uscul ta tion /.orskelteijn/ noun [u] (medical HE) the process of listening to sb’s breathing using a stetho­scope DJfi#

aus pices /'oispisiz/ noun [pi.] IR71 under the auspices of sb/sth with the help, support or protection of sb/sth -W&J ( ) T:   The community centre

was set up under the auspices of a government initiative.

aus pi cious /oi'spijas/ adj. (formal) showing signs that sth is likely to be successful in the future A fiJEft; AA 0QE1 promising :            an auspicious start to the new

school year  H£I PEI3 inauspicious

Aus-sie (also Oz-zie) /'Dzi; NAmE 'o:zi; 'a:zi/ noun (informal) a person from Australia H A f ij IE A ► Aus-sie adj.

aus-tere /D'stia(r); oi'st-; NAmE o:'stir/ adj. 1 simple and plain; without any decorations   fgj R® ; AAtft

: her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed SPfXW—2 (of a person A) strict and serious in appearance and behaviour Alfr (Hj; A A&5 : My father was a distant, austere man.        title

i£ (ft HI W A „ 3 allowing nothing that gives pleasure; not comfortable AfrW;     :       the monks’ austere

way of life   ►aus-tere-ly adv.

aus ter ity /n'sterati; oi'ster-/ noun (pi. -ies) 1 [u] a situ­ation when people do not have much money to spend because there are bad economic conditions (       )

'MtfH',        : War was followed by many years

of austerity. 2 [U] the

quality of being austere Atr;      $;:    the austerity of

the monks’ life jp (ft ^ jg 3 [C, usually pi.] some­thing that is part of an austere way of life the austerities of wartime Europe aus tral /'ostral; ’ois-; NAmE 'o:s-/ adj. (formal) relating to the south if #j; itAW;

Austra lasia /.nstra'leija; -'lei3a; ,o:stra-/ noun the region including Australia, New Zealand and the islands of the SW Pacific HA&M ( &&8SAfJM,

) ► Austra la sian adj., noun

Australia Day /n'streilia dei; NAmE a:'streilja; a:'s-/ noun a national public holiday in Australia on 26 January, when people remember the founding of New South Wales on that date in 1788 jHAf'J® 0 ( 1 M 26 0, HAfJM&0, ffi& 1788 ^3mMA±«A) Aus tra lian /D'streilian; oi'strei-/ adj., noun

■                  adj. of or connected with Australia §t Af'JMfft

■                  noun a person from Australia HAfttA Australian 'Rules noun [U] an Australian game,

played by two teams of 18 players, using an oval ball, which may be kicked, carried or hit with the hand HA

Australopithecus /.Dstralau'piGikas; NAmE ,o:s-l noun [U, C] a creature similar to humans and apes that existed over one million years ago in Africa ^ A A

(is#m %A^fnm^M)

.Austrian 'blind noun a type of blind (= a covering for a window) made of material that hangs in folds

(mww&)

Austro- /'Dstrau; NAmE 'o:s-/ combining form (in nouns and adjectives fli & M           M) Austrian H Itk M

( frxJ ) ;     ) :     the Austro-Hungarian border

aut-archy (also aut-arky) /'o:ta:ki; NAmE ‘aitairki/ noun (pi. -ies) 1 [u, C] = autocracy 2 [U] (economics %k) economic independence        ^A; g in g ► aut-arch-

ic (also aut-ark-ic) /o:'ta:kik; NAmE -ta:rk-/ adj. au-then-tic /oi’Gentik/ adj. 1 known to be real and genuine and not a copy E IE W ; M pp ; K if PUSl inauthentic :  I don’t know if the painting is

authentic. ffc ^ M & H Ji A M if „ 2 true and accurate ^        ; 3! IE (g Win inauthentic : an

authentic account of life in the desert A tP (All Jg *£ 0 the authentic voice of young black Americans 3 made to be exactly the same as the original il M fit) :       an authentic model of the

ancient town A1$ 1$ A M ► au-then-tic-al-ly /-kli/