2015考研英语核心词汇（A）

　　alien 外国的 adjust to an alien culture

　　allege 断言，宣称 The newspaper alleges the mayor's guilt.

　　allocate 分配，分派，把...拨给 allocate funds for new projects

　　allied 结盟的，有关联的 allied nations

　　allow 允给，准许，允许 He missed her more than he would allow himself to admit.

　　allowance 津贴，补贴，零用钱 a housing allowance

　　alter 改变，更改 alter an attitude

　　alternate 交替，轮流 Night and day alternate.

　　amateur (艺术，科学等的)业余爱好者 an amateur golfer

　　amaze 使惊愕，使惊异 I am amazed that he should get the post.

　　ambiguous 含糊不清的，模棱两可的 an ambiguous answer

　　ambition (对名利等的)强烈欲望，野心 His political ambitions still burn.

　　amend 修改，修订 amend the spelling in sb.'s paper

　　amuse 逗乐，逗笑，给...提供娱乐(或消遣) The clown at the circus amused the children.

　　anchor 锚 The anchor catches (drags).

　　announce 宣布，声称 It is officially announced that he will not run for reelection.

　　annoy 使恼怒，使生气 She was annoyed at (with) his lightheard attitude.

　　annual 每年的，年度的 the annual output of steel

　　anonymous 匿名的，无名的 an anonymous letter (phone call)

　　answer 回答，响应 Henry took ages to answer the door.

　　anticipate 预期，预料 The directors anticipated a fall in demand (that demand would fall).

　　anxious 焦虑的，发愁的(about, at) They become anxious at her delay.

　　apart 成零碎 Such cheap clothes come apart after a few washings.

　　apparent 显然的，明明白白的 It was apparent that they all understood.

　　appeal 呼吁，恳求 I appealed to the children to make less noise.

　　applaud 鼓掌，喝彩，叫好 The audience applauds the performers for three minutes.

　　apply 涂，敷 He applied two coats of paint to the table.

　　appoint 任命，委派 They appointed his father (to be 或as) postmaster.

　　appraise 估量，估计 appraise the infant's weight

　　appreciate 感激 I appreciated your help much.

　　apprehend 对...担心 Do you apprehend that there will be any difficulty?

　　approach 靠近，接近 John is approaching manhood.

　　appropriate 恰当的，相称的 Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.

　　approve 赞成，同意 I couldn't approve his conduct.

　　approximate 大概的，大约的，近似的 The approximate time is 10 o'clock.

　　apt (习性)易于......的，有......倾向的 A careless person is apt to make mistakes.

　　arbitrary 随心所欲的，个人武断的，任意的 an arbitrary choice

　　arise 起立，起身 arise from one's seat

　　arouse 使......奋发 A man like Tom will be aroused. Don’t worry.

　　array 排列，队形 The troops were formed in battle array.

　　articulate 发音清晰的，善于表达的 He is articulate about everything in the field of economics.

　　artificial 人工的，人造的，人为的 artificial price controls

　　ascend 登高，(渐渐)上升，升高 The airplane ascended into the cloud.

　　ascertain 查明，弄清，确定 I ascertained that he was dead.

　　ashamed 惭愧的，羞耻的 I am ashamed for being so stupid.

　　ashore 向岸，向陆地 He swam ashore.

　　aside 在旁边 We stood aside to let her pass.

　　assault 攻击，袭击 We made an assault on the enemy fort.

　　assemble 集合，召集 assemble the members of Parliament for a special meeting.

　　assert 肯定地说(出)，坚定地断言 He asserted his innocence.

　　assess 估价，评价，评论 assess the present state of the economy

　　assign 分配，布置(作业) The teacher assigned (us) a new lesson.

　　assimilate 吸收，消化 He is quick to assimilate new ideas.

　　associate (使)联系，(使)结合 We naturally associated the name of Darwin with the doctrine of evolution.

　　assume 假定，假设 Farmers will have a bumper harvest, assuming (that) the weather si favarable.

　　assure 深信不疑地对......说，向......保证

　　assurance 保证，把握，信心 He gave me his assurance that he would help.

　　astonish 使惊讶 I was astonished at his sudden appearance.

　　attach 系，贴，连接 attach a label to a suitcase

　　attain 达到，获得 attain one’s goal

　　attend 出席，参加(会议等) attend a wedding

　　attendance 出席，参加，出席人数，出席率 Our class has perfect attendance today.

　　attentive 注意的，专心的 an attentive audience

　　attribute 把归因于，把......(过错的责任等)归于(to) He attributed his success to hard work.

　　auxiliary 辅助的 an auxiliary rocket

　　avail 有利于，有助于 Will force alone avail us?

　　average 平均数，平均 The paper receives an average of nearly 100 articles a day.

　　avert 挡开，防止，避免 Many traffic accidents can be averted by courtesy.

　　awake 醒，觉醒 awake from sleep

　　award 授予(奖品等) The university awarded him an honorary degree.