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abandon |
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n. отказаться lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm With her parents out of town, Kelly danced all night with abandon. |
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abbreviate |
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v. сокращения make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech. |
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abbreviation |
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n. аббревиатура shortening something by omitting parts of it For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the 'abbrev.' |
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aboard |
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ad. борт on a ship, train, plane, or other vehicles; in or into a group, organization, or business He did make some calls aboard Air Force One, we are told, on his way back to from the Azores. |
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abort |
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v. отмены stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy However, most women say that the decision to abort is a difficult one. |
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abrasive |
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a. абразивных rubbing away; tending to grind down The ash can also cause long-term abrasive damage to planes that could lead to later disasters if not dealt with. |
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absence |
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n. Отсутствие state of being absent; state of being away The other guests had taken advantage of the Queen's absence and were resting in the shade. |
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absent |
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a. отсутствует go away or leave; missing; not present They are absent themselves from time to time. |
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absentee |
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n. заочного one who is absent or not in residence Absentee voting begins 35 days before primary and general elections. |
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absorb |
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v. поглощают assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention By contrast, what students can absorb from a one-day visit to a college are the tangibles. |
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absorption |
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n. поглощения process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration I agree that the reader's absorption is a measure of good writing. |
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abstract |
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a. Аннотация theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal. |
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absurd |
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a. абсурдно preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish Alice thought the whole thing very absurd, but they all looked so grave that she did not dare laugh. |
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