8416.advertisement(名)广告
We are trying to publicize our products by advertisement on buses．
我们正试图在公共汽车上做广告来宣传我们的产品。

8417.adviser(名)顾问、劝告者
同义词counselor
I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters．
我以外交顾问的身份与总统打交道。

8418.advisory(形)忠告的；咨询的
Some of the advisory bodies, such as the Telecommunications Standards Advisory
Committee , deal with the affairs of a particular industry．
有些咨询组织，例如电信标准咨询委员会，专门负责处理某行业内的事务。

8419.affair(名)事物、业务；风流韵事
What happened between us is my affair.I don't want to discuss it.
我们之间的事是我的私事，我不想拿出来讨论。

8420.affiliate(动)接纳……为成员、隶属于;参加
Our local club is affiliated to the national association．
我们的地区协会隶属于国家协会。

8421.affluent(形)富裕的
同义词rich，wealthy
Amy comes from a very affluent family.
艾咪来自一个很有钱的家庭。

8422.afford(动)买得起、有足够的……去
后接不定词to
His argument does not suggest that mankind can afford to be wasteful in the utilization of these resources．
他的论点并不代表人类在利用这些资源时可以挥霍浪费。

8423.agenda(名)会议诸事项、议程
Since we have no objection to this item,let's pass on to the next one on the agenda.
既然我们对此项目没有异议，那就进行下一个议题吧。

8424.aggravate(动)加重、剧增
The recent lsraeli bombing to Palestine Headquarters aggravated the tension in the Middle East.
最近以色列对巴勒斯坦总部的轰炸加剧了中东的紧张局势。

8425.aggressive(形)有进取心的；侵略的；暴躁的
We think that Peter is an aggressive young executive．
我们认为彼得是个进取心很强的年轻主管。

8426.agreement(名)契约、协议
Please sign the agreement and return it to us.
请在合约上签名，然后交还给我们。

8427.agribusiness(名)农业综合企业
不可数
Those who had lost their homes and livelihoods were lured westward by advertisements for work put out by agribusiness in western states．
失去家和生计的人们被广告的诱惑来到西部，为农业综合企业工作。

8428.agriculture(名)农业、农耕
不可数
Computers have also begun serving agriculture.
电脑也开始为农业服务了。

8429.airwave(名)广播、频道
指无线电话或电视
A well-known voice came over from the airwaves．
电波传来了一个熟悉的声音。

8430.alienation(名)疏远
不可数
The increasingly dull nature of many industrial jobs has led to the alienation of many workers．
许多工业工作越来越单调刻板，导致很多工人对工作失去了热忱和进取心。

8431.allege(动)断言、宣称
同义词declare
The woman alleged that Williams had attacked her with a knife．
那个女人称威廉斯用刀袭击她。

8432.allegory(名)寓言、讽喻
There was no mythical "Golden Period" in the Sense of the Garden of Eden, and no allegory of the Fall of Man in Greek thought.
希腊的思想里没有伊甸园之类的神话“黄金时代”，也没有人类堕落的讽喻。

8433.allergic(形)过敏的；对……讨厌的
短语be allergic to
Tony can't drink milk, because he is allergic to it．
东尼不能喝牛奶，喝了会过敏。

8434.allergy(名)过敏症
The two most common food aliergies, which can cause these, are an allergy to dairy produce and an allergy to wheat.
最常见的两种对食物过敏的病症分别是对乳制品的过敏和对小麦的过敏。

8435.alleviate(动)减轻、缓和
同义词relieve
The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.
医生帮她打针减轻疼痛。

8436.allocate(动)分派
The government has allocated half the budget to education.
政府把一半的预算用在了教育上。

8437.alter(动)修改；改变
The village seems to have altered very little in the last twenty years.
这个村庄在过去的二十年里似乎没有什么变化。

8438.altruism(名)利他主义
Dr. Robert worries that corruption might scare away altruism.
罗伯特博士担心腐败会吓跑那些无私的人。

8439.amateur(名)外行；业余从事者
Hong Kong players became champions of the World Amateur Junior and World Amateur Snooker Championships.
香港的撞球好手在世界业余青年及世界业余撞球锦标赛中夺标。

8440.ambiguous(形)含糊不清的
同义词equivocal
The President's ambiguous order confused the staff,and they didn't know what to do.
总统含糊的指令让他的下属有些茫然，不知如何是好。

8441.ambltious(形)有雄心的，野心勃勃的
Jack is not partlcularly ambitious. He is content with his current status.
杰克并不特别有野心，而是满足于现状。

8442.ambivalent(形)有矛盾情绪的、举棋不定的
I have been ambivaient about you．
我一直对你感到有些矛盾。

8443.amenity(名)礼节；文化设施；愉快
Among the town's amenities are six cinemas and a sports center.
城里的休闲设施包括六家电影院和一个体育中心。