abate | v. [減弱,減少] subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity |
abeyance | n. [懸而未決] suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
abhor | v. [憎恨] fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
abject | a. [窮困潦倒,卑微] being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status |
abominable | a. [可惡的,非常糟糕] detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad |
abortive | a. [不成功的,失敗] unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless |
abrogate | a. [廢除] 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. [深淵,深坑,無底洞] 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,同夥] 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. [有知識的,知曉的] known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar |
acquiesce | v. [默許] assent; agree without protesting |
additive | n. [添加劑] something added to a substance, esp. food, to improve it or to preserve it; supplement |
adjoining | a. [毗鄰的] neighboring; being in contact at some point or line; joining to |
adoration | n. [愛慕,崇拜] act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god |
adventurer | n. [冒險家] one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries |
advisable | a. [從善如流的,適當的,可行的] proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent; ready to receive advice |
advocate | n. [提倡者,主張者,擁護者] one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender |
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