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definition. As soon as we have decided on our itinerary, we shall send you a copy; right now, our plans are still amorphous.

amphibian [æm'fibi n] ADJ. /两栖的/able to live both on land and in water.

Frogs are classified as amphibian. also N.

amphitheater ['æmfi,θi t ] N. /椭圆形的剧院，斗兽场/oval building with tiers of

seats. The spectators in the amphitheater cheered the gladiators.

ample ['æmpl] ADJ. /丰富的，富足的/abundant. Bond had ample

opportunity to escape. Why did he let us catch him?

amplify ['æmplifai] V. /放大/broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make

stronger. Charlie Brown tried to amplify his remarks, but he was drowned out by jeers from the audience. Lucy was smarter: she used a loudspeaker to amplify her voice.

amputate ['æmpjuteit] V. /截肢，切除/cut off part of body; prune. When the

doctors had to amputate the young man's leg to prevent the spread of cancer, he did not let the loss of a limb keep him from participating in sports.

amulet ['æmjulit] N. /护身符/charm; talisman. Around her neck she wore the

amulet that the witch doctor had given her.

anachronistic [ ,nækr 'nistik,-k l] ADJ. /时代错误/having an error involving time

in a story. The reference to clocks in Julius Caesar is anachronistic: clocks did not exist in Caesar's time. anachronism, N.

analgesic [,ænæl'd i:sik] ADJ. /止痛的/causing insensitivity to pain. The

analgesic qualities of this lotion will provide temporary relief.

analogous [ 'næl ɡ s] ADJ. /类似的/comparable. She called our attention to

the things that had been done in an analogous situation and recommended that we do the same.

analogy [ 'næl d i] N. /类比，相似/similarity; parallelism. A well-known

analogy compares the body's immune system with an army whose defending troops are the lymphocytes or white blood cells.