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21 - alarm, alarming etc

 21.1   alarm  ( v. )  使驚恐, 使擔心  I did not want to alarm Joyce by telling her that Christina is ill. 21.2   alarm  ( n. )   警鐘, 驚恐, 警報器   21.3   alarming  ( adj. )  使人驚恐的  There has been alarming news in the earthquake. 21.4   alarmingly  ( adv. )    

20 - air, airy etc.

 20.1   air  ( v. )  晾乾, 通風, 播出(節目)   20.2   air  ( n. )  空氣, 天空  I went outside to get some fresh air . The balloons are floating in the air . 20.3   airy  ( adj. )  通風的 The offices are light and airy . Our new house is airy .   20.4    

19 - agree, agreement etc.

 19.1  agree  ( v. )   同意  I agree with you on this issue. I don't agree with your plan. 19.2   agreement  ( n. )   協定, 意見一致, 同意  Finally the two sides have reached an agreement . I hope we can reach an agreement soon. 19.3   agreeable  ( adj. )   討人喜歡,  欣然同意, 適合的   19.4   agreeably  ( adv. )    

18 - aggression, aggresive etc.

 18.1  -   18.2   aggression   ( n. )  侵犯,侵略,   好鬥情緒  A lot of dos show aggression to people. I don't know how to deal with this aggression . 18.3   aggressive  ( adj. )  好鬥的,  有攻繫性的 Aggressive behaviour will not be tolerated in the classroom. Most people consider putbulls to be aggressive dogs.   18.4   aggressively  ( adv. )  

17 - affect, effect etc.

 17.1   affect  ( v. )  影響, 感染(疾病)  My work affects my family life.   17.2   effect   ( n. )  效果, 影響 /             effectiveness  ( n. )  有效性  I think I am suffering from the effects of too little sleep. Smoking has a negative effect on your health.   17.3   effective  ( adj. )  有效的  Mr Ho is a very effective teacher.   17.4   effectively   ( adv. )  

16 - advise, advice etc.

16.1   advise  ( v. )  建議 The doctor advised William against smoking. My doctor advised me to eat more vegetables.   16.2   advice   ( n. )   建議, 意見,忠告 /             advisor   ( n. )  顧問, 提供意見者 If you had followed my advice , this wouldn't have happened.   16.3   adivsory  ( adj. )  顧問的 /             advisable  ( adj. ) 明智的  Having a certain amount of caution is advisable at this point. 16.4   advisedly  ( adv . )  經過深思熟慮    

15 - advantage, advantageous etc.

15.1  advantage   ( v. )   有助於 15.2   advantage  ( n. )  好處、優勢  Learning has a lot  of advantages . Living in a big city has many advantages , such as getting more educational resources.  There are a lot of advantages of being bilingual. The advantage of cycling is that it can improve your balance. 15.3   advantageous ( adj. )  有好處的,  有利的 The low salaries tax rate is particularly advantageous to poor families. Learning a new skill early in your career is highly advantageous .  Doing more exercise is advantageous to your health.   15.4    advantageously  ( adv. )

14 - advertise, advertisement etc.

 14.1   advertise   ( v. )  登廣告  James advertises his services on the company's notice board. That company always advertises their new products on social media.  The company advertised the car in the local newspaper. 14.2   advertisement   ( n. )  廣告 /             ad  ( n. )  廣告 Many companies put advertisements in the magazine.  They placed an advertisement in the newspaper to sell their cars. We put an advertisement to sell the new product in a local newspaper.   14.3   -   14.4   -  

13 - admit, admission etc.

 13.1   admit   ( v. )  承認  Bob admits his mistakes. Jacky finally admitted that she had made a mistake on the project. 13.2   admission  ( n. )  准許加入,   承認(過錯), 入場費 /             admittance  ( n. )   進入權(建築物)  How much do they charge for admission ? She got admission of her dream university.  Admission to the museum is free on Monday afternoon. 13.3  -   13.4   admittedly  ( adv. )  

12 - admire, admiration etc.

 12.1   admire  ( v. ) 仰慕  I admire you for your determination. We can stop here to admire the view. 12.2   admiration  ( n. )  欽佩, 羡慕 /             admirer   ( n. )  欽佩者, 愛慕者  I gazed in admiration at his broad and muscular shoulders. Brian got plenty of admirers .   12.3   admirable  ( adj. )  可欽佩的,  令人羡慕的   12.4   admirably  ( adv. )  

11 - adjust, adjustment etc.

11.1  adjust  ( v. )  調整, 調節, 適應 If the chair is too high, you can adjust the knob to suit you. It takes time to adjust to the environment of the new city. 11.2  adjustment  ( n. )  調整, 調節, 適應 Lily made a few minor adjustments to the focus of her camera. 11.3  adjustable ( adj. )  可調整的,  可調節的 The desk is adjustable so you can adjust the height conveniently.   11.4   -

10 - add, addition etc.

 10.1   add   ( v. )  加, 增加, 補充說  If you add three and four, you get seven. Kitty and May were arguing.  Amy said something and make the situation worse.  This added fuel to the fire. 10.2   addition   ( n. )  加法, 添加物,  增加 We can learn addition in Maths lessons.   10.3   additional  ( adj. )   額外的  Service fee is an additional charge to the bill. Do you need additional help?  Ronald needed to buy additional coke because of the additional participants. 10.4   additionally  ( adv. )    

9 - adapt, adaptability etc.

 9.1    adapt   ( v . ) 適應(新環境) The good side is that the children adapt the new environment easily. It is hard to adapt to the cold.  Kitty found it hard to adapt to the new environment. 9.2   adaptability  ( n. )  適應能力 /           adaptation  ( n. )  適應, 改編版本 Adaptability is a necessary quality in an ever-changing society. Louis has great adaptability .  Venus starred in the film adaptation of Henry James's best-selling novel.   9.3   adaptable ( adj. )  能適應的   9.4   -  

8 - act, activity etc.

8.1   act ( v. ) 行為, 扮演, 充當 We must act now. 8.2   act ( n. )  行為, 法案,  戲劇的一幕 /           activity ( n. )  活動 /           action  ( n. )  行動, 訴訟 /           actor  ( n. )  男演員 /           actress  ( n. ) 女演員 Jacky was found guilty of terrorist activity . This problem calls for prompt action from the government.   8.3   active  ( adj. )  活躍的 This extra-curricular activity  has many active members. Michael is very active .   Judy is active in social media.   8.4   actively  ( adv. )  

7 - achieve, achievement etc.

  7.1   achieve ( v. )  達到 (目標、標準) John achieves his goal which is the 100-metre race gold medal. We achieved our goal of finishing our project on time. Lucy finally achieved her ambition of visiting Japan. 7.2   achievement  ( n. ) 成就 /           achiever ( n. )  成功者 It gives you a sense of achievement if you finish reading a think book within one week. It gives you a sense of achievement if you can make a Rubik's cube. 7.3   achievable ( adj. ) 可以達到的   The goal of being a better person is achievable .   7.4    -

6 - accuracy, accurate etc.

 6.1    -   6.2   accuracy ( n. ) 準確程度   6.3   accurate  ( v. ) 準確的 We need a calculator to calculate an accurate answer. Is this data accurate ? If this weather forecast is accurate , typhoon signal no. 8 will be hoisted at 4pm.   6.4   accurately ( adv . ) 準確地 Lily can calculate the sum accurately . Please spell the word accurately . The article in the newspaper accurately reflects public opinion.  

5 - accordance, according to etc.

 5.1   accord  ( v. ) 一致   5.2   accord ( n. ) 協議 /           in accordance with ( n. ) 依照 In accordance with the race rules, the latecomers will be disqualified. Please act in accordance with the rules. 5.3   according to ( adj. ) 根據 According to school rules, you cannot eat food in class. According to the source, we can accurately deduce that he is the criminal. 5.4   accordingly ( adv. ) 照著做

4 - accept, acceptance etc.

 4.1   accept   ( v. )  接受 Ivy accepts one of the company's offer. Ivy 接受呢間公司的其中一個offer。 She accepted my suggestion. 4.2   accceptance ( n. )   接受, 接納, 認可 4.3   acceptable  ( adj. )  可接受的, 認同的 This kind of attitude is simply not acceptable . 這種態度是絕對不能接受的。 The price of this toy is acceptable . 4.4   acceptably ( adv . )

3 - abound, abundance etc.

 3.1   abound ( v. ) 大量存在   3.2   abundance  ( n. ) 大量, 充裕 There was an abundance of food at the restaurant. 酒樓有大量的食物。 There were an abundance of trees in the hill. 3.3   abundant  ( adj. ) 充裕的 The school has abundant teaching resources. 呢間學校有大量的敎學資源。 He has abundant time for doing revision. Fish are abundant in the lake. 3.4   abundantly ( adv. )  The theme of her speech is abundantly clear.