1. able ability enable capable be able to do能夠做…

have the ability to do 能夠做，有能力做…：

He has the ability to make very good boat.

enable ** to do 使…能做…：

Internet has enabled us to get information from all over the world.

Be capable of 能夠做…：He is capable of drawing oil painting.

He is able to read and write in English.

2. absent 反義詞：present

3. abroad 國外，海外：live ~ go ~

Many young people are eager to go abroad to study.

4. access:入口，途徑；機會，權(quán)利。Have access to sth

Citizens in the town all have access to the books in the local（當(dāng)?shù)氐模﹍ibrary.

5. absorb 吸收 be absorbed in 全神貫注于…

All the students are absorbed in Professor's lecture on China's economy.

6. accept 接受 receive 收到（不一定接受）

She received a gift from him,but she didn't accept it.

7. by accident=by chance 偶然地 on purpose 故意地

8. according to 根據(jù)

According to the article,environmental pollution has been taken under control.

9. take…into account=take…into consideration 把…考慮在內(nèi)

I hope my teacher will take into account my illness when he grades our test paper.

Account 描述

She gave an account of what he saw in China.

10. accuse ** of sth = charge ** with（for）sth 指責(zé)…做了…；指控…犯了…

He was accused of robbing the bank and sentenced ten years in gail.

His mother charged him with being lazy.

11. be accustomed to = be used to 習(xí)慣于后接 sth 或 doing sth

used to 過去有過去常常后接 do sth

Mr. Smith is not used/accustomed to driving on the right.

I'm already used to the life here.

There used to be a house near the river.

He used to get up while he was in the middle school.

12. achieve 獲得，達到

You will achieve nothing if you waste your time this way.

13. adapt=adjust 適應(yīng)~ adopt 收養(yǎng)；采用

You should adapt to college life as soon as possible.

He adjusted himself very quickly to the weather in the country.

14. add to 增添 add up to 總計達

15. in addition（to）=besides 此外

In order to master a foreign language,we should learn some grammar. In addition,we'd better learn some words.

16. adequate=enough

17. admit 承認(rèn)

He admitted him mistake at last.

18. in advance 預(yù)先，提前

You should inform（通知）me in advance if you are going to come.

19. take advantage of = make use of 利用

We can take advantage of computer to analyze data.