1.account
　　 I have an account with the bank. 我在银行开有户头。
　　 He turned/put his knowledge of Spanish to good account. 他善加利用他对西班牙语文的知识。
　　 Don’t stay away on account of John. 为了约翰，不要离开。
　　 2.act
　　 Don’t take him seriously --- it’s just an act. 不要把他看得太认真 ——他只是假装那样而已。
　　 In the act of (=while) picking up the ball, he slipped and fell. 正当其拾球之际，他失足跌倒。
　　 3.addition
　　 They’ve just had an addition to the family. 他们家里刚又增加一口。
　　 4.adjustment
　　 They do an adjustment on humance resources to achieve the goal. 为了达到目标，他们调整了人员。
　　 5. advertisement
　　 Advertisement helps to sell goods. 广告有助于销路。
　　 6. agreement
　　 I’m quite in agreement with what you say. 我十分同意你所说的话。
　　 7. air
　　 My plans are still quite in the air. 我的计划还未定案。
　　 Radio Beijing is on the air 24 hours a day. 北京电台全天24小时广播。
　　 8. amount
　　 There is still quite an amount of prejudice against him. 人们对他尚有很大的偏见。
　　 He has any amount of money. 他的钱不可数计。
　　 9. amusement
　　 He looked at me in amusement. 他很感兴趣地望着我。
　　 There are plenty of amusements here – cinemas, theatres, concerts, football matches, and so on. 这里有许多娱乐 - 电影院、戏院、音乐会、足球比赛等。
　　 10. animal
　　 animal desires 肉欲
　　 11. answer
　　 She gave no answer. 她没有回答。
　　 12. apparatus
　　 Your digestive apparatus takes the food you eat and changes it so that it can be used to build up the body. 你的消化器官把你所吃的食物消化、吸收，用以增进身体的健康。
　　 13. approval
　　 Your plans have my approval. 你的计划我赞成。
　　 14. argument
　　 I have no wish to engage in (an) argument with you. 我不想跟你辩论。
　　 15. art
　　 The story is developed with great art. 那故事非常技巧地展开。
　　 16. attack
　　 Attack is said to be the best form of defence. 常言道，攻击是最好的防御。
　　 17. attempt
　　 Her attempt at a Christmas cake had to be thrown away. 她的圣诞蛋糕做得不好。
　　 18. attention
　　 Pay attention to what you’re doing. 注意你在做的事。
　　 A pretty girl usually receives more attentions than a plain girl. 一个漂亮女孩通常比一个普通女孩得到较多的殷勤。
　　 Attention! 立正！
　　 19. attraction
　　 He cannot resist the attraction of a pretty girl. 他无法抗拒漂亮女郎的吸引力。
　　 20. authority
　　 He is a great authority on phonetics. 他是语音学方面的权威。
　　 21. back
　　 He slipped and fell on his back. 他仰天滑到。
　　 22. balance
　　 Don’t get excited; keep your balance. 不要冲动，保持冷静。
　　 23. base
　　 A naval base is located at Wei Hai. 威海有个海军基地。
　　 24. behavior
　　 Tom won a prize for good behavior at school. 汤姆在学校里得到品行优良奖。
　　 25. belief
　　 He has lost his belief in God. 他已不相信上帝。
　　 26. birth
　　 That baby weighed seven pounds at birth. 那婴儿生下来七磅重。
　　 27. bit
　　 He ate every bit of his dinner. 他把他的晚餐吃得光光。
　　 She’s feeling a bit tired. 她觉得有点疲倦。
　　 He doesn’t care a bit. 他一点也不在乎。
　　 28. bite
　　 His face was covered with insect bites. 他满脸都是蚊虫咬伤。
　　 I haven’t had a bite since morning. 我从早晨到现在一口东西都未吃过。
　　 There’s a bite in the air this morning. 今天早晨有点寒风刺骨。
　　 29. blood
　　 He gave his blood to help his sister. 他输血给他的妹妹以救她。
　　 His blood is up. 他发脾气了。
　　 His blood ran cold. 他吓得魂不附体。
　　 30. blow
　　 Let’s go for a blow. 让我们到户外吹吹风。
　　 31. body
　　 His body was brought back to England for burial. 他的遗体被运回英国埋葬。
　　 She’s a nice old body. 她是一个很好的老人。
　　 32. brass
　　 get down to brass tacks 开门见山
　　 33. bread
　　 I’m only dong it for the bread. 我纯粹是为了钱才做那件事。
　　 34. breath
　　 They are not be mentioned in the same breath. 他们不可同日而语。
　　 There wasn’t a breath of air/wind. 一丝微风都没有。
　　 35. brother
　　 He is my brother. 他是我的兄弟。
　　 36. building
　　 buidling materials 建筑材料
　　 building site 建筑工地
　　 37. burn
　　 He died of the burns he received in the fire. 他死于火灾时所受到的灼伤。
　　 38. burst
　　 a burst of applause 一阵喝彩
　　 39. business
　　 He is in business of himself. 他自行经商。
　　 That’s no business of yours. 那事与你无关。
　　 I’m sick of the whole business. 我对这事情实在感到厌烦。
　　 40. butter
　　 butter will not melt in sb’s mouth 一本正经的样子
　　 peanut buttter 花生酱
　　 41. canvas
　　 He is canvassing for the Conservative candidates. 他正在替保守党候选人奔走拉票。
　　 42. care
　　 Take care (that) you don’t get run over when you cross the street. 当你穿越街道时，小心不要被车子撞到。
　　 I will leave this in your care. 我将此事交由你负责。
　　 He seems free from care. 他显得无忧无虑。
　　 43. cause
　　 You have no cause for comlaint. 你没有理由抱怨。
　　 44. chalk
　　 The girl like to collect chalks with various colors. 女孩喜欢收集各色粉笔。
　　 45. chance
　　 Let’s leave it to chance. 我们就让它听其自然。
　　 It’s the chance of a lifetime. 这是一生中难得再遇到的机会。
　　 46. change
　　 Take a change of clothes with you. 带一套换洗的衣服。
　　 I have no small change. 我没有零钱。
　　 Let’s hope there will be a change in weather. 但愿天气会变好。
　　 47. cloth
　　 a floor cloth 擦地板布
　　 a dish cloth 洗碗布
　　 48. coal
　　 A hot coal fell from the fire and burnt a hole in the carpet. 火炉中调出来一块煤，把地毯烧了一个洞。
　　 carry coals to Newcastle 多此一举
　　 49. color
　　 She has very little color. 她面色苍白。
　　 50. comfort
　　 It’s a comfort to know that she is safe. 知道她平安无事令人安慰。
　　 comfort station – (US) public lavatory (美) 公共厕所