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| a | indef art | (indefinite article) 不定冠词 | 一个 indef art yí gè |
| 每一 indef art měi yī | |||
| 用于表示食物、饮料等的词前 | 一份，一杯，一客 indef art | ||
| Note: a 一般用于读音以辅音开头的单词前，an 则用于读音用元音开头的单词前。 | |||
| There's a monster under my bed. | |||
| 我床下有个怪物。 | |||
| * 你必须每天服三次药。 | |||
| * 我要了一杯啤酒。 | |||
| a | n | (first letter of alphabet) | [英语字母表的第一个字母] n |
| Apple begins with an "a". | |||
| apple 的第一个字母是 "a"。 | |||
| 其他翻译 | |||
| a | n | (music: note) | [音阶中的第六个音] n |
| The song begins on an A. | |||
| a | n | (music: key) | A调 n |
| They're playing Grieg's piano concerto in A-minor tonight. | |||
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| A | n | (grade) | 优等，甲等 n |
| I got an "A" in my history test. | |||
| Report an error | |||
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| a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush | expr | proverb (sth that you already have is better than the promise of sth better) 谚语 | 一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林 expr |
| I'm told I can do better if I keep looking for opportunities, but I'll stay at this job for now: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. | |||
| a bit | adv | (a small amount) | 一点儿，少量地 adv |
| I don't just like it a bit – I like it a lot! | |||
| a bit | adv | (slightly) | 些微地，稍微地 adv |
| It's a bit cold in here! | |||
| He was a bit too polite to be honest. | |||
| a bit | n | informal (a short while) 非正式用语 | 一会儿 n yí huì er |
| I'll see you in a bit. | |||
| a bit long | adj | colloquial (slightly too long) 口语 | 有点长 |
| My hair is getting a bit long; it's time to have it trimmed. | |||
| a bit of | adj | (a small amount of) | 少量的 adj shǎo liàng de |
| I like a bit of cream in my coffee. | |||
| a bit thick | adj | colloquial (slightly too thick) 口语 | 有点厚 |
| The gravy seems a bit thick; I can stand a spoon in it! | |||
| He's a bit thick though the waist. | |||
| a bit thick | adj | (not very intelligent) | 有点笨，有点愚钝 |
| He's a bit thick, but really nice all the same. | |||
| a bit thin | adj | colloquial (slightly too thin) 口语 | 有点薄 |
| 口语 | 有点瘦 | ||
| 口语 | 有点稀薄 | ||
| The gravy seems a bit thin, so I think I'll add some more flour to thicken it up. | |||
| a bit thin | adj | (with limited resources) | （资源）有点缺乏 |
| My budget is a bit thin, so I won't be going to Africa this year. | |||
| a bit too | adv | colloquial (slightly excessively) 口语 | 有点太过… |
| His hair was a bit too long for me. | |||
| She seemed a bit too calm. Something must be wrong. | |||
| a cappella | adv | music (without instrumental accompaniment) 音乐 | 无乐器伴奏地 adv |
| The piece is usually orchestral but they performed it a cappella. | |||
| a cappella | adj | (singing: without music) 合唱 | 无乐器伴奏的 adj |
| Gregorian chant is usually a cappella singing. | |||
| a couple | n | (a pair, two) | 一对儿，一双 n |
| I have a couple of sweaters in my suitcase. | |||
| There was a couple holding hands as they walked down the road. | |||
| a couple | adj | informal (a pair of, two) 非正式用语 | 一对儿的，成双的 adj |
| I was hungry so I made myself a couple sandwiches. | |||
| a couple of | adj | colloquial (two, a pair of) 口语 | 两个，一双 |
| I'll take a couple of donuts, please. | |||
| a couple of | adj | US, colloquial (two or three of) 美国用法，口语 | 两三个… |
| A couple of days ago, I saw your brother at the supermarket. | |||
| a cut above | adj | (superior to) | 优于，比…更好，比…略胜一筹 |
| He is a cut above the rest. | |||
| a cut above | adj | (superior) | 优于，更胜一筹 |
| a dime a dozen | adj | US, informal (very common, not rare) 美国用法，非正式用语 | 一毛钱一打，不值钱 |
| In Hollywood, aspiring young actresses are a dime a dozen. | |||
| a dozen or so | adj | informal (around twelve) 非正式用语 | 大约十二个，十二个左右 |
| Can you please bring me back a dozen or so eggs from the grocery store? | |||
| a drop in the bucket | n | US, informal (sth relatively trivial) 美国用法，非正式用语 | 九牛一毛，沧海一栗 n |
| The U.S. needs to redevelop passenger rail; Amtrak funding is just a drop in the bucket. | |||
| a drop in the bucket | n | (sth with no material consequences) | 杯水车薪 n |
| a drop in the ocean | n | UK (a negligible amount) 英国用法 | 沧海一栗 n |
| The money I give to charity is a drop in the ocean compared to some people. | |||
| a far cry from | adj | (very different from) | 与…大不相同 |
| Life in Canada is a far cry from her homeland of Haiti. | |||
| a few | 少数几个 shǎo shù jǐ gè | ||
| Note: a few 用于可数名词之前，a little 用于不可数名词之前。 | |||
| Could you spare a few minutes of your time? | |||
| a fine mess | n | informal (complicated or awkward situation) 非正式用语 | 一团糟，一团乱麻 n |
| The lies we told got us into a fine mess when everyone found out the truth. | |||
| Now you've done it. Look at the fine mess you've gotten us into. | |||
| a fortiori | adv | (law, logic: with stronger reason) | 更加，更不必说，更有理由 adv |
| a ghost of a chance | n | (a very slight possibility) | 渺茫的机会，一丝机会 n |
| My husband might run for office, but he really doesn't stand a ghost of a chance. | |||
| a great deal | 大量，很多 dà liàng , hěn duō | ||
| 很，非常 hěn, fēi cháng | |||
| It will take a great deal of effort on everyone's part to meet this goal. | |||
| a great deal of effort | n | (a lot of effort, much effort) | 大量努力 n |
| I put a great deal of effort into this project, and I was really offended when management ignored it. | |||
| a hair's breadth away | adv | (very close) | 毫厘之差 |
| The house that I bought was a hair's breadth away from the sea. | |||
| The election returns so far show that Harry is a hair's breadth away from victory. | |||
| a heap of | adj | literal (an untidy pile of) 本义 | （凌乱的）一大堆 |
| There's a heap of dirty laundry in the laundry room. | |||
| a heap of | adj | figurative, slang (a lot of) 比喻，俚语 | 很多的，大量的 adj |
| Since I retired I've got a heap of time on my hands. | |||
| a hoot | n | figurative, slang (sth funny or fun) 比喻，俚语 | 搞笑的事，可笑的事 n |
| The party last night was a hoot! I had so much fun! | |||
| We had a hoot at the monster truck rally. | |||
| a hoot | n | literal (owl's cry) 本义 | 猫头鹰的叫声 n māo tóu yīng de jiào shēng |
| When camping in the woods, we heard the hoots of owls instead of lullabies. | |||
| a hoot | n | (any care to or for) 用于not give/care a hoot | 毫不在乎 |
| I don't give two hoots whether or not Sheila comes to the party. | |||
| 我对你的看法一点也不在乎。 | |||
| a la | adv | (in the style of) | 按照…的方式 adv |
| He swears a lot when he's angry, a la Gordon Ramsay. | |||
| a la mode | adj | (fashionable, in fashion) | 流行的，按照流行款式的 adj |
| a la mode | adj | US (with ice cream) 美国用法，烹饪 | （食物）上面浇着冰激淋的 adj |
| I ordered a piece of pie a la mode. | |||
| a little | adv | (a small amount) | 一点儿，少量地 adv |
| Okay, I admit it – I did cheat a little on my exam. | |||
| a little | adv | (slightly) | 些微地，稍微地 adv |
| She was a little angry with me. | |||
| The doctor says your blood pressure is a little high. | |||
| a little bit | n | (a small amount) | 少量 n shǎo liàng |
| There wasn't enough salt in the soup so I added a little bit. | |||
| Could I please have a little bit of cheese? | |||
| a little bit | adv | (slightly) | 些微地，稍微地 adv |
| I'm just a little bit dizzy. | |||
| It was a little bit cheeky of me to ask … but I asked anyway. | |||
| a little thing | n | (sth small or trivial) | 小事，微不足道的事情 n |
| I know it's just a little thing, but I find the constant tapping of your foot annoying. | |||
| a long time | adv | (a considerable period) | 长期地，长时间地 adv |
| It's been a long time since we last met. | |||
| It's been a long time since we last met. | |||
| a long time ago | 许久以前 xǔ jiǔ yǐ qián | ||
| a long way off | adv | (in the distance) | 在远处，在远方 adv |
| a long way off | adv | (distant, far away) | 遥远地，远方地 adv |
| Those birds are swimming a long way off shore, so you'll need a telescope to see them. | |||
| a long way off | adv | US, colloquial (in the distant future) 美国用法，口语 | （时间上）遥远地，在遥远的将来 adv |
| My sixtieth birthday is still a long way off. | |||
| a lot | 很，非常，极其 hěn, fēi cháng, jí qí | ||
| 经常 jīng cháng | |||
| 大量，很多 dà liàng , hěn duō | |||
| a lot more | n | (a much greater amount) | 多得多 |
| I need a lot more flour to make this dough. | |||
| A banker makes a lot more money than a teacher. | |||
| a lot more | n | (a much greater number) | 更多数量，更大量 n |
| A few hundred is a lot more than a couple dozen. | |||
| a lot of | 大量的，很多的 dà liàng de , hěn duō de | ||
| a lot to do with | n | (closely related to) | 与…紧密相关 |
| Bill's continual lying had a lot to do with why no one trusted him. | |||
| a lot to do with | n | (largely due to) | 主要由于，大部分是因为 |
| His success has a lot to do with his father's business connections. | |||
| a lot to say about | n | (much to contribute on the topic of) | 对…有很多话可说 |
| Wow, he has a lot to say about my sister's engagement. | |||
| a mile long | adj | (measuring one mile in length) | 一英里长 |
| The road is about a mile long. | |||
| a mile long | adj | US, colloquial (extensive) 美国用法，口语 | 很大程度上 hěn dà chéng dù shàng |
| Her grocery list seemed like it was a mile long! | |||
| a narrow escape | 勘勘逃脱，幸免于难 kān kān táo tuō, xìng miǎn yú nán | ||
| a nobody | n | (an unimportant person) | 无足重轻的人，没有分量的人 n |
| Why would she want to date me? She's a supermodel; I'm a nobody. | |||
| a novice at | n | (a beginner in or at an activity) | …的新手 n |
| I'm trying to design an entire website although I'm a novice at HTML. | |||
| a pack of lies | n | informal (a totally untrue account) 非正式用语 | 一派谎言 n |
| Instead of being honest, he told his mother a pack of lies. | |||
| a pain | n | figurative, informal (an annoyance) 比喻，非正式用语 | 招人烦的人，讨厌的人 n |
| 比喻，非正式用语 | 令人讨厌的事，烦人的事 n | ||
| These stupid new regulations are such a pain! | |||
| Your little brother is a pain in the behind. | |||
| a pain | n | literal (physical discomfort) 本义 | 疼痛 n téng tòng |
| a pat on the back | n | informal (congratulations, praise) 非正式用语 | 夸奖，夸赞，祝贺 n |
| His year-end bonus was a pat on the back for his hard work that year. | |||
| a piece of the action | n | informal (involvement, participation) 非正式用语 | 活动的一部分，参与活动 n |
| If I'm to help you, I want a piece of the action. | |||
| a posteriori | adv | (law, logic: from experience) | 来自经验地，凭经验地 adv |
| a pretty penny | n | informal (a high price) 非正式用语 | 一大笔钱，可观的价格 n |
| I bet that dress cost a pretty penny. | |||
| a priori | adj | (hypothetical, deductive) | 假定的，推理的 adj |
| a priori | adv | (by deduction) | 通过推理，通过演绎 adv |
| a priori | adj | (accepted without question) | 假定的，未经质疑便接受的 adj |
| a quarter past | 时间，比如三点一刻 | …过一刻 … guò yí kè | |
| a quarter till | 岗位部署表 gǎng wèi bù shǔ biǎo | ||
| a quarter to | 时间 | 差一刻到… chà yí kè dào … | |
| a tall order | 过高要求 guò gāo yāo qiú | ||
| a thing for | n | (a liking for: sth) 常用于have a thing for | 喜欢，喜爱 n |
| I have a thing for chocolate . | |||
| a thing for | n | (an attraction to: sb) 常用于have a thing for | 对（某人）有意思，（为某人所）吸引 |
| She has a thing for her boss. Unfortunately, he's married. | |||
| a time | n | (a period, a while) | 一会儿，一段时间 n |
| Come and sit with me for a time. | |||
| a try | n | (an attempt) | 尝试 n cháng shì |
| If you don't have a try at speaking English, you will never improve. | |||
| a try | n | (rugby: a touchdown, goal) 橄榄球 | 带球触地得分 n |
| Wales managed to score a try in the last few minutes of the game. | |||
| a while | n | (a period of time) | 一会儿，一段时间 n |
| I thought it over a while before answering. | |||
| She's been gone a while now. | |||
| a word to the wise | n | colloquial (used before a warning: pay careful attention to what follows) 口语 | 明白人用不着多说，聪明人一点就明白 |
| A word to the wise: do not visit this neighborhood alone after dark. | |||
| a-plenty | adj | (in abundance) | 充裕的，充足的 adj |
| There are vegetables a-plenty. | |||
| There are heroes aplenty in the armed forces, but most of them are unsung heroes. | |||
| a-plenty | adv | (more than a little) | 大量地，充裕地 adv |
| She screamed aplenty when they called out her name. | |||
| a-whirl | adj | (spinning) | 旋转着的 adj |
| He set the music world a-whirl with his new hit song. | |||
| a.m. | adv | abbr (before 12 noon) 正午12时之前 | 早上，上午，午前，中午之前 adv |
| a.m. | adv | abbr (period: midnight to noon) 时段：半夜12时至正午12时 | 上午，午前 adv |
| after a fashion | adv | (in a way) | 还过得去，勉勉强强，马马虎虎 adv |
| after a long absence | adv | (after being away for a long time) | 缺席很久后，离开很久后 adv |
| He returned home after a long absence and found everything had changed while he was gone. | |||
| after a while | 一会儿以后，过了一会儿 yí huì er yǐ hòu, guò le yí huì er | ||
| all of a sudden | adv | (suddenly) | 忽然，突然 adv |
| All of a sudden a dark cloud blotted out the sun. | |||
| an arm and a leg | n | slang (high price, high cost) 俚语 | 昂贵，大价钱 n |
| It cost me an arm and a leg. | |||
| No, the price is too high, he wants an arm and a leg for that old car. | |||
| answer to a problem | 问题的答案 wèn tí de dá àn | ||
| apply for a job | 申请工作 shēn qǐng gōng zuò | ||
| as a bonus | adv | (in addition) | 作为意外收获 adv |
| We're going on a hike in the mountains today, and as a bonus we'll have a picnic. | |||
| as a child | adv | (during childhood) | 童年时，小时候 adv |
| As a child Henry was scared of dogs, but he later went on to become a vet. | |||
| as a consequence | adv | (so, therefore) | 因此 adv yīn cǐ |
| The boy failed his math test. As a consequence, he cannot visit his friends this weekend. | |||
| as a friend | adv | (preface to giving difficult news or advice) 告诉别人不好消息等时的开场白 | 作为朋友 adv |
| You know I say this as a friend, but I don't think that you should date him. | |||
| as a joke | adv | (for humorous effect) | 开玩笑 kāi wán xiào |
| Don't be upset, that comment was meant as a joke. | |||
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"A book tightly shut is but a block of paper"
"Chinese" on a website (汉语 中文 漢語 ...)
"It's not a small building."
"wish you a happy new year"
A book is like a garden carried in your pocket
a complete night / a complete day
A conversation between young girl and woman
A Course in Chinese Colloquial Idioms
A cow taken to Beijing is still a cow.
A fault on the right side.
a head of bamboo ones
a letter for you
a major player in the field
A man comes from the dust and in the dust he will end
A measure word for three things?
a necessary evil
A permit for tolerated stay
a person who like the freedom of being single
a pre-IPO media company
A problem on tax
a sense of social purpose
A spectrum of
A strong Life is the hardest to live
a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury.
a text "reads"
A wall of my bedroom is painted blue, the other is red
A word for 'Wanderlust'?
A-level
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更多……
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