abate: v. [减弱,减少] subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity | abeyance: n. [悬而未决] suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
abhor: v. [憎恨] fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate | abject: a. [穷困潦倒,卑微] being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status |
abominable: a. [可恶的,非常糟糕] detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad | abortive: a. [不成功的,失败] unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless |
abrogate: a. [废除] abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority | abstain: v. [控制,限制(自己)] refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
abyss: n. [深渊,深坑,无底洞] enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell | accede: v. [同意] agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede |
accomplice: n. [共犯,同伙] partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing | accrue: v. [增加] increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time |
acquainted: a. [有知识的,知晓的] known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar | acquiesce: v. [默许] assent; agree without protesting |
additive: n. [添加剂] something added to a substance, esp. food, to improve it or to preserve it; supplement | adjoining: a. [毗邻的] neighboring; being in contact at some point or line; joining to |
adoration: n. [爱慕,崇拜] act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god | adventurer: n. [冒险家] one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries |
advisable: a. [从善如流的,适当的,可行的] proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent; ready to receive advice | advocate: n. [提倡者,主张者,拥护者] one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender |
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