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主题: 每日一读之词汇篇
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
temporary inactivity : SUSPENSION
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
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