an
[æn]
art.(用在元音音素前)一
例句与用法:
I took an instant dislike to him.
我一见他就不喜欢。
The firm has an annual turnover of 75 million.
这家公司的年营业额为7500万英镑。
The sad news of her father's death was the only cloud on an otherwise happy year.
她父亲的死讯是她愉快的一年中唯一伤心的事。
If you want to join, there's an entrance fee of 20 and an annual membership fee of 10.
入会须缴入会费20英镑,年费10英镑。
He gave her an admiring glance.
他向她投以敬慕的一瞥。
The city is at an elevation of 2000 metres.
这座城市海拔2000米。
I always rest for an hour after dinner.
晚饭后,我总要休息一小时。
Australia is an English speaking nation.
澳大利亚是一个讲英语的国家。
art.
1. 一
It took us an hour and a half to finish the job.
我们花了一个半钟头才做完。
Stan is an old friend of mine.
斯坦是我的一位老朋友。
2. 任一
In Britain, an engine driver is a person who drives a railway engine.
在英国, engine driver指火车司机。
3. 某一
An American student wants to see you.
一位美国学生想见你。
4. 每一
He was paid seven dollars an hour.
他每小时的工资是七美元。
an
■That hill's an absolute doddle (to climb).
(爬)上那座山岗毫不费力。
■"Good heavens!" is an exclamation of surprise.
“天哪!”是一个表示惊讶的感叹语。
■It is not easy to get a foothold as an anchorman.
一个电视节目主持人要站住脚可不容易。
■An extraordinarily large order bucked up all the staff.
一份特大订单使全体员工欢欣鼓舞。
■An old man in shabby clothes come to the door.
一位衣衫褴褛的老人来到门前。
■An arrow whizzed past and stuck in a tree.
一支箭“飕”地一声飞过去,钉在一棵树上。
■An inadvertent inquiry would have brought us into troubled waters.
一次调查不当心,就会使我们陷入混乱局面。
■An ounce of sugar has about 100 calories.
一盎司的糖含约100大卡的热量。
■An unwanted false electronic pulse.
一种不希望有的假电子脉冲。
■An instruction to go to a subroutine.
一种转移到子程序去的指令。
■An enemy frigate bore down on the sloop.
一艘敌驱逐舰向这只护航舰逼过来。
■An old jeep is putter along the road.
一辆旧吉普车沿路迤逦而来。
■A high wall fetched in an ancient small town.
一道高高的城墙围绕着一座小小的古城。
■Soon the truck come into sight around a bend and on an upgrade.
不一会卡车就出现在一个拐弯和上坡处。
■He was soon committed to an insane asylum.
不久他就给送进了疯人院。
■An ill marriage is a spring of ill fortune.
不良的婚姻是恶运的来源。
■Don't complain of anybody. This is an act of God.
不要抱怨任何人,这是天意。
■Still, it's an ill wind; you will have an unexpected holiday.
不过,这也并非完全的不幸,你会享受到一次意外的休假。
■His strength in a crisis is an ace in the hole.
临危不惧是他的看家本领。
■The matter cannot rest there I demand an apology.
事情不能就此罢了--我要求向我道歉。
■The orient has been playing an active role in the world economy.
亚洲一直在世界经济中发挥积极作用。
■He ran off an article for the local newspaper.
他为当地报纸匆匆写了篇文章。
■He never speaks an endearing word to his wife.
他从未封妻子说句亲密的话。
■He began his career as an apprentice.
他以当学徒开始他的职业生涯。
■He posed as an authority on that subject.
他以那个问题的权威自居。
■Their love affair is an open secret.
他们的风流韵事是公开的秘密。
■He has an aptitude for languages.
他具有学习语言的才能。
■He ventured on an ambitious project.
他冒险从事一项富有雄心的计画。
■He had an accident and bashed up his car.
他出了交通事故,把车子撞毁了。
■He knocked out a plan in half an hour.
他半小时就草草订出一个计划来。
■He brake his car just in time to avoid an accident.
他及时煞车,避免了一次事故。
■He can fling off a poem in half an hour.
他可以在半小时之内草就一首诗。
■He held an opinion quite adverse to Comrade Wang's.
他和王同志持绝然相反的意见。
■He likes to set himself up as an intellectual.
他喜欢自命为知识分子。
■He passed his life in an inconsiderable village.
他在一个小小村落中度过他的一生。
■He has an interest in a brewery.
他在一酿造厂有股份。
■In dealing with the problem he was cautious to an extreme.
他在处理这个问题时谨慎得过分了。
■He come to the fore as a physicist at an early age.
他在早年就成了杰出的物理学家。
■He ran into an old flame of his at the supermarket.
他在超级市场碰见了他的一个老相好。
■An idea popped into his mind like a flash.
他头脑里突然闪过一个念头。
■He's quite within his rights to demand an enquiry.
他完全有权要求进行调查。
■His concern for the masses made an indelible impression on us.
他对群众的关怀给我们留下不可磨灭的印象。
■He had only an imperfect understanding of his task.
他对自己的任务只是一知半解。
■He worked very fast, insomuch that he was through in an hour.
他工作得很快,一小时内便做完了。
■He has applied for an entry visa.
他已申请入境签证。
■He's of an age when he ought to settle down.
他已经到了应该安顿下来的年龄了。
■He come into the room with an air of importance.
他带著一副了不起的神情走进室内。
■It seemed an eternity before news of his safety reached her.
他平安的消息到达她那里之前,那段时间似乎是无限漫长的。
■He set up in business as an insurance broker.
他开始从事保险经纪人的职业。
■He started off with one small factory, and now he's the head of an oil empire.
他开始只经营一家小工厂,如今已成为一个石油大企业的头儿。