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snake found especially in
as para gus /a'spaeragas/ noun [U] a plant whose
young green or white stems are
cooked and eaten as a vegetable j&MM — picture o page Ri8 as par tame /a'spaiteim; NAmE 'aespairteim/ noun [U] a sweet substance
used instead of sugar in drinks and food products, especially ones for people
who are trying to lose weight pef $r G ft #t ( # fl§ %
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as pect 0-w /■ aespekt/ noun 1 [C] a particular
part or feature of a situation, an idea, a problem, etc.; a way in which it may
be considered jj ®; M ffi: The book aims to cover
all aspects of city
life. & * # t £ m M M Tb £ iS t jj ffi o <> the most important
aspect of the debate o
She felt she had looked at the problem from every
aspect.
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aspect of her character he
hadn’t seen before. j&illtfeii
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[U, sing.] (formal) the appearance of a place,
a situation or a person # 7; Events began to take
on a more sinister
aspect. 3 1C, usually sing.]
formal) the direction in
which a building, window, piece of land, etc. faces; the side of a building
which faces a particular direction |f] fn]; /fff PH71 orientation 4 [U, G] (grammar ig }Jj) the form of a
verb that shows, for example, whether the action happens once or repeatedly, is
completed or still continuing ( 5ft \p\
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ft) — see also perfect adj.{7), progressive adj.{3) aspen /'aespan/ noun a type of poplar tree, with leaves that move even
when there is very little wind ( MM )
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as pergill osis /.aespadsi'lausis; NAmE ,aespard3i'lousis/ noun [U] a serious
condition in which parts of the body, usually the lungs, become infected by fungi ft % ^
as-per*ity /ae'sperati/ noun [u] formal) the fact of being
rough or severe, especially in the way you speak to or treat sb ( i i# W&& ) Jflil , f* J7j H7T1 HARSHNESS
as-per-sions /a‘sp3:Jnz; NAmE a'sp3:r3nz/ noun [pi.] formal) critical or
unpleasant remarks or judgements lit if M J5L ; ; 4* ffi : I wouldn’t want to cast
aspersions on your honesty. of 7 M lit if ff tf) M {|f 0
as phalt /'aesfaelt; NAmE -fault/ noun [U] a thick black sticky
substance used especially for making the surface
of roads $5 W;
as phyxia /aes'fiksia; as'f-/ noun [u] the state of
being unable to breathe, causing death or loss of consciousness Mi.;
asphyxiate /as’fiksieit/ verb [VN] to make sb
become unconscious or die by preventing them from breathing fig M S ; N 7E HT71 suffocate ► asphyxiation
/as.fiksi'eijn/
noun [U]
aspic /‘aespik/ noun [U] clear jelly which
food can be put into when it is being served cold [£] if.: chicken breast in
aspic
aspi distra /.aespi'distra/ noun a plant with broad
green pointed leaves, often grown indoors KBifttlSt
(tmymk )
as pir ant /a'spaiarant;
'aesparant/ noun ~ (to/for sth) formal) a person with a
strong desire to achieve a position of importance or to win a competition
&'j A; f\ 7' A A: aspirants to the title
of world
champion ftA ► aspirant adj. [only before noun] = aspiring