-ativesuffix (in adjectives doing or tending
to do sth fSft ■ •
• M fa fi'j: illustrative ft? i# 14 0
talkative %£
ift ►-atively
suffix (in adverbs
^fiftgtjil]): creatively
Atkins
Diet™ /'actkinz daiat/ noun a diet in
which you eat foods that contain a high level of protein (meat, eggs, cheese, etc.) and avoid foods that
contain a high level of carbohydrates
(bread, rice, fruit, etc.)
im?.)
At
lantic 'Daylight Time noun [U] (abbr. AD7) the time used in
summer in an area that includes the east of Canada, Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands, that is five hours earlier than GMT AM#JC^RtlB] ( /JP^AA
sp,
At
lan ti cism /aBt'laentisizam/ noun [U] belief in or support for a close
relationship between western Europe and
)
►
At-lan-ti-cist/aet'laentisist/
adj., noun Atlantic 'Standard Time noun [U] {abbr. AST) (also At lantic time) the time used in
winter in an area that includes the east of Canada, Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands, that is four hours earlier than GMT All
wih] (
1*1, ) .,
At lan tis /aet'laentis/ noun [U] (in stories #i&) an island full of
beauty and wealth, that was said to have been covered by the sea and lost.
There are many stories about people’s attempts to find it. $t , AH$r
(mmmAnj&mtk)
atlas /'aetlas/ noun a book of maps fg ffi; [g H>: a
world atlas tfiSf oa road atlas of
mmmm
ATM
/,ei ti: 'em/ noun automated
teller machine §
ftfJl; g 0*CASH MACHINE
,AT'M card noun {US) = cash card at-mos-phere o-w/■ aetmasfi0(r); NAmE -fir/ noun 1 the atmosphere [sing.] the mixture of gases
that surrounds the earth () jzH, fzH
[1: the upper atmosphere MM'X Ho pollution of the
atmosphere A H $c 2 [C] a
mixture of gases that surrounds another planet or a star (
HW:
Saturn’s atmosphere ± MfftA’H 3 [C] the air in a room or in a
confined space; the air around a place ( fiH , M W ) $ H : a
smoky/stuffy
atmosphere 0 These plants love
warm, humid atmospheres. ^ l£ $1 $1
H o 4 [C, U] the
feeling or mood that you have in a particular place or situation; a feeling
between two people or in a group of people HM ', % H : a party
atmosphere o The hotel offers a friendly
atmosphere and personal service. ,
{$!
o Use music and lighting to create a
romantic atmosphere. till — ft ilk H
M,0 0 There was an atmosphere of mutual trust
between them. 0 The children
grew up in an atmosphere of violence and insecurity. & o o The old house
is full of atmosphere (= it’s very interesting). c iTHTil see heavy adj.
atmospher ic /.aetmas'fenk/ adj. 1 [only before noun] related to the earth’s
atmosphere A H ; A^tJH : atmospheric
pollution/conditions/pressure AA/5I& /
/ fk A 2 creating an exciting or emotional mood
^A^AjP*!; ^A^J^'lfW: atmospheric music ^
at mos pher ics /.aetmas'feriks; NAmE also -'fir-/ noun [pi.] 1 qualities in
sth that create a particular atmosphere ^ # % 2 noises that
sometimes interrupt a
radio broadcast AAife
atoll /'aetDl; NAmE 'aetoil;
-tail/ noun an island made of coral and shaped like a
ring with a lake of sea water (called a
lagoon) in the middle atom Ow/'aetom/ noun
the smallest part of a chemical element that can take
part in a chemical reaction JMT: the splitting of the