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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 . 20.3   airy  ( adj. )  通風的 The offices are light and airy .   20.4    

19 - agree, agreement etc.

 19.1  agree  ( v. )   同意  I agree with you on this issue. 19.2   agreement  ( n. )   協定, 意見一致, 同意  Finally the two sides have reached an agreement . 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. 18.3   aggressive  ( adj. )  好鬥的,  有攻繫性的 Aggressive behaviour will not be tolerated in the classroom.   18.4   aggressively  ( adv. )  

17 - affect, effect etc.

 17.1   affect  ( v. )  影響, 感染(疾病)     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.   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.   16.2   advice   ( n. )   建議, 意見,忠告 /             advisor   ( n. )  顧問, 提供意見者   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 . 15.3   advantageous ( adj. )  有好處的,  有利的 The low salaries tax rate is particularly advantageous to poor families.   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. 14.2   advertisement   ( n. )  廣告 /             ad  ( n. )  廣告 Many companies put advertisements in the magazine.   14.3   -   14.4   -  

13 - admit, admission etc.

 13.1   admit   ( v. )  承認  Bob admits his mistakes. 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 ? 13.3  -   13.4   admittedly  ( adv. )  

12 - admire, admiration etc.

 12.1   admire  ( v. ) 仰慕  I admire you for your determination. 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. 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. 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 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. 10.2   addition   ( n. )  加法, 添加物,  增加   10.3   additional  ( adj. )   額外的  Service fee is an additional charge to the bill. 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. 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.   9.3   adaptable ( adj. )  能適應的   9.4   -  

8 - act, activity etc.

8.1   act ( v. ) 行為, 扮演, 充當 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 .   8.3   active  ( adj. )  活躍的 This extra-curricular activity  has many active members.   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. 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. 7.3   achievable ( adj. ) 可以達到的   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.   6.4   accurately ( adv . ) 準確地 Lily can calculate the sum accurately .

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. 5.3   according to ( adj. ) 根據 According to school rules, you cannot eat food in class. 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。 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。 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。 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。 3.4   abundantly ( adv. )