Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter A - Page 50
Amain (n.) With might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly.
They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain. -- Milton.
That striping giant, ill-bred and scoffing, shouts amain. -- T. Parker.
Amain (n.) At full speed; in great haste; also, at once. "They fled amain." -- Holinshed.
Amain (v. t.) (Naut.) To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc.
Amain (v. i.) (Naut.) To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.
Amain (adv.) At full speed; with great haste; "the children ran down the hill amain".
Amain (adv.) With all your strength; "he pulled the ropes amain".
Amalgam (n.) 【化】汞合金，汞齊；混合物 An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.
Note: Medalists apply the term to soft alloys generally.
Amalgam (n.) A mixture or compound of different things.
Amalgam (n.) (Min.) A native compound of mercury and silver.
Amalgam (v. t. & i.) To amalgamate. -- Boyle. -- B. Jonson.
Amalgam (n.) an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams [syn: {amalgam}, {dental amalgam}].
Amalgam (n.) A combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas".
Amalgama (n.) Same as Amalgam.
They divided this their amalgama into a number of incoherent republics. -- Burke.
Amalgamated (imp. & p. p.) of Amalgamate.
Amalgamating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Amalgamate.
Amalgamate (v. t.) 使汞齊化；使（階級、思想等）混合；將（公司等）合併 [（+with）] To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.
Amalgamate (v. t.) To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or combine; as, to amalgamate two races; to amalgamate one race with another.
Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and amalgamated into one. -- Burke.
Amalgamate (v. i.) 汞齊化；混合；合併 To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver.
Amalgamate (v. i.) To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts amalgamate. Amalgamate
Amalgamate (a.) Alt. of Amalgamated.
Amalgamated (a.) Coalesced; united; combined.
Amalgamate (a.) Joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school" [syn: {amalgamate}, {amalgamated}, {coalesced}, {consolidated}, {fused}].
Amalgamate (v.) To bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance" [syn: {mix}, {mingle}, {commix}, {unify}, {amalgamate}].
Amalgamation (n.) 與汞混合，融合，合併 The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal; -- applied particularly to the process of separating gold and silver from their ores by mixing them with mercury. -- Ure.
Amalgamation (n.) The mixing or blending of different elements, races, societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or blending; a homogeneous union. -- Macaulay.
Amalgamation (n.) The combination of two or more commercial companies [syn: {amalgamation}, {merger}, {uniting}].
Amalgamative (a.) 混合的 Characterized by amalgamation.
Amalgamative (a.) Characterized by or tending toward amalgamation.
Amalgamator (n.) 混合者；【化】（混汞）提金器 One who, or that which, amalgamates. Specifically: A machine for separating precious metals from earthy particles by bringing them in contact with a body of mercury with which they form an amalgam.
Amalgamator (n.) A businessman who arranges an amalgamation of two or more commercial companies.
Amalgamize (v. t.) 混汞（汞齊化） To amalgamate. [R.]
Amandine (n.) （指食物）加杏仁燒（煮）的 The vegetable casein of almonds.
Amandine (n.) A kind of cold cream prepared from almonds, for chapped hands, etc.
Compare: Almond
Almond (n.) 杏仁，杏核；杏樹 [C]；杏仁狀的東西 [C] The oval edible nutlike seed (kernel) of the almond tree, growing in a woody shell, widely used as food.
[As modifier] ‘Almond biscuits.’
Almond (n.) (Also Almond tree) The tree that produces almonds, related to the peach and plum. Native to western Asia, it is widely cultivated in warm climates.
Prunus dulcis or P. amygdalus, family Rosaceae
Almond (a.) 杏仁製的；杏仁味 Of the color, taste, or shape of an almond.
Almond (a.) Made or flavored with almonds: almond cookies.
Amanitine (n.) The poisonous principle of some fungi.
Amanuenses (n. pl. ) of Amanuensis.
Amanuensis (n.) 筆記者，抄寫員，書記 A person whose employment is to write what another dictates, or to copy what another has written.
Amanuensis (n.) Someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation) [syn: {stenographer}, {amanuensis}, {shorthand typist}].
Amanuensis (n.) [ C ] (Plural amanuenses) (Formal) 紀錄員，謄寫員，文書 A person whose job is to write down what another person says or to copy what another person has written.
Amaracus (n.) A fragrant flower. -- Tennyson.
Amarant (n.) Amaranth, 1. [Obs.] -- Milton.
Amarantaceous (a.) (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the amaranth is the type.
Amaranth (n.) An imaginary flower supposed never to fade. [Poetic]
Amaranth (n.) (Bot.) A genus of ornamental annual plants ({Amaranthus) of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers.
Amaranth (n.) A color inclining to purple.
Amaranthine (a.) Of or pertaining to amaranth. "Amaranthine bowers." -- Pope.
Amaranthine (a.) Unfading, as the poetic amaranth; undying.
They only amaranthine flower on earth Is virtue. -- Cowper.
Amaranthine (a.) Of a purplish color. -- Buchanan. Amaranthus
Amaranthine (a.) Of or related to the amaranth plant.
Amaranthine (a.) Of an imaginary flower that never fades [syn: amaranthine, unfading].
Amaranthus (n.) Alt. of Amarantus.
Amarantus (n.) Same as Amaranth.
Amaranthus (n.) Large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs [syn: Amaranthus, genus Amaranthus].
Amarine (n.) (Chem.) A characteristic crystalline substance, obtained from oil of bitter almonds.
Amaritude (n.) Bitterness. [R.]
Amaryllidaceous (a.) Alt. of Amaryllideous.
Amaryllideous (a.) (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the petals. The narcissus and daffodil are members of this family.
Amaryllis (n.) A pastoral sweetheart.
To sport with Amaryllis in the shade. -- Milton.
Amaryllis (n.) (Bot.) A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others.
Amaryllis (n.) (Bot.) A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna lily.
Amaryllis (n.) Bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers.
Amassed (imp. & p. p.) of Amass.
Amassing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Amass.
Amass (v. t.) 積聚（財富），積累；堆積 To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases.
The life
of Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and hints the writers
could meet with. -- Pope.
Syn: To accumulate; heap up; pile.
Amass (n.) A mass; a heap. [Obs.] -- Sir H. Wotton.
Amass (v.) Collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" [syn: {accumulate}, {cumulate}, {conglomerate}, {pile up}, {gather}, {amass}].
Amass (v.) Get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" [syn: {roll up}, {collect}, {accumulate}, {pile up}, {amass}, {compile}, {hoard}].
Amassable (a.) Capable of being amassed.
Amasser (n.) One who amasses.
Amassette (n.) An instrument of horn used for collecting painters' colors on the stone in the process of grinding.
Amassment (n.) An amassing; a heap collected; a large quantity or number brought together; an accumulation.
An amassment of imaginary conceptions. -- Glanvill.
Amasthenic (a.) (Photog.) Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens; amacratic.
Amate (v. t.) To dismay; to
dishearten; to daunt. [Obs. or Archaic]
The Silures, to amate the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was
true. -- Milton.
Amate (v. t.) To be a mate to; to match. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Amateur (n.) [C]（科學，藝術，運動等的）業餘從事者；外行；粗通（某一行）的人 A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
Amateur (a.) Engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary" [syn: {amateur}, {recreational}, {unpaid}].
Amateur (a.) Lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting" [syn: {amateurish}, {amateur}, {inexpert}, {unskilled}].
Amateur (n.) Someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime.
Amateur (n.) An athlete who does not play for pay [ant: {pro}, {professional}].
Amateurish (a.) 外行的（含輕蔑之意），業餘的；笨拙的，不熟練的 In the style of an amateur; superficial or defective like the work of an amateur. -- {Am`a*teur"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Am`a*teur"ish*ness}, n.
Amateurish (a.) Lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting" [syn: {amateurish}, {amateur}, {inexpert}, {unskilled}].
Amateurism (n.) The practice, habit, or work of an amateur.
Amateurism (n.) The conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for mon.
Amateurship (n.) The quality or character of an amateur.
Amative (a.) Full of love; amatory.
Amative (a.) Inclined toward or displaying love; "feeling amorous" [syn: amative, amorous].
Amativeness (n.) (Phren.) The faculty supposed to influence sexual desire; propensity to love. -- Combe.
Amativeness (n.) The arousal of feelings of sexual desire [syn: amorousness, eroticism, erotism, sexiness, amativeness].
Amatorial (a.) Of or pertaining to a lover or to love making; amatory; as, amatorial verses.
Amatorially (adv.) In an amatorial manner.
Amatorian (a.) Amatory. [R.] -- Johnson.
Amatorious (a.) Amatory. [Obs.] "Amatorious poem." -- Milton.
Amatory (a.) 戀愛的，情人的 Pertaining to, producing, or expressing, sexual love; as, amatory potions.
Amatory (a.) Expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride" [syn: {amatory}, {amorous}, {romantic}].
Amatungulu (n.) A very large closely branched South African shrub ({Carissa grandiflora) of the dogbane family having forked bright green spines, white flowers, shiny leaves, and red berries. Also called natal plum.
Syn: natal plum, Carissa macrocarpa.
Amatungulu (n.) The fruit of the amatungulu [1].
Amatungulu (n.) Very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves [syn: natal plum, amatungulu, Carissa macrocarpa, Carissa grandiflora].
Amaurosis (n.) (Med.) A loss or decay of sight as the result of a neurological disease, without any perceptible changes in the eye; -- gutta+serena,+the+"{drop+serene">called also gutta serena, the "{drop serene" of Milton.
Amaurosis fugax (Med.), Temporary amaurosis [AS]
Amaurosis (n.) Partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain.
Amaurotic (a.) Affected with amaurosis; having the characteristics of amaurosis.
Amaurotic (a.) Pertaining to blindness caused by amaurosis
Amazed (imp. & p. p.) of Amaze.
Amazing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Amaze.
Amaze (v. t.) 使大為驚奇，使驚愕 To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze.
A labyrinth to amaze his foes. -- Shak.
Amaze (v. t.) To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly. "Amazing Europe with her wit." -- Goldsmith.
And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? -- Matt. xii. 23.
Syn: To astonish; astound; confound; bewilder; perplex; surprise.
Usage: {Amaze}, {Astonish}. Amazement includes the notion of bewilderment of difficulty accompanied by surprise. It expresses a state in which one does not know what to do, or to say, or to think. Hence we are amazed at what we can not in the least account for. Astonishment also implies surprise. It expresses a state in which one is stunned by the vastness or greatness of something, or struck with some degree of horror, as when one is overpowered by the enormity of an act, etc.
Amaze (v. i.) To be astounded. [Archaic] -- B. Taylor.
Amaze (v. t.) Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder; amazement. [Chiefly poetic]
The wild, bewildered Of one to stone converted by amaze. -- Byron.
Amaze (v.) Affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" [syn: {amaze}, {astonish}, {astound}].
Amaze (v.) Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}].
Amazedly (adv.) In amazement; with confusion or astonishment. -- Shak.
Amazedness (n.) The state of being amazed, or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder. -- Bp. Hall.
Amazeful (a.) (Archaic) 驚訝的；驚愕的 Full of amazement. [R.]
Amazement (n.) 驚奇，詫異 [U] The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration.
His words impression left Of much amazement. -- Milton.
Amazement (n.) Frenzy; madness. [Obs.] -- Webster (1661).
Amazement (n.) The feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment" [syn: astonishment, amazement].
Amazing (a.) 驚人的，令人吃驚的；amaze 的動詞現在分詞、動名詞 Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace. -- {A*maz"ing*ly}, adv.
Amazingly (adv.) In an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise; "amazingly, he finished medical school in three years" [syn: amazingly, surprisingly, astonishingly].
Amazing (a.) Surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks" [syn: {amazing}, {astonishing}].
Amazing (a.) Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent" [syn: {amazing}, {awe-inspiring}, {awesome}, {awful}, {awing}].
Amazingly (adv.) 令人驚奇地 Very surprising, especially in a way that makes you feel pleasure or admiration.
Syn: Astounding, incredible
An amazing achievement/ discovery/ success/ performance.
That's amazing, isn't it?
It's amazing how quickly people adapt.
It's amazing the difference a few polite words make.
The amazing thing is, he really believes he’ll get away with it.
Amazingly (adv.) In an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise; "amazingly, he finished medical school in three years" [syn: amazingly, surprisingly, astonishingly].
Amazon (n.) One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.
Amazon (n.) A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.
Amazon (n.) (Zool.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis
Amazon ant (Zool.), A species of ant ({Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larv[ae] and nymphs of other species and make slaves of them in their own nests.
Amazon (n.) A large strong and aggressive woman [syn: amazon, virago].
Amazon (n.) (Greek mythology) One of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively).
Amazon (n.) A major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles) [syn: Amazon, Amazon River].
Amazon (n.) Mainly green tropical American parrots.
Amazonian (a.) Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine manners; warlike. -- Shak.
Amazonian (a.) Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America, or to its valley.
Amazonite (n.) Alt. of Amazon stone
Amazon stone (n.) (Min.) A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color.
Amb- () Alt. of Ambi-
Ambi- () A prefix meaning about, around; -- used in words derived from the Latin.
AMB, () Advanced Memory Buffer (IC, RAM, FB-DIMM)
Ambages (n. pl.) A circuit; a winding. Hence: Circuitous way or proceeding; quibble; circumlocution; indirect mode of speech.
After many ambages, perspicuously define what this melancholy is. -- Burton.
Ambages (n.) (Archaic) Roundabout or mysterious ways of action.
Ambaginous (a.) Ambagious. [R.]
Ambagious (a.) Circumlocutory; circuitous. [R.]
Ambagitory (a.) Ambagious. [R.] Ambary
Ambassade (n.) The mission of an ambassador. [Obs.] -- Carew.
Ambassade (n.) An embassy. [Obs.] -- Strype. Ambassador
Ambassador (n.) Alt. of Embassador
Embassador (n.) [C] 大使；使節 [（+to）]；【喻】使者，代表 A
minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his
sovereign or country.
Note: Ambassadors are either ordinary [or resident] or extraordinary, that is,
sent upon some special or unusual occasion or errand. -- Abbott.
Embassador (n.) An official messenger and representative.
Ambassador (n.) A diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another [syn: {ambassador}, {embassador}].
Ambassador (n.) An informal representative; "an ambassador of good will".
Ambassador (n.) [ C ] (B2) 大使 An important official who works in a foreign country representing his or her own country there, and who is officially accepted in this position by that country.
// The UK's ambassador in Moscow has refused to comment.
// She's a former ambassador to the United States.
// Late last night, the French ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Office to discuss the crisis.
Difference Between Ambassador and Embassador
Ambassador vs Embassador
Ambassadors and embassadors are virtually the same entity and person only with different spellings.
An ambassador or embasssador is a person who acts as a representative of a foreign entity whether the entity is a foreign government or an international organization. An ambassador can be classified as a political dignitary or a goodwill representative. Both positions command respect and authority for their respective duties.
A political ambassador is a foreign representative of a foreign country. This type of ambassador is appointed by the foreign government’s head of state and represents that government in another country. The ambassador can reside in an embassy, a diplomatic area where foreigners -- both staff and citizens apply the rules and laws of their country not of their host country.
As a
representative of a foreign country, the ambassador protects the interests of
its citizens as well as the diplomatic relationship between the two countries.
The ambassador is also the chief spokesperson of the foreign government and
representation between diplomatic activities like talks, disputes, treaties,
trade deals, cease-fires, and other issues between the local government and the
government that the ambassador represents.
If disputes and issues arise, the ambassador communicates and takes instruction
from the head of state of the government. Then the ambassador communicates the
intentions of the foreign government to the local government until there is a
mutual agreement between the two countries.
The other type of ambassador/ embassador is the “goodwill ambassador.” Unlike the political ambassador, the goodwill ambassador is not a political person, doesn’t have a political agenda, and does not represent politics or diplomacy between the two countries. The goodwill ambassador is an ambassador which has a broader scope. This type of ambassador is a representative of an international organization like the United Nations (and its sub-organizations) or lower organizations from the government, state, to local to promote an advocacy or for representation for a good relationship between the two parties.
The goodwill ambassador is also appointed by the representing organization to support and speak in behalf of the organization or about the cause in a wider scope of audiences. Like the political ambassador, the goodwill ambassador communicates with various heads of state to promote a specific cause or an action. In a sense, the goodwill ambassador collates support from different governments in one cause or advocacy.
A goodwill ambassador is usually a celebrity, a professional, or any person with a powerful influence in a specific field like sports, arts, entertainment, and other fields. Unlike, the political ambassador, the goodwill ambassador can be considered an official or unofficial representative of an entity to another entity. In a diplomatic mission, the ambassador is received on a peer level. For example, a goodwill ambassador of a country is received by the other country. The same goes for the lower organizations of the government or non-profit organization. A goodwill ambassador usually promotes ideals and issues that are secular and apolitical.
A goodwill ambassador (n.) 親善大使 A goodwill ambassador is a person who advocates for a specific cause (e.g. a country or an organisation) on the basis of their notability. [1] Goodwill ambassadors generally deliver goodwill or promote ideals from one entity to another, or to a population. The term should be distinguished from the related concept of a brand ambassador, who plays a role in promoting a company or product through personal interaction. [2]