8504.attribute(名)属性、特性(动)归因于、把……归咎于
(名): Speech is an attribute of man but of animals.
说话是人类而不是动物的特性。
(动):Mustafa attributes his success to hard working.
马斯塔法认为他成功的原因是努力工作。

8505.auction(名)拍卖
Were you present at the Marguerite Gautier auction?
您会出席玛格丽特·戈蒂埃家的拍卖吗？

8506.audience(名)听众、观众、读者群
There were only about 200 people in the audience．
观众只有200人左右。

8507.audit(名)审计、查账
They work non-stoppingly to finish the audit on time.
他们不停地工作以按期完成审计工作。

8508.audition(名)视听、试镜
The audition routine is the same for a road company as for a Broadway show.
巡回剧团对演员的试镜测验与百老汇的做法毫无不同。

8509.authorize(动)援权给；允许
We authorize you to sell the merchandise $800 per pound.
我们授权贵公司将该货物以每英磅八百元的价格出售。

8510.automatic(形)自动的、自动装置的
This automatic machine dispenses coffee.
这部自动化的机器是用来贩售咖啡的。

8511.autonomy(名)自治、自治权
The government has granted the region a limited autonomy.
政府结予这个地区有限的自治权。

8512.aviation(名)航空；飞行术
不可数
The Aviation Security Ordinance provides comprehensive local legislation to implement aviation security-related conventions and agreements promulgated by the International Civil Aviation Organization．
<航空保安条例>提供完备的本地法例，以实施国际民用航空组织所颁布的各项关于航空保安的公约及协议。

8513.bail(名)保险金
不可数
He paid 5,OOO dollars in bail for his son.
他缴了五千元保释出他儿子。

8514.balance(名)结余；平衡；天平
The child couldn't keep his balance on his new bicycle.
孩子骑在他的新自行车上不能保持平衡。

8515.balcony(名)阳台、露台
Basking in the sunshine on the baicony,granny can still keep an eye on the children.
奶奶一面在阳台上晒太阳，一面看着孩子们。

8516.ballot(名)投票
尤指不记名的
The club members held a secret ballot to choose the chairperson．
俱乐部或员用无记名投票选举负责人。

8517.ban(动)禁止、取缔
同义词forbid
They threatened to ban the book.
他们威胁要查禁此书。

8518.bank(名)堤、岸
同义词shore
That big tree on the bank of the river might afford us shelter from the rain.
河岸上那裸大树也许可供我们避雨。

8519.bankrupt(形)破产的
短语go bankrupt
The company went bankrupt because of its poor management．
那家公司因为管理不善而破产。

8520.banquet(名)宴会、盛宴
We'll get everything ready before the banquet.
我们会在宴会前准备好一切。

8521.barefoot(副)赤脚地、不穿鞋袜地
The sand is firm but wet, so we had better walk barefoot．
沙子很硬很湿，我们最好赤脚走。

8522.bargain(名)特价商品、便宜货
I think you've got a real bargain.
我想你是买到真正的便宜货了。

8523.barge(名)驳船、大型平底底船
I wouldn't touch it with a barge people.
我用一根驳船撑杆也勾不到它。

8524.bark(名)树皮
不可数
We found that birch bark could serve as peper.
我们发现桦树皮可以作纸用。

8525.barn(名)谷仓；马房
February's rain fills the barn．
二月雨落，谷仓粮多。

8526.barrister(名)专门律师、出庭律师
He is the barrister who represents the defence.
他是被告的出庭律师。

8527.basin(名)水坑；盆地
The village lied in a peaceful basin surrounded by hills．
那村庄座落在平静的小山里。

8528.benefit(名)利益，好处、优势
同义词profit
It is great benefit to everyone.
这对于每一个人都有极大的好处。

8529.beverage(名)饮料
不可数
What baverage do you want?
您要点什么饮料？

8530.biased(形)偏见的
同义词prejudiced
Whether the Western media will ever modify its biased views on Singapore, only time will tell.
西方媒体会不会逐渐改变对新加坡的偏见，我们拭目以待。

8531.bid(动)喊价、出价投标；命令
不规则变化bade, bidden
He bid $500 for the oil painting.
他出价五百元买那幅油画。

8532.bilateral(形)有两边的、左右对称的、双边的
We wish to offer you an opportunity to develop bilateral trade．
我们愿为发展双方贸易而提供机会。

8533.billiard(形)撞球的
His balded head was as smooth and round as a billiard-ball．
他的秃头像撞球一样光溜。

8534.biochemistry(名)生物化学
不可数
Next year, the binchemistry section will be hived off to form an independent department.
明年生物化学组要分出去，单独咸为一个系。