amateur[ˈæmətə] n. 业余爱好者，外行

professional and amateur star observers that suffers even more from light pollution.【2013天津阅读]】除了专业和业余的天文爱好者外，甚至还有一群人遭受更多的光污染。

amaze [əˈmeɪz] vt. 使(某人)惊异或惊奇

We are teaching them that words do not amaze but confuse.【2012江苏阅读】

我们教的词没有让他们感到惊异而是让他们困惑。

同义词: astonish surprise

amaze的形容词：amazed;amazing

amaze的名词：amazement

amazed[əˈmeɪzd] 惊奇的，惊讶的

My husband has always been good with animals, but I was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse(松鸡)。【2014四川完形】我的丈夫一直和动物的关系很友好，但是我仍然很惊讶他可以和一只松鸡成为朋友。

amazing [əˈmeɪzɪŋ] 令人惊奇的，令人惊讶的

The audience was impressed by his amazing performance.【2014广东阅读】他那令人惊奇的表演给顾客留下了深刻的映像。

amazement [əˈmeɪzmənt] n. 惊讶

Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly.【2015江西阅读】当Jessica的父母大声笑的时候，她惊讶地看着他们。

ambassador [æmˈbæsədə(r)] n. 男大使

ambassadress[æmˈbæsədrəs] n. 女大使

ambiguous [æmˈbɪɡjʊəs] adj. 模棱两可的

His reply to my question was somewhat ambiguous.【高考真句】他对我问题的回答有点模棱两可。

易混词：ambitous

ambitious [æmˈbɪʃəs] adj.雄心勃勃的;野心勃勃的;艰巨的

She is an ambitious and sensitive person.【2014北京阅读】他是一个野心勃勃并且敏感的人。

In 1879, Oxford University in England asked Prof. James Murray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English language.【2012山东阅读】在1879年，牛津大学要求James Murray担当即将是英语史上最艰难的字典的编辑。

ambitious的名词：ambition

ambition [æmˈbɪʃən] n. 雄心，抱负(褒);野心(贬)

As your son grows you also age and your ambitions become more unachievable.【2016天津阅读】当你的孩子长大的时候你也衰老了，同时你的抱负也变得更加不可实现

ambulance[ˈæmbjʊləns] n. 救护车

amount [əˈmaʊnt] n. 数量，总额 [+of];

用法：a significant/large/considerable/enormous amount(s) of 大量的

She could save such a large amount of money because she lived a very simple life.【2014广东阅读】

她可以节约如此大量的钱因为她过着一个非常简单的生活。

In a sense, they are spending a significant amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitask.【2013重庆阅读】在一定意义上，当他们在做多任务处理的时候他们浪费了大量的时间。

短语：amount to v. (数量上)总计,达到

The donation amounted to €190,000.【2012福建阅读】捐款达到€190,000

ample [ˈæmpəl]adj. 充足的,丰富的

There is ample evidence to prove his guilt.【高考真句】有充足的证据证明他的罪行。

同义词：abundant adj. 充足的;adequate adj. 充足的

amuse [əˈmjuːz] vt. 使开心,逗笑

Not everyone experiences anger in the same way; what angers one person may amuse another. 【2014江苏阅读】所有的人经历快乐的方式都是不一样的;使一个人生气的东西也许会让另一个人开心。

Pets are playful animals and they amuse us.【2013江西阅读】宠物是有趣的动物，它们可以逗笑我们。

近义词：entertain vt 使快乐，娱乐

amuse的形容词：amused;amusing amuse的名词：amusement

amusing [əˈmjuːzɪŋ] adj. funny and entertaining 好笑的，有趣的

Pets are amusing.【2013江西阅读】宠物是有趣的。

amused [əˈmjuːzd]adj. 开心的，被逗乐的

Lucy has a great sense of humor and always keeps her colleagues amazed with her stories. 【2015上海】Lucy有很强的幽默感并且用故事使她的同事感到开心。

amusement [əˈmjuːzmənt] n. 娱乐，开心

It took us quite a long time to get to the amusement park.【2015上海】我们花了很长时间才到达娱乐场。

“Amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have, legally, in the United States right now.【2012辽宁阅读】“快乐骑行”是你现在在美国能获得的最多的合法乐趣。

analyze [`ænl,aɪz] vt. 分析

A report that analyzed nearly two decades of research on major GM food crops shows that GM engineering has failed to significantly increase US crop production.【2015陕西阅读】一份关于分析转基因食品的20年的报告显示转基因工程不能够大量增加美国的粮食产量。

analyze的名词：analysis [əˈnæləsɪs] n. 分析

ancestor[ˈænsəstə] n. 祖宗; 祖先

同义词：forefather n. 祖先

anchor[ˈænkə] n. 锚 v. 停船，抛锚

ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt] adj. 古代的，古老的

Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Western philosophy.【2012辽宁阅读】一些社科学家建议西方人应该充分利用古代中国的智慧去弥补西方哲学的缺点。

Wind power is an ancient source of energy to which we may return in the near future.【2015上海】风力是一个我们在不远的将来将使用的能源。

anecdote [ˈænɪkdəʊt] n. 逸事，趣闻

anger [ˈæŋɡə] n.愤怒 v. 使愤怒

When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me.【2012福建阅读】当我见到他的时候我非常愤怒。

This really angered me.【 2013湖南阅读】这真的让我很生气。

同义词：annoyance n. 愤怒

anger的形容词：angry [ˈæŋɡəri] adj. 生气的,愤怒的

用法：be angry with 对……感到生气

Jessica’s parents were still quite angry with each other.【2015江西阅读】杰西卡的父母仍然在生彼此的气。

同义词：annoyed adj. 生气的

animal [ˈænɪml] n. 动物

ankle [ˈæŋkəl] n. 踝，踝关节

anniversary [ænɪˈvɜːsərɪ] n. 周年纪念日

John and I will celebrate our fortieth wedding anniversary next month.【2014山东】约翰和我将在下个月庆祝我们第40个周年纪念日。

announce [əˈnaʊns] vt. 宣布，宣告

In January, Starbucks announced that customers could start using their phones to buy coffee in 6,800 of its stores.【2015湖北阅读】星巴克在一月宣布顾客可以使用他们的电话在6800个商店里面买东西。

announce的名词：announcement[əˈnaʊnsmənt] n. 宣布、宣告

announce的近义词：declare v. 宣布

annoy [əˈnɔɪ] vt. (使)恼怒，使生气

But I could see that he was doing all these to annoy me. [2014湖北阅读]但是我可以看得出来他所做得一切都是为了使我恼怒/生气

annoy的两个形容词形式: annoyed;annoying

annoy的名词形式：annoyance

annoy [əˈnɔɪd] adj. 恼怒的，生气的

He’s annoyed.【2015全国二阅读】他很生气。

annoying [əˈnɔɪɪŋ] adj. 令人恼怒的，令人生气的

It was really annoying; I couldn’t get access to the data bank you had recommended.【2016天津】真是太令人生气了!我无法得到你推荐的银行的信息

annoyance [əˈnɔɪəns] n. 生气

The possible existence of annoyance results from our inability to sort out e-mails.【2012山东阅读表达】生气的存在可能是因为我们不能整理电子邮件。

annual [ˈænjʊəl] adj. 每年的，一年一次的

University tuition fees are currently capped at 3,000 annually.【2013上海阅读】现在大学学费每年最高3000元。

answer [ˈɑːnsə] v. 回答;答复;n. 回答，答复

Then they were asked to analyze the relationships by answering some questions.【2014四川阅读】然后他们被要求通过回答问题来分析关系。

Dad answered children’s Christmas letters every year.【2012浙江阅读】爸爸每年都答复孩子们的圣诞信件。

But have you ever noticed the smell? Unless it is bad, the answer is likely to be no.【2014北京阅读】

但是你注意到气味没有?除非气味很糟糕，否则答案可能是你没有注意到。

用法：answer to ……的答案

There are problems psychology doesn’t have the answer to, and which no words can describe.【2013广东阅读】有些问题心理学是没有答案的，并且这些问题文字也无法描述。

同义词：reply v. 回答;respond v. 回答;response n. 回答

ant [ænt] n. 蚂蚁

antique [ænˈtiːk] n. 古董

anxiety [æŋˈzaɪətɪ] n. 焦虑，担心

They also help students prepare for college mathematics and overcome their anxiety about this amazing field of study.【2012北京阅读】它们能够使学生们对大学数学做好准备并且克服他们对这一学习领域的焦虑。

Studies show that too much multitasking can lead to increased stress, anxiety and memory loss. 【2015浙江阅读】研究显示太多的多任务处理会导致越来越多的压力、担心以及失忆。

同义词：concern n. 担心; worry n. 担心

anxiety的形容词：anxious

anxious [ˈæŋkʃəs] adj. 担心的，焦虑的

用法：be anxious about对……感到担心/焦虑

Jack still can’t help being anxious about his job interview.【2016江苏】杰克情不自禁地担心他的工作面试。

be anxious to do 渴望做……

Tom was extremely anxious to meet Bingley.【2013福建阅读】Tom非常渴望见到Bingley。

“渴望”的同义词:be eager to do/for sth; be desperate to do/for sth;long to do/for sth; desire to do/for sth