| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| [ə'bɑːft] abaft | prep.在…之后 | Notes 1 |
| [ə'beɪs] abase | v．贬抑，使卑下 | Notes 4 |
| [ə'bæʃ] abash | vt. 使...羞愧,使困窘 | Notes 5 |
| [ə'beɪtm(ə)nt] abatement | n.减少；折让 | Notes 2 |
| [,æbdi'keiʃən] abdication | n.辞职；退位 | Notes 1 |
| [æb'dɒmɪn(ə)l] abdominal | a.腹部的 | Notes 2 |
| [ə'biːm] abeam | a.正横着(的) | Notes 0 |
| [,eɪbiːsiː'deərɪən] abecedarian | n.初学者 | Notes 1 |
| [,æbə'reɪʃ(ə)n] aberration | n. 越轨,光行差,心理失常,色差 | Notes 4 |
| [əb'hɔː] abhor | v.憎恨，嫌恶 They abhor all forms of racial discrimination. 他们憎恶任何形式的种族歧视。 | Notes 4 |
| [əb'hɒr(ə)ns] abhorrence | n.憎恶；可憎恶的事 | Notes 2 |
| [əb'dʒʊə; əb'dʒɔː] abjure | v．誓绝，弃绝 | Notes 4 |
| [æbnɪ'geɪʃ(ə)n] abnegation | n.放弃权利；自制 | Notes 4 |
| [ə'bɒmɪneɪt] abominate | v．痛恨，痛恶 | Notes 4 |
| [ə'bɔːtɪv] abortive | adj．无结果的，失败的 | Notes 4 |
| ['æbrəgeɪt] abrogate | v.废除，取消 | Notes 4 |
| [əb'zɒlv] absolve | v.赦免；解除 | Notes 4 |
| [əb'stiːmɪəs] abstemious | a.饮食有度的 | Notes 4 |
| [əb'struːs; æb-] abstruse | a.深奥的 | Notes 4 |
| [ə'bɪzm(ə)l] abysmal | adj．极深的，糟透的 | Notes 4 |
| [ək'seʃ(ə)n] accession | n.增加(率)；到达 | Notes 2 |
| ['ækəleɪd; ,ækə'leɪd] accolade | n．推崇备至，赞扬 | Notes 4 |
| [ə'kriːʃ(ə)n] accretion | n．自然的增加，增加物 | Notes 4 |
| [ə'sɜːbətɪ] acerbity | n．苦涩，刻薄 | Notes 3 |
| [ə'kuːstɪks] acoustics | n. 音响效果 | Notes 3 |
| [ækwɪ'es(ə)nt] acquiescent | adj．默认的，顺从的 | Notes 4 |
| [,ækwɪ'zɪʃ(ə)n] acquisition | n. 取得，获得；习得，获得物 | Notes 4 |
| [ə'kwɪtəl] acquittal | n.宣告无罪，开释 Lack of evidence resulted in their acquittal. 因证据不足而宣判他们无罪。 | Notes 3 |
| [,ækrɪ'məʊnɪəs] acrimonious | adj．尖刻的 | Notes 4 |
| ['ækrɪmənɪ] acrimony | n.尖刻，刻薄 The dispute was settled without acrimony. 这场争论未剑拔弩张而获解决。 | Notes 4 |
| [,æktjʊ'eərɪəl] actuarial | a.保险统计的 | Notes 2 |
| [ˈækjʊmen;əˈkju:mən] acumen | n.明智；敏锐 | Notes 4 |
| ['ædəm(ə)nt] adamant | n. 坚硬的东西 | Notes 4 |
| ['æd(ə)l] addle | v．使腐坏，使昏乱 | Notes 4 |
| ['ædɪpəʊs; -z] adipose | adj. 脂肪多的 | Notes 2 |
| [ə'dʒʊə; ə'dʒɔː] adjure | v．郑重敦促（恳请） | Notes 4 |
| [ə'drɒɪt] adroit | a.灵巧的 | Notes 4 |
| [ædjʊ'leɪʃ(ə)n] adulation | n.谄媚；奉承 | Notes 4 |
| [ˈædəmbreɪt] adumbrate | v.(对将来事件)预示 | Notes 4 |
| [əd'vɜːsɪtɪ] adversity | n．不幸，灾难 | Notes 4 |