[1] accustomed [ә'kʌstәmd] adj. 习惯于

【同】used【反】unaccustomed

Even if they are willing to make the sacrifice in dollars, whether Americans will give up long accustomed personal liberties is another question.(TIME, May 1,1995,p.68)

即使美国人愿意在金钱上牺牲，但是否愿意抛弃久已习以为常的个人自由，还是未定之数。

ac|cus|tomed /ək'ʌstəmd/
1 [ADJ] v-link ADJ to n/-ing
If you are accustomed to something, you know it so well or have experienced it so often that it seems natural, unsurprising, or easy to deal with.
I was accustomed to being the only child at a table full of adults...
= used
2 [ADJ] v-link ADJ to n
When your eyes become accustomed to darkness or bright light, they adjust so that you start to be able to see things, after not being able to see properly at first.
My eyes were becoming accustomed to the gloom.
3 [ADJ] poss ADJ n
You can use accustomed to describe an action that someone usually does, a quality that they usually show, or an object that they usually use.
He took up his accustomed position with his back to the fire...
Freed acted with his accustomed shrewdness.
...his accustomed glass of whisky.
= usual, habitual

居然还可以用作定语。

[2] affluent ['æfluәnt] adj. 富裕的

【同】prosperous, wealthy【反】poor

Leeson and his wife Lisa never really seemed to fit into the affluent, neo-colonial life-style of Singapore or into the city’s multiethnic society.(TIME, Mar.13,1995,p.40)

里森及其妻子丽莎似乎与新加坡富裕的新殖民生活方式一直格格不入，也似乎一直未能融入新加坡的多种族社会。

af|flu|ent /'æfluənt/
[ADJ]
If you are affluent, you have a lot of money.
Cigarette smoking used to be commoner among affluent people.
= prosperous, wealthy
[N-PLURAL] the N
The affluent are people who are affluent.
The diet of the affluent has not changed much over the decades.

富人 the affluent

[3] ambiguous [æmˋbɪgjuəs]adj.

模棱两可的，暧昧的 【同】vague【反】obvious, clear

Truman got the Korean War because he was ambiguous, and Saddam took Kuwait because Bush didn’t say “No” straight out. (TIME, Feb.19,1996, p.36)

杜鲁门惹了个朝鲜战争，因为他的立场不明确，而萨达姆占领科威特，是因为布什没能直截了当地说“不”。

█ straight out 率直地

am|bigu|ous /æmb'ɪgjuəs/
1 [ADJ]
If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
This agreement is very ambiguous and open to various interpretations...
= vague
≠ clear
● ambiguously [ADV] usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
Zaire's national conference on democracy ended ambiguously.
2 [ADJ]
If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it contains several different ideas or attitudes that do not fit well together.
Students have ambiguous feelings about their role in the world.

第二条解释很奇特。Ambiguous feelings

[4] anonymous [əˋnɑnəməs] adj.

匿名的，不知名的 【反】known, named

So he went on his own fact-finding mission, leaning heavily on a 49-page white paper submitted last month by three anonymous high-tech firms. (TIME, Feb.27, 1995, p.31)

所以他继续其真相调查工作，埋头审阅一份厚达49页的白皮书，这份白皮书是上个月由3家匿名的高科技公司提出的。

anony|mous /ən'ɒnɪməs/
1 [ADJ]
If you remain anonymous when you do something, you do not let people know that you were the person who did it.
You can remain anonymous if you wish...
An anonymous benefactor stepped in to provide the prize money.
...anonymous phone calls.
● anonymity [N-UNCOUNT]
Both mother and daughter, who have requested anonymity, are doing fine.
● anonymously [ADV]
The latest photographs were sent anonymously to the magazine's Paris headquarters.
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
Something that is anonymous does not reveal who you are.
Of course, that would have to be by anonymous vote.
● anonymity [N-UNCOUNT] with supp
He claims many more people would support him in the anonymity of a voting booth.
3 [ADJ]
If you describe a place as anonymous, you dislike it because it has no unusual or interesting features and seems unwelcoming.
It's nice to stay in a home rather than in an anonymous holiday villa.
● anonymity [N-UNCOUNT]
...the anonymity of the rented room.

第三条解释，an anonymous place

[5] appropriate [əˋproprɪˏet] adj. 适宜的

【反】inappropriate

So any protein that dissolves new blood vessels may not be appropriate for younger women who have not yet entered menopause. (TIME, Jan.9, 1996, p.60)

因此，对于还未停经的妇女而言，任何足以溶解于新生血管的蛋白质或许都是不适宜的。

♦ ap|pro|pri|ate (appropriates appropriating appropriated)
The adjective is pronounced /əpr'oʊpriət/ The verb is pronounced /əpr'oʊprieɪt/
1 [ADJ] oft it v-link ADJ that/to-inf, ADJ for/to n
Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
Dress neatly and attractively in an outfit appropriate to the job...
The teacher can then take appropriate action.
≠ inappropriate
● appropriately [ADV] ADV with v, ADV with cl/group
It's entitled, appropriately enough, `Art for the Nation'.
2 [VERB] V n
If someone appropriates something which does not belong to them, they take it, usually without the right to do so. (FORMAL)
Several other newspapers have appropriated the idea...
= purloin

第二条解释从没有见过。注意读音。