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Absurd a.荒谬的,荒唐的 The idea that number 13 brings bad luck seems to quite absurd.认为 13 是不吉利的数字这一观念似乎挺荒唐可笑的. Ambitious a.有抱负的,雄心勃勃的,有野心的 Almost all politicians are quite ambious in accomplishing their own political goals.几乎所有的政客都雄心勃勃地想要实现自己的政治目标. Avail v.使 产生效用,使 有价值 avail n.效用,利益,帮助 It hurt her a great deal that all she had done for him in the past few years was of no avail.她伤心欲绝,瞅着多年来为他奉献的一切都付诸东流. We cannot help asking that superpower this question: Will force or terror alone avail the world peace? 我们不禁要问那个超级大国 仅用武力或恐吓对世界和平有好处吗? Collide vi.碰撞,互撞;冲突,抵触 The Titanic collided with the floating iceberg.泰坦尼克号撞到了海上漂浮的冰山. When interests of the two countries collide, negotiation is the best solution.当两国的利益发生冲突时,谈判是最好的解决方法. Conceive vt.想出,认为;怀孕 vi.构想出,设想;怀孕 The idea of the atom bomb was first concei- ved by scientists in the 1930s.科学家们是在20世纪30年代最初构想制造原子弹的. | 
