abandon: (没有约束,放任情绪) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm | abandoned: (被抛弃的,废置的) recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction |
abandonment: (抛弃,放弃) giving up completely; freedom from constraint | abase: (降低,羞辱) humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem |
abash: (使难堪) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert | abate: (减弱,减少) subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity |
abbreviate: (减短,缩写) make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase | abdicate: (放弃) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
aberrant: (不正常的) abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm | abet: (帮助,鼓励) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
abeyance: (悬而未决) suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension | abhor: (憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
abide: (忍耐,忍受,遵守) endure; put up with; bear; tolerate | abiding: (持久的,容忍) lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent |
abjure: (发誓放弃) renounce upon oath; abandon forever | ablution: (洗) washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite |
abnegate: (克制,放弃) give up or surrender; deny something to oneself | abnegation: (批判,自我牺牲) repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |
abolish: (废除) cancel; put an end to; destroy completely | abolition: (废除,取消) ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with |
abominable: (可恶的,非常糟糕) detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad | aboriginal: (原来的,土著的) being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native |
abortive: (不成功的,失败) unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless | abrade: (磨损,侵蚀) wear away by friction; scrape; erode |
abrasive: (摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨剂) rubbing away; tending to grind down | abridge: (删节,节选) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
abrogate: (废除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority | abscond: (隐匿,逃避,躲债) leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution |
absent: (缺少的,不在的,缺席的) go away or leave ; missing; not present | absenteeism: (旷课,旷工) habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty |
abstain: (控制,限制(自己)) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice | abstemious: (节制(饮食),调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
abstruse: (难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand. | abundant: (丰富,富足) plentiful; possessing riches or resources |
abundantly: (丰富地) in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully | abut: (毗邻) border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent |
abysmal: (无底的) bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad | accede: (同意) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
accelerating: (加速的) increasing in speed | acceleration: (加速度) faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time |
accentuate: (强调,重音) emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent | accessible: (可得到的) easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with |
accident: (意外事件,事故) event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event | accidentally: (意外地,偶然地) inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically |
acclaim: (赞扬,表扬) applaud; announce with great approval | acclimate: (适应) accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt |
acclivity: (上山的陡坡,斜坡) upward slope, as of hill | accolade: (出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
accommodate: (招待,食宿,适应) do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for | accommodating: (乐于助人的) helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation |
accomplish: (完成,达到,实现) succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete | accost: (搭讪,邂逅) approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request |
accouter: (装备) equip; provide with military equipment | accretion: (增长) growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion |
accrue: (增加) increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time | accumulation: (积聚) increase by natural growth or addition; concentration |
accusation: (谴责,控告) indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party | accustomed: (习惯了的) habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary |
acerbity: (尖酸的(语气,脾气)) bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone | acetic: (酸的) having properties of vinegar; sour |
achieve: (完成,实现) gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill | achievement: (成就,功绩) feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective |
acidulous: (酸的,尖锐,刻薄) slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic | acoustics: (声学的) science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
acquaint: (熟悉) inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar | acquainted: (有知识的,知晓的) known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar |
acquiesce: (默许) assent; agree without protesting | acquire: (获取) gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system |
acrid: (尖锐,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent | acrimonious: (挖苦的,尖酸的(语言,行为)) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
acrophobia: (恐高症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places | actively: (活跃地,积极地) energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively |
actuarial: (保险精算的,精算) calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics | actuate: (推动,促使) put into motion or action; activate |
acuity: (尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness | acumen: (思想敏锐) mental keenness; quickness of perception |
adaptable: (能适应的,适应能力强的) flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use | adaptive: (适合的,适应的) having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting |
addendum: (附加,补充) something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book | additional: (另外的,附加的,额外的) further; extra; supplemental or added to |
addle: (使变疯,腐坏) muddle; drive crazy; become confused | adept: (擅长于) expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude |
adherent: (支持者,追随者) person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause | adhesive: (胶,粘贴物) glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together |
adjoin: (毗连,临近,贴近) be next to; be contiguous to; border on | adjudicate: (评判,裁断,判决,宣判) hear and settle a case by judicial procedure |
adjunct: (无用的附加物) something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior | adjure: (恳求,恳请) appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath |
administer: (管理) govern; supervise; give or apply medications | admiration: (钦佩,赞美) favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval |
admittedly: (公认地,诚然,无可否认地) doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly | admonish: (警告,训斥) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
admonition: (警告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning | adorn: (装饰) enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments |
adornment: (装饰,装饰品) embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament | adroit: (熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
adulation: (奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise | adulterate: (掺杂) make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
adumbrate: (勾画出轮廓,隐约显示,预示,蒙上阴影) give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade | advance: (提高,发展,提升) proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward |
advanced: (高级的,年老的,先进的) improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive | advent: (到来,出现) coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important |
adventitious: (偶然) accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically | adverse: (讨厌,敌意) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
advocacy: (支持,辩护) support; active pleading on behalf of something | aerie: (猛禽的窝) nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place |
aesthetic: (审美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste | affable: (平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly |
affect: (影响,假装) have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | affection: (友爱,挚爱,情爱) fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness |
affectionate: (亲爱的,挚爱的) having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous | affinity: (亲缘关系) natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage |
affirmation: (正面肯定,确认) positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath | affix: (增加,附于) fasten; append; add on; secure to something |
affluence: (富足,财富) abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth | affluent: (富有的,丰富的) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
affront: (侮辱,冒犯,蓄意蔑视) insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect | agenda: (议程) items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered |
agglomeration: (聚集,累积) collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass | aggrandize: (增加,加强) increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation |
aggravating: (恼人的,讨厌的) irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous | aggregate: (收集,聚集) gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to |
aggressive: (强有力的,坚持己见的) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly | aggressiveness: (侵略,争斗) feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising |
aghast: (吓坏了的) struck by shock, terror, or amazement | agility: (敏捷) mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly |
agitate: (激怒,打扰) cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb | agitation: (焦虑,不安,鼓动,煽动) anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance |
agnostic: (无神论者) one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality | agrarian: (耕地的,耕种的) pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters |
ajar: ((门窗等)微开的) half-open; slightly turned or opened | alacrity: (欢快的情绪) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
alchemy: (炼金术士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming | alcove: (小隔间,壁橱) nook; small, recessed section of a room |
algorithm: (算法) established procedure for solving problem | alien: (外国的,外国人的,来自其他星球的) dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person |
alimentary: (营养的) providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion | allay: (平静下来,(使)冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
allege: (断言) state without proof; assert to be true | allegory: (寓言) symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form |
alliteration: (头韵) repetition of beginning sound in poetry | allocate: (分配,制定) assign; distribute according to plan |
allude: (暗指) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion | allusion: (暗指,暗示) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
aloft: (向上) in or into a high place; high or higher up | alternate: (交替的,轮流的) happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute |
altitude: (高度) elevation especially above sea level; height | altruistic: (无私的,关心他人的) unselfishly generous; concerned for others |
amalgamate: (结合,整合) combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury | amass: (收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
ambidextrous: (双手都灵巧) capable of using either hand with equal ease | ambience: (环境) particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment |
ambiguous: (模棱两可) unclear or doubtful in meaning | ambivalence: (矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
amble: (漫步,缓行) moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely | ambulatory: (可移动的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary |
ameliorate: (提高) make or become better; improve; grow better | amenable: (有服从义务的,随时服从的) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
amenities: (令人愉快的,礼貌的) convenient features; courtesies | amiable: (可爱的,友好的,惬意的) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
amicable: (温和的,友好礼貌的) exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome | amid: (在…中) in the middle of; among; surrounded by |
amity: (友谊) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations | amorous: (爱情的) moved by sexual love; loving |
amorphous: (无形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition | amphibian: (两栖的) able to live both on land and in water |
amphitheater: (椭圆形的剧院,斗兽场) oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena | amplify: (放大) broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase |
amputate: (截肢,切除) cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune | anachronistic: (时代错误) having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time |
analgesic: (止痛的) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness | analogous: (类似的) comparable; similar or alike |
anarchist: (无政府主义者) person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority | anathema: (诅咒) solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
ancestor: (祖先,祖宗) forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor | ancestry: (祖先) family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage |
ancillary: (辅助的) serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary | anecdotal: (轶闻的,多轶闻趣闻的) having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident |
angular: (有尖角的,瘦骨嶙峋的) sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner | animate: (活的,有生命的) endowed with life; alive; living; animated |
animated: (活跃的,有生气的) having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon | animus: (敌意) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
annals: (记录,历史) chronological record of the events of successive years | annihilate: (毁灭,破坏) destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence |
annotate: (评论,注释) comment; make explanatory notes | announce: (宣布,发表,通告) herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly |
announcement: (宣告,发表) formal public statement; act of making known publicly | annoy: (使恼怒,打扰) disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate |
annuity: (年金,养老金) annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year | annul: (避免) make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing |
anodyne: (止痛药,起安慰作用的事物) source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain | anoint: (神圣化) apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration. |
anomalous: (不正常的,变态的) deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule | anomaly: (不规则,异常,反常) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order |
anonymous: (匿名的) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name | antagonism: (反抗,敌对) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor |
antecede: (先于) precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order | antecedents: (历史环境,历史背景) preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background |
antediluvian: (远古,上古,及其久远) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times | anthology: (选集) book of literary selections by various authors |
anthropocentric: (人类中心说) regarding human beings as the center of the universe | anthropoid: (类人的) manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance |
anthropomorphic: (人形的) having human form or characteristics | anticlimax: (反高潮,突降) letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise |
antipathy: (反对,厌恶) strong feeling of aversion; dislike | antithesis: (对立面) contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
anxious: (渴望的,担忧的) eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter | apathy: (漠不关心) lack of caring; indifference |
aperture: (洞,穴,孔) opening; diameter of such an opening; hole | apex: (高点,顶点,高潮) highest point; vertex; summit; climax |
aphasia: (失声) loss of speech due to injury or illness | aphorism: (格言,警句,谚语) definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion |
apiary: (蜂房) place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey | aplomb: (沉着,垂直) poise; self-confident assurance |
apocryphal: (假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious | apogee: (顶点) the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited |
apolitical: (不问政治的) having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs | apologist: (辩护者) person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution |
apostate: (变节者,脱党者,叛徒) one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs | apotheosis: (神圣,典范) elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something |
appall: (使惊慌,震惊) depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak | apparition: (鬼,幽灵) ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible |
appellation: (名字,标题) name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy | append: (追加,附上) attach; add as supplement or appendix |
appliance: (用具,器具) durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use | apply: (应用,适用) exert; put into service; avail oneself to; |
apportion: ((按比例或计划)分配) distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share | apposite: (合适的) strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited |
appraise: (估价) estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity | apprehension: (害怕) fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding |
apprenticeship: (学徒身份) term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice | apprise: (告诉) inform; give notice to; make aware |
approaching: (接近的,逼近的) impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another | approbation: (同意,批准) expression of warm approval; praise |
appropriation: (拨款) funding; money set aside for a specific purpose | apropos: (关于) with reference or regard; in respect |
aptly: (适当地,得体地) in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner | aquatic: (与水有关系的) consisting of, relating to, or being in water |
aquiline: (弯曲的,钩状的) curved or hooked like an eagle's beak | arable: (可耕种的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing |
arbiter: (仲裁者) person with power to decide a dispute; judge | arboretum: (植物园) place where different tree varieties are exhibited |
arcane: (秘密,谜) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated | archaeology: (考古学) study of artifacts and relics of early mankind |
archaic: (过时的) no longer current or applicable; antiquated | archetype: (原形) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
archipelago: (群岛) group of closely located islands | architecture: (建筑,建筑学) art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures |
ardent: (热心的,热情的) displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate | arduous: (努力,奋发) demanding great effort or labor; difficult |
arid: (荒芜的) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants | aristocracy: (贵族) hereditary nobility; privileged class |
armada: (舰队) a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things | aroma: (香气,芬芳,芳香) fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food |
aromatic: (芬芳的) fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor | arousal: (觉醒,激励) act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep |
arouse: (刺激,激起,唤醒) excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep | arraign: (传讯,责问) officially charge someone in a court of law |
arrears: (欠债) being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation | arrogate: (非法霸占,僭越) claim without justification; claim for oneself without right |
arroyo: (干枯的河床) deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse | arthritis: (关节炎) inflammation of a joint or joints |
article: (论文,文章) essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class | articulate: (清晰流畅的) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
artifice: (技巧,欺骗) subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity | artisan: (工匠) manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist |
artless: (坦诚,直率) free of artificiality; natural; open and honest | ascendancy: (统治,控制) superiority or decisive advantage; domination |
ascetic: (苦行,禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere | ascribe: (归因于,指派) inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality |
aseptic: (抗菌的) preventing infection; having cleansing effect | ashen: (灰色) ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes |
askance: (瞄,斜视) with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes | askew: (歪斜) turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle |
aspect: ((问题的)方面,(事物的)一部分) distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind | asperity: (严酷,粗暴) sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate |
aspirant: (有志者,有抱负的人) one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position | assail: (攻击) assault; attack with or as if with violent blows |
assay: (分析,化验) analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test | assembly: (集会,参加集会的人们) gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason |
assent: (同意,接受) express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept | assiduous: (勤奋) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent |
assimilate: (吸收,同化) incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble | assist: (援助,帮助) give help or support to, especially as a subordinate |
assistant: (助手,助教) helper; person who assists or helps someone else | assuage: (缓和,减轻) ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease |
astigmatism: (散光) eye defect that prevents proper focus | astringent: (收敛的) causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere |
astronomical: (巨大,广阔) enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy | asunder: (分裂,分开) into separate parts or pieces; apart |
asymmetric: (不对称) not identical on both sides of a dividing central line | atavism: (反祖,隔代遗传) resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations |
atavistic: (复古的,从前的) displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form | atheistic: (无神论) denying existence of God; godless |
atrocity: (暴行) brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness | atrophy: (枯萎,萎缩,衰退,结束) wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease |
attach: (系,缚,附加) fasten; annex; be in contact with | attached: (附加的,附属的) fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding |
attainment: (成就) something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement | attenuate: (削弱) make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of |
attorney: (代理人,辩护律师) lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy | attract: (吸引,引起注意) draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure |
attribute: (属性,声望) essential quality; reputation; honor | attrition: (裁员,磨损) gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment |
atypical: (非正常的,不正常) not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type | audacious: (大胆的,鲁莽的) fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold |
audit: (核算,稽核) examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts | auditory: (听觉的) of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing |
auger: (螺丝钻,钻孔机) hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice | augment: (增长) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
augury: (占卜,预言) sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens | aureole: (日冕) the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo |
auroral: (曙光的,极光的) characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras | auspicious: (幸运的,吉祥的) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
austere: (严厉的,朴素的) strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented | authenticate: (鉴别) prove genuine; establish authenticity of |
authoritarian: (独裁) expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will | authoritative: (权威,独裁) having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial |
authority: (权力,权限,权威人士) jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government | authorize: (授权,批准) empower; give permission for; sanction |
autocrat: (独裁者,专横霸道的人) dictator; ruler having unlimited power | autocratic: (独裁) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
automaton: (机器人) mechanism that imitates actions of humans | autonomous: (自治) self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent |
autonomy: (自治,自治权) independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination | auxiliary: (辅助的) helper, additional or subsidiary |
avalanche: (雪崩) great mass of falling snow and ice | avarice: (贪婪,贪财) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
aver: (断言,声明,证明) declare to be true; affirm | averse: (反对的) reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling |
aversion: (厌恶,抵制) firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike | aviary: (大鸟笼,鸟舍) large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept |
aviation: (航空,航空学) art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics | avid: (贪婪) greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm |
avocation: (副业,业余爱好) activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment | avoidance: (避免) keeping away from or preventing from happening |
avow: (宣布) declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly | avuncular: (像伯父(叔叔)一样的) in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant |
awkwardly: ((见到生人)局促不安地,笨拙地) in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way | awry: (扭曲的,歪曲的) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course |
axiom: (公理,自明的道理) self-evident truth requiring no proof | azure: (天蓝) sky blue; light purplish-blue |
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