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如雷；激动异常
mverb [VNJ1 (BrE, disapproving) to do sth in the same way as sb else,
especially when it is not done very well ( jt 指笨拙地）模仿，学…的样子EOT!imitate： For years the British film industry
merely aped
模仿老师的南方a音。
ape-man /'eipmaen/ noun {pi. -men /-men/) a large
animal, half way between an ape and
a human 猿人 ap-er^u /.aepea'sjur; NAmE .aeper'su:/ noun (from French) a comment that makes
sth easier to understand or that is amusing解释；隽语；趣谈；妙语 aperi-tif/a.pera'tiif/ noun (especially Br£) a drink, usually one containing alcohol,
that people sometimes have just before a meal (餐前')开胃酒 aperture/'aepatja^); NAmE also -tjur/ noun 1 (format) a small opening in sth 小孔；缝隙 2 术语）an
opening that allows light to
reach a lens, especially
in cameras (尤指摄影机等的光圈）孔柽：For flash photography, set the
aperture at/.5.6.用闪光照相，要把 光圈孔<径定为5.6。
ape-shit /'eipXit/ noun IT»T?i1 go 'apeshit o go ape at ape n.
Apex (also APE>〇 /'eipeks/ abbr. {Br^} Advanced Purchase Excursion (a system
that offers cheaper travel tickets when they are bought in advance)预付款旅游票
优惠
apex /'eipeks/ noun [usually sing.] {pi. apexes^ the top or highest
part of sth 顶辱；最高点：the apex of the roo//triangZe 房顶；三角形的 M
缉◊ (//gwrat/Ve}
At 奶 she’d, reached the apex 〇/her career.她备.37..!岁时达到了
事业的巅峰。
apha-sia /a'feizia/ noun [u] {medical g) the loss of the ability to understand or
produce speech, because of brain damage 失语（泰}
aphid /'eifid/ noun a very small insect that is harmful to plants. There
are several types of aphid, including, for example, greenfly.姆虫（森小■，植物害虫
1 aph-or-ism /'aefgrizam/ noun (formal) a short phrase that s尋ys stli true.or wise 格.言.；警句►
aph_or.is.tic y.aefe'ristik/
adj.
aph*ro*disriac /.aefra'diziaek/ noun a food or drug that is said to give people
a strong desire to have sex 春药；激发性欲的食兩►
apJvro.dis.iac at//: the aphro- disi'ac quarries 〇/ginseng A参的催欲性能 api*ary/'eipiari; NAmE -ieri/ noun {pi. -ies)
a
place where bees are kept _蜂场
api.cid.ture../‘eipikAltJa(r)/ [U]. 术语).'=
bee-keeping ►
api-cui-tural /.eipi'kAltjaral/
adj. api-cul- tur-ist /.eipi'kAltjarist/ noun
apiece /a_pi:s/ fldv. (used
after a noun or number 用..于 名词或数字后i having，costing or measuring a
particular amount each 每人；每个.；各：Owen and Goddard
scored a goaZ apiece.欧文和戈达德各进一球。◊ The Zargest stones weigh
over yiive tonnes apfece. _ 矢的石‘头
每味重五吨以上c
aplenty /a'plenti/ adv., adj. [after noun] {format) in large amounts, especially more than is needed 大量；...充:裕；
绰绰有余
aplomb /e'piDm; NAmE a'plarm/ noun [u] if sb does sth with
aplomb, they do it in a confident and successful way，often in a difficult
situation 镇定；沉着；泰然 自若：with considerable/great/remarkable
aplomb 相当的./.十分的/非凡的镇定OJFfe deZivered t/ze
speech with /^1«1«1〖叩〖〇爪[).他以惯常的沉着语气作了演击。
ap.noea (Br£) (AM/r?£ ap.nea) /aep’niia/ now/? [U]
(med/cfl/ 医）a condition in which sb stops breathing temporarily while they are
sleeping (尤指i 眠）呼吸暂停
apoca-lypse /a'pDkalips; NAmE a'paik-/ noun 1 [sing., U] the destruction of the world 世界毁灭：Civilization is on the brfnfc 〇/ apocalypse•文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。