abase:
(降低,羞辱) humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem | abash:
(使难堪) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
abate:
(减弱,减少) subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity | abbreviate:
(减短,缩写) make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase |
abdicate:
(放弃) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim | aberrant:
(不正常的) abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm |
abet:
(帮助,鼓励) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage | abeyance:
(悬而未决) suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
abhor:
(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate | abject:
(穷困潦倒,卑微) being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status |
abjure:
(发誓放弃) renounce upon oath; abandon forever | ablution:
(洗) washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite |
abnegation:
(批判,自我牺牲) repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others | abode:
(住处,住所,等候,延迟) act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place |
abolish:
(废除) cancel; put an end to; destroy completely | abominable:
(可恶的,非常糟糕) detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad |
aboriginal:
(原来的,土著的) being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native | abortive:
(不成功的,失败) unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless |
abrasive:
(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨剂) rubbing away; tending to grind down | abridge:
(删节,节选) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
abrogate:
(废除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority | abscond:
(隐匿,逃避,躲债) leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution |
absolute:
(完全的,肯定的) perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain | absolve:
(解脱责任) let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation |
abstemious:
(节制（饮食）,调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate | abstinence:
(节制（饮食）) restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire |
abstract:
(抽象的) theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand | abstruse:
(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand. |
abusive:
(粗俗的侮辱,对身体有害的) coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use | abut:
(毗邻) border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent |
abysmal:
(无底的) bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad | abyss:
(深渊,深坑,无底洞) enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell |
academic:
(学术的) related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education | accede:
(同意) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
accelerate:
(加速) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected | accessible:
(可得到的) easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with |
accessory:
(附件) additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item | acclaim:
(赞扬,表扬) applaud; announce with great approval |
acclimate:
(适应) accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt | acclivity:
(上山的陡坡,斜坡) upward slope, as of hill |
accolade:
(出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise | accommodate:
(招待,食宿,适应) do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for |
accomplice:
(共犯,同伙) partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing | accord:
(一致,协议) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
accost:
(搭讪,邂逅) approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request | accretion:
(增长) growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion |
accrue:
(增加) increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time | acerbity:
(尖酸的（语气,脾气）) bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone |
acetic:
(酸的) having properties of vinegar; sour | acidulous:
(酸的,尖锐,刻薄) slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic |
acknowledge:
(认可,承认) declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks | acme:
(顶点) the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal |
acne:
(粉刺) skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation | acoustics:
(声学的) science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
acquiesce:
(默许) assent; agree without protesting | acquittal:
(无罪开释) state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty |
acrid:
(尖锐,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent | acrimonious:
(挖苦的,尖酸的（语言,行为）) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
acrophobia:
(恐高症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places | actuarial:
(保险精算的,精算) calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
actuate:
(推动,促使) put into motion or action; activate | acuity:
(尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
acumen:
(思想敏锐) mental keenness; quickness of perception | acute:
(精明,敏锐,聪明) quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe |
adage:
(格言,谚语) wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom | adamant:
(坚硬,不动摇) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding |
adapt:
(改变) make fit for; change to suit a new purpose | addendum:
(附加,补充) something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book |
addiction:
(瘾,依赖) compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something | addle:
(使变疯,腐坏) muddle; drive crazy; become confused |
adept:
(擅长于) expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude | adhere:
(黏着) stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with |
adherent:
(支持者,追随者) person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause | adjacent:
(邻近的,毗邻的) adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near |
adjunct:
(无用的附加物) something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior | admonish:
(警告,训斥) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
adorn:
(装饰) enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments | adroit:
(熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
adulation:
(奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise | adulterate:
(掺杂) make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
advent:
(到来,出现) coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important | adventitious:
(偶然) accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically |
adversary:
(对手) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition | adverse:
(讨厌,敌意) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
adversity:
(贫困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune | advocacy:
(支持,辩护) support; active pleading on behalf of something |
advocate:
(辩护,推广) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something | aesthetic:
(审美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
affable:
(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly | affected:
(假的,做作的) speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked |
affidavit:
(宣誓书) written statement made under oath | affiliation:
(联合,加入) partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society |
affinity:
(亲缘关系) natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage | affirmation:
(正面肯定,确认) positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath |
affliction:
(痛苦) cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress | affluence:
(富足,财富) abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth |
affront:
(侮辱,冒犯,蓄意蔑视) insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect | agenda:
(议程) items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered |
agglomeration:
(聚集,累积) collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass | aggrandize:
(增加,加强) increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation |
aggregate:
(收集,聚集) gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to | aghast:
(吓坏了的) struck by shock, terror, or amazement |
agility:
(敏捷) mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly | agitate:
(激怒,打扰) cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb |
agnostic:
(无神论者) one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality | agrarian:
(耕地的,耕种的) pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters |
alacrity:
(欢快的情绪) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness | alchemy:
(炼金术士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
alcove:
(小隔间,壁橱) nook; small, recessed section of a room | alias:
(别名) assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily |
alienate:
(孤立,树敌) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally | alimentary:
(营养的) providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion |
alimony:
(（离婚后的）生活费,抚养费) payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa | allay:
(平静下来,（使）冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
allege:
(断言) state without proof; assert to be true | allegiance:
(忠诚) loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion |
allegory:
(寓言) symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form | alleviate:
(解脱,释放,释然) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part |
alliteration:
(头韵) repetition of beginning sound in poetry | allocate:
(分配,制定) assign; distribute according to plan |
alloy:
(混合,减少纯度) combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate | allude:
(暗指) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
allure:
(诱惑,引诱) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive | aloft:
(向上) in or into a high place; high or higher up |
altercation:
(大声争吵,激烈争论) noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy | altruistic:
(无私的,关心他人的) unselfishly generous; concerned for others |
amalgamate:
(结合,整合) combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury | amass:
(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
ambidextrous:
(双手都灵巧) capable of using either hand with equal ease | ambience:
(环境) particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment |
ambiguous:
(模棱两可的) unclear or doubtful in meaning | ambivalence:
(矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
amble:
(漫步,缓行) moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely | ambrosia:
(神仙食品,美味) something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut |
ambulatory:
(可移动的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary | ambush:
(埋伏,伏击) disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station |
ameliorate:
(提高) make or become better; improve; grow better | amenable:
(有服从义务的,随时服从的) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
amend:
(修订,修改,变更) change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors | amenities:
(令人愉快的,礼貌的) convenient features; courtesies |
amiable:
(可爱的,友好的,惬意的) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly | amicable:
(温和的,友好礼貌的) exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome |
amiss:
(错误) out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty | amity:
(友谊) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
amnesia:
(失忆,健忘) partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness | amnesty:
(原谅) general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses |
amoral:
(不道德的) lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong. | amorous:
(爱情的) moved by sexual love; loving |
amorphous:
(无形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition | amphibian:
(两栖的) able to live both on land and in water |
amphitheater:
(椭圆形的剧院,斗兽场) oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena | ample:
(丰富的,富足的) more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large |
amputate:
(截肢,切除) cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune | amulet:
(护身符) object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm |
analgesic:
(止痛的) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness | analogous:
(类似的) comparable; similar or alike |
analogy:
(类比,相似) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity | anarchist:
(无政府主义者) person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
anarchy:
(无政府主义) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion | anathema:
(诅咒) solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
ancestry:
(祖先) family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage | anchor:
(固定,锚) secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate |
ancillary:
(辅助的) serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary | anecdote:
(奇闻轶事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
anemia:
(贫血) condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality | anesthetic:
(麻醉药) substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling |
anguish:
(极度痛苦) agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering | angular:
(有尖角的,瘦骨嶙峋的) sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner |
animated:
(活跃的,有生气的) having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon | animosity:
(仇恨) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act |
animus:
(敌意) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition | annals:
(记录,历史) chronological record of the events of successive years |
annex:
(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit | annihilate:
(毁灭,破坏) destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence |
annotate:
(评论,注释) comment; make explanatory notes | annuity:
(年金,养老金) annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year |
annul:
(避免) make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing | anodyne:
(止痛药,起安慰作用的事物) source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain |
anoint:
(神圣化) apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration. | anomalous:
(不正常的,变态的) deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule |
anomaly:
(不规则,异常,反常) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order | anonymity:
(匿名) state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged |
antagonism:
(反抗,敌对) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor | antecede:
(先于) precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order |
antecedents:
(历史环境,历史背景) preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background | antediluvian:
(远古,上古,及其久远) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
anthem:
(圣歌,赞美诗) song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty | anthology:
(选集) book of literary selections by various authors |
anthropoid:
(类人的) manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance | anthropologist:
(人类学家) one who studies history and science of mankind |
anthropomorphic:
(人形的) having human form or characteristics | anticlimax:
(反高潮,突降) letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise |
antidote:
(解药) medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts | antipathy:
(反对,厌恶) strong feeling of aversion; dislike |
antiquated:
(过时的,陈旧的) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged | |
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