| approval | 赞成,正式批准 sanction, endorsement |
| disapproval | 不赞成 |
| approximate | 接近,近似 approach 大约的,估计的 estimated, rough |
| approximately | 近似地,大约 about, roughly apt 恰当的,贴切的 appropriate, suitable 易于...的 likely |
| aptly | 适当地,得体地 |
| aquatic | 水生的,水栖的 watery |
| aquarium | 水族馆 |
| arbitrary | 专横的,专制的,武断的 dictatorial, autocratic |
| arboreal | 树栖的;树的 tree-dwelling;treelike |
| arc | 弧形,拱形 |