ann- amb-

ann- 年（= year）

amb- 走

anniversary

ann- 年 i- 连接字母 vers- 转 ary- 名词后缀

- 时间转了一年

n. 周年纪念

Venezuela's president, held festivities to celebrate the anniversary of a failed coup attempt he led in 1992.

委内瑞拉的总统举办周年庆典庆祝他在 1992 年领导的政变（政变当时失败）。(2012 Economist)

verse n. 诗歌

annual

adj. 每年的

n. 年鉴；年刊

Soccer-mad parents are more likely to conceive children in springtime, at the annual peak of soccer mania.

酷爱足球运动的父母更有可能在春季怀孕，因为那是一年中足球狂热的巅峰季节。(2007 Text 1)

conceive vt. / vi. 怀孕

mania n. 狂热

the annual peak of shopping 购物的顶峰

ambulance

amb- 走 lance- 长矛

- 古代在战场上用长矛做成担架运送伤员

n. 救护车

He dismisses a lot of the work of re-engineering consultants as mere rubbish -- "the worst sort of ambulance chasing".

他把许多重组咨询专家所做的工作视为垃圾 —— ”典型的劳而无获“。(1998 Text 2)

ambiguous

adj. 模棱两可的，不明确的

Methodology is a term that remains inherently ambiguous in the historical profession.

在历史学科，研究方法论仍然是个内在含糊的名词。(1999 Translation)

term n. 术语

ambigious 侧重于表达存在两个或两个以上的含义，但无法推断是哪一种，如 an ambigiou word

obscure 指物体或观点不清晰明确，难以理解或无法看清，如 Her lecture is very obscure

vague 侧重于由于光线暗淡导致轮廓不清，模糊朦胧，如 He has a vague idea where the place was

ambition

n. 志气，抱负

Succeed at all costs but avoid appearing ambitions.

不惜一切代价获得成功，但避免让他人看出雄心勃勃。(2000 Text 5)

ambitious adj. 有雄心的