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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