0831 Flashcards
aback
adv向後
afloat
adj/adv漂浮
ajar
adv半開的
akin
adj相似的
pity is often akin to love
abandon
v放棄
relinquish
v放棄abandon-abdicate-renounce
abdicate
v放棄relinquish/renounce
abate
v減少diminish -decrease-reduce
ablaze
adj/adv燃燒的
abridge
v縮減
obsolete
adj廢棄的
dissipate
v虛度
abjure
放棄
abort
退出
amalgamate
v混合
amalgam
n混合物
culminate
v結束
The gala(慶典)culminated in a firework display.
amass
v收集
ameliorate
v改良alleviate
exacerbate
惡化
muddle
v胡亂應付muddle through
muddle sth 弄亂
amend
v修復
atone
v補償
augur
v預示
These trends augur change in society.
attest
vt/vi證明
It attested to their good faith.
avenge
v復仇revenge
vengeance
n復仇
revenge
v復仇
avert
v避開avoid-shun-
evade-eschew
eschew
v避開avoid/shun
evade
v避開
abyss
n地獄
gulf
n分歧
ecstasy
n狂喜
ambrosia
n美食
anodyne
n止痛藥
Time is an anodyne of grief.
ambivalent
a矛盾的
anecdote
n軼事
atheist
n無神論者
analphabetism
n文盲
analgesic
n止痛藥
anesthetic
adj麻醉
amnesia
n健忘
aphasia
n失語症
asylum
n庇護所
averse
adj厭惡
abhor 厭惡v
affliction
n痛苦
His deafness is a great affliction to him.
abdicate
v放棄abolish
abhor
v厭惡
abjure
v棄絕
abnegate
v否決annul
annulled
annul
v廢止
abominate
v厭惡averse
aboriginal
n/adj土著
abrogate
v取消 廢止annul-abolish
abscond
v畏罪潛逃
absolve
v赦免
absorb
v吸收
abstain
v戒絕
obscure
adj模糊的
v遮蔽
the sky was obscured by a covering of cloud
greedy
adj貪婪的
abstemious
adj有節制的self-denying
abstruse
adj深奧的
absurd
adj荒謬的
n-absurdity
accent
v強調
n口音
agitate
v擾動
Don’t agitate yourself over it.
別擔憂
agile
adj敏捷的
She is agile in her thinking.
agile-nimble-brisk
nimble
adj敏捷的agile
brisk
actuate
v煽動
incite
animate
vigorous
adj活躍的active
aggressive
sober
adj/v清醒
The offender apologized when he sobered up.
bouquet
n花束
bouquets and brickbats 褒貶之詞
trim
v修剪
taxi
滑行vi
is taxiing down the runway
rack
n架子
baggage rack
bike rack
an intersection
十字路口
at
tray
托盤can
pallet
n貨板
forklift
堆高機
warehouse
倉庫
beam
n樑/光束
veto
n否決權/否決
the president vetoed the bill.提案
impel
v刺激motivate=compel
His vital energies impel him in unforeseen directions.
asylum
n收容所/庇護shelter
contingent
adj條件的contingent fee成功酬金
adj依…而定的;相關的
assistance contingent on continuing need
prerequisite
n先決條件
Competence 能力 is prerequisite to promotion.
intensify
v加強
intensify reforms
加大改革力度
concede
v承認/讓步concede to sb
prodigy
cn 天才
annex
v併吞an;nex
.annex a clause to a contract
在合同中附加一條款
alleviate
vt 減少diminish
it did nothing to alleviate her pain
allegation
n聲稱
the child made allegations of abuse 虐待
discount
n折扣deduction=reduction
recount
v詳述
carefree
adj快樂的
procure
v取得
concuss
v激烈搖晃
semblance
n. 外表;外觀
2. bear the semblance of an angel
有天使的外表
masquerade
v/n偽裝;rade
camouflage
n偽裝disguise
pornography
n色情
child pornography
兒童色情作品
hegemony
n統治權/領導權
imperialism
n帝國主義
empire
n帝國
emperor
n君主
deed
n具體的行為
behavior
某人在他人面前的興行
舉止
distinction
n明白
extinction
n滅絕
dissent
v不同意
sometime
he promised to call me sometime next week
in the future
he stayed there for some time
一段時間
persistent
持續的
a persistent student 有恆心
insistent hunger
持續的飢餓
immortal
不死的 長生的
mortality
死亡率
moral
道德的
immoral不道德
planetarium
天文館
offspring is/are
offspring單複數同形
has certain charm within it
有魅力
filthy
adj下流的 骯髒的
不義之財filthy lucre
dirty, soiled, unclean, nasty, awful
obtuse
adj遲鈍的
1. be obtuse in understanding
頭腦遲鈍