abacus:
n. 算盤 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. 使難堪 embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert | abate:
v. 減弱,減少 subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity |
abbreviate:
v. 減短,縮寫 make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase | abbreviation:
n. 縮寫,縮寫詞 shortening something by omitting parts of it |
abdicate:
v. 放棄 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. 幫助,鼓勵 aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage | abeyance:
n. 懸而未決 suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
abhor:
v. 憎恨 fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate | abjure:
v. 發誓放棄 renounce upon oath; abandon forever |
ablaze:
a. 著火的,燃燒的,閃耀的 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,放棄 give up or surrender; deny something to oneself | abnegation:
n. 批判,自我犧牲 repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |
abode:
n. 住處,住所,等候,延遲 act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place | abolish:
v. 廢除 cancel; put an end to; destroy completely |
abolitionist:
n. 廢奴主義者 a reformer who favors abolishing slavery | abominable:
a. 可惡的,非常糟糕 detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad |
aboriginal:
a. 原來的,土著的 being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native | abortive:
a. 不成功的,失敗 unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless |
abound:
v. 充滿,富於 be full of; be plentiful | abrade:
v. 磨損,侵蝕 wear away by friction; scrape; erode |
abrasion:
n. 磨(擦)破,擦傷處(尤指皮膚因磨擦等造成者).表面磨損 scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something | abridge:
v. 刪節,節選 condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
abrogate:
a. 廢除 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. 隱匿,逃避,躲債 leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution | absorb:
v. 吸收,合併 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. 節制（飲食）,調節 sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
abstruse:
a. 難以理解的,複雜的 obscure; profound; difficult to understand | absurdity:
n. 荒謬 quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction |
abundant:
a. 豐富,富足 plentiful; possessing riches or resources | abut:
v. 毗鄰 border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent |
abysmal:
a. 無底的 bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad | academician:
n. 學會會員,院士,學者 a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation |
accede:
v. 同意 agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede | accentuate:
v. 強調,重音 emphasize; stress; pronounce with stress or accent; mark with an accent |
accessibility:
n. 易接近,可達到 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. 讚揚,表揚 applaud; announce with great approval | acclimate:
v. 適應 accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt |
acclivity:
n. 上山的 坡 upward slope, as of hill | accolade:
n. 出名的大獎 award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
accompaniment:
n. 伴奏 act of accompanying someone or something | accompanying:
a. 陪伴的,伴隨的 attendant; appearing or going with someone or something else |
accomplishment:
n. 成就 achievement; fulfillment; something that is successful | accordion:
n. 手風琴 a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard |
accost:
v. 搭訕,邂逅 approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request | accouter:
v. 裝備 equip; provide with military equipment |
accredit:
v. 授權 authorize; commission; give credit for | accretion:
n. 增長 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. 堆積,積聚,積累 pile up; collect; mount up; increase |
accuse:
v. 指責,歸咎 blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind | acerbity:
n. 尖酸的（語氣,脾氣） 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,尖銳,刻薄 slightly sour in taste or manner; sharp; caustic |
acorn:
n. 橡實,橡子 fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup; a cone-shaped piece of wood | acoustics:
n. 聲學的 science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
acquiesce:
v. 默許 assent; agree without protesting | acquisition:
n. 獲得 act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something |
acrid:
a. 尖銳,尖酸 unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent | acrimonious:
a. 挖苦的,尖酸的（語言,行為） bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
acronym:
n. 首字母縮寫詞 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. 保險精算的,精算 calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics | actuate:
v. 推動,促使 put into motion or action; activate |
acuity:
n. 尖銳 sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness | acumen:
n. 思想敏銳 mental keenness; quickness of perception |
adage:
n. 格言,諺語 wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom | adaptable:
a. 能適應的,適應能力強的 flexible; becoming or being made suitable to a particular situation or use |
addendum:
n. 附加,補充 something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book | addict:
v. 使上癮,使沉溺 cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to |
addictive:
a. (使人)上癮的 something you cannot stop taking once you have started | addle:
v. 使變瘋,腐壞 muddle; drive crazy; become confused |
adept:
a. 擅長於 expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude | adherent:
n. 支持者,追隨者 a person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause |
adjacent:
a. 鄰近的,毗鄰的 adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near | adjoin:
v. 毗連,臨近,貼近 be next to; be contiguous to; border on |
adjudicate:
v. 評判,裁斷,判決,宣判 hear and settle a case by judicial procedure | adjunct:
n. 無用的附加物 something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior |
adjure:
v. 懇求,懇請 appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath | adjust:
v. 調整,使適於 change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable |
admonish:
v. 警告,訓斥 warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided | admonition:
n. 警告 gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
adobe:
n. 泥磚,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. 採用,採納 accept; take on; raise; take into one's family | adoption:
n. 採用 act of accepting with approval |
adoration:
n. 愛慕,崇拜 act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god | adorn:
v. 裝飾 enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments |
adornment:
n. 裝飾,裝飾品 embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament | adroit:
a. 熟練,有技巧 skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
adulation:
n. 奉承,恭維 excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise | adulterate:
v. 摻雜 make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
adumbrate:
v. 勾畫出輪廓,隱約顯示,預示,蒙上陰影 give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade | advent:
n. 到來,出現 coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important |
adventitious:
a. 偶然 accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically | advocacy:
n. 支持,辯護 support; active pleading on behalf of something |
aerie:
n. 猛禽的窩 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. 使隸屬,接納為成員 associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another | affinity:
n. 親緣關係 natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage |
affirm:
v. 斷言,證實,確認 state something as true; assert; confirm | affirmation:
n. 正面肯定,確認 positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath |
affix:
v. 增加,附於 fasten; append; add on; secure to something | affliction:
n. 痛苦 cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress |
affluence:
n. 富足,財富 abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth | affordable:
a. 負擔得起的,便宜的 able to pay for |
affront:
n. 侮辱,冒犯,蓄意蔑視 insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect | aftermath:
n. 後果,結果 outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune |
agglomeration:
n. 聚集,累積 collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass | aggrandize:
v. 增加,加強 increase the scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation |
aggravate:
v. 使惡化,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,群體 several things grouped together or considered as a whole | aghast:
a. 嚇壞了的 struck by shock, terror, or amazement |
agility:
n. 敏捷 mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly | agitate:
v. 激怒,打擾 cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb |
agitation:
n. 焦慮,不安,鼓動,煽動 anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance | agnostic:
n. 無神論者 one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality |
agrarian:
a. 耕地的,耕種的 pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters | ailment:
n. 疾病(尤指輕病,小病) sickness;a slight but often persistent illness |
air:
v. 空氣,空中 be broadcast on television or radio | airborne:
a. 空氣傳播的,空運的,空降的 aloft; flying; in the air |
alacrity:
n. 歡快的情緒 cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness | alchemy:
n. 煉金術士 medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
alcove:
n. 小隔間,壁櫥 nook; small, recessed section of a room | algorithm:
n. 算法 established procedure for solving problem |
alignment:
n. 排列,聯合,聯盟 arrangement; association; alliance | alimentary:
a. 營養的 providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion |
alkali:
n. 鹼 soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia | allay:
v. 平靜下來,（使）冷靜下來 calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
allegation:
n. 宣稱,主張,斷言 suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong | allege:
v. 斷言 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. 頭韻 repetition of a beginning sound in poetry |
allocate:
v. 分配,制定 assign; distribute according to plan | alloy:
v. 混合,減少純度 combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate |
allude:
v. 暗指 refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion | allure:
v. 誘惑,引誘 attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
allurement:
n. 誘惑物 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. 聯盟,同盟者 confederate; partner; collaborator | aloft:
ad. 向上 in or into a high place; high or higher up |
aloof:
a. 分離,保留 apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote | alteration:
n. 變更,改造 a passage from one form or state to another; change |
altruistic:
a. 無私的,關心他人的 unselfishly generous; concerned for others | amalgamate:
v. 結合,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. 使吃驚,使驚嘆 astonish; affect with wonder |
amazing:
a. 令人驚異的 awesome; astounding; surprising | ambidextrous:
a. 雙手都靈巧 capable of using either hand with equal ease |
ambience:
n. 環境 particular environment or surrounding influence; an atmosphere of the environment | ambiguity:
n. 模棱兩可 state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty |
ambiguous:
a. 模棱兩可 unclear or doubtful in meaning | ambition:
n. 雄心,抱負 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. 矛盾的觀點或情緒 state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
ambivalent:
a. 有矛盾情緒的,舉棋不定的 mixed; experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings | amble:
n. 漫步,緩行 moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely |
ambulatory:
a. 可移動的,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. 有服從義務的,隨時服從的 responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable | amend:
v. 修訂,修改,變更 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,禮貌的 convenient features; courtesies |
amenity:
n. 舒適,愉快 pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions | amiable:
a. 可愛的,友好的,愜意的 good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
amicable:
a. 溫和的,友好禮貌的 exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome | amity:
n. 友誼 friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
amorous:
a. 愛情的 moved by sexual love; loving | amorphous:
a. 無形的,不成形的 formless; lacking shape or definition |
amphibian:
a. 兩棲的 able to live both on land and in water | amphitheater:
n. 橢圓形的劇院,鬥獸場 oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena |
amplification:
n. 擴大 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. 時代錯誤 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. 類似的 comparable; similar or alike |
analyze:
v. 分析,分解 diagnose; study, or examine something in detail to discover more about it | anarchist:
n. 無政府主義者 a person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
anathema:
n. 詛咒 solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse | anatomy:
n. 解剖,解剖學 detailed analysis; the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged |
ancestral:
a. 祖先的,祖傳的 inherited or inheritable by established rules | ancestry:
n. 祖先 family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage |
ancillary:
a. 輔助的 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. 敵意 the feeling of enmity or ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
annals:
n. 記錄,歷史 a chronological record of the events of successive years | annex:
v. 接手 append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
annihilate:
v. 毀滅,破壞 destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence | annotate:
v. 評論,註釋 comment; make explanatory notes |
annoying:
a. 惱人的,討厭的,使人憤怒的 bothersome; troublesome; irritating | annuity:
n. 年金,養老金 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. 止痛藥,起安慰作用的事物 source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain |
anoint:
v. 神聖化 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,變態的 deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule |
antagonism:
n. 反抗,敵對 active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor | antecede:
v. 先於 precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order |
antecedents:
n. 歷史環境,歷史背景 preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background | antedate:
v. 填更早的日期,早於,先於 be earlier in time; go back further |
antediluvian:
a. 遠古,上古,及其久遠 antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times | anthology:
n. 選集 book of literary selections by various authors |
anthropocentric:
a. 人類中心說 regarding human beings as the center of the universe | anthropoid:
a. 類人的 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,殺菌劑 any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms |
anticipate:
v. 預期,預料 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. 反對,厭惡 strong feeling of aversion; dislike | antique:
n. 古董 any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion |
antithesis:
n. 對立面 contrast; direct contrast; opposition | antler:
n. 鹿角,茸角 entire horn, or any branch of the horn |
anvil:
n. 鐵砧 a heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering | apathetic:
a. 冷漠的,無動於衷的 feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
apathy:
n. 漠不關心 lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference | aperitif:
n. 開胃酒 alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer |
aperture:
n. 洞,穴,孔 opening; diameter of such an opening; hole | apex:
n. 高點,頂點,高潮 highest point; vertex; summit; climax |
aphasia:
n. 失聲 loss of speech due to injury or illness | aphorism:
n. 格言,警句,諺語 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. 沉著,垂直 poise; self-confident assurance |
apocryphal:
a. 假的,捏造的 untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious | apogee:
n. 頂點 the highest point; point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited |
apolitical:
a. 不問政治的 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. 辯護者 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. 變節者,脫黨者,叛徒 one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs | apostrophe:
n. 書寫中撇號(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. 神化,典範 elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something | appall:
v. 使驚慌,震驚 depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak |
apparition:
n. 鬼,幽靈 ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible | appeal:
n. 吸引力 attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge |
appealing:
a. 動人的,媚人的 attractive or interesting; charming | appellation:
n. 名字,標題 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,食慾 instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink | applaud:
v. 喝彩,歡呼 acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands |
applicable:
a. 生效的,適合的 capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance | applicant:
n. 申請人 candidate; a person who formally requests something, especially a job |
application:
n. 勤奮的付出,密切關注 close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance | appoint:
v. 任命,選派 designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility |
apposite:
a. 合適的 strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited | appraisal:
n. 評價,估價 assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth |
appraise:
v. 估價 estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity | appreciable:
a. 很大的,值得重視的 large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible |
appreciate:
v. 感激,增值,賞識 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. 恐懼的,擔心的 capable of knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible or perceptive | apprenticeship:
n. 學徒身份 the term during which one learns a trade from a skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice |
apprise:
v. 告訴 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. 獲得,挪用,據為己有 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,大約 very similarly; roughly |
apropos:
a. 關於 with reference or regard; in respect | aquatic:
a. 與水有關係的 consisting of, relating to, or being in the water |
aquiline:
a. 彎曲的,鉤狀的 curved or hooked like an eagle's beak | arable:
a. 可耕種的 fit for growing crops, as by plowing |
arbiter:
n. 仲裁者 person with power to decide a dispute; judge | arboreal:
a. 樹棲的,樹的 tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees |
arboretum:
n. 植物園 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,謎 secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated | archaeology:
n. 考古學 study of artifacts and relics of early humankind |
archaic:
a. 過時的 no longer current or applicable; antiquated | archetype:
n. 原形 prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
archipelago:
n. 群島 group of closely located islands | ardent:
a. 熱心的,熱情的 displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate |
arduous:
a. 努力,奮發 demanding great effort or labor; difficult | arid:
a. 荒蕪的 dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
aristocracy:
n. 貴族 hereditary nobility; privileged class | aristocrat:
n. 貴族 one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble |
arithmetic:
n. 算數 theory of numerical calculations | armada:
n. 艦隊 a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things |
armory:
n. 紋章,兵工廠,軍械庫 arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured | aromatic:
a. 芬芳的 fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor |
arousal:
n. 覺醒,激勵 act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep | arraign:
v. 傳訊,責問 officially charge someone in a court of law |
arrangement:
n. 排列,安排 composition; a plan for how something will happen | arrears:
n. 欠債 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. 乾枯的河床 deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse |
artifice:
n. 技巧,欺騙 subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity | artisan:
n. 工匠 manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist |
artless:
a. 坦誠,直率 free of artificiality; natural; open and honest | ascend:
v. (漸漸)上升,升高,攀登 move up or climb something; mount |
ascendancy:
n. 統治,控制 superiority or decisive advantage; domination | ascent:
n. 攀登,上升 upward slope or grade; movement upward |
ascetic:
a. 苦行,禁慾 leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere | ascribe:
v. 歸因於,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,斜視 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. 嚴酷,粗暴 the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate |
asphyxiate:
v. (使)無法呼吸,窒息而死 deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate | aspirant:
n. 有志者,有抱負的人 one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position |
aspiration:
n. 雄心,抱負 ambition; something that you hope to achieve | assail:
v. 攻擊 assault; attack with or as if with violent blows |
assault:
n. (武力)襲擊,(口頭)攻擊 a violent attack; an onslaught | assay:
v. 分析,化驗 analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to the test |
assemblage:
n. 集合,組合 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. 斷言 declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly | assertive:
a. 言語果斷的,斷言的 positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory |
assess:
v. 估計,估算,評估,評價 estimate value; judge worth of something | assessment:
n. 評價,評估,判斷 act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable |
assiduous:
a. 勤奮 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. 協助,援助 help, especially money or resources that are given to people | assuage:
v. 緩和,減輕 ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease |
assuredly:
ad. 確實地,確信地 in a way that causes something to be certain; undoubtedly | astigmatism:
n. 散光 eye defect that prevents proper focus |
astonished:
a. 驚訝的 amazed; very surprised | astound:
v. 使驚異 affect with wonder; surprise; shock |
astringent:
a. 收斂的 causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere | astronomer:
n. 天文學家 a physicist who studies astronomy |
astronomy:
n. 天文學 branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole | asunder:
ad. 分裂,分開 into separate parts or pieces; apart |
asymmetric:
a. 不對稱 not identical on both sides of a dividing central line | atavism:
n. 反祖,隔代遺傳 resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after the passage of two or more generations |
atavistic:
a. 復古的,從前的 displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or previous ancestral form | atheistic:
a. 無神論 denying existence of God; godless |
athletics:
n. 運動,體育 art of training by athletic exercises; games and sports of athletes | atmosphere:
n. 大氣,大氣層,(某地的)空氣 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,萎縮,衰退,結束 wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease | attachment:
n. 依戀,喜歡 a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory |
attain:
v. 獲得,完成 achieve or accomplish; gain | attainment:
n. 成就 something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement |
attend:
v. 參加,入學 be present at; go to; take care of; tend | attendance:
n. 出席,出席的人數 act of being present |
attendant:
n. 侍者,護理人員 aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting | attention:
n. 注意,重視,關心 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. 穿著,服飾(正規服裝的總稱) 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. 屬性, 望 essential quality; reputation; honor | attribute:
v. 描述,解釋 relate to particular cause or source; ascribe; explain |
attrition:
n. 裁員,磨損 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. 大膽的,魯莽的 fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold | auditorium:
n. 聽眾席,觀眾席 area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits |
auditory:
a. 聽覺的 of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing | auger:
n. 螺絲鑽,鑽孔機 hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice |
augment:
v. 增長 make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity | augury:
n. 占卜,預言 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,極光的 characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras |
auspicious:
a. 幸運的,吉祥的 attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous | austere:
a. 嚴厲的,樸素的 strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented |
authenticate:
v. 鑑別 prove genuine; establish authenticity of | authoritarian:
a. 獨裁 expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will |
authoritative:
a. 權威,獨裁 weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial | autobiography:
n. 自傳 biography or story written by yourself |
autocrat:
n. 獨裁者,專橫霸道的人 dictator; ruler having unlimited power | autocratic:
a. 獨裁 having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
automaton:
n. 機器人 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,自治權 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. 先鋒派(藝術流派),先鋒,前衛 radically new or original; cutting edge | avarice:
n. 貪婪,貪財 greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain |
aver:
v. 斷言,聲明,證明 declare to be true; affirm | averse:
a. 反對的 reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling |
aviary:
n. 大鳥籠,鳥舍 large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept | avid:
a. 貪婪 greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm |
avocation:
n. 副業,業餘愛好 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. 公開承認 open declaration; frank acknowledgment | avuncular:
a. 像伯父（叔叔）一樣的 in the manner of an uncle, about uncle; kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant |
awkward:
a. 笨拙的,不靈活的 difficult to handle or manage | awning:
n. 雨篷,遮陽篷 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. 輪軸(連接二個車輪的軸) pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels | azure:
a. 天藍 sky blue; light purplish-blue |
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