assessment n.评估；确定金额 assessor n.估计财产的人；确定税款的人

asset n.(单项)财产；（pl.）资产
~account资产帐户
~s income资产收益
~s settlement资产决算

assign v.指派，指定；（与to连用）分配，过户；转让
The two governments assigned a day for the next negotiation.
两国政府确定了下一轮谈判的日期。
The monitor was assigned to take notes for the meeting.
班长被分派作会议记录。

assignment n.分配，指派；（分配的）任务；（布置的）作业；转让

assistant n.助手, 助教
adj.辅助的, 助理的, 副的
assistant manager副经理
assistant professor助教授(低于副教授高于讲师)
assistantship n.(大学)研究生奖学金(该研究生同时为 assistant)

associate vt.联想
vi.交往, 结交
n.合作人, 同事
adj.副的
What do you associate with such a heavy snow?这样一场大雪你有什么联想?
We associate China with the Greet Wall.
我们想起中国, 就联想到长城。
associate editor[美]副主编
associate judge陪审法官

astonish vt.使惊讶
be astonished at sth.对某事感到惊讶
I was astonished when I heard the hospital had burnt down.
当我听到那所医院被烧毁时，我大为惊讶。
He was astonished at what he found.
他发现的情况使他十分惊讶。
attach vt.缚上, 系上, 贴上
v.配属, 隶属于
attach to加入，参加, 加于…之上
Pro. Smith was attached to the medical college as a guest professor for two years.
史密斯教授在医学院当了两年的客座教授。
No blame attaches to him for the accident.
这个事故他没有受到责备。

attempt vt.尝试, 企图（常与to连用）
n.努力, 尝试, 企图（常与at, on, to连用）
An astronaut will attempt to leave the stationary spaceship and then return to it.
一名宇航员将试着离开停着的宇宙飞船,然后再回到里面去。
She made an attempt to cook the dinner.
她试着做这顿饭。

attract vt.吸引, 引起(兴趣、注意等); 诱惑
She was attracted by the novel advertisement.
她被这新颖的广告吸引住了。
Flowers attract many bees.
鲜花招引来许多蜜蜂。

attorney n.代理人，被委托人

auction n./vt.拍卖
auction sth. off 把某物拍卖掉
auditing n.审计；查帐；决算

avail n.效益；营业收入
without avail 无效

average n.平均，平均数，一般水平
a.平均的，中等的，平常的
v.平均为
on (an) average 通常；按平均
We average 8 hours´ work a day.
我们每天平均工作八小时。

avoid vt.避免, 消除
I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me.
我横穿马路以便避开他,但他看到了我并朝我跑过来。

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