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affordable

adj.負擔得起的

afford
v.買得起;有足夠的...(去做...)[to-v]

They did not consider whether they could afford the time or not.
  他們沒有考慮是否抽得出時間。

We can't afford to pay such a price.
我們付不起這個價錢。

affront

af-front(前)

v.公開侮辱;有意冒犯

affront human dignity
對人的尊嚴表示輕蔑

ps. upfront adj.【口】直率的;坦白的

agenda

n.待議諸事項;議程 program of things to be done

item No.3 on the agenda
議程上的第三個事項

minute·agenda=log·itinerary 會議記錄·議程=航海日誌·行程安排

syllabus·course=agenda·meeting=itinerary·trip=program·concert

教學大綱安排課程=議程安排會議=行程表安排旅程=節目程式安排音樂會

minute n.分鐘，會議記錄

minute adj.微小的

agglomerate

ag-glomer(ball)-ate

v.(使)結塊 to collect or gather into a cluster or mass.

adj.;成團的;結塊的

ex.The sugar in the glass has become agglomerate.
玻璃杯裡的糖已結塊了。

aggrandize

ag(to)-grand(大)-ize

v.加大;強化
A country should not aggrandize itself at the expense of its neighbors.
一個國家不應該犧牲鄰國來壯大自己。

v.誇張;吹捧
The sales manager never stops aggrandizing his ability.
這個銷售經理從不停止誇張自己的能力。

aggregate

ag(to)-greg(group)-ate

v.使聚集

v.【口】總計達
The audiences aggregated a million people.
觀眾總數達一百萬人。

adj.聚集的;合計的

The aggregate number of unemployed is fifty thousand this year.
今年失業人數總共達五萬人。

aggression & aggressive & aggressor

先來看最原始的單字

aggress

ag-gress(走)

ex. progress v.進步

v.侵略;挑釁;攻擊
During World War II, the Nazi army aggressed upon many countries.
在第二次世界大戰期間,納粹軍隊侵略了很多國家。

aggression

n.侵略[U][(+against)]
That country was guilty of aggression.
那個國家犯了侵略罪。

n.侵略行動;侵犯行為[C][(+on/upon/against)]
Such action constitutes an aggression upon women's rights.
這種行為是對婦女權利的侵犯。

aggressive

adj.侵略的,侵犯的
Tom thought of the war as an aggressive one.
湯姆把這場戰爭視作侵略戰爭。

adj.好鬥的,挑釁的

adj.有進取精神的;有幹勁的
An aggressive young man can go far in our firm.
有進取心的青年人在本公司能大展鴻圖。