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