adjust to 适应于;调整；调节
He can't adjust easily to the life in North China．他不容易适应中国北方的生活。
She will have to adjust herself to new conditions．她必须使自己适应新的环境。
You can adjust the belt to the size you want．你可以根据自己的需要调整安全带。
admit of 容许；有…的余地；有…可能
This work admits of no delay．这件工作不得延误。
This admits of no excuse．这是不容辩解的。
This regulation does not admit of our doing that．按规定我们不能这样做。
Your problems did not really admit of any solution．你的问题真是没有解决的可能。
admit to 许可入场（入会、入学等）;承认
You have to pass the professional examinations to be admitted to the society．要加入这个学会你得经过专业考试。
She admitted to being easily annoyed．她承认自己易生气。
The young man admitted to stealing the money．那个年轻人承认偷了钱。
He admitted to taking these goods without paying for them．他承认他拿了这些东西没有付钱。
adopt as 收养
The family have adopted three children as their own．这个家庭已经收养了3个孩子。
advance on advance upon; 逼近；靠近
The enemy advanced on Rome，and at last conquered it．敌军向罗马城逼近，最后攻陷了它。
adverse to 对…不利;与…相反
The judgement was adverse to the plaintiff．判决不利于原告。
His opinion is adverse to mine．他的观点同我的相反。
advise about advise on 劝告；向…提意见
Doctors advise about many things other than medicine．除了用药之外，医生还劝告人们注意许多别的事情。
Experienced sailors will advise you about sailing in this weather．有经验的水手会对如何在这种天气行船给你提出忠告。
Have you advised on making our plan？你对我们制定计划提过什么建议吗？
advise of 告诉；提醒
I'll advise you of her coming and going．我会告诉你她的行踪。
The company has advised the drivers of the thick mists on the mountains．公司提醒驾驶员注意山上的大雾。
afraid of 担心；害怕
He is afraid of hurting her feelings．他怕伤她的感情。
He was probably afraid of embarrassing me．他可能不愿使我难堪。
This young man is afraid of nothing．这个年轻人什么也不怕。
afraid to,不敢；因害怕会有…结果而不敢做
He is very much afraid to go out alone at night．他很害怕晚上一个人出去。
after a fashion 勉强；马马虎虎
She can speak Russian after a fashion．她勉强能讲点俄语。
after all 毕竟；总之;到底
After all，he is your father．他毕竟是你的父亲。
Don't get discouraged by setbacks；we are new to the work after all．别因挫折而灰心，这工作对我们来说毕竟还是新的。
He hasn't finished the work， but，after all，he is a very busy man．他还没有完成那项工作，但说到底他是一个很忙的人。
She failed after all．她到底还是失败了。
Bob thought he couldn't go to the party because he had too much homework，but he went after all．虽然鲍勃因有太多的家庭作业而认为不能参加聚会，但他终于还是去了。
again and again一再
I advised him again and again not to do it．我再三劝告他不要做那件事。
against a rainy day 未雨绸缪；以备不时之需
We must save up some money against a rainy day．我们必须积蓄一些钱以备不时之需。
against one's will 不情愿地；勉强地
He was married against his will．他违心地结了婚。
agree on agree upon; 就…取得相同的意见;决定
Musicians rarely agree on the way a piece of music should be played．对于一支曲子应该怎样演奏，音乐家们很少有相同的意见。
The two sides agreed on a cease fire．双方达成了停火协议。
We agreed on leaving there the next day．我们一致同意第二天离开那里。
We've agreed on fighting the evil in society．我们决定同社会上的邪恶作斗争。
agree to 同意；赞同；接受（想法、计划、建议等）
Do you agree to my plan？你赞同我的计划吗？
The committee has agreed to his arrangement．委员会已同意了他的安排。
agree with 同意；适合；适宜；相一致；相等；赞成
I can't agree with you on this matter．在这个问题上我不同意你的意见。
I don't agree with a single word that you have said．你刚才说的话，我一点也不赞成。
The climate there does not agree with her．那里的气候对她不适宜。
Rich food doesn't agree with her．油腻的食品不合她的胃口。
The bill does not agree with your estimate．账单与你原来的估计不符。
His explanation agrees with the facts．他的解释同事实是相符的。
I don't agree with people drinking brandy all day long．我不赞成人们成天喝白兰地。