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at one time [ once ] 一度；曾經；在過去

     Material made from silk was at one time very expensive.

at home 1. [ in the place where you live or come from ] 在家；在國內

   I went to his house, but he was not at home.

at ease [ relaxed and comfortable ] 舒服；自在；不拘束

     I don’t feel at ease driving when there is lots of traffic.

* at all costs = at any cost [ regardless of the difficulty or cost; no matter what ]

   無論如何；不惜一切代價

* ask for [ to request; say that you want something ] 要求

   He asked for more money.

* as well as [ in addition to ] 和；同

     I’m learning Japanese as well as English.

* as soon as possible [ at the earliest time ] (時間上) 儘快

   I’m leaving now. I’ll be there as soon as possible.

* as it is 1. [ in reality; in fact ] 事實上

     I hoped things would get better, but as it is they are getting worse.

* as / so far as SO be concerned [ in one’s opinion ] 依某人看法

   as / so far as ST be concerned 就-----而論

* as ----- as [ like ] 與-------一樣

   He is as tall as his father.

* as a result of [ because of something which has happened ] 由於

     I became ill as a result of my long journey.

around the clock [ all day and night without stopping ] 晝夜不休地

     Rescue workers worked around the clock to help victims of the earthquake.

* apply oneself to [ to cause to work hard or carefully ] 專心於 

     He applied himself to the job.

* apart from 1. [ except ]除------之外

     They all wore black hats, apart from me.

* and so on [ and other things of that kind ] 等等 = and so forth

   He talked about gardens, flowers, and so on.

* all the time [ throughout a specific period of time; always; often ] 一直；總是；

all out [ with full use of one’s powers; without reservation ] 全力以赴

     The baseball players went all out to win the game.

all along [ all the time; from the beginning ] 一直；始終；從一開始

     I knew all along that Jack wasn’t telling us the whole story.

* after all [ all things considered ] 終究；畢竟

     I know he hasn’t finished the work, but after all, he is very busy.

* add to [ to increase ] 增加

     The new baby adds to the size of the family.