analogy

n. 比拟，类比，类推

by analogy

用类推的方法

A: That guy is crazy.

B: Maybe he needs to see an analyst.

analyst

n.1.分析家，化验员；2.心理分析学家

A: You have a very analytic mind.

B: I think that is why I enjoy mathematics.

analytic

见analytical

A: Do you ever read the Financial Times?

B: No, it is far too analytical for me.

analytical

a. 分析的，分析法的

A: My two year old son is very destructive.

B: Maybe he wants to be a political anarchist when he grows up!

anarchist

n. 无政府主义者

A: I would like to research my ancestry some day.

B: Do you even know the origin of your family name yet?

ancestry

n. 祖先，世系

A: I love Philip’s stories.

B: Yes, particularly his anecdotes.

anecdote

n. 轶事，趣闻

A: Do you like Micheangelo’s paintings?

B: Very much, particularly his depictions of angels.

angel

n.1.天使；2.可爱的人

A: My classmate had to go to hospital just before the exams.

B: Probably too much anguish and stress.

anguish

n. （精神或肉体的）极度痛苦

A: Did you know that Germany annexed part of Czechoslovakia during the war?

B: Yeah, I read about it in my history book.

annex

vt. 兼并，吞并

n. 附属建筑物

A: Do you know who wrote this poem?

B: No, it is anonymous, the poet did not disclose his name.

anonymous

a. 1.无名的，不具名的； 2.匿名的 ；3.无特色的，无个特征的

A: The film was about an antagonism between two countries.

B: Sounds too violent for my liking.

antagonism

n.对抗，敌对，对立

A: Is that insect dangerous?

B: Only if you touch it’s antenna.

antenna

n.1.触角，触须 ；2.天线

A: My grandfather went missing in South America while conducting a research project.

B: Was he an anthropologist or a scientist?

anthropologist

n.人类学家，人类学者

A: Do you know the antonym of “fast”?

B: Yes, “slow”. It was the opposite meaning of “fast”.

antonym

n.反义词

A: Would you like to come to the zoo with me ?

B: So long as we can visit the ape compound.