apres-ski /.aeprei 'ski:/ noun [U] (from French)
social activities and entertainments which take place in hotels and
restaurants after a.day"s skiing一天J 滑雪后-的 社#娱乐（在旅馆、餐厅举行） apri-cot /'eiprikDt; NAmE
'as^rikaitJ noun 1 [C] a round fruit with yellow or orange skin and
a large seed inside ■'杏子；.杏：dried apricots 杏干 2
[U] a yellowish-orange colour 杏黄色.► apri.cot oof/ : The room was painted
apricot and white.房间漆成了杏黄色和白色。
Apri丨/'eiprel/ noun
[U, C]
[abbr. Apr;) the fourth month of
the year, between March and May 四月：She was born in ApriZ:她是四月出生的。◊ (B/々 The meeting is on the
fifth of April/April the fifth.会 jSC 日 期是四月五日。77ie meeting k on 却/^间th•会 议日期是四月 E.日。◊ Wie went to
Japan Zast April ■去年 四月我们去了日夺。◊ J arrived at
the end o/Aprd. _我是 四月底到达的。◊ Za5tAprfZ’s
ekcticm考年四月的选举◊ ApriZ showers 四月的哼阵齊雨'◊
an Apri[ weddi’ng W月的 婚!L (
April
'Fool noun 1 a trick that is
traditionally played on sb on 1 April (called April FooFs Day or All Foois,
Day) .弃愚人节:开的，玩美 2
a person who has a trick played on them on April Fool’s Day愚人节，被愚弄的入
a pri*ori /(ei
prai'orrai/ adj., adv. (from Latin, formal) using facts or
principles that are known to be true in order to decide what the probable
effects or results of sth will be,」for example saying
"They haven’t eaten anything all day so they must be hungry•’ 从事实推断结
.果；•由因及果 一 compare
a posteriori ap-ron /'eipran/ noun
1 a piece of clothing worn over the front of the body, from the chest or the
waist down, and tied around the waist. Aprons are worn over other clothes to
keep them clean, for example when cooking. 围裙 一 compare
pinafore(2) 2 (technical
an area with a hard surface at an airport, where aircraft are turned around,
loaded, etc. ' (•机场的）停机坪 3
(also 'apron stage) (technicalMtM) (in a theatre M'lK) the part of the stage
that is in front of the curtain 台口（舞台幕
前的部分■) fUTTl (tied to) s’b，s apron strings (too much under) the
influence and control of sb、(■过分受）某乂
的影响（或控制..）：The British prime
minister is too apt fo ding to
apro-pos /.aepra'pau; NAmE
-'pou/ (also apro-pos of) prep, concerning or related
to sb/sth ;禹‘f Apropos (b/) what
you were just saying …至于你刚才所
说的…
apse /aeps/ noun a
small area, often in the shape of a semicircle,
usually at the east end of a church (教堂
东端的）半圆形小室
apt /aept/ £?办 1
suitable or appropriate in the circumstances 恰為的；适当的：a parricuZarZy apt
description/name/comment 别怜当尚描述 / 名字/,评
论 2
~ to be | 〜to do sth likely or having a
natural tendency to do sth 易.于…；有…倾向：.apt to be
/orge^ii^careZess 健忘；常常粗心夫意◊ Babies are apt
to put objects into their moutAs•婴 A爱把意坪!主嘴里塞。
3 ~ pupil a person who has
a natural ability to learn and understand 天资聪、减的乂 ► apt丨y adv.: the aptly named Grand HoteZ 名 _真车的'木饭店 apt.ness /ww/7 fu] ap.ti.tude /'septitju:d;
/V/\m£-tu:d/.now/? [U，.Cl.〜.(for sth)
| ~ (for doing sth) natural ability or skill a.t doing
stli 大资；天生的才能；夫賦BH3 TALENT: She showed a nafuraZ apfitucie,or the work.她表现出了做这作'的
.大.賦。.o His aptitude for
dealing with children got him t/ie扣b.他善r和儿童打袞道的本事使他得到:r塔母:f作。
〇 an
aptitude test (= one designed to show whether sb has the natural
ability for a particular job or course of educadon)能々倾网测验.
aqua /'aekwa/ noun
[Uj 1 water (used especially
on the labels on packages of food, drinks, medicines, etc. in order to show how
much water they contain)水.（.允用
于外包装说初，表示食物、n、,物等的水杳量） 2 a
bluish.-green colour 湖绿色.. aqua-culture /'aekwakAltJa^)/ noun
[U] the growing of plants in water for food 水产养殖业..）