abacus:
n. 算盘 manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters | abase:
v. 降低,羞辱 humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem |
abash:
v. 使难堪 embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert | abate:
v. 减弱,减少 subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity |
abbreviate:
v. 减短,缩写 make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase | abbreviation:
n. 缩写,缩写词 shortening something by omitting parts of it |
abdicate:
v. 放弃 give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim | aberrant:
n. 不正常的 abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm |
abet:
v. 帮助,鼓励 aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage | abeyance:
n. 悬而未决 suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
abhor:
v. 憎恨 fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate | abjure:
v. 发誓放弃 renounce upon oath; abandon forever |
ablaze:
a. 着火的,燃烧的,闪耀的 burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited; resembling flame in brilliance or color | ablution:
n. 洗 washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite |
abnegate:
v. 克制,放弃 give up or surrender; deny something to oneself | abnegation:
n. 批判,自我牺牲 repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |
abode:
n. 住处,住所,等候,延迟 act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place | abolish:
v. 废除 cancel; put an end to; destroy completely |
abolitionist:
n. 废奴主义者 a reformer who favors abolishing slavery | abominable:
a. 可恶的,非常糟糕 detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad |
aboriginal:
a. 原来的,土著的 being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native | abortive:
a. 不成功的,失败 unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless |
abound:
v. 充满,富于 be full of; be plentiful | abrade:
v. 磨损,侵蚀 wear away by friction; scrape; erode |
abrasion:
n. 磨(擦)破,擦伤处(尤指皮肤因磨擦等造成者).表面磨损 scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something | abridge:
v. 删节,节选 condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
abrogate:
a. 废除 abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority | abrupt:
a. 突然的,意外的 broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another |
abscond:
v. 隐匿,逃避,躲债 leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution | absorb:
v. 吸收,合并 assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention |
abstain:
v. 控制,限制(自己) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice | abstemious:
a. 节制(饮食),调节 sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
abstruse:
a. 难以理解的,复杂的 obscure; profound; difficult to understand | absurdity:
n. 荒谬 quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction |
abundant:
a. 丰富,富足 plentiful; possessing riches or resources | abut:
v. 毗邻 border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent |
abysmal:
a. 无底的 bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad | academician:
n. 学会会员,院士,学者 a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation |
accede:
v. 同意 agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede | accentuate:
v. 强调,重音 emphasize; stress; pronounce with stress or accent; mark with an accent |
accessibility:
n. 易接近,可达到 the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with | accessory:
n. 附件 additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item |
acclaim:
v. 赞扬,表扬 applaud; announce with great approval | acclimate:
v. 适应 accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt |
acclivity:
n. 上山的陡坡,斜坡 upward slope, as of hill | accolade:
n. 出名的大奖 award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
accompaniment:
n. 伴奏 act of accompanying someone or something | accompanying:
a. 陪伴的,伴随的 attendant; appearing or going with someone or something else |
accomplishment:
n. 成就 achievement; fulfillment; something that is successful | accordion:
n. 手风琴 a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard |
accost:
v. 搭讪,邂逅 approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request | accouter:
v. 装备 equip; provide with military equipment |
accredit:
v. 授权 authorize; commission; give credit for | accretion:
n. 增长 growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion |
accrue:
v. 增加 increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time | accumulate:
v. 堆积,积聚,积累 pile up; collect; mount up; increase |
accuse:
v. 指责,归咎 blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind | acerbity:
n. 尖酸的(语气,脾气) the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone |
acetic:
a. 酸的 having properties of vinegar; sour | acidulous:
a. 酸的,尖锐,刻薄 slightly sour in taste or manner; sharp; caustic |
acorn:
n. 橡实,橡子 fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup; a cone-shaped piece of wood | acoustics:
n. 声学的 science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
acquiesce:
v. 默许 assent; agree without protesting | acquisition:
n. 获得 act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something |
acrid:
a. 尖锐,尖酸 unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent | acrimonious:
a. 挖苦的,尖酸的(语言,行为) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
acronym:
n. 首字母缩写词 an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something | acrophobia:
n. 恐高症 fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places |
actuarial:
a. 保险精算的,精算 calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics | actuate:
v. 推动,促使 put into motion or action; activate |
acuity:
n. 尖锐 sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness | acumen:
n. 思想敏锐 mental keenness; quickness of perception |
adage:
n. 格言,谚语 wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom | adaptable:
a. 能适应的,适应能力强的 flexible; becoming or being made suitable to a particular situation or use |
addendum:
n. 附加,补充 something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book | addict:
v. 使上瘾,使沉溺 cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to |
addictive:
a. (使人)上瘾的 something you cannot stop taking once you have started | addle:
v. 使变疯,腐坏 muddle; drive crazy; become confused |
adept:
a. 擅长于 expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude | adherent:
n. 支持者,追随者 a person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause |
adjacent:
a. 邻近的,毗邻的 adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near | adjoin:
v. 毗连,临近,贴近 be next to; be contiguous to; border on |
adjudicate:
v. 评判,裁断,判决,宣判 hear and settle a case by judicial procedure | adjunct:
n. 无用的附加物 something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior |
adjure:
v. 恳求,恳请 appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath | adjust:
v. 调整,使适于 change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable |
admonish:
v. 警告,训斥 warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided | admonition:
n. 警告 gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
adobe:
n. 泥砖,土坯 clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick | adolescent:
n. 青少年 a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity; |
adopt:
v. 采用,采纳 accept; take on; raise; take into one's family | adoption:
n. 采用 act of accepting with approval |
adoration:
n. 爱慕,崇拜 act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god | adorn:
v. 装饰 enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments |
adornment:
n. 装饰,装饰品 embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament | adroit:
a. 熟练,有技巧 skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
adulation:
n. 奉承,恭维 excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise | adulterate:
v. 掺杂 make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
adumbrate:
v. 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 | advent:
n. 到来,出现 coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important |
adventitious:
a. 偶然 accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically | advocacy:
n. 支持,辩护 support; active pleading on behalf of something |
aerie:
n. 猛禽的窝 nest of a bird, such as an eagle, built on a cliff or other high place | affable:
a. 平易近人的 easily approachable; warmly friendly |
affiliate:
v. 使隶属,接纳为成员 associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another | affinity:
n. 亲缘关系 natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage |
affirm:
v. 断言,证实,确认 state something as true; assert; confirm | affirmation:
n. 正面肯定,确认 positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath |
affix:
v. 增加,附于 fasten; append; add on; secure to something | affliction:
n. 痛苦 cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress |
affluence:
n. 富足,财富 abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth | affordable:
a. 负担得起的,便宜的 able to pay for |
affront:
n. 侮辱,冒犯,蓄意蔑视 insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect | aftermath:
n. 后果,结果 outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune |
agglomeration:
n. 聚集,累积 collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass | aggrandize:
v. 增加,加强 increase the scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation |
aggravate:
v. 使恶化,使加重 worsen; make worse or more troublesome | aggregate:
v. 收集,聚集 gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to |
aggregation:
n. 集合,群体 several things grouped together or considered as a whole | aghast:
a. 吓坏了的 struck by shock, terror, or amazement |
agility:
n. 敏捷 mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly | agitate:
v. 激怒,打扰 cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb |
agitation:
n. 焦虑,不安,鼓动,煽动 anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance | agnostic:
n. 无神论者 one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality |
agrarian:
a. 耕地的,耕种的 pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters | ailment:
n. 疾病(尤指轻病,小病) sickness;a slight but often persistent illness |
air:
v. 空气,空中 be broadcast on television or radio | airborne:
a. 空气传播的,空运的,空降的 aloft; flying; in the air |
alacrity:
n. 欢快的情绪 cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness | alchemy:
n. 炼金术士 medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
alcove:
n. 小隔间,壁橱 nook; small, recessed section of a room | algorithm:
n. 算法 established procedure for solving problem |
alignment:
n. 排列,联合,联盟 arrangement; association; alliance | alimentary:
a. 营养的 providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion |
alkali:
n. 碱 soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia | allay:
v. 平静下来,（使）冷静下来 calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
allegation:
n. 宣称,主张,断言 suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong | allege:
v. 断言 state without proof; assert to be true |
allegory:
n. 寓言 symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form | alliteration:
n. 头韵 repetition of a beginning sound in poetry |
allocate:
v. 分配,制定 assign; distribute according to plan | alloy:
v. 混合,减少纯度 combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate |
allude:
v. 暗指 refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion | allure:
v. 诱惑,引诱 attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
allurement:
n. 诱惑物 temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth or operating, as a motive to action | allusion:
n. 暗指,暗示 indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
ally:
n. 联盟,同盟者 confederate; partner; collaborator | aloft:
ad. 向上 in or into a high place; high or higher up |
aloof:
a. 分离,保留 apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote | alteration:
n. 变更,改造 a passage from one form or state to another; change |
altruistic:
a. 无私的,关心他人的 unselfishly generous; concerned for others | amalgamate:
v. 结合,整合 combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury |
amass:
v. 收集 collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit | amaze:
v. 使吃惊,使惊叹 astonish; affect with wonder |
amazing:
a. 令人惊异的 awesome; astounding; surprising | ambidextrous:
a. 双手都灵巧 capable of using either hand with equal ease |
ambience:
n. 环境 particular environment or surrounding influence; an atmosphere of the environment | ambiguity:
n. 模棱两可 state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty |
ambiguous:
a. 模棱两可 unclear or doubtful in meaning | ambition:
n. 雄心,抱负 aspiration; a strong wish to achieve something |
ambitious:
a. 有雄心的,渴望成功的 aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement | ambivalence:
n. 矛盾的观点或情绪 state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
ambivalent:
a. 有矛盾情绪的,举棋不定的 mixed; experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings | amble:
n. 漫步,缓行 moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely |
ambulatory:
a. 可移动的,不固定 able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary | ameliorate:
v. 提高 make or become better; improve; grow better |
amenable:
a. 有服从义务的,随时服从的 responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable | amend:
v. 修订,修改,变更 change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors |
amendment:
n. 改正,修正 a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision | amenities:
n. 令人愉快的,礼貌的 convenient features; courtesies |
amenity:
n. 舒适,愉快 pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions | amiable:
a. 可爱的,友好的,惬意的 good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
amicable:
a. 温和的,友好礼貌的 exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome | amity:
n. 友谊 friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
amorous:
a. 爱情的 moved by sexual love; loving | amorphous:
a. 无形的,不成形的 formless; lacking shape or definition |
amphibian:
a. 两栖的 able to live both on land and in water | amphitheater:
n. 椭圆形的剧院,斗兽场 oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena |
amplification:
n. 扩大 addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail | amplify:
v. 放大 broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase |
amputate:
v. 截肢,切除 cut off part of the body, especially by surgery; prune | anachronistic:
a. 时代错误 having time error in the story; erroneous in date; in the wrong time |
analgesic:
a. 止痛的 serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness | analogous:
a. 类似的 comparable; similar or alike |
analyze:
v. 分析,分解 diagnose; study, or examine something in detail to discover more about it | anarchist:
n. 无政府主义者 a person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
anathema:
n. 诅咒 solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse | anatomy:
n. 解剖,解剖学 detailed analysis; the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged |
ancestral:
a. 祖先的,祖传的 inherited or inheritable by established rules | ancestry:
n. 祖先 family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage |
ancillary:
a. 辅助的 serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary | anguished:
a. 很痛苦的 experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent; feeling, expressing, or caused by anguish |
angular:
a. 有尖角的,瘦骨嶙峋的 sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner | animus:
n. 敌意 the feeling of enmity or ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
annals:
n. 记录,历史 a chronological record of the events of successive years | annex:
v. 接手,附加 append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
annihilate:
v. 毁灭,破坏 destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence | annotate:
v. 评论,注释 comment; make explanatory notes |
annoying:
a. 恼人的,讨厌的,使人愤怒的 bothersome; troublesome; irritating | annuity:
n. 年金,养老金 annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year |
annul:
v. 避免 make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing | anodyne:
n. 止痛药,起安慰作用的事物 source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain |
anoint:
v. 神圣化 apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration. | anomalous:
a. 不正常的,变态的 deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule |
antagonism:
n. 反抗,敌对 active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor | antecede:
v. 先于 precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order |
antecedents:
n. 历史环境,历史背景 preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background | antedate:
v. 填更早的日期,早于,先于 be earlier in time; go back further |
antediluvian:
a. 远古,上古,及其久远 antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times | anthology:
n. 选集 book of literary selections by various authors |
anthropocentric:
a. 人类中心说 regarding human beings as the center of the universe | anthropoid:
a. 类人的 manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance |
anthropomorphic:
a. 人形的 having human form or characteristics | antibiotic:
n. 抗生素,杀菌剂 any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms |
anticipate:
v. 预期,预料 act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict | anticlimax:
n. 反高潮,突降 the letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with the previous rise |
antipathy:
n. 反对,厌恶 strong feeling of aversion; dislike | antique:
n. 古董,过时的 any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion |
antithesis:
n. 对立面 contrast; direct contrast; opposition | antler:
n. 鹿角,茸角 entire horn, or any branch of the horn |
anvil:
n. 铁砧 a heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering | apathetic:
a. 冷漠的,无动于衷的 feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
apathy:
n. 漠不关心 lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference | aperitif:
n. 开胃酒 alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer |
aperture:
n. 洞,穴,孔 opening; diameter of such an opening; hole | apex:
n. 高点,顶点,高潮 highest point; vertex; summit; climax |
aphasia:
n. 失声 loss of speech due to injury or illness | aphorism:
n. 格言,警句,谚语 definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion |
apiary:
n. 蜂房 a place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey | aplomb:
n. 沉着,垂直 poise; self-confident assurance |
apocryphal:
a. 假的,捏造的 untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious | apogee:
n. 顶点 the highest point; point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited |
apolitical:
a. 不问政治的 having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs | apologetic:
a. 道歉的,歉意的 offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense |
apologist:
n. 辩护者 a person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution | apologize:
v. 道歉 beg pardon; tell someone that you are sorry for having done something |
apostate:
n. 变节者,脱党者,叛徒 one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs | apostrophe:
n. 书写中撇号(表示省略或所有格) text character used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers |
apotheosis:
n. 神圣,典范 elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something | appall:
v. 使惊慌,震惊 depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak |
apparition:
n. 鬼,幽灵 ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible | appeal:
n. 吸引力 attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge |
appealing:
a. 动人的,媚人的 attractive or interesting; charming | appellation:
n. 名字,标题 name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy |
append:
v. 追加,附上 attach; add as supplement or appendix | appendage:
n. 附加物 something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it |
appetite:
n. 胃口,食欲 instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink | applaud:
v. 喝彩,欢呼 acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands |
applicable:
a. 生效的,适合的 capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance | applicant:
n. 申请人 candidate; a person who formally requests something, especially a job |
application:
n. 勤奋的付出,密切关注 close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance | appoint:
v. 任命,选派 designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility |
apposite:
a. 合适的 strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited | appraisal:
n. 评价,估价 assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth |
appraise:
v. 估价 estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity | appreciable:
a. 很大的,值得重视的 large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible |
appreciate:
v. 感激,增值,赏识 be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of | apprehension:
n. 害怕 fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; the act of seizing or capturing; understanding |
apprehensive:
a. 恐惧的,担心的 capable of knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible or perceptive | apprenticeship:
n. 学徒身份 the term during which one learns a trade from a skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice |
apprise:
v. 告诉 inform; give notice to; make aware | approach:
n. 方法 a way of considering or doing something |
approbation:
n. 同意,批准 expression of warm approval; praise | appropriate:
v. 获得,挪用,据为己有 acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use |
approximate:
v. 接近,近似 come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount | approximately:
ad. 近似地,大约 very similarly; roughly |
apropos:
a. 关于 with reference or regard; in respect | aquatic:
a. 与水有关系的 consisting of, relating to, or being in the water |
aquiline:
a. 弯曲的,钩状的 curved or hooked like an eagle's beak | arable:
a. 可耕种的 fit for growing crops, as by plowing |
arbiter:
n. 仲裁者 person with power to decide a dispute; judge | arboreal:
a. 树栖的,树的 tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees |
arboretum:
n. 植物园 a place where different tree varieties are exhibited | arc:
n. 弧形,拱形 the continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape |
arcane:
a. 秘密,谜 secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated | archaeology:
n. 考古学 study of artifacts and relics of early humankind |
archaic:
a. 过时的 no longer current or applicable; antiquated | archetype:
n. 原形 prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
archipelago:
n. 群岛 group of closely located islands | ardent:
a. 热心的,热情的 displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate |
arduous:
a. 努力,奋发 demanding great effort or labor; difficult | arid:
a. 荒芜的 dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
aristocracy:
n. 贵族 hereditary nobility; privileged class | aristocrat:
n. 贵族 one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble |
arithmetic:
n. 算数 theory of numerical calculations | armada:
n. 舰队 a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things |
armory:
n. 纹章,兵工厂,军械库 arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured | aromatic:
a. 芬芳的 fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor |
arousal:
n. 觉醒,激励 act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep | arraign:
v. 传讯,责问 officially charge someone in a court of law |
arrangement:
n. 排列,安排 composition; a plan for how something will happen | arrears:
n. 欠债 being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation |
arrogate:
v. 非法霸占,僭越 claim without justification; claim for oneself without the right | arroyo:
n. 干枯的河床 deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse |
artifice:
n. 技巧,欺骗 subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity | artisan:
n. 工匠 manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist |
artless:
a. 坦诚,直率 free of artificiality; natural; open and honest | ascend:
v. (渐渐)上升,升高,攀登 move up or climb something; mount |
ascendancy:
n. 统治,控制 superiority or decisive advantage; domination | ascent:
n. 攀登,上升 upward slope or grade; movement upward |
ascetic:
a. 苦行,禁欲 leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere | ascribe:
v. 归因于,指派 inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality |
aseptic:
a. 抗菌的 preventing infection; having cleansing effect | ashen:
a. 灰色 ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes |
asinine:
a. 愚蠢 utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish | askance:
a. 瞄,斜视 with a sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes |
askew:
ad. 歪斜 turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle | asperity:
n. 严酷,粗暴 the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate |
asphyxiate:
v. (使)无法呼吸,窒息而死 deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate | aspirant:
n. 有志者,有抱负的人 one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position |
aspiration:
n. 雄心,抱负 ambition; something that you hope to achieve | assail:
v. 攻击 assault; attack with or as if with violent blows |
assault:
n. (武力)袭击,(口头)攻击 a violent attack; an onslaught | assay:
v. 分析,化验 analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to the test |
assemblage:
n. 集合,组合 a group of persons together in one place | assent:
v. 同意,接受 express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept |
assert:
v. 断言 declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly | assertive:
a. 言语果断的,断言的 positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory |
assess:
v. 估计,估算,评估,评价 estimate value; judge worth of something | assessment:
n. 评价,评估,判断 act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable |
assiduous:
a. 勤奋 constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent | assimilate:
v. 吸收,同化 incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble |
assistance:
n. 协助,援助 help, especially money or resources that are given to people | assuage:
v. 缓和,减轻 ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease |
assuredly:
ad. 确实地,确信地 in a way that causes something to be certain; undoubtedly | astigmatism:
n. 散光 eye defect that prevents proper focus |
astonished:
a. 惊讶的 amazed; very surprised | astound:
v. 使惊异 affect with wonder; surprise; shock |
astringent:
a. 收敛的 causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere | astronomer:
n. 天文学家 a physicist who studies astronomy |
astronomy:
n. 天文学 branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole | asunder:
ad. 分裂,分开 into separate parts or pieces; apart |
asymmetric:
a. 不对称 not identical on both sides of a dividing central line | atavism:
n. 反祖,隔代遗传 resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after the passage of two or more generations |
atavistic:
a. 复古的,从前的 displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or previous ancestral form | atheistic:
a. 无神论 denying existence of God; godless |
athletics:
n. 运动,体育 art of training by athletic exercises; games and sports of athletes | atmosphere:
n. 大气,大气层,(某地的)空气 air; a mixture of gases that surrounds any planet |
atom:
n. 原子 a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element | atrocity:
n. 暴行 brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness |
atrophy:
n. 枯萎,萎缩,衰退,结束 wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease | attachment:
n. 依恋,喜欢 a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory |
attain:
v. 获得,完成 achieve or accomplish; gain | attainment:
n. 成就 something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement |
attend:
v. 参加,入学 be present at; go to; take care of; tend | attendance:
n. 出席,出席的人数 act of being present |
attendant:
n. 侍者,护理人员 aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting | attention:
n. 注意,重视,关心 act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought |
attenuate:
v. 削弱 make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen the density of | attire:
n. 穿着,服饰(正规服装的总称) clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress |
attraction:
n. 吸引,吸引人的事物 appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts | attractive:
a. 吸引人的,有魅力的 appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting |
attribute:
n. 属性,声望 essential quality; reputation; honor | attribute:
v. 描述,解释 relate to particular cause or source; ascribe; explain |
attrition:
n. 裁员,磨损 a gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the workforce without firing employees; wearing away through harassment | atypical:
a. 非正常的,不正常 not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type |
audacious:
a. 大胆的,鲁莽的 fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold | auditorium:
n. 听众席,观众席 area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits |
auditory:
a. 听觉的 of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing | auger:
n. 螺丝钻,钻孔机 hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice |
augment:
v. 增长 make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity | augury:
n. 占卜,预言 sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens |
aureole:
n. 日冕 the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo | auroral:
a. 曙光的,极光的 characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras |
auspicious:
a. 幸运的,吉祥的 attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous | austere:
a. 严厉的,朴素的 strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented |
authenticate:
v. 鉴别 prove genuine; establish authenticity of | authoritarian:
a. 独裁 expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will |
authoritative:
a. 权威,独裁 weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial | autobiography:
n. 自传 biography or story written by yourself |
autocrat:
n. 独裁者,专横霸道的人 dictator; ruler having unlimited power | autocratic:
a. 独裁 having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
automaton:
n. 机器人 the mechanism that imitates actions of humans | autonomous:
a. 自治 self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent |
autonomy:
n. 自治,自治权 independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination | available:
a. 自由的,有空的 convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible |
avant-garde:
n. 先锋派(艺术流派),先锋,前卫 radically new or original; cutting edge | avarice:
n. 贪婪,贪财 greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain |
aver:
v. 断言,声明,证明 declare to be true; affirm | averse:
a. 反对的 reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling |
aviary:
n. 大鸟笼,鸟舍 large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept | avid:
a. 贪婪 greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm |
avocation:
n. 副业,业余爱好 activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment | avow:
v. 宣布 declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly |
avowal:
n. 公开承认 open declaration; frank acknowledgment | avuncular:
a. 像伯父(叔叔)一样的 in the manner of an uncle, about uncle; kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant |
awkward:
a. 笨拙的,不灵活的 difficult to handle or manage | awning:
n. 雨篷,遮阳篷 roof-like cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind |
awry:
ad. 扭曲的,歪曲的 in a position that is turned toward one side; away from the correct course | axiom:
n. 公理,自明的道理 self-evident truth requiring no proof |
axle:
n. 轮轴(连接二个车轮的轴) pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels | azure:
a. 天蓝 sky blue; light purplish-blue |
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