四級口語邊練邊記 8

amass

vt. 積累，積聚

A: Did you enjoy the end of the novel?

B: No, it was too ambiguous for me.

ambiguous

a. 引起歧義的，模棱兩可的，含糊不清的

A: You work very hard.

B: Maybe, but I ma ambitious and want to do well in my career.

ambitious

a.1.有抱負的，雄心勃勃的;2.有野心的

A: Your essay is good. But I think that you need to amend the conclusion.

B: Oh, I thought the ending was the best part.

amend

vt. 修改，修訂，改進

n.[pl.]賠罪，賠償

A: Do your parents get along well?

B: Yes, they at least have an amicable relationship.

amiable

a. 和藹可親的，友好的

A: The army in my county is under-funded.

B: I think that it is a good thing that it can not afford more ammunition though.

ammunition

n. 彈藥，軍火

A: Is there enough space in the back of the car?

B: Yes, ample.

ample

a.1.足夠的;2.寬敞的，面積大的

A: I can not hear the lecturer.

B: He needs to amplify his voice more.

amplify

vt.1.放大(聲音等)，增強;2.擴大，詳述，進一步闡述

A: My teacher used the analogy of an acorn and oak tree to explain the potential of the school.

B: He must think you all have a lot of potential then.

analogy

n. 比擬，類比，類推

by analogy

用類推的方法

A: That guy is crazy.

B: Maybe he needs to see an analyst.

analyst

n.1.分析家，化驗員;2.心理分析學(xué)家

A: You have a very analytic mind.

B: I think that is why I enjoy mathematics.