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[ə'bæʃ] abash | v. 使羞愧 His boss's criticism let him feeling rather [abashed]. 老板批评了他,他感到有些难为情。 | Notes 5 |
[ə'beɪt] abate | v.(数量、程度等) 减少; 减轻, 缓解 The doctor gave him some medicine to abate his pain. 医生给了他一些药以减轻他的疼痛。 | Notes 4 |
['æbdɪkeɪt] abdicate | v.让位, 辞职;放弃 (权利或责任) He's [abdicated] all responsibility in the affair. 他已经放弃了这件事中的一切职责。 | Notes 4 |
[əb'dʌkt] abduct | v.绑架, 拐走 Her mind reeled when she learned her son had been [abducted]. 得知儿子被人拐走,她只觉得一阵眩晕。 | Notes 5 |
[ə'bet] abet | vt.帮助; 教唆 He was abetted in these illegal activities by his wife. 他受妻子怂恿进行这些非法活动。 | Notes 4 |
[əb'hɔː] abhor | v.憎恶, 痛恨 They abhor all forms of racial discrimination. 他们憎恶任何形式的种族歧视。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'baɪd] abide | vi.遵守;vt.忍受 She will abide by her promise. 她会遵守诺言的。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'bleɪz] ablaze | adj.着火的, 闪耀的 The sky is ablaze with stars as if each one were on a chain. 天空中星光闪耀,一颗颗星星像点缀在一根璀璨的项链上。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'baʊnd] abound | v.充满;富于 Tropical plants abound in the jungle. 丛林中有大量的热带植物。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'breɪʒ(ə)n] abrasion | n.表面磨损 Diamonds have extreme resistance to abrasion. 钻石极抗磨损。 | Notes 4 |
[æbs(ə)n'tiːɪz(ə)m] absenteeism | n.旷课, 旷工 Improvements of working conditions helped to reduce levels of absenteeism. 工作条件的改善已令旷工率降低。 | Notes 4 |
[əb'zɒlv] absolve | v.(宗教上的) 宽恕,赦免 ; 解除 (责任等) None of this is to absolve governments and regulators of responsibility for the crash. 所有这些并不是在为政府和监管部门开脱撞车事故的责任。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'brɪdʒ] abridge | v. 缩短, 删节 It was [abridged] from the original work. 这是原书的节录本。 | Notes 4 |
[əb'steɪn] abstain | v.自制; 自动放弃, 戒绝 Five members voted for the proposal, eight voted against, and two abstained. 对于这项建议,五人投票赞成,八人反对,两人弃权。 | Notes 4 |
[əb'struːs; æb-] abstruse | adj.难懂的, 深奥的 The professor’s lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them. 这个教授的课如此深奥以致学生们常常逃课。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'bʌt] abut | v. 邻接,毗邻 This piece of land [abuts] on a street. 这块土地毗连着一条街。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'bɪs] abyss | n. 深渊,深坑 He has been in the abyss of despair. 他已陷入绝望的深渊。 | Notes 4 |
[ək'siːd] accede | v.应允, 同意 Will you accede to her request? 你答应她的请求吗? | Notes 4 |
[ək'sentʃʊeɪt; -tjʊ-] accentuate | v.突出, 强调 Her short hair [accentuated] her big eyes. 短发使她的大眼睛更加突出。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'kʌmplɪs; ə'kɒm-] accomplice | n.同谋者, 帮凶 The police arrested him and his two accomplices. 警察逮捕了他和他的两个同谋。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'kɔːdɪən] accordion | n.手风琴 The accordion was in full blast in the hall. 在大厅里手风琴拉得非常响亮。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'kɒst] accost | v.向人搭话 She was accosted by a complete stranger. 有一个她完全不认识的人过来和她搭讪。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'kredɪt] accredit | vt.委派官员到国外, 授权 We accredit the invention of the electric light to Edison. 我们把电灯的发明归功于爱迪生。 | Notes 3 |
[ə'kriːʃ(ə)n] accretion | n.增加, 增大 A new chapter discusses recently discovered accretion flow solutions. 一新章最近讨论发现增大流动解决办法。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'kwɪzɪtɪv] acquisitive | adj.想获得的; 贪得无厌的 It is an acquisitive company looking for ways to expand, 这是一家十分想要寻求扩张的公司。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'kwɪt] acquit | v.宣告无罪 He was acquitted of the crime. 他被宣告无罪。 | Notes 4 |
['ækrɪd] acrid | adj.(指味道或气味) 辛辣的, 刺鼻的; The acrid smell carried across the table, 一股辛辣的味道在桌子周围弥漫开来。 | Notes 4 |
[,ækrɪ'məʊnɪəs] acrimonious | adj.尖刻的, 尖酸的 His tendency to utter acrimonious remarks alienated his audience. 说话刻薄的习惯使他疏远了听众。 | Notes 4 |
['ækrənɪm] acronym | n.用大写字母表示的缩写词 ASDIC is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee, “ASDIC”是“反潜艇侦查调查委员会”的缩写形式。 | Notes 4 |
['ædɪdʒ] adage | n.格言, 谚语 The results lend legitimacy to the adage that "money can't buy happiness". 结果证实了一句老话——钱买不来幸福。 | Notes 4 |
['ædəm(ə)nt] adamant | adj.固执的, 坚定不移的 I've tried to persuade him to change his mind but he's adamant. 我竭力劝他改变主意,但他毫不动摇。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'dept; 'ædept] adept | adj.熟练的, 擅长的 She's adept at growing roses. 她擅长种玫瑰花。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'dʒeɪs(ə)nt] adjacent | adj.接近的, 毗连的, 邻近的 The People's Republic of China owns indisputable sovereignty over these islands and adjacent waters. 中华人民共和国对这些岛屿及其四周海域拥有无可争辩的主权。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'dʒɜːn] adjourn | v.延期 The meeting adjourned till five o'clock. 会议延至五点召开。 | Notes 4 |
['ædʒʌŋ(k)t] adjunct | n.附件, 附属 An adjunct professor is also a limited or part-time position, to do research or teach classes. 兼职教授也是一种有限和临时的授课或做研究的职位。 | Notes 1 |
[əd'mɒnɪʃ] admonish | vt.训诫, 训斥 Mr. Green admonished me for drinking too much. 格林先生警告我喝酒太多了。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'dəʊbɪ; ə'dəʊb] adobe | n.泥砖, 土坯 (房) The villagers built their houses with adobe. 村民们用晒乾的泥砖造房子。 | Notes 2 |
[ə'dɔː] adore | v.1.崇拜, 崇敬2.极喜爱 All the girls in our school adore the handsome mathematics teacher who happens to be a bachelor. 我们学校里所有女孩子都崇拜那个恰巧是单身汉的英俊数学老师。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'drɒɪt] adroit | adj.熟练的, 灵巧的 He soon became adroit at steering the boat. 他很快就熟练掌握了驾船技术。 | Notes 4 |
[ə'dɔːn] adorn | vt.装饰 The book is [adorned] with excellent illustrations. 书内有精美插图。 | Notes 4 |