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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