A Flashcards
Abate
v. to decrease; reduce
減少,減弱,減輕
Abdicate
v. to give up a position, right, or power
正式放棄(權力等);退(位);辭(職)
Aberrant
adj. deviating from what is normal
偏離正道的,脫離常軌的
Aberration
n. something different from the usual or normal
離開正道,脫離常軌;過失,犯規
Abeyance
n. temporary suppression or suspension
中止;暫擱
Abject
adj. miserable; pitiful
糟透的;淒苦的;難堪的
Abjure
v. to reject; abandon formally
發誓棄絕;公開放棄(意見、信仰、權利、國籍等)
Abscission
n. the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant
Abscise
v. to cut off or away
切除;【植】自然脫落
Abscond
v. to depart secretly
(為躲避罪責、債務等)潛逃;逃亡
Abstemious
adj. moderate in appetite
有節制的
Abysmal
adj. very bad
Accretion
n. growth on size or increase in amount
增加物
Accrue
v. to accumulate; grow by additions
Adamant
adj. uncompromising; unyielding
堅定不移的;固執的
Adjunct
n. something added, attached, or joined
附件,附屬物
Admonish
v. to caution or reprimand(訓斥)
告誡;警告
Adulterate
v. to corrupt or make impure
攙雜的,攙假的
Aesthetic
adj. relating to beauty or art
美學的
n. a conception of what is artistically beautiful
美學;美學標準;審美觀
Affected
adj. pretentious(矯飾的), phony(假的)
Affinity
n. fondness; liking; similarity
Abstinence
n. the giving up of certain pleasures
(飲食及享樂方面的)節制;禁飲;戒酒
Aggrandize
v. to make larger or great
加大;強化
Aggregate
adj. amounting to a whole; total
聚集的;合計的
v. to collect into a mass
n. collective mass or sum