點更加突出地.

　　32. have an advantage over 勝過. have the advantage of 由于…處于有利條件 have the advantage of sb.知道某人所不知道的事

　　33. take advantage of (=make the best of, utilize, make use of, profit from, harness)利用.

　　34. agree with 贊同(某人意見) agree to 同意

　　35. in agreement (with) 同意, 一致

　　36. ahead of 在…之前, 超過…;……………. ahead of time 提前.

　　37. in the air 1)不肯定, 不具體. 2)在謠傳中.

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

　　39. in all (=counting everyone or everything, altogether) 總共, 總計

　　40. after all 畢竟,到底; (not) at all 一點也不; all at once(=suddenly)突然; once and for all 只此一次; above all 最重要的; first of all 首先; all in all 大體上說; be all in 累極了; all but 幾乎.

　　41. allow for (=take into consideration, take into account) 考慮到, 估計到.

　　42. amount to (=to be equal to) 總計, 等于.

　　43. answer for (undertake responsibility for, be liable for, take charge for) 對…負責.

　　44. answer to (=conform to) 適合,符合.

　　45. be anxious about 為…焦急不安; 或anxious for

　　46. apologize to sb. for sth. 為…向…道歉

　　47. appeal to sb. for sth. 為某事向某人呼吁. appeal to sb. 對某人有吸引力

　　48. apply to sb. for sth. 為…向…申請 ; apply for申請; apply to 適用.

　　49. apply to 與…有關;適用

　　50. approve of (=consent to, be in favor of, favor, agree to, consider good, right) 贊成, approve vt. 批準