Oxford - Oxford Basic American Dictionary
Название: | Oxford Basic American Dictionary | |
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Aa A / ei / noun ( plural A's, a's / eiz / ) the first letter of the English alphabet "Apple" begins with an "A." A the highest grade given for a test or piece of work I got an A on my chemistry exam. а Ф / э ; ei / ( also an / эп ; жп / ) article one or any Would you like a drink? A dog has four legs. He's a teacher. each, or for each She calls her mother three times a week. The salary is $45,000 a year. Which word?
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a place to stay or live
It's difficult to find cheap accommodations in New York.
ac • com • pa • ny AWL / s'Lvmpsni / verb
( ac . com pa . nies , ac . com . pa . ny . ing , ac . com . pa . nied )
( formal ) to go with someone to a place
Four teachers accompanied the class on their school trip.
to happen at the same time as something else Thunder is usually accompanied by lightning.
( music ) to play music while someone sings or plays another instrument
You sing, and I'll accompany you on the guitar.
ac • com • plish / s'kamplij / verb
( ac . com plish . es , ac . com . plish . ing , ac . com . plished )
to succeed in doing something difficult that you planned to do
The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished. —SYNONYM achieve
ac • com • plish • ment / s'kamplijmsnt /
noun [ count ] something difficult that someone has
succeeded in doing or learning
He was proud of his academic accomplishments.
—SYNONYM achievement
ac • cord / s'kord / noun of your own accord
because you want to, not because someone has asked you She left the job of her own accord.
ac • cord • ing • ly / s'kordigli / adverb
in a way that is suitable
I realized that I was in danger and acted accordingly .
ac .cord .ing to Ф/o'kordnjto;.vbrdu]tu/
preposition
as someone or something says
According to Daniel, this movie is really good.
The church was built in 1868, according to this book.
aC . COUnt 1 Ф / s'kaunt / noun [ count ] 1 an arrangement with a bank that lets you keep your money there
deposited the money into my account. to open an account
Word building There are two main types of bank account . If you have a checking account , you can take your money out at any time by using a check or an ATM card (= a card that you put into a machine, which gives you money ) .
A savings account lets you keep your money in the bank to use later. You receive extra money, called interest , for keeping your money there.
accounts [ plural ] lists of all the money that a person or business receives and pays
Who keeps (= writes ) the accounts for your business?
words that someone says or writes about something that happened
She gave the police a full account of the robbery.
on account of something
because of something
Our school was closed on account of bad weather.
take something into account ; take account of
something
to remember something when you are thinking about other things
John is always last, but you must take his age into account — he is much younger than the other children.
ac • count 2 / s'kaunt / verb ( ac counts,ac.count. ing ,ac count ed ) account for something
to explain or give a reason for something How can you account for the missing pieces?
to make the amount that is mentioned
Sales to Texas accounted for 60% of our total sales last year.
ac • count • ant / s'kauntnt / noun [ count ]
a person whose job is to make lists of all the money that people or businesses receive and pay Nicky is an accountant.
ac • cu • mu • late AWL / s'kyumysleit / verb ( ac cu . mu lates , ac . cu mu lat . ing , ac cu . mu . lat . ed )
to increase over a period of time; to collect things over a period of time
Germs accumulate quickly in bathrooms.
We've accumulated a lot of junk over the years.
►ac • cu • mu • la • tion AWL / 3lkyumys'leifn / noun
[ count, noncount ]
an accumulation of wealth
ac • cu • ra • cy AWL / 'rekysrssi / noun
[noncount]
the quality of being exactly right, with no mistakes
ac . CU . rate Ф / 'aekyorot / adjective
exactly right; with no mistakes
He gave an accurate description of the thief.
^■ANTONYM inaccurate
►ac • cu • rate • ly AWL / 'rekysrstli / adverb The map was accurately drawn. ^■ANTONYM inaccurately
ac .cuse Ф / э'куш/ verb ( ac cus es , ac cus. ing ,ac.cused )
to say that someone has done something wrong or broken the law
His classmates accused him of cheating on the test.
She was accused of murder.
►ac • cu • sa • tion / |®kys'zeijn / noun
[ count, noncount ]
The accusations were not true.
ac • cus • tomed / s'Lvstsmd /
familiar with something and accepting it as normal or usual My eyes slowly grew accustomed to the dark. I was not accustomed to such hot weather.
^SYNONYM used to ace / eis / noun [ count ]
a playing card (= one of 52 cards used for playing games ) which has only one shape on it. An ace has either the lowest or the highest value in a game of cards the ace of hearts ache 1 / eik / noun [ count ] ( health )
a pain that lasts for a long time I have an ache in my side. She has an earache.
ache 2 / eik / verb ( aches , ach . ing , ached )
( health ) to hurt; to give you pain She was aching all over. My legs ached after the long walk. Thesaurus
hurt is a general word meaning to feel pain, or to make someone or something else feel pain: My feet hurt. ♦ It hurts when I bend my knee. ♦ Ouch! That really hurts! ♦ Stop that - you're hurting me. ♦ Did you hurt yourself when you fell?
ache to feel a pain that is not strong, but that continues for a long time. This verb does not take an object, so you cannot put a noun directly after it: His legs ached after playing soccer for two hours. ♦ Her eyes ached from lack of sleep. ♦ I'm aching all over. burn to feel very hot and painful; to hurt someone with fire or heat: Your forehead's burning. You must have a fever. ♦ The water was so hot that I burned my hands. ♦ She was badly burned in the fire. sting to feel a sudden sharp pain; to make someone feel a pain like this: My eyes were stinging from the soap. ♦ Ow! That antiseptic cream stings!
a chieve О n / s'tjiv /
( a . chieves , a . chiev . ing , a . chieved )
to do or finish something well after trying hard
He worked hard and
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