% o ► anti-bi-ot-ic adj.: an antibiotic drug tri Hi % M 0 effective antibiotic treatment 4;t

anti-body /'aentibDdi; NAmE -ba:di/ noun {pi. -ies) a substance that the body produces in the blood to fight disease, or as a reaction when certain substances are put into the body 474$ (

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, anti-¹ choice adj. {NAmE, disapproving) against giving women the right to have an abortion S & Mfln — compare pro-choice

Antichrist /'aentikraist/ (usually the Antichrist) noun [sing.] (in Christianity 3S1N50 the Devil; Christ’s greatest enemy >

an tici pate Ow /aen'tisipeit/ verb 1 to expect sth M $4; MSI : [VN] We don’t anticipate

any major problems. fl M *4 A ‘k £ ft" ^ A fal @ „ <> Our anticipated arrival time is 8.30. il ] M if 4S; fill fff 10] H 8:30 o o The eagerly anticipated movie will be released next month. IP tB M A 4S Jr ± ffe 4$ 7 T 41 i’. o 0 [V -ing] They anticipate moving to bigger premises by the end of the year. 4tkinMll¥jftfj;S:A&A W M iit ₀ 0 [VN -ing] I don’t anticipate it being a

problem. IS if A BA A -"A If] M„ O [V that] We

anticipate that sales will rise next year. il l M 44 A 4$ f| if- '$■ £ i*l |p ₀ o [vn that] It is anticipated that inflation will stabilize at 3%. jgBiSM,

3% o — compare unanticipated 2 to see what might happen in the future and take action to prepare for it MJE, BU+ ( ) : [VN] We need someone who

can anticipate and respond to changes in the fashion industry.

A o 0 [V wh-] Try and anticipate what the interviewers will ask. [also v

that] 3 to think with pleasure and excitement about sth that is going to happen 1$ fjft ; M H: [VN] We eagerly anticipated the day we would leave school.

— Ao [also V -ing, VN -ing] 4 {format) to do sth before it can be done by sb else ••■]#[; #■ if ■■■fjzfo PTOl forestall : [VN] When Scott reached

the South Pole he found that Amundsen had anticipated him.

[also VN -ing] ► an-tici-pa-tory /aen.tisi'peitari; NAmE aen'tisapatoiri/ adj. (formal) ■ a fast anticipatory movement by the goalkeeper Bf3 M ift'l&iiMIflzii#

antici pation /aen.tisi'peijn/ noun [u] 1 the fact of seeing that sth might happen in the future and perhaps doing sth about it now M 44; MU: MJ&; Mi+: He bought extra food in anticipation of more people coming than he’d invited. MM$44t^l^Wt&K 7 ^ o 2 a feeling of excitement about sth (usually

sth good) that is going to happen $| [$•; : happy/

eager/excited anticipation iilfW / 1

0 The courtroom was filled with anticipation. }&|I± A

anti cli max /.aenti'klaimaaks/ noun [C, U] ‘a situation that is disappointing because it happens at the end of sth that was much more exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected 43 AWM 4U; 43A: Travelling in Europe was something of an anticlimax after the years he’d spent in Africa. 7PJgUHSfclf

JtfJI W A A A fA 7 o 0 a sense/feeling of anticlimax 43 A B —compare climax ► anti-cli mac tic /.aentiklai- 'maektik/ adj.

anti-dine /'aentiklain/ noun {geology ill) an area of ground where layers of rock in the earth’s surface have been folded into a curve that is higher in the middle than at the ends #14 ( 4*

fal l) —compare syncline

anti-clock-wise /.aenti'klokwaiz; NAmE -'klaik-/ (BrE) (NAmE coun-ter-dock-wise) adv., adj. in the opposite direction to the movement of the hands of a clock ill ftf It Af foj ( 64 ) : Turn the key anticlockwise/in an

anticlockwise direction, jgi Bf 4+ A f°3 3I IJ3 ft ₀ RIUH CLOCKWISE