SAT1考试的词汇经典,音标版让同学们更方便

advisable to apply an antiseptic to any wound, no matter how slight or insignificant. alsoADJ.

antithesis [æn'tiθisis] N. /对立面/contrast; direct opposite of or to. This tyranny

was the antithesis of all that he had hoped for, and he fought it with all his strength.

apathy ['æp θi] N. /漠不关心/lack of caring; indifference. A firm believer in

democratic government, she could not understand the apathy of people who never bothered to vote. apathetic,ADJ.

ape [eip] V. /模仿/imitate or mimic. He was suspended for a week

because he had aped the principal in front of the whole school.

aperture ['æp ,tju ] N. /洞，穴，孔/opening; hole. She discovered a small

aperture in the wall, through which the insects had entered the room.

apex ['eipeks] N. /高点，顶点，高潮/tip; summit; climax. He was at the

apex of his career: he had climbed to the top of the heap.

aphasia [ 'feizj ] N. /失声/loss of speech due to injury or illness. After the

automobile accident, the victim had periods of aphasia when he could not speak at all or could only mumble incoherently.

aphorism ['æf riz m] N. /格言，警句，谚语/pithy maxim. An aphorism differs

from an adage in that it is more philosophical or scientific. "The proper study of mankind is man" is an aphorism. "There's no smoke without a fire" is an adage. aphoristic,ADJ.

apiary ['eipj ri] N. /蜂房/a place where bees are kept. Although he spent

many hours daily in the apiary, he was very seldom stung by a bee.

aplomb [ 'pl m] N. /沉着，垂直/poise; assurance. Gwen's aplomb in

handling potentially embarrassing moments was legendary around the office; when one of her clients broke a piece of her best crystal, she coolly picked up her own goblet and hurled it into the fireplace.

apocalyptic [ ,p k 'liptik] ADJ. /启示的，启示录的/prophetic; pertaining to