adverse
    a. 不利的，有害的
    A: By the way , I broke the radio aerial last night.
    B: I was wondering why the reception was so bad.
    aerial
    a. 1.飛機(jī)的，航空的，由飛機(jī)進(jìn)行的;2.空中俯瞰的，架空的
    n. 天線
    A: Do you like Monet’s work?
    B: No, I prefer Degas, He appeals more to my aesthetic sense.
    aesthetic
    見 esthetic
    A: I am going on a study exchange to France next year.
    B: Oh, that’s right, your university is affiliated to one in Paris.
    affiliate
    vt. 使隸屬(或附屬)于
    n. 附屬機(jī)構(gòu)，分公司
    A: Simon affirmed that he was in good health.
    B: Good , so he will be fit for work tomorrow.
    affirm
    vt.1.斷言，堅(jiān)持聲稱;2.證實(shí)，確認(rèn)
    A: I could never afflict harm upon another creature.
    B: Does that mean that you are also a vegetarian?
    afflict
    vt. 使苦惱，折磨
    A: You live in a very affluent area of the city.
    B: I am lucky, but I am not weathy.
    affluent
    a. 富裕的，富足的
    A: I love being in thunderstorms.
    B: I must say that I prefer the aftermath.
    aftermath
    n. 后果，余波
    A: My little sister aggravate my daily!
    B: But aren’t you glad that you have a little sister?
    aggravate
    vt. 1.加重;2.激怒，使惱火
    A: Life is of aggregate all past experience.
    B: Indeed, so I better try to gain as much experience as possible.
    aggregate
    n. 總數(shù)，合計(jì)
    a. 總計(jì)的，合計(jì)
    vt. 1.總計(jì)達(dá)，合計(jì);2.使聚集，使積聚
    in the aggregate 總共，作為總體
    A: Stop agitate your brother!
    B: He is the one that started it .
    agitate
    vi. (for,against)煽動(dòng)，鼓動(dòng)
    vt. 1.攪動(dòng)，搖動(dòng);2.使焦慮不安
    A: Try to calm down. The wound is not serious.
    B: But I am in agony
    agony
    n. (極度的)痛苦，創(chuàng)痛
    A: Do you like your new neighbours?
    B: Yes, I find them very agreeable
    agreeable
    a. 1.令人愉快的，愜意的;2.(欣然)同意的，樂意的
    A: My grandmother lives alone.
    B: Oh, mine now has an aide to help her in the home.
    aide
    n. 助手，副官
    A: You are not looking well today.
    B: Unfortunately, I always have some sort of ailment in the winter.
    ailment
    n. 小病，疾病
    A: This room is far too warm.
    B: Turn on the air-conditioning then.
    air-conditioning
    n. 空調(diào)設(shè)備，空調(diào)系統(tǒng)
    A: I tripped up walking down the aisle in church last Sunday.
    B: That is because you never tie your laces property.
    aisle
    n. 過(guò)道，通道
    A: Did you take a lot of photos on your holidays?
    B: Yeah, two album full.
    album
    n. 粘貼簿，集郵簿，像冊(cè)
    A: I’m not too fond of alcoholic drinks.
    B: Well I usually drink Coke as well.
    alcoholic
    a. 1.酒精的，含酒精的;2.由酒精引起的
    n. 酗酒者
    A: I would love to visit South America.
    B: So would I , but at the moment it seems almost alien to me.
    alien
    a. 1.外國(guó)的，外國(guó)人的;2.陌生的;3.性質(zhì)不同的，不相容的
    n. 1.外國(guó)人，外僑;2.外星人
    A: The new girl in our class seems to be alienated from us.
    B: I will invite her to join us at lunch, maybe that will help.