Day 2: absorbent~acommodation

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absorbent

容易吸收液体的材料

absorbent kitchen paper 厨房吸水纸

absorbing

enjoyable and interesting, and keeping your attention for a long time. 令人享受的、有趣的、能让人长时间沉浸的。

an absorbing hobby

absorption

• 吸收

  • the body's absorprtion of iron 身体对铁的吸收

• 融合，合并

  • the absorption of Soviet immigrants into Israel

• 专注，沉浸

  • I don't understand James' absorption with military history.

abstain

• （投票中）弃权

• 戒除

  • Pilots must abstain from alcohol for 24 hours before flying.

abstemious

有节制的，简朴的

abstention

• （投票中）弃权

  • The draft law was passed by 134 votes to 19, with 5 abstentions.

• 戒除

  • fasting and abstention from intoxicating drinks

abstinence

节制（出于宗教或健康原因）

abstract

adj.

• =theoretical: abstract idea/concept 假设的

  • By the age of seven, children are capable of thinking in abstract terms.

• != concrete 不具体的

  • the abstract nature of beauty

• 抽象的（画作）

n.

• 抽象派作品

• 摘要

• in the abstract 在抽象意义上

v.

• 写摘要

• 提取

abstracted

走神的

abstraction

• 抽象概念

  • He's always talking in abstractions.

• 出神

  • She rocked the baby gently, gazing in abstraction at the flickering fire.

  • an air of abstraction 出神的样子

• 不真实的形状或模式

abstract noun

比如hunger、beauty这种抽象名词。

abstruse

不必要地复杂的、费解的

Maths is a mix of abstruse theory and detailed calculations.

absurd

• =ridiculous: quite/slightly/completely absurd

  • It seems an absurd idea.

• the absurd 荒谬的事情

  • Some of the stories he tells verge on the absurd. 他讲的一些故事几近荒谬。

  • Duncan laughed at the absurdity of the situation.

absurdly

=ridiculously: absurdly low/high

Prices on the island seem absurdly low to Western tourists.

abundance

in abundance 大量的

One quality the team possessed in abundance was fighting spirit.

abundant

!=scarce

an abundant supply of fresh water

abundant opportunities for well qualified staff

abundantly

• abundantly clear 非常容易理解

  • She'd made her feelings towards him abundantly clear.

• 大量地

abuse

n.

• 残忍或暴力的对待方式

• =misuse 滥用

  • A self-monitoring tax system is clearly open to abuse (=able to be used wrongly).

• 辱骂的话

  • vandalism and verbal abuse directed at old people

  • a torrent/stream of abuse (=a series of rude or angry words) 一连串辱骂的话

  • short/hurl/scream abuse at sb

    • The other driver started hurling abuse at me. 另一个司机开始大声骂我。

v.

• 虐待

• 滥用

• =insult 辱骂

  • verbally abused 口头辱骂

• 糟蹋

  • James abused his body for years with heroin and cocaine.

abusive

粗鲁的，谩骂的，暴力对待的

Smith denies using abusive language to the referee.

abut

邻接

abysmal

糟透的

The reunion was an abysmal failure.

abyss

• 非常危险的或令人恐惧的境地

  • The country might pllunge into the abyss of economic ruin.

  • At that time Bosnia was standing on the edge of an abyss.

• 地面上的深洞

• 两个人或两群人之间巨大的隔阂

  • the gaping abyss between these grand buildings and my own miserable home

AC

• alternating current

• air-coinditioning

a/c

ACCOUNT

acacia

金合欢树

academe

学术界

academia

学术活动

academic

有一个意象：纯理论的，无法实现的。

The question of where we go on holiday is purely academic since we don't have any money.

academician

• 学会会员

• 高校教师，学者

academic year

学年

academy

a cappella

阿卡贝拉

accede to

• 答应

  • the doctor's refusal to accede to his patient's request

• 就任

accelerando

渐速的

accelerate

• （比寻常的或预想中的）加快

• !=decelerate 加速

acceleration

• 加快

• 加速

• 加速度

accelerator

• 油门

• 粒子加速器

accent

n.

• 口音

• the accent is on sth 强调

  • accommodation with the accent on comfort

• =stress 重音

• 重音符号

v.

• =highlight

  • Use make-up to accent your cheekbones and eyes.

• 在演讲中强调

accented

• 口音很重的

  • He spoke heavily accented English.

• 强调的重点

  • accented lighting

accentuate

重读，使……更明显

The photograph seemed to accentuate his large nose.

accept

对象	意象	例句
gift/offer/invitation	!=refuse 接受	He readily accepted her invitation (=accepted it quickly).
situation/problem	接受现实	You need to accept the fact that most your problems are caused by jealousy.
think sb/sth is good enough	!=reject （认为某人或某事物足够好而）接受	They have accepted him as the representative of the company.
become part of a group	!=reject 接纳，聘用	It often takes years for immigrants to be accepted into the host community.
agree to take/deal with sth	接受	Please accept my sincere apologies.
suggestion/advide	采纳	Be prepared to accept the advice of members of staff.
believe an explanation/statement	!=reject 相信	She has accepted your explanation as to why you didn't attend the meeting.
accept responsibility/blame for sth	承担	The University will not accept responsibility for items lost or stolen.

acceptable

• 可接受的

  • an agreement which is acceptable to all sides

• 道德上或社会上可接受、可容忍的行为

  • It is not socially acceptable for parents to leave children unattended at that age.

  • It is perfectly acceptable to sample the food before you buy.

acceptance

• 接受

  • He wrote a letter of acceptance to the university. (=a letter in which you agree to accept a job, university place etc)

• 赞成

  • This type of management style gained acceptance in the 1980s.

• 忍受

  • By the end of the trial, Nicolas moved towards acceptance of his fate.

• 接纳

  • Acceptance by their peer group is important to most youngsters.

accepted

广泛接受、采纳的

generally accepted principles of fairness and justice

access

access course

入门课程

accessible

• !=inaccessible 容易到达的地方、建筑、对象

  • There is a church which is easily accessible from my home.

• 容易获取的

  • Computers should be made readily accessible to teachers and pupils.

• 平易近人的

  • I think that you'll find she's very accessible.

• 容易理解的

  • He wants his music to be accessible to everyone.

accession

• 就职，即位

  • accession to power/to the throne = the act of becoming king, queen, president etc

• 同意某个需求

• 新增物品

accessorize

英式英语

加装饰物

accessory

• 装饰物

• 装饰品

• 从犯

  • an accessory before/after the fact = someone who helps a criminal before or after the crime

access provider

=Internet Service Provider

access road

行车通道

access time

（计算机）存取时间

accident

accidental

!=deliberate 非故意的，意外的

Buy an insurance policy that covers accidental damage.

accidental death

意外死亡

accident and emergency

= A & E

= emergency room

accident prone

容易发生意外的

acclaim

v.

称赞

His work was acclaimed by art critics.

n.

赞扬

Their recordings have won great acclaim.

critical acclaim = praise by people who are paid to give their opinion on art, music etc

acclaimed

被很多人公开称赞

The book has been widely acclaimed by teachers and pupils.

acclamation

• 喝彩

• 经口头表决当选

acclimatize

适应

I found it hard to acclimatize myself to working at weekends.

accolade

荣誉，赞扬

She received a Grammy Award, the highest accolade in the music business.

accommodate

• 容纳得下

  • The ballroom can accommodate 400 people.

• 留宿，为……提供住所

  • The island was used to accommodate child refugees.

• 接受（与自己不同的观念）

  • We've made every effort to accommodate your point of view.

• 适应

  • Her eyes took a while to accommodate to the darkness.

accommodating

乐于助人的，与人方便的

accommodation

• 住所

  • Universities have to provide student accommodation for first-year students.

• 和解

  • We reached an accommodation between both parties.