151. aggrandize [əˈgrænˌdaɪz] (vt.)
➤ 增加權勢、地位或財富
- The prime minister sought to aggrandize himself.
那位首相圖謀增加自己的權勢。 - He aggrandized himself at the expense of others.
他以犧牲別人來提高自己的權勢。
152. aggravate [ˈæɡrəˌveɪt] (vt.)
➤ 使惡化;加重(病情、罪過、負擔)
- Her bad temper was aggravated by her headache.
頭痛使她的脾氣更壞。 - Scratching a mosquito bite aggravates it.
抓蚊子咬的傷會使它更糟。
153. aggregate [ˈæɡrɪˌɡeɪt] (v.)
➤ (1) 聚集;(2) 總計,合計
- His sole aim is to aggregate riches.
他唯一的目的是聚集財富。 - The donation aggregates to $90,000.
捐款總計達九萬美元。
154. aghast [əˈɡæst] (a.) (不用於名詞前)
➤ 驚駭的,嚇呆的
- She was aghast at the sight of blood.
她看到血就嚇呆了。 - He was aghast when he learned that all his money was stolen.
當他曉得他所有的錢都被偷走時,他嚇呆了。
155. agitate [ˈædʒɪˌteɪt] (v.)
➤ (1) 搖動,攪拌;(2) 使焦慮;(3) 鼓動
- The wind agitated the surface of the lake.
風使湖面起了波紋。 - Her speech agitated the crowd.
她的演說激起了群眾的情緒。 - The workers were agitating for higher wages.
那些工人鼓動著要求加薪。
156. aglitter [əˈɡlɪtɚ] (a.) (不用於名詞前)
➤ 燦爛的
- I met a lady aglitter with jewels.
我遇到一位珠光寶氣的女士。
157. aglow [əˈɡloʊ] (a.) (不用於名詞前)
➤ 發光的;容光煥發的
- Her face was aglow with pleasure.
她因高興而容光煥發。 - John was aglow with the feeling of success.
約翰因有成就感而紅光滿面。
158. agog [əˈɡɑɡ] (a.) (不用於名詞前)
➤ 興奮的;急切的
- She was agog with curiosity.
她滿懷好奇。 - They were agog to hear the news.
他們急切地想聽到那個消息。
159. agrarian [əˈɡrɛriən] (a.)
➤ 農業的;農地的
- We must improve our agrarian laws.
我們必須改進我們的農業法。 - He is an agrarian reformer.
他是一位農業改革者。
160. aground [əˈɡraʊnd] (adv.)
➤ 擱淺地
- The ship ran aground on some rocks in the fog.
那艘船在霧中觸了礁。 - Our ship ran aground in the shallow water.
我們的船在淺水處擱淺。
今日選字:aglitter
看到 aglitter,免不了聯想到 glitter,不知道大家還記不記得中學時學過的一句諺語 All that glitters is not gold. (閃閃發光的東西不一定是黃金。比喻 表面光鮮亮麗的事物,未必真的有價值或美好。)由於兩個字的意思相當接近,避免混淆,比較如下:
aglitter vs. glitter 的比較
這兩個詞雖然都與「閃耀、發光」有關,但在詞性、用法與語境上有所不同。
1️⃣ aglitter [əˈɡlɪtɚ](形容詞/副詞)
🔹 意思: 閃閃發光的、燦爛的(形容狀態)
🔹 詞性: 形容詞 / 副詞(不可放在名詞前,只能用作表語)
🔹 語境: 多用於文學或詩意表達,帶有一種華麗、夢幻的氛圍
🔹 例句:
✔️ The ballroom was aglitter with chandeliers.(宴會廳在吊燈的照耀下閃閃發光。)
✔️ She was aglitter with diamonds and pearls.(她身上戴滿了鑽石和珍珠,閃閃發亮。)
🚫 An aglitter dress ❌(❌錯誤,因為 aglitter 不能放在名詞前。)
2️⃣ glitter [ˈɡlɪtɚ](動詞 / 名詞)
🔹 意思:
(1) (v.) 閃爍、閃耀(描述發光的動作或狀態)
(2) (n.) 亮片、閃光物;耀眼的吸引力(可指物理上的亮光或象徵性的光彩)
🔹 詞性: 動詞(V.)/ 名詞(N.)
🔹 語境: 可用於日常對話,適用於光亮、金屬、寶石、眼神等
🔹 例句:
✔️ (V.) The stars glittered in the night sky.(星星在夜空中閃爍。)
✔️ (V.) Her eyes glittered with excitement.(她的眼睛閃爍著興奮的光芒。)
✔️ (N.) The dress was covered in glitter.(那件裙子上覆滿了亮片。)
