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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- a [eɪ, ə]
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- 1. indef art (article) 一个
- 2. indef art (one) 一
- 3. indef art (express ratios,prices etc)
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- a [ə] [e] [ə] [eɪ]
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1.
indefinite article
[an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.]（非特指的）一（个）；一种
- a tree
- 一棵树
- 2. indefinite article [an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.]每一（个）；（同类事物中的）任一（个）
- 3. indefinite article [an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.]每，每一（个）
- 4. indefinite article [an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.][用于专有名词前]某一（个）
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5.
indefinite article
[an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.][用于表示数量的名词前]一（个）
- a score of times
- 二十次
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6.
indefinite article
[an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.][与表示不定数量的形容词和名词连用]
- a great many years
- 许许多多年
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7.
indefinite article
[an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.]任何单个
- not a one
- 没有一个
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8.
indefinite article
[an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.][用于专有名词前]类似…的一个（相当于one like）
- a Cicero in eloquence
- 一位西塞罗式的雄辩家
- He is a Hercules in strength.
- 他是个赫拉克勒斯式的大力士。
- 9. indefinite article [an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.]同一（个）
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10.
indefinite article
[an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.][用于非特指的单数名词前]
- A man overboard!
- 有人落水啦!
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11.
indefinite article
[an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.][用于可数的集合名词和某些数量词前]
- a dozen
- 一打
- 12. indefinite article [an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.][用于带限制性修饰语的单数名词前]某一（种）类
- 13. indefinite article [an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.][用于物质名词前，表示具体类型]一种
- 14. indefinite article [an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.][用于某些表示食物、饮料的物质名词前]一客；一份
- 15. indefinite article [an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.][用于两件配对成套的器物或通常一起出现的形象前]一套，一副，一组
- 16. indefinite article [an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.][用于由定语修饰的专有名词前，表示某种属性或特色]
- 17. indefinite article [an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.][用于sun，moon等独一无二的事物前，表示其某种属性或特色]
- 18. indefinite article [an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.][用于人名、商标名等前]一幅…的画像；一件…的雕塑；一件…的作品；一件…牌（或型）产品
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19.
indefinite article
[an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.][用于若干一般只用复数形式的名词前]
- an iron and steel works
- 一座钢铁厂
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1.
indefinite article
[an在辅音前的形式：见an adj.]（非特指的）一（个）；一种
Collins English-English Dictionary
- a [eɪ]
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1.
n
the first letter and first vowel of the modern English alphabet
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2.
n
alpha the first in a series, esp the highest grade or mark, as in an examination
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3.
n
any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in take, bag, calm, shortage, or cobra
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1.
n
the first letter and first vowel of the modern English alphabet
- a [ə]
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1.
determiner
Compare an
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2.
determiner
[indefinite article;
used before an initial consonant ] used preceding a singular countable noun, if the noun is not previously specified or known- a dog
- a terrible disappointment
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3.
determiner
used preceding a proper noun to indicate that a person or thing has some of the qualities of the one named
- a Romeo
- a Shylock
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4.
determiner
used preceding a noun or determiner of quantity
- a cupful
- a dozen eggs
- a great many
- to read a lot
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5.
determiner
used preceding a noun indicating a concrete or abstract thing capable of being divided
- half a loaf
- a quarter of a minute
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6.
determiner
[
preceded by once, twice, several times,etc ] each or every; per- once a day
- fifty pence a pound
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7.
determiner
a certain; one
- to change policy at a stroke
- a Mr Jones called
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8.
determiner
[
preceded by not] any at all- not a hope
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9.
determiner
Compare the
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1.
determiner
Compare an
- a [ə]
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1.
vb
an informal or dialect word for have
- they'd a said if they'd known
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1.
vb
an informal or dialect word for have
- a [ə]
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1.
prep
(usually linked to the preceding noun) an informal form of of
- sorta sad
- a kinda waste
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1.
prep
(usually linked to the preceding noun) an informal form of of
- a
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1.
symbol for
acceleration
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2.
symbol for
are(s) (metric measure of land)
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3.
symbol for
atto-
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4.
symbol for
See algebraic notation
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1.
symbol for
acceleration
Examples
- These few grains of sand do not constitute a heap, and the addition of a single grain never makes what is not yet a heap into a heap: so no matter how many single grains one adds it never becomes a heap. → sorites
- A picture of a cat on a log is a rebus for "catalog".
- 画中一段圆木上有一只猫，其画谜底是“目录”(catalog)。 → rebus
- A new survey estimates a family of four needs at least $75000 a year to live a middle-class life in New York.
- 一项新的调查显示，在纽约，一个四口之家要想维持中产阶级的生活水平，一年至少需要七万五千美元。
- We are going to organize a fundraising event such as a coffee morning, a quiz night or a sponsored swim.
- 我们想要组织一个筹款活动，如咖啡早茶会、智力竞赛之夜或慈善游泳比赛。
- a+b 和 a-b 都是a2-b2的因式
- a+b and a-b are both factors of a 2 -b 2 . → 因式
- A man, young lady! lady, such A man As all the world--why, he's A man of wax," Romeo and Juliet (Act 1, Sc. III).
- 《罗密欧与朱丽叶》第一幕第三场“尊贵的小姐!这是一个男人，他是一个象世上所有男人一样的男子汉ーー唷，他原来是一个蜡男人!” → anacoluthon
- A=πr2 is the formula for determining the area of a circle.A=πr2
- A=πr 2 是测定圆的面积的公式。 → formula
- A cent is a 100th part of a dollar.
- 一美分是一美元的百分之一。 → part
- A seam in a coat is a join.
- 衣服的线缝是个连接处。 → join
- If candidate a gets 65 votes, B gets 40, and C gets 35, then a has a plurality of 25.
- 如果竞选者A得65票，B得40票，C得35票，则A的超过票数为25票。 → plurality
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