Day 1: a~absorb
20221119
A
the sixth note in the musical SACLE of C MAJOR, or the musical KEY based on this note. C大调A音阶的表述。
an A student 大抵是好学生的意思。
A & E
英式英语
Accident and Emergency
aardvark
土豚（非洲食蚁兽）
aargh
啊
Aargh, the lid won't close. 妈的，盖子关不上。
aback
be taken aback by sth.
For a moment, I was completely taken aback by her request.
abacus
算盘
abalone
鲍鱼
mother-of-pearl 珍珠母
abandon
n.
abandon yourself to sth.
She abandoned herself to grief.
v.
with reckless/wild abandon
纵情地、无所顾忌地
They drank and smoked with reckless abandon.
abandoned
有一个意象：behaving in a wild and uncontrolled way.
abase
abase yourself 贬低自己
abashed
She looked rather abashed. 她看起来很羞愧。
abate
We waited for the storm to abate. 我们等待暴雨减弱。
abattoir
=slaughter-house
abaya
穆斯林女性穿的长袍。
abbess
女修道院院长
NUNS 修女
abbey
修道院；教堂
abbot
男修道院院长
abbr.
abbreviation
abbreviate
=shorten: be abbreviated to sth.
abbreviated
Orders were passed to the commander at the front in an abbreviated form.
abbreviation
缩写
ABC
the ABC of sth. the basic facts about a particular subject.
abdicate
退位
abdicate your responsibility 放弃职责
abdomen
腹部
昆虫身体的最后一部分
abduct
=kidnap
abductor - abduction - abductee
abed
in bed
aberrant
=abnormal
aberration
反常；偏离
a temporary aberration in US foreign policy
a mental aberration
abet
怂恿；唆使
aid and abet 教唆，帮凶
abeyance
in abeyance
搁置
fall into abeyance =no longer be used
abhor
憎恶
I abhor discrimination of any kind.
abhorrence
a deep feeling of hatred towards something.
abhorrent
=repugnant
令人憎恶的
The practice of killing animals for food is utterly abhorrent to me.
abide
sb can't abide sb/sth
I can't abide that man - he's so self-satisfied.
abide by
You have to abide by the referee's decision.
abiding
=lasting
Phil has a deep and abiding love for his family.
ability
ability to do sth.
athletic/musical/artistic abilidy
of great/exceptional ability
of high/low/average ability
to the best of your ability
abject
poverty/misery/failure 悲惨的
卑贱的
abjure
=renounce
声明放弃；发誓戒除
ablaze
剧烈燃烧的
Within minutes the whole house was ablaze.
The factory had been set ablaze (=make to burn).
鲜艳明亮的
a passing pleasure-boat, with all its lights ablaze.
感情热烈的
His eyes were ablaze with fury.
able
be able to do sth.
clever or good at doing something.
one of my more able students.
able-bodied
体格健全的
able seaman
一等水兵。
（longman里说是海军里的一个低等序列）
ablutions
沐浴
ably
cleverly, skilfully, or well.
She was ably assisted by her team of researchers.
abnegation
放弃；自我克制
abnormal
!=normal
abnormality
反常；异常特征
tests that can detect genetic abnormalities in the foetus.
abo
土著居民
形容土澳的时候非常冒犯，longman建议不要用这个词。
aboard
They finally went aborad the plane.
The boat swayed as he stepped aboard.
All aboard!
abode
寒舍
Welcome to my humble abode. 欢迎光临寒舍。
right of abode 居留权
abolish
废除；取消
Slavery was abolished in the US in the 19th century.
abolition
the abolition of the death penalty.
abolitionist
主张废除某个系统或法律的人，比如废奴主义者、主张废除死刑的人。
A-bomb
an ATOMIC BOMB
原子弹
abominable
极度恶劣的；质量很次的。
=terrible: abominable cruelty.
abominable snowman
YETI
雪人（似人或似熊的巨大长毛动物，据传生活在喜马拉雅山）
abominate
非常憎恶
abomination
令人憎恶的事物。
He preached that slavery was an abomination.
aboriginal
=indigenous
土著的，也可以专门用来形容澳洲土著。
aborigine
土著居民；澳洲土著
abort
终止
The rescue mission had to be aborted.
流产
abortion
堕胎。
=termination: She decided to have an abortion.
abortionist
施行堕胎手术者
abortive
失败的
an abortive military coup
abortive attempt/effort
abound
大量存在，丰富，充沛
Rumours abound as to the reasons for his resignation.
Examples of this abound in her book.
abound with/in sth.
The forests abound with deer, birds and squirrels.
about
prep.
=amount, round
what/how about sb/sth
do something about sth
all about
Leadership is all about getting your team to co-operate.
while you're about it 提示别人可以顺便做什么
what was all that about?
adv.
round about
=roughly
=around
just about 接近了，快了
that's about it/all
adj.
be about to do sth
not be about to do sth
about-face
=about-turn
（思想或行为的）彻底改变
The administration seems to have done a complete about-face on gun-control.
above
=over
!=below
not be above doing sth
Eileen's not above flirting with the boss when it suits her.
be above suspicion/reproach/criticism
Even the king's closest advisers were not above suspicion.
get above yourself 认为自己比实际上更好或更重要
above board
合法而坦诚的，公开的
His plans for opening a coffee shop are completely above board.
above-mentioned
上文提到的
abracadabra
（大概率能成功的）咒语
abrade
擦伤
abrasion
擦伤处
擦伤的过程
extra protection against abrasion
abrasive
adj.
粗鲁的
有研磨作用的
n.
磨料
abreast
keep/stay abreast of sth 与时俱进
It's important to keep abreast of the latest developments in computers.
walk/ride abreast 并排走/骑
The planes were flying four abreast.
与……并排 As the car drew abreast of him, Jack suddenly recognised the driver.
abridged
删节
The abridged edition was published in 1988.
abroad
在国外，到国外
在流传中
commercial secrets which we did not want to be spread abroad.
abrogate
废除，取消
Both governments voted to abrogate the treaty.
abrupt
突然的
an abrupt change of plan
come to an abrupt end/halt
看起来粗鲁或不友好，特别是你不想在友好的谈话中浪费时间
Sorry, I didn't mean to be so abrupt.
abs
腹肌
ABS
anti-lock braking system
制动防抱死系统
abscess
脓肿（里面充斥黄色液体的那种）
abscond
逃走
携款潜逃
He has to convince a judge that he wasn't going to abscond with the money.
abseil
=rappel
绕绳下降
absence
in/during sb's absence
!=presence
In the absence of any evidence, the police had to let Myers go.
absence makes the heart grow fonder 别久情更深
absent
缺勤
缺失
absent parent/father
Local women were conspicuously absent (=obviously not there) from the meeting.
心不在焉的
The dull, absent look on her face implied boredom.
absent yourself from sth 不到场
absentee
缺席的人
absentee ballot
缺席选举人票
absenteeism
缺勤，缺课
absentee landload
在外业主
absentee vote
缺席投票
absentia
in absentia
缺席
absently
Laura gazed absently out of the window.
absent-minded
=forgetful
Grandad's been getting rather absend-minded lately.
absinth/absinthe
苦艾酒
absolute
in absolute terms
In absolute terms wages have risen, but not in comparison with the const of living. 绝对地说，工资有所增长，但与生活费用相比并未增长。
absolutely
Jim knew absolutely nothing about the business when he joined the firm.
absolute majority
绝对多数
absolute zero
绝对零度
absolution
赦罪
absolutism
专制政体
绝对主义
absolve
公开宣布某人对某事无罪或无责
He cannot be absolved of all responsibility for the accident.
被赦罪
absorb
liquid/gas
吸收
Plants absorb nutrients from the soil. absorb sth into sth Water and salts are absorbed into our blood stream.
information
掌握
Her capacity to absorb information is amazing
interest
吸引
be absorbed in sth Judith lay on the settee, absorbed in her book.
become part ot sth
吞并
be absorbed into sth We were soon absorbed into local village life.
light/heat/energy/noise
消减
Darker surfaces absorb heat.
deal with change/costs
成功接受和处理，消化
The beer industry had absorbed a doubling of federal tax in 1991.
money/time
消耗
Defence spending absorbs almost 20% of the country's wealth.
force
减少突发暴力的影响
A well-designed sports shoe should absorb the impact on your feet.
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