H
34 H*iTl sterile : Cover the bum with
an antiseptic dressing.
anti-social /.aenti'saujl; NAmE -’sou.fl/ adj. 1 harmful or annoying to
other people, or to society in general
& ft £ 34; M £
ft £ 34; 4- A vj Bi 34: antisocial behaviour fxft^frA 2 not wanting to spend
time with other people A l¥ 34 ; ?JR$¥ 34: They'll think you’re
being
antisocial if you don’t go.
— compare sociable
an-tith-esis /aen'tiQasis/ noun [C, U] {pi. antitheses /aen'tiGasiiz/) {formal) 1 the opposite of
sth Xt i ( ffi ) ; X4M: Love is the antithesis of selfishness. #41 S
ft 34 X5! ft ffi o 0 Students finishing
their education at 16 is the very antithesis of what society
needs. * 16 ^ f? ±^ik34^A4Mkft40rw!^o 2 a
contrast between two things ( ft #
|h] 34 ) ^ bt, X4 ffl.: There is an
antithesis between the needs of
the state and the needs of the people. |fcjfr34lfSft ► an ti thet
ic al /.aenti'Getikl/
adj.
anti-trade winds /'aentitreid windz/
(also anti-trades)
noun [pi ] winds that blow in the
opposite direction to
the TRADE WINDS
anti-trust /.aenti'trASt/ adj. [only before noun] (of
laws ?£ 'i$) preventing companies or groups of companies from
controlling prices unfairly S.ftftl4r34; &3MK) anti-viral /.aenti’vairal/ adj. (of a drug gj) used to treat
infectious diseases caused by a virus anti-virus /'aentivairas/ adj. {computing if) designed to
find and destroy computer viruses : antivirus
software
ant-ler /'aentla(r)/ noun [usually pi.] one of
the two horns that grow on the head of male deer
^ fh — picture o page R28
’ant lion noun a small insect that
eats other insects, especially ants,
which it catches in a hole made in the sandȣfjlfe, W* ( )
ant onym /'aentamm/ noun {technical A iff) a word that
means the opposite of another word S X is] cm opposite: ‘Old’ has two possible antonyms: young’
and ‘new’. *
old 34 S. X is] pT
fi W M 4: young ft new „ — compare synonym
antsy /'aentsi/ adj. {NAmE, informal) impatient; not able to keep still 34; ^ftA:£34 anus /'einas/ noun {anatomy ft?) the opening in a
person’s bottom through which solid waste leaves the body Hfl — see also anal — picture o body anvil /'aenvil/ noun an iron block on which
a blacksmith puts hot pieces of
metal before shaping them with a hammer
anx iety 0-w /aeij'zaiati/ noun {pi. -ies)
1 [U] ~ (about/over sth) the state of feeling nervous
or worried that sth bad is going to happen M ft; ft: acute/intense/deep
anxiety ® ® / if if 34 tift 0
Some hospital patients experience high levels of
anxiety. W#f± l&fw K ftfrifeft 2 [C] a worry or fear about
sth ft. 'll'; ft; A ft: If you’re worried about your
health, share your anxieties with your doctor, # W JH #3 'H'@d34fia,
M»34ttft,^i#l£.£»eo 3 [U] ~ to do sth | ~ for sth a strong feeling
of wanting to do sth or of wanting sth to happen MM: the
candidate’s anxiety to win the vote M iSAX^^J&A'J 34i§ III 0 the
people’s anxiety for the war to end A&X4^Ail&4G4$ll[I
anx ious
0-w /‘aeqkjas/
adj.
1 ~ (about sth) | ~ (for
sb) feeling worried or nervous M ft
; tfc ft ; ft. 'll' : He
seemed anxious about the
meeting, fill ft ;f-
X4 ft A ft iA fit 'll' tt'tto 0 Parents are naturally anxious for their
children. B A JLAft.
'll' o L>j note at worried 2 causing anxiety;
showing anxiety A A M ft 34; int M ilJ tt ft
34: There were a few anxious moments in the baseball game, ffi % # 4*
W ® 34 M 4 A M ft
A A o 0 an anxious look/face/ expression t£ft34 Alt 3 ~ to do sth | ~ for
sth ] ~ for sb to do sth |
~ that ... wanting sth very much $1H; ft # # M: She was anxious
to finish school and get a job. ffijj M M -f
ft - (ft T. fk- 0 o There are plenty of graduates anxious for
work. W A $ M- ‘Ik A M A If?„ 0 He was anxious
not to be misunderstood, (ft#