3365.ash(名)灰烬、骨灰
The town was reduced to ashes in the fighting．
在战斗中这座城镇己化为灰烬。

3366.ashamed(形)感到羞耻的
The football riots made me ashamed to be Brittsh．
足球骚乱事件使我身为英国人汗颜得无地自容。

3367.asleep(形)睡着的
He was so exhausted that he fell asleep at his desk．
他太累了，竟趴在书桌上睡着了。

3368.assemble(动)集合；装配
同义词congregate
Thousands of people assembled in a stadium．
成千上万人在一个体育场内集会。

3369.assembly(名)装配；与会者；议会
The national assembly has voted to adopt the budget．
国民议会已表决通过预算。

3370.assume(动)认为；假定、假装
Never assume for it makes an ass out of you and me.
永远不要主观臆断，因为那会使你我成为笨蛋。

3371.astonish(动)使惊讶
后接介词to
She was astonished to hear what had happened.
她听了所发生的事感到很吃惊。

3372.astronaut(名)太空人
An astronaut can not live without oxygen when he goes into outer space．
太空人在进入外太空后，如果没有氧气将无法生存。

3373.athlete(名)运动员
She is a natural athlete．
她是个天生的运动健将。

3374.ATM(名)自动提款机
automatic teller machine的缩写
ATM is also applied to handle savings and credit cards．
自动提款机也被用来处理储蓄存款和信用卡业务。

3375.atmosphere(名)气氛、大气层、气压
不可数
Just as the soil is a part of the earth, so is the atmosphere.
正如土壤是地球的一部分一样，大气层也是地球的一部分。

3376.attain(动)达到
Genuins achievers are often those who fail for a long time, and who rarely attain popularity outside a small cirde．
真正的成功者往往经历过很长时间的失败，他们只在一个很小的圈子里为人知硗。

3377.attribute(动)归因于
后接介词to
He attributed his good health to exarcise.
认为自己之所以身体好是因为运动。

3378.audience(名)观众、听众
With heavy advertising, this book has received a large audience．
借助于大量广告，该书颇有市场，拥有大批读者。

3379.auditory(形)听觉的
Tom is a person with a severe auditory handicap.
汤姆是一个有严重听觉障碍的人。

3380.author(名)作者
Who is your favorite author?
你最喜欢哪位作家？

3381.auxiliary(名)辅助者、辅助物
Science and technology are each other.
科学和技术是相辅相成的。

3382.avenue(名)大道
Books are avenue to knowledge.
书籍是获得知识的管道。

3383.award(动)颁发、授予(名)奖品
(动):The Nobel Prize is awarded to commemorate Nobel，the great chemist．
诺贝尔奖的颁发是为了纪念伟大的化学家诺贝尔的。
(名): This year the award for best actress went to a foreigner.
今年的最佳女主角奖颁给了一位外国人。

3384.awkward(形)尴尬的；笨拙的
同义词clumsy
You've put me in a very awkward position.
你把我弄得很尴尬。

3385.baby-sit(动)当临时保姆
She ragularly baby-sit for us.
她定期来为我们照顾小孩。

3386.baby-sitter(名)临时保姆
I can't find a baby-sitter tonight.
我找不到人今天晚上帮我看小孩。

3387.bachelor(名)单身汉
He ramained a bachelor all his life.
他终身未娶。

3388.backpack(动)把……放入背包
They went backpacking in Spain last year.
他们去年在西班牙自助旅行。

3389.backward(形)落后的；向后的；怕羞的
Sheila is very clever but rather backward in expressing her ideas.
希拉很聪明，但在表达思想时却有些腼腆。

3390.bacon(名)熏猪肉、培根肉
I want a bacon cheeseburger.
我想要一个熏肉起司汉堡。

3391.bacteria(名)细菌
单数bacterium
Bacteria can decompose organic matter.
细菌能使有机物腐烂。

3392.bald(形)秃头的；露骨的；单调的
The man is still very young,but he is almost bald.
那位男子并不算老，可是他几乎要秃头了。

3393.ban(动)禁止
同义词prohibit
Swimming is banned in this lake．
这个湖里不准游泳。

3394.bar(名)酒吧；障碍；沙洲
He's been working at a bar called the Flamingo.
他一直在一家叫弗朗明哥的酒吧工作。

3395.barbarian(名)野蛮人
They are not barbarian．
他们不是野蛮人。

3396.barbecue(名)烧烤野餐
If you plan to have a barbecue at the same time,you should also prepare a grill and fuel.
如果你同时想举办一次烤肉野餐，你还要带架子和燃料。