London is about five hours ahead of New York.
伦敦时间比纽约早五小时左右。
aim at？瞄准；针对；努力，力争
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Aiming at the target， he fired and missed it.
他瞄准目标开火，却未打中。
all at once？突然；同时；马上，即刻地
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You can’t do everything all at once.
你不能同时做每一件事。
all but？几乎，差不多；除了……都
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The party was all but over when we arrived.
我们到的时候，晚会几乎要结束了。
all day long？整天，终日
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She nagged him all day long.
她一天到晚地说他。
all of a sudden？突然，忽然
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All of a sudden， the tyre burst.
轮胎突然爆裂了。
all over again？再一次，重新
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He did the work so badly that I had to do it all over again myself.
他干得太差劲了，我只好亲自重做。
all over？到处，遍及
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We looked all over for the ring.
我们到处找那只戒指。
all right？不错；好，行；没关系
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Is the coffee all right？
这咖啡行吗？
all the same？都一样，无所谓；尽管如此，仍然例句
I wasn’t able to use your dictionary， but thanks all the same.
我没用上您的字典，但还是要谢谢您。
all the time？一直，始终
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That letter I was searching for was in my pocket all the time.
我找的那封信其实一直就在我口袋里。
angry with/at？生气，愤怒
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I was angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake.
我因为犯了这么愚蠢的错误而生自己的气。
anxious about/for？忧虑，担心
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We were anxious about/for you.
我们为你担心。
anything but？根本不，除……之外，任何事（物）都……例句
Maria is anything but stupid！
玛利亚太精明了！
apart from？除……外
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I’ve finished apart from the last question.
除了最后一道题，我全做完了。
appeal to？吸引；申诉；请求
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Does this piece of music appeal to you？
你对这首音乐感兴趣吗？
apply for？申请
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He encouraged me to apply for the job.
他鼓励我去申请那份工作。
apply to？适用
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These rules don’t always apply.
这些规则并非总能行得通。
appropriate for/to？适当，合适
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Sports clothes are not appropriate for a formal wedding.
运动服用于正式婚礼中是不适当的。
approximate to？近似，接近
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The yearly output approximates to 600，000 tons.
年产量接近60万吨。
apt at？聪明，善于
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My little sister is apt at languages.
我的小妹妹善于学习语言。
apt to？易于，倾向
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My pen is rather apt to leak.
我的钢笔爱漏墨水。
around/round the clock？夜以继日
例句
Surgeons are working round the clock to save his life.
外科医生们正在日夜工作以抢救他的生命。
as a matter of fact？事实上，实际上
例句
As a matter of fact， I have no interest in math.
事实上，我对数学不感兴趣。
as a result （of）？因此，由于
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The flight was delayed as a result of fog.
因有雾该航班误点。
as a rule？通常，照例
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When does he come as a rule？
通常他什么时候来？
as a whole？作为一个整体，整个看来，全面
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We must consider these matters as a whole.
我们必须从整体上考虑这些事情。
as far as？远至，直到，到……程度，就……而言例句
I’ll walk with you as far as the post office.
我陪你走到邮局。
as follows？如下
例句
The winners are as follows： in third place， Mandy Johnson； in second place…获胜者如下：第三名曼迪·约翰逊；第二名……as for？至于，关于
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As for you， you ought to be ashamed of yourself.
至于你，你应该感到惭愧。
as good as？和……几乎一样；几乎，差不多
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The decorating is as good as finished — I just need to finish off the painting.
装修差不多完了——我只需要刷完油漆就可以了。
as if？好像，仿佛
例句
He behaved as if nothing had happened.
他装作若无其事的样子。
as it is？照现状看，看样子
例句
We were hoping to have a holiday next week， as it is， we may not be able to get away.
我们原来盼望着下星期放假——看样子走不了了。
as it were？宛如，似乎；可以说
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She seemed very relaxed in her natural setting as it were.
她似乎十分悠然自得——可以说是有自己随遇而安的天地。
as/so long as？只要；既然，由于
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As long as it doesn’t rain we can play.
只要不下雨，我们就能玩。
as regards？关于，至于
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I have little information as regards his past.
我对他过去的情况不太了解。
as soon as？一……就……；立即……；不迟于……例句
He left as soon as he heard the news.
他一听到这事儿就走了。
as the saying goes？俗话说
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As the saying goes， “Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched”.
俗话说：“鸡没孵，别数小鸡。别高兴得过早。”
as to？就……而论，至于，说到
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He was uncertain as to which road to take.
至于走哪条路，他还不确定。
as though？好像，仿佛
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He rubbed his eyes and yawned as though waking up after a long sleep.
他又揉眼睛又打哈欠，好像睡了一大觉刚醒似的。
as usual？像平常一样，照例，照常
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As usual， there weren’t many people at the meeting.
像往常一样，来开会的人不多。
as well？同样，也，还
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I am going to Paris and my brother is going as well.
我要到巴黎去，我弟弟也去。
as well as？除……外（也），既……又……
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He grows flowers as well as vegetables.
他既种菜也种花。
as yet？到目前为止，迄今为止
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As yet little is known of the causes of the disease.
造成这种疾病的原因迄今几乎一无所知。
ashamed of？羞愧，害臊
例句
You should be ashamed of yourself for telling such lies.
你应该为说这些谎话而感到羞耻。
aside from？除……外（还有）
例句
Money continues to be a problem but aside from that we’re all well.
钱仍然将是一个问题，但是除了这个问题我们都很好。
ask about？询问，了解
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He went to the station to ask about the trains.
他到火车站去了解火车情况。
ask after？问候
例句
I spoke to James today. He was asking after you.
我今天和詹姆斯说话了，他向你问好。
ask for？请求，要求
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Ask for a refund if the goods are faulty.
商品如有缺陷，可要求退款。
ask for the moon？异想天开
例句
You might as well ask for the moon as for a bicycle.
你要辆自行车就像要天上的月亮一样。
ask for trouble/it？自讨苦吃
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Driving after drinking alcohol is asking for trouble.
酒后开车是自讨苦吃。
ask of？索求，指望，问起
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Now， I have a favor to ask of you.
现在我有一事相求。
ask off？请假
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You are not allowed to ask off.
不准你请假。
assist in？帮助（做某事）
例句
The army arrived to assist in the search.
军队到达帮助搜寻。
associate with？联合，联系；与……交往；与……合作例句
I always associate him with fast cars.
我总是由他联想到高速汽车。
assure sb. of？使某人放心；使某人确信；向某人保证例句
He assured me of his final success.
他使我确信，最后他会取得成功的。
at a loss？茫然，不知所措；亏本地
例句
I’m at a loss what to do next.
我不知道下一步怎么办。
at a time？一次，每次
例句
I’m sorry， but I’m too busy to help you now —I can only do one thing at a time.
对不起，不过我现在太忙了不能帮助你——我一次只能做一件事。
at all？完全，丝毫；究竟；果然
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I’m afraid I’ve got nothing at all to say.
恐怕我完全没有什么要说的。
at all costs？不惜一切代价，无论如何
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He will attain his goal at all costs.
他将不惜一切代价达到目的。
at all events？不管怎样，无论如何
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He is not clever， but at all events he works well.
他并不聪明，但不管怎样他做得很好。
at all times？随时，总是
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I’m at your service at all times.
我随时为您效劳。
at any rate？无论如何，至少
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Well， I’m not going home on foot， at any rate.
好吧，无论如何，我不打算走路回家。
at best？充其量，至多
例句
We can’t arrive before Friday at best.
我们无论如何星期五以前也到不了。
at call？随时支取；随时可用
例句
Money put into the credit cards is at call.
划入信用卡的钱可以随时支取。
at ease？安适，不拘束
例句
I never feel at ease in his company.
我跟他在一起总是感到很不自在。
at fault？有责任，出毛病
例句
Who is at fault in the accident？
在这场事故中谁是过错方？
at first？最初，起先
例句
If at first you don’t succeed， try， try again.
一次不成功，那就再接再厉地干下去。
at first hand？直接地，第一手地
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I heard about it at first hand from my neighbor.
我是直接从我的邻居那里听来的。
at first sight？乍一看，一看到……立即
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At first sight this seems crazy.
乍看上去这似乎就是疯狂的。
at hand？在手边，在附近，即将来临
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