7from A to Zdescribing, including, or knowing everything about a subject 從頭到尾〔表示描述、涵蓋或了解一個科目的全部内容〕
the history of art from A to Z
藝術通史
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from A to Z• Hewanted his wholeoeuvre to be seen from A to Z without any cuts.
8.A34, A40 etcA40 etc A34the name of a road in Britain that is smaller than a motorway, but larger than a B-roadA34(主幹)公路,A40(主幹)公路等〔英國公路名稱,介於高速公路和B級公路之間〕 →A-road
1XXused to show that you are talking about someone or something that has not been mentioned before, or that your listener does not know about 一,一個〔用於未曾提及或對方不知道的人或物的名稱前〕
Candidates must have a good knowledge of chemistry.
求職者必須精通化學。
11XXused before the name of a substance, food etc to refer to a particular type of it 〔用於物質、食品等名稱前表示某一類〕
Use a good cheese to make the sauce.
要用優質的奶酪來做調味醬。
plants that grow well in a moist soil
在濕潤的土壤中生長良好的植物
12used before the name of a drink to refer to a cup or glass of that drink 一杯〔用於飲料名稱前〕
Can I get you a coffee?
我給你倒杯咖啡好嗎?
Renwick went to the bar and ordered a beer.
倫威克走到吧台前點了杯啤酒。
13XXused before the name of a famousartist to refer to a painting by that artist 一幅…的作品〔用於著名畫家的姓名前〕
an early Rembrandt
倫勃朗的一幅早期作品
14XXused before a name to mean someone or something that has the same qualities as that person or thing 〔用於某人或某物的名字前指與其具有同樣特性的人或物〕
She was hailed as a new Marilyn Monroe.
她被譽爲瑪麗蓮·夢露再世。
15XXused before someone’s name when you do not know who they are 某一,一位〔用於陌生人的姓名前〕
There is a Mr Tom Wilkins on the phone.
有位湯姆·威爾金斯先生打電話來。
16XXused before the names of days, months, seasons, and events in the year to refer to a particular one 〔用於某一年的日、月、季節和事件前,指具體的日子或事件〕
We arrived in England on a cold wet Sunday in 1963.
1963年一個寒冷、下着雨的星期天,我們來到了英格蘭。
I can’t remember a Christmas like it.
我的記憶中不曾有過像這樣的聖誕節。
USAGE: A, an
Before a word beginning with a vowel sound, use an: 讀音以元音開頭的單詞前用an
an elephant
一頭大象
an umbrella
一把傘
an obvious mistake
一個明顯的錯誤
Use an before an 'h' that is not pronounced: 不發音的h前用an
an hour later
一小時之後
an honest explanation
如實的解釋
Use a before a 'u' that is pronounced like 'you':u發you音時前面用a
a university
一所大學
a unique opportunity
一個千載難逢的機會
Use an before an abbreviation that is pronounced with a vowel sound at the start: 讀音以元音開頭的縮寫前用 an
an SOS call
一個緊急求救電話
an MP3 file
一個MP3文件
Examples from the Corpus
a lot• "How does your arm feel?" "It still hurtsa lot."• If you plan carefully, a trip to Europe doesn't have to costa lot.• It's nice to meet you. Wendy's talked about you a lot.• She goes abroad on business quite a lot.• An awful lot of his customers are unhappy with his work.• I'm really glad to meet you. Betty's talked a lot about you.• He laughed quite a lot as he spoke.• I like her a lot, but I don't think I'm in love with her.• I used to walka lot, but I've been very lazy recently.• I like the people a whole lot, but the pay isn't very good.• He really sweatsa lot in hotweather like this.• Ask Susan - she knows a lot more about computers than I do.• The tickets were a lot more expensive than we expected.• I'm sure she has a lot more problems than I have.• John has lived in a lot of different places.• All the same, it is a lot of fun, and the warm weather is very pleasant.• Stevie Wonder is a black artist, but a lot of his music comes out pop.• I went out with quite a lot of men before I met Stuart.• The Big Three are making a lot of noise in hopes of gaining a political and competitiveadvantage.• As with most coupes there is not a lot of room in the back, even kids find it tight.• But that is true of a lot of subjects I did at Olevel.• A lot of touristsvisitVenice in the summer.• The bookcontainsa lot of usefuladvice about setting up your own business.• Helen looks as if she's lost quite a lot of weight recently - is she on a diet?• He knows a lot of weird people over in Nam.• She's changed a lot since she's been here.• I was surprised so few people were at the concert - I thought there'd be a lot there.