每日一读之词汇篇

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LIST 1 abandon-- ambrosial

abandon vt. 放弃,沉溺

to give (oneself) over unrestrainedly

abandon:inhibition :: despair:hope

abash a. 害羞的

to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of

unabashed : embarrassment :: unheralded : announcement

embolden <> abash / faze / cow

abate v. 减轻，降低

to reduce in degree or intensity

abate : tax :: alleviate : distress

abate <> intensify / promote

abbreviate vt. 缩写,使...简略,缩短

to make briefer. especially : to reduce to a shorter form intended to stand for the whole
abbreviate: sentence:: abridgment : essay

abbreviate <> extend

abdicate v. 让位，辞职，放弃

to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function

abdicate : throne :: resign : office
abdicate <> constitute abdicate <> assume

aberrant a.脱离常轨的

deviating from the usual or natural type : ATYPICAL



aberrant <>typical/normal





abet vt. 教唆,帮助



to assist or support in the achievement of a purpose



abet:assistance::counsel:guidance

abet <> thwart / impede

stymie <> abet

frustrate <>abet

abeyance n. 中止,暂搁,停止

abeyance<>continuance

abhor vt.憎恶 (n. abhorrence) to regard with extreme repugnance

abhorrence : dislike :: adoration : fondness

abiding a. 永久的，持久的，不变的

ENDURING, CONTINUING

abiding <>evanescent

abject adj. ①凄惨的 ②怯懦的
cast down in spirit : SERVILE, SPIRITLESS

abject <> exultant

abjure vt. 发誓放弃
to abstain from : AVOID

abjure <>embrace/espouse

abnegate vt. 放弃，舍弃，禁忌

SURRENDER, RELINQUISH

abnegate <> reaffirm

abolitionism n. 废除主义,废奴主义

principles or measures fostering abolition especially of slavery

anarchist : government :: abolitionist : slavery

abolitionist <>persiste in slavery

arboretum n. 树园,植物园

a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes

arboretum:wilderness::??

aboveboard a. 光明正大的,率直的

in a straightforward manner

surreptitious <> barefaced / aboveboard

abrasion n. 表面磨损(v. abrade)

a wearing, grinding, or rubbing away by friction

abraded : friction :: desiccated : dehydration

scuff : abrasion :: heat : vaporization
abrade <> augment

abridge vt. 删节,缩短,剥夺

to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : CONDENSE

abbreviate: sentence:: abridgment : essay

abrogate v. 废止，废除

to abolish by authoritative action : ANNUL

abrogate <> embrace / institute / uphold