assurance
KK[əˋʃʊrəns] · IPA/əˈʃʊrəns/
n. 保證；確信；保險（英）
✅ We received assurance that the data would be protected.
📘 我們得到資料將受保護的保證。
✏️ Her calm assurance helped the team stay focused.
📘 她沈著的自信讓團隊保持專注。
assure
KK[əˋʃʊr] · IPA/əˈʃʊr/
v. 保證；使確信
✅ I assure you that your order has been shipped.
📘 我向你保證你的訂單已出貨。
✏️ The doctor assured the parents that the surgery was routine.
📘 醫生向家長保證這只是例行手術。
asthma
KK[ˋæzmə] · IPA/ˈæzmə/
n. 氣喘病
✅ Her asthma flares up whenever the weather turns cold.
📘 一變冷，她的氣喘就會發作。
✏️ The clinic offers classes on managing asthma triggers.
📘 診所開設課程教導如何管理誘發氣喘的因素。
astonish
KK[əˋstɑnɪʃ] · IPA/əˈstɑːnɪʃ/
v. 使驚訝
✅ The speed of the rescue team astonished everyone watching.
📘 搜救隊的速度讓所有旁觀者大吃一驚。
✏️ It always astonishes me how calm she remains under pressure.
📘 她在壓力下依然如此冷靜，總讓我驚訝。
astonishment
KK[əˋstɑnɪʃmənt] · IPA/əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
n. 驚訝；震驚
✅ To our astonishment, the tiny startup won the international prize.
📘 令我們驚訝的是，那家小新創贏得了國際大獎。
✏️ Her eyes widened in astonishment when the lights suddenly turned on.
📘 燈光突然亮起時，她驚訝得睜大了眼睛。
astray
KK[əˋstre] · IPA/əˈstreɪ/
adv./adj. 迷路；誤入歧途
✅ Without a map, the hikers soon went astray in the fog.
📘 沒有地圖，健行者很快就在濃霧中迷路。
✏️ Bad advice can lead a beginner investor astray.
📘 錯誤建議可能讓新手投資人走偏。
astronaut
KK[ˋæstrə͵nɔt] · IPA/ˈæstrənɔːt/
n. 太空人
✅ The astronaut conducted experiments in zero gravity.
📘 太空人在零重力環境下進行實驗。
✏️ Many children dream of becoming astronauts one day.
📘 許多孩子夢想有一天成為太空人。
astronomer
KK[əˋstrɑnəmɚ] · IPA/əˈstrɑːnəmər/
n. 天文學家
✅ The astronomer mapped the motion of a newly found comet.
📘 那位天文學家繪製出新發現彗星的運行軌跡。
✏️ Amateur astronomers often share photos taken from their rooftops.
📘 業餘天文學家常分享在屋頂拍攝的照片。
astronomy
KK[əˋstrɑnəmɪ] · IPA/əˈstrɑːnəmi/
n. 天文學
✅ Astronomy explains how stars are born and eventually die.
📘 天文學解釋了恆星如何誕生並最終消亡。
✏️ He chose astronomy as his major at university.
📘 他在大學主修天文學。
asylum
KK[əˋsaɪləm] · IPA/əˈsaɪləm/
n. 收容所；避難所；庇護
✅ The artist sought asylum after facing threats in his homeland.
📘 這位藝術家因在祖國受到威脅而尋求庇護。
✏️ The old asylum now serves as a museum of local history.
📘 這座舊收容所現已成為地方史博物館。
prep. 在；於；朝向
✅ Meet me at the station entrance at noon.
📘 中午在車站入口與我碰面。
✏️ She is good at solving logic puzzles.
📘 她很擅長解邏輯題。
athlete
KK[ˋæθlit] · IPA/ˈæθliːt/
n. 運動員；體育選手
✅ The athlete recovered from injury in time for the finals.
📘 這位運動員及時傷癒參加決賽。
✏️ Each athlete must pass a health check before competing.
📘 每位選手在比賽前都必須通過健康檢查。
athletic
KK[æθˋlɛtɪk] · IPA/æθˈlɛtɪk/
adj. 運動的；體格健壯的
✅ He keeps an athletic lifestyle by running every morning.
📘 他每天晨跑，維持運動型生活方式。
✏️ The university built new athletic facilities this year.
📘 今年該大學新建了運動設施。
ATM
KK[ˌeˋtiˋɛm] · IPA/ˌeɪ tiː ˈɛm/
n. 自動櫃員機（縮寫）
✅ I’ll stop by an ATM to grab some cash.
📘 我會順路去自動櫃員機領點現金。
✏️ The ATM near the station is open 24/7.
📘 車站附近的自動櫃員機全天候開放。
atmosphere
KK[ˋætməs͵fɪr] · IPA/ˈætməsˌfɪr/
n. 大氣層；氣氛
✅ The concert had a lively atmosphere that everyone enjoyed.
📘 音樂會的氣氛熱烈，人人都樂在其中。
✏️ The Earth's atmosphere protects us from harmful rays.
📘 地球的大氣層保護我們免受有害射線侵害。