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She was affirmed as a candidate.
   她被確認為候選人。

the affirmative side in a debate
   辯論中贊成的一方

affix a label to a bottle
   在瓶子上貼一張標籤

We can't afford to pay such a price.
   我們付不起這個價錢。

Rumors of a revolt were afloat.
   叛變的謠言四起。

set a ship afloat
   使船浮到水面上

A captain comes after a major.
   上尉軍銜低於少校。

This is a painting after Picasso.
   這是一幅仿畢卡索的畫。

Mary is after a better job.
   瑪麗在尋找一個更好的工作。

A few passengers would have a stroll on the after deck before the evening meal.
   幾位乘客將在晚飯前到後甲板上散步。

He can play the piano after a fashion.
   他能彈點鋼琴。

It is a novel after the fashion of Graham Greene.
   這是部模仿格雷罕姆•格林的小說。

They sounded a sharp warning against all these tendencies.
   對於這種種傾向,他們發出了嚴厲的警告。

Our family adopted a child aged five.
   我們家領養了一個五歲的孩子。

We let her move in because we wanted to make a statement about ageism in America.
   為了將美國老人受歧視的現象公諸於世,我們讓她搬進來。

An agglomerate is a volcanic breccia.
   集塊岩是一種火山性角礫石。

In a positive result the red cells agglutinate, resulting in a visible alteration of the appearance of the sample.
   在陽性的結果中,紅細胞凝集,使樣品的外觀產生可見的變化。

The audiences aggregated a million people.
   觀眾總數達一百萬人。

The aggregation of immense farms under white ownership was a trend at that time.
   大規模的農場聚集在白人的所有權之下,這在當時是一股潮流。

The kid is as agile as a hare.
   這孩子像狡兔一樣靈敏。