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abbreviation n.縮寫, 縮寫詞 A: You always abide by the law. B: Yes, I think it is important for national governance abide vt. 容忍 abide by 遵守，履行 A: I think my child’s behaviour is abnormal. B: No, he just has a lot of energy. abnormal a.反常的，異常的 A: I think they should abolish all the rules in this school. B: But then there would be chaos. abolish vt. 廢止, 廢除(法律、制度、習(xí)俗等) A: Can you have an abortion in your country? B: Yes, do you agree with it? abortion n. 流產(chǎn), 墮胎 A: Henry abounds with energy. B: I know I can never keep up with him. abound vi. 1. 大量存在 2.(in,with) 充滿 ,富于 A: Do you read the newspaper every morning? B: Yes, I at least try to keep abreast of current affairs. abreast ad. 并列，并排 keep abreast of 與……齊頭并進(jìn)，了解……的最新情況 A: I heard that you were nearly in an accident. B: Yes, it was a close call—but the car came to an abrupt stop just in time. abrupt a. 1. 突然的,意外的 2.(舉止、言談等)唐突的，魯莽的 A: Why do you abstain from alcohol? B: I think it is better for my health. abstain vi. 1.棄權(quán) 2.(from)戒除 A: That was an absurd joke. B: Maybe, but it was still funny. absurd a. 荒謬的，荒唐的 A: There are an abundance of flies outside. B: I think that is because of the warm weather. abundance n. 大量，豐富，充足 in abundance 充足，豐富 A: Mary hangs around with Joe a lot. B: Yes, I almost mistook her as an accessory. accessory n. 1.附件，零件，配件 2.[常pl.](婦女手提包之類的)裝飾品 3.同謀，幫兇，包庇犯 A: He acclaimed that he was fully recovered. B: And do you think that he actually was? acclaim vt. 向……歡呼，為……喝彩 n. 稱贊，歡迎 A: How many people will your hotel accommodate? B: Fifty, at a push. accommodate vt. 1.容納 2.向……提供住處(或膳宿) 3.使適應(yīng)，順應(yīng) A: Do you think that Mr. Hand committed the crime alone? B: No, he has an accomplice. accomplice n. 共犯，從犯 A: Why were you late for work? B: I don’t have to tell you, I’m only accountable to my boss. accountable a. 負(fù)有責(zé)任的 A: That was an ace tennis match. B: Yeah, it was fantastic. |
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