applaud 鼓掌，喝彩，叫好 The audience applauds the performers for three minutes.

　　apply 涂，敷 He applied two coats of paint to the table.

　　appoint 任命，委派 They appointed his father (to be 或as) postmaster.

　　appraise 估量，估计 appraise the infant's weight

　　appreciate 感激 I appreciated your help much.

　　apprehend 对...担心 Do you apprehend that there will be any difficulty?

　　approach 靠近，接近 John is approaching manhood.

　　appropriate 恰当的，相称的 Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.

　　approve 赞成，同意 I couldn't approve his conduct.

　　approximate 大概的，大约的，近似的 The approximate time is 10 o'clock.

　　apt (习性)易于......的，有......倾向的 A careless person is apt to make mistakes.

　　arbitrary 随心所欲的，个人武断的，任意的 an arbitrary choice

　　arise 起立，起身 arise from one's seat

　　arouse 使......奋发 A man like Tom will be aroused. Don’t worry.

　　array 排列，队形 The troops were formed in battle array.

　　articulate 发音清晰的，善于表达的 He is articulate about everything in the field of economics.