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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- an [æn, ən]
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def art
see a
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def art
see a
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- an [æn]
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1.
determiner
a form of the indefinite article used before an initial vowel sound
- an old car
- an elf
- an honour
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determiner
[Etymology]
Old English
a none -
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determiner
[Usage]
an was formerly often used before words that begin with h and are unstressed on the first syllable: an hotel; an historic meeting. Sometimes the initial h was not pronounced. This usage is now becoming obsolete
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1.
determiner
a form of the indefinite article used before an initial vowel sound
- an [æn]
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conj
an obsolete or dialect word for if - See and
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conj
an obsolete or dialect word for if - See and
- an
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the internet domain name for
NetherlAnds Antilles
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the internet domain name for
NetherlAnds Antilles
Examples
- an alkali neutralizes an acid
- 碱能使酸中和 → neutralize
- A and an are indefinite articles, any is an indefinite pronoum.
- a 和 an 是不定冠词，any 是不定代词
- The symbol for the pound, is a script capital letter L pierced horizontally with an end dash or an equal sign: £.
- 英镑的符号是一个手写体的大写字母L,然后有一个杠横穿过来，这样就成了符号：£。
- Sometimes I prefer to say nothing because to raise an objection, may cause an offence.
- 有时候，我更愿意保持缄默，因为一旦提出异议，势必会得罪他人。 → raise
- an attack of asthma, an asthma attack
- 哮喘发作 → attack
- to bring sth to an end, put an end to sth
- 使某事终止 → end
- to draw an analogy between an atom and the solar system → analogy
- an attachment for an electric drill → attachment
- an embryo of an idea → embryo
- an ice cream
- 一客冰淇淋 → a
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