421. asthmatic [æzˈmætɪk, æs-]. a. (1) 患哮喘的;(2) 哮喘病患者
He is an asthmatic child.
他是個患哮喘病的孩子。
He had an asthmatic attack.
他出現了一次哮喘發作。
Mr. Smith is an asthmatic.
史密斯先生是個哮喘病患者。
The drug can help asthmatics.
這種藥物能幫助哮喘患者。
422. astir [əˈstɜr]
a.(不置於名詞前)活動中的;騷動的;起床的
The whole town was astir with the news.
整個小鎮因那個消息而騷動。
She’s never astir before nine o’clock.
她從不在九點前起床。
The farmers were astir before dawn.
那些農夫在天亮前就開始工作。
423. astound [əˈstaʊnd] vt. 使震驚;使大吃一驚
Her behavior astounded her parents.
她的行為令父母大為震驚。
What she saw on television astounded her.
她在電視上看到的事讓她目瞪口呆。
424. astray [əˈstreɪ] adv. / a. 迷途地(的);走失地(的);偏離正道地(的)
The letter has gone astray.
那封信遺失了。
He has been led astray by bad friends.
他被壞朋友帶壞了。
One of the cows went astray and got lost.
有一頭乳牛走失了。
425. astride [əˈstraɪd] prep. / adv. 跨坐著
She sat astride a white horse.
她跨坐在一匹白馬上。
The rider is astride a beautiful horse.
那位騎士跨騎在一匹美麗的馬上。
The boy sat astride a bench.
那男孩跨坐在長椅上。
426. astrology [əˈstrɑːlədʒi] n. [U] 占星術
Do you believe in astrology?
你相信占星術嗎?
2000 was the year of the Dragon in Chinese astrology, and many more children were born in that year.
西元 2000 年在中國占星術中是龍年,那一年出生的孩子也較多。
427. astronomy [əˈstrɑːnəmi] n. [U] 天文學
She is studying astronomy.
她正在研究天文學。
The study of astronomy has made great progress in recent years.
近年來,天文學的研究取得了長足進展。
428. astute [əˈstjuːt, -ˈstuːt] a. 精明的;敏銳的
He’s an astute businessman [lawyer].
他是個精明的商人[律師]。
429. asunder [əˈsʌndər] adv. 分離地;分散地
They were torn [driven] asunder by the war.
他們被戰爭拆散了。
430. asylum [əˈsaɪləm] n. (1) [C] 收容所,精神病院;(2) [U] 政治庇護
The abandoned child was put into an asylum.
那名棄兒被送進了收容所。
She became insane and was sent to an asylum.
她精神失常,被送入精神病院。
Van Gogh committed himself to an asylum voluntarily.
梵谷自願住進了精神病院。
He was granted political asylum by the United States.
他獲得美國的政治庇護。
Seek [ask for] political asylum.
尋求政治庇護。
431. asymmetric [ˌæsɪˈmɛtrɪk] a. 不對稱的;不均勻的
He has an asymmetric skull.
他有一個不對稱的頭蓋骨。
This pattern is asymmetric.
這個圖案不對稱。
432. asymmetry [ˌeˈsɪmətri] n. [U] 不對稱;不均勻
He was interested in the asymmetry of the view.
他對那景物的參差(不對稱)感興趣。
There’s no asymmetry in this shape.
這個形狀沒有任何不對稱之處。
433. atheism [ˈeɪθiˌɪzəm] n. [U] 無神論
He was accused of atheism.
他被指控為無神論者。
The priests condemned atheism.
那些神職人員譴責無神論。
434.atheist [ˈeɪθiɪst] n. [C] 無神論者
He is a convinced atheist.
他是個堅定的無神論者。
They have been regarded as terrible atheists.
他們被視為可怕的無神論者。
435. atheistic [ˌeɪθiˈɪstɪk] a. 無神論的
France is not an atheistic state.
法國不是一個無神論的國家。
436. atlas [ˈætləs] n. [C] 地圖集;圖解集
Your atlas is out of date.
你的地圖集已經過時了。
Check where California is in your atlas.
在你的地圖集上找找加州在哪裡。
437. atone [əˈton] vt. / vi. 彌補;贖罪(常與 for 並用)
He tried to atone for the evil he had done.
他試圖為自己曾經的惡行贖罪。
He atoned for breaking his promise to Mary by taking her to the movies.
他為了彌補對瑪麗失約,帶她去看電影。
438. atonement [əˈtonmənt] n. [U] 彌補;贖罪
He promised to make some sort of atonement for his behavior.
他承諾會為自己的行為做出某種彌補。
Atonement for a sin.
為罪行贖罪。
439. atrocious [əˈtroʃəs] a. (1) 殘暴的;(2) 極惡劣的,糟透的
He committed an atrocious crime.
他犯下了一項極為殘忍的罪行。
The food there is atrocious.
那裡的食物糟糕透頂。
440. atrocity [əˈtrɑːsəti] n. [C/U] (1) 殘暴;(2) 暴行(常用複數 atrocities)
They were shocked by the atrocity of his crimes.
他們對他罪行的殘忍感到震驚。
The terrorists committed unbelievable acts of atrocities.
那些恐怖分子犯下了難以置信的暴行。
The enemy committed many atrocities against civilians.
敵人對平民犯下了許多暴行。
The Japanese committed appalling atrocities during World War II.
日本人在二戰期間犯下駭人聽聞的暴行。
選字:astray and stray
astray 和 stray 都源自古法語「estraier (漫遊、偏離)」,兩者的語義相近,但詞性不同,且在語感上,前者較具文學感,後者較為口語
兩者的主要差異如下:
詞性:"Astray" 主要是副詞或形容詞(例如「走失」),而 "stray" 則可作為動詞、形容詞或名詞。
焦點:"Astray" 強調迷失或被誤導的狀態,常常帶有錯誤的意味;"stray" 則聚焦於漫遊的行為或結果(例如動物)。
例句:
✅ astray
go astray
走入歧途;迷失方向;走失
The letter went astray.
→ 這封信遺失了。
The boy went astray after meeting the wrong crowd.
→ 那男孩結交了壞朋友後走上歧途。
lead astray
誤導;引入歧途;帶壞
He was led astray by bad companions.
→ 他被壞朋友帶壞了。
Don't let yourself be led astray by rumors.
→ 別讓自己被謠言誤導。
✅stray
stray dog/cat
流浪狗/貓
The shelter takes in stray dogs and cats.
→ 那間收容所接納流浪狗與貓。
stray bullet
流彈;誤射的子彈
A stray bullet struck an innocent bystander.
→ 一顆流彈擊中了一名無辜的路人。
stray sheep
迷途羔羊(比喻:誤入歧途的人)
The preacher spoke of saving the stray sheep.
→ 傳教士談到拯救迷途羔羊。
He was once a stray sheep, but he found his way back.
→ 他曾經誤入歧途,但後來回頭是岸。
