admission n. 准入,接纳,承认
例句:① Admission to an exhibition is by ticket only. ②
He made an admission that he was mistaken.
adopt vt. 收养,采用
例句:① As they had no children of their own, they adopted an orphan.
② We should adopt eclectically
all that is best in other nations.
administration n. 管理;经营;行政
助记法:ad(=to )+mini(=small)+ster(=person)+ation(名词词尾)
英义:a method of tending to manage matters; the department which
makes up a governing body.
例句:It was the bad administration of the economy leading to large-scale
unemployment that brought down the last Government.
同义词:governance
扩充:administer n.
advent n. 降临,出现
助记法:ad(=to, near)+vent(=come)
英义:coming or arrival
例句:With the advent of competitive team sports for girls, our
school's athletic budget may have to be readjusted.
同义词:arrival, forthcoming
扩充:adventure n./v.
adhere vi. 粘着;坚持;忠于
助记法:ad(=to)+here(to stick 粘贴)
英义:to stick fast to;to support firmly; remain faithful
例句:I will adhere to this opinion until proof that I am wrong
is presented.
同义词:cling, cohere
反义词:detach
扩充:adherent n.
adjacent adj. 邻接的,邻近的
助记法:ad-(to)+jac(to throw 投掷)+-ent(形容词词尾)
英义:lying near or next to; neighboring
例句:The principal asked the students not to wander in front of
the houses and other buildings adjacent to the school.
同义词:adjoin
adore vt. 崇拜,非常喜爱
助记法:ad(=to)+ore( speak)
英义:to love greatly
例句:Mr. Moore is quite a family man; he adores his wife and children.
同义词:admire, idolize
扩充:adoration n.
adjust vt. 校准,调整
英义:to alter slightly; make correspondent or conformable
例句:I don't think I shall ever adjust myself to this hot climate.
扩充:adjustment n.
administer v. 支配;管理;给予
例句:① They had the right to administer their own internal affairs.
② We shall administer relief
to people who are suffering from floods. ③
The Red Cross administers relief aid in disaster areas.
adjoin vt. 贴近,与…毗连
助记法:ad-(to)+join(加入,连接)
英义:to lie adjacent to another; to be in contact with
同义词:adjacent