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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