amorphous

【考法 1】 adj. 无固定形状的 having no definite form: shapeless

【例】an amorphous cloud mass 一团无定形的云

【近】shapeless, unformed, unshaped

【考法 2】adj. 不可归类的 being without definite character or nature : unclassifiable

【例】an amorphous segment of society 不可归类的社会阶段

【近】unclassifiable

analgesic

【考法 1】 n. 镇痛剂：a medication that reduces or eliminates pain

【例】Aspirin is a kind of analgesic. 阿司匹林是一种止痛剂。

【同】anesthetic, anodyne

anarchist

【考法 1】 n. 反抗权威的人：a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power

【同】rebel, insurgent

【派】anarchy n. 混乱 ：a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority

【近】chaos, disarray, topsy-turviness, commotion, turmoil

【反】order 有序

anathema

【考法 1】 n. 诅咒：a ban or curse solemnly pronounced by ecclesiastical authority and accompanied by

excommunication

【近】curse, execration, imprecation, malediction

【反】benediction, benison, blessing 祝福

ancillary

【考法 1】 adj. 次要的：of secondary importance

【例】The company hopes to boost its sales through ancillary products. 公司想通过辅助产品来增加销量。

【近】subordinate, subsidiary

【反】main 主要的；paramount 最主要的

【考法 2】 adj. 辅助的，补充的 : auxiliary, supplementary

【例】the need for ancillary evidence 对补充证据的需要

【例】Some practice in the deft use of words may well be ancillary to the study of natural science. 熟练使用文

字的练习对于自然科学的研究也是有帮助的。

【近】auxiliary, supplementary

anecdote

【考法 1】 n. 短小有趣的故事：a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident

【例】He told us all sorts of humorous anecdotes about his childhood. 他告诉了我们所有关于他童年的奇闻趣事。

【例】He is a master raconteur with endless anecdotes. 他是讲故事的超级高手，总有讲不完的奇闻趣事。

anemic

【考法 1】 adj. 缺乏力量、活力、精神的：lacking force, vitality, or spirit

【例】an anemic economic recovery. 毫无活力的经济复苏

【例】Investors are worried about the stock's anemic performance. 投资者担心股市低迷的表现。

【近】sapless, infirm, feeble, decrepit, wan, pale, pallid, effete, lethargic

【反】vigorous, spirited 精力充沛的；forceful 有力量的

anesthetic

【考法 1】 n. 止痛剂 : something (as a drug) that relieves pain

【例】The dentist waited until the anesthetic took effect. 牙医等止痛药生效。

【近】analgesic, anodyne

【考法 2】 adj. 无感觉的，麻木的：lacking awareness or sensitivity

【例】be anesthetic to their feelings 对他们的感受麻木不仁

【反】sensate 有感觉的

animate

【考法 1】 adj. 活的：having or showing life

【例】The lecture was about ancient worship of animate and inanimate objects. 演讲是关于对生命体和非生命体

的古代崇拜。

【近】breathing, live, living

【反】dead, expired, deceased, lifeless, nonliving 无生命的

【考法 2】 adj. 有活力的：having much high-spirited energy and movement

【例】Animate dance will get the blood pumping. 有活力的舞蹈会让人热血沸腾。

【近】bouncing, brisk, energetic, sprightly, vivacious

【反】inactive, lackadaisical, languid, listless, leaden 没有活力的，无精打采的

【考法 3】 v. 使有活力，支持：to give spirit and support to

【例】The writer's humor animates the novel. 作者的幽默使小说富有生命力。

【近】brace, energize, enliven, invigorate, ginger (up), pep up, vitalize 使有活力

【反】damp, dampen, deaden 使没活力

【派】animation 生命力，活力：the quality or condition of being alive, active, spirited, or vigorous.

【反】lassitude, lethargy 疲倦,疲乏

【考法 4】 v. 使行动，驱使：to move to action

【例】a criminal animated by greed 一个受贪婪驱使的罪犯

【近】goad, prod, spur, galvanize, stimulate

【考法 5】 v. 使活灵活现，使栩栩如生：to make or design in such a way as to create apparently spontaneous

lifelike movement

【例】Kongfu Panda's very realistic panda was animated by CG. 《功夫熊猫》电影里面的熊猫是通过 CG 技术

使熊猫变得活灵活现的。

animus

【考法 1】 n. 敌意：a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will, enmity

【例】She felt no animus toward those who had wronged her. 她对那些冤枉了她的人没有敌意。

【近】animosity, antagonism, antipathy, hostility, rancor

【反】friendliness, amity, amenity 友好