dally NAmE) to become extremely
angry or excited
m verb [VNj 1 (BrE,
disapproving) to do sth in the same way as sb else, especially when it
is not done very well ( A fn Ilk )
lift', Baa IMITATE: For years
the British film industry
merely aped
copy the way sb else
behaves or talks, in order to make fun of them ( A7®.#l ) ES23 mimic:
We used to ape the teacher’s southern accent.
ape-man /'eipmaen/ noun [pi. -men /-men/) a large
animal, halfway between an ape
and a human 3iA
ap-ercu /.aepea'sjur; NAmE .aeper'su:/ noun
(from French) a comment that makes sth easier to understand or that is
amusing t?#; Hig;
aperi tif /a,pera‘ti:f/ noun (especially
BrE) a drink, usually one containing alcohol, that people sometimes have
just before a meal ( ff|u ) 7TPM
aperture /'aepatj'a(r); NAmE also -tjur/ noun
1 {formal) a small opening in
sth /Jn fl; 2 (technical A in) an
opening that allows light to
reach a lens, especially in
cameras ( A ta B #l ^ ft H ) ?L : For
Jlash
photography, set the aperture
atf.5.6. HIE
A
5.6C
ape-shit /'eipjit/ noun IT»!?1 go 'apeshit o go ape at ape n.
Apex (also APEX) /'eipeks/ abbr. (BrE) Advanced Purchase
Excursion (a system that offers cheaper travel tickets when they are bought in
advance)
VtM
apex /'eipeks/ noun [usually sing.] {pi.
apexes)
the
top or highest part of sth M A
; it * : the apex of the
roof/triangle feM; EL W 0 (figurative) At 37,
she’d reached the apex of
her career. M# 37 A 7
apha sia /a'feizia/ noun [u] (medical
g) the loss of the ability to understand or produce speech, because of brain
damage Ain (lE )
aphid /'erfid/ noun a very small insect
that is harmful to plants. There are several types of aphid, including, for
example, greenfly. ( #7, )
aph or ism /'aefarizam/ noun
(formal) a short phrase that says sth true or wise If; #AJ ►
aph-or-is-tic /.asfa'ristik/
adj.
aph-ro-dis-iac /.aefra'diziaek/ noun a food or
drug that is said to give people a strong desire to have sex #15; ►aph-ro-dis-iacadj.-. the aphro
disiac qualities of ginseng
a pi-ary /'eipiari; NAmE -ieri/ noun
(pi. -ies)
a
place where bees are kept #4#®
api cul ture /'eipikAltj9(r)/ noun [U] (technical
A in) = bee-keeping ► api-cul-tural /.eipi'kAltjaral/ adj.
api-cul-
tur-ist /.eipi'kAltjarist/
noun
apiece /a'piis/ adv. (used after a noun or
number ^ 7 £W&Wfrfd) having, costing or measuring a particular
amount each 0 A ; # A ; # : Owen
and Goddard
scored a goal apiece. — ft* 0 The
largest stones weigh over
five tonnes apiece, || A 65 7r A
aplenty /a'plenti/ adv., adj. [after noun] (formaf)
in large amounts, especially more than is needed A#; ;
aplomb /a'plran; NAmE a'plaim/ noun
[u] if sb does sth with aplomb, they do it in a confident and successful way,
often in a difficult situation K ; fji |f ; A ^ i A : with considerable/great/remarkable
aplomb
0 He delivered the speech
with his usual aplomb.
ap-noea (BrE) (NAmE ap-nea) /aep'niia/ noun
[U] (medical g) a condition in which sb stops breathing temporarily
while they are sleeping (
apoca-lypse /a'pnkalips; NAmE a'paik-/ noun
1 [sing., U] the destruction of the world Civilization
is
on the brink of
apocalypse. AAJj £$&![&§£A&5i£tico