2016年高考英语复习资料：3500个词汇

57. ◎ amount n. 数额(尤指数量，大小等) a large amount of +u/n

large amounts of +u/n v. (数量，意义等) 等同，相当于 amount to

1) (数量上)达到，总计

Time lost through illness amounts to 1,357 working days.因疾病而损失的时间总共为

2)等于，意味着

Ultimately, their ideas amount to the same thing. 归根结底，他们想的都是一回事。

58. ● amuse vt. 使快乐，逗乐amuse sb. 使…高兴 The funny drawings amused the kids.

be amused by/at/ with 被…逗乐 amuse oneself 自娱自乐

The boys amused themselves by drawing. amusement n. to one’s amusement

59. ◎amusement n. 1) 娱乐,乐趣 to one’s amusement 让某人发笑

They were dancing and singing in the car, much to the amusement of passers-by.

他们在车里跳舞，唱歌，让路人感到十分有趣。

2) 娱乐活动，消遣活动 amusements amuse vt. amuse sb/ oneself 使开心，逗笑

amused / amusing adj. an amused smile / look/ expression 愉快的微笑/ 神情/ 表情

an amusing story/ film 有趣的，好笑的，逗人发笑的故事/ 电影

60. angry adj 生气的，愤怒的 (angrily /angrier )

be angry at (about) 因为…而生气 be angry with sb 生某人的气

61. announce vt. 宣布，宣告，公布

announce a decision / plan/ intention announce sth to sb announce that

At the end of the meeting , it was announced that an agreement had been reached.

make an announcement

62.◎announcement n. 通告，通知

63.◎annoy vt. (使)烦恼 be annoyed with sb.for (at) sth.

What annoyed him most was that he had received no apology.

annoyed adj. 略感烦恼(生气)的 annoying adj. 讨厌的，令人烦恼的

It’s _____that we didn’t know about this before.令人恼火的事，我们事先并不知道这一切

Mr Davies was ____that the books were missing.戴维斯先生生气了，因为那些书不见了。

64. answer n. the answer to the question v. answer a question/the door/the phone;

answer for 对… 负责 You will have to answer for your wrong doing one day.