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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