applause
【考法1】n. 鼓掌,認可:approval publicly expressed (as by clapping the hands)
【例】Her appearance was greeted with applause. 她的表現贏得了認可。
【近】acclamation, cheer, cheering, ovation, plaudit, rave
【反】hissing, booing 發出噓聲
apposite
【考法1】adj. 相關的,合適的highly pertinent or appropriate: apt
【例】to enrich his essay with some very apposite quotations from famous people 用名人名言來豐富他的文章
【近】applicable, apropos, germane, pointed, relative, relevant
【反】extraneous, irrelevant, impertinent, irrelative, pointless 無關的
appreciable
【考法1】adj. 可感知的,明顯的:capable of being perceived or measured; perceptible
【例】the appreciable changes in temperature 氣溫明顯的變化
【例】There doesn't seem to be any appreciable difference between this piece and that one. 這個和那個看上去
沒什麼差別。
【近】apprehensible, perceptible, detectable, discernible, palpable, distinguishable, sensible
【反】impalpable, imperceptible, inappreciable, indistinguishable, insensible, undetectable 不能感知的
apprehension
【考法1】n. 憂慮,恐懼:suspicion or fear especially of future evil
【例】She had a strong apprehension about her sister's health 她非常擔心她姐姐的健康。
【近】dread, foreboding, misgiving, anxiousness, unease, uneasiness, worry
【反】composure, equanimity 鎮定;unconcern 冷漠
【考法2】n. 逮捕:seizure by legal process : arrestment
【例】apprehension of the thief 逮捕小偷
【近】arrest
【反】discharge 釋放
【考法3】n. 理解:the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something
【例】a good apprehension of how computer systems work 對電腦是如何工作的有很好的理解
【近】understanding, comprehension
【反】incomprehension
apprise
【考法1】v. 通知,告知:to give notice to; inform
【例】apprise him of the danger that may be involved 告知他可能涉及的危險
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