abase: v. [降低,羞辱] humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem | abash: v. [使難堪] embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
abdicate: v. [放棄] give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim | abet: v. [幫助,鼓勵] aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
abjure: v. [發誓放棄] renounce upon oath; abandon forever | ablution: n. [洗] washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite |
abnegate: v. [克制,放棄] give up or surrender; deny something to oneself | abnegation: n. [批判,自我犧牲] repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |
abrade: v. [磨損,侵蝕] wear away by friction; scrape; erode | abridge: v. [刪節,節選] condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
abrogate: a. [廢除] abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority | abscond: v. [隱匿,逃避,躲債] leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution |
abstemious: a. [節制(飲食),調節] sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate | acclimate: v. [適應] accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt |
acclivity: n. [上山的 坡] upward slope, as of hill | accolade: n. [出名的大獎] award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
accost: v. [搭訕,邂逅] approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request | accouter: v. [裝備] equip; provide with military equipment |
accretion: n. [增長] growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion | acerbity: n. [尖酸的(語氣,脾氣)] the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone |
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