abase:
v. [降低,羞辱] humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem | abate:
v. [减弱,减少] subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity |
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 |
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 |
ablution:
n. [洗] washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite | abnegation:
n. [批判,自我牺牲] repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |
abortive:
a. [不成功的,失败] unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless | 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 | abscond:
v. [隐匿,逃避,躲债] leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution |
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 |
accede:
v. [同意] agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede | acclivity:
n. [上山的陡坡,斜坡] upward slope, as of hill |
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