A: He alleged that he was burgled during the night.
    B: I do not believe him, he is always telling lies.
    allege
    vt. 斷言，宣稱，硬說(shuō)
    A: Here is some cream to alleviate your pain.
    B: Thanks, I will use it straight away.
    alleviate
    vt. 減輕，緩解，緩和
    A: Where did you lose your purse?
    B: In the alley beside my house.
    alley
    n. 小巷，胡同
    A: I have been allotted only two shelves for all my belongings in the dor.
    B: I am sure that you can ask for more space if you need it.
    allot
    vt. 分配，撥出
    A: Is your ring made of pure silver?
    B: No, I think that it is just an alloy .
    alloy
    n. 合金
    vt. 將……鑄成合金
    A: Mr. Jones often alludes to his wealth.
    B: yes, but actually I don’t think he is wealthy compared to Mrs. Devan.
    allude
    vi. (to)暗指，提及
    A: Why did you come to Beijing?
    B: I was allured by the bright lights of the city.
    allure
    n. 誘惑力，魅力
    vt. 誘惑，引誘，吸引
    A: I heard an almighty amount of noise outside last night.
    B: Sorry, that was my dog chasing my neighbour’s cat.
    almighty
    a.1.全能的，萬(wàn)能的;2.很大的，很強(qiáng)的
    A: How often will you be able to work?
    B: Only on alternate days I am afraid.
    alternate
    a.1.交替的，輪流的;供選擇的;2.間隔的
    v. (使)輪流，(使)交替
    A: I amassed a lot of lecture notes during my undergraduate degree.
    B: I hope that you amassed them in your head also!
    amass
    vt. 積累，積聚
    A: Did you enjoy the end of the novel?
    B: No, it was too ambiguous for me.
    ambiguous
    a. 引起歧義的，模棱兩可的，含糊不清的
    A: You work very hard.
    B: Maybe, but I ma ambitious and want to do well in my career.
    ambitious
    a.1.有抱負(fù)的，雄心勃勃的;2.有野心的
    A: Your essay is good. But I think that you need to amend the conclusion.
    B: Oh, I thought the ending was the best part.
    amend
    vt. 修改，修訂，改進(jìn)
    n.[pl.]賠罪，賠償
    A: Do your parents get along well?
    B: Yes, they at least have an amicable relationship.
    amiable
    a. 和藹可親的，友好的
    A: The army in my county is under-funded.
    B: I think that it is a good thing that it can not afford more ammunition though.
    ammunition
    n. 彈藥，軍火
    A: Is there enough space in the back of the car?
    B: Yes, ample.
    ample
    a.1.足夠的;2.寬敞的，面積大的
    A: I can not hear the lecturer.
    B: He needs to amplify his voice more.
    amplify
    vt.1.放大(聲音等)，增強(qiáng);2.擴(kuò)大，詳述，進(jìn)一步闡述
    A: My teacher used the analogy of an acorn and oak tree to explain the potential of the school.
    B: He must think you all have a lot of potential then.
    analogy
    n. 比擬，類比，類推
    by analogy
    用類推的方法
    A: That guy is crazy.
    B: Maybe he needs to see an analyst.
    analyst
    n.1.分析家，化驗(yàn)員;2.心理分析學(xué)家