11．adhere to    坚持    = insist on

　　He decided to adhere to his promise.

　　We adhere to our programme.

　　adhere to  “粘着，附着”（正式用语）= stick to

　　Glue can make a stamp adhere to the envelope.

　　12. advocate  vt. 倡导，提倡，主张  =speak for

　　advocate sth. /doing sth.

　　He advocates keeping all the employees working hard with happiness.

　　我们主张改变政策。

　　We advocate the change of the policy.

　　13. allocate  vt. 分配，配给，拨给

　　They allocated the work to ten persons.

　　She allocated a sum of money to the poor children.

　　The mayor allocated $100,000 for the new hospital.

　　14. alternate  v.  轮流，交替  change with

　　Day alternates with night

　　Heavy rains alternate with bursts of sunshine.

　　Hope and fear alternate in her breast.

　　He alternated between work and sleep.

　　He alternated jobs.

　　She alternated kindness with severity.

　　15. amplify  vt.  扩大  enlarge

　　The tunnel amplified the noise.

　　We must emplify our effort by working harder.

　　16.altitude   高度，海拔 =height

　　attitude  态度

　　latitude  纬度

　　longitude  经度

　　multitude 多数

　　solitude   孤独

　　17. antique  adj. 古代的，年代久远的   / old / ancient

　　The old man has a collection of antique furniture.

　　I like the antique art much better.

　　18. appalling    shocking

　　When will this appalling war end ?

　　The results of the air attack were appalling.

　　19. apparatus 仪器，器械，装置 （包括机器，仪表，工具等）

　　a piece of apparatus

　　This apparatus can purify water.

　　equipment 设备，装备品

　　The equipment in the listening laboratory took time and money.

　　The factory has modern equipment.

　　appliance 器械，器具

　　medical appliances 医疗器械

　　electrical appliances/household appliances 家用电器

　　The kitchen is equipped with modern appliances.

　　20. appraisal  n. 估计，估价  =evaluation

　　What’s your appraisal of the situation?

　　He admitted the soundness of the appraisal.

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