第二星期

Question 0

Abrogate

Answer 0

vt. 废除；取消

revoke formally

Question 1

Abridge

Answer 1

动词: 删节, 精简, 缩写, 节
1.reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
同义词: foreshorten | abbreviate | shorten | cut | contract | reduce
2.lessen, diminish, or curtail
“the new law might abridge our freedom of expression”

Question 2

Abscond

Answer 2

vi. 逃匿，潜逃；避债
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
“the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe”

Question 3

Absolution

Answer 3

n. 赦免；免罪
- the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance
- the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

Question 4

Abstain

Answer 4

vi. 自制；放弃；避免
-refrain from voting
-choose not to consume
“I abstain from alcohol”

Question 5

Abstruse

Answer 5

adj. 深奥的；难懂的
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
“the professor’s lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them”

Question 6

Abyssal

Answer 6

adj. 深渊的，深海的；深不可测的
- relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters
- so deep as to be unmeasurable

Question 7

Abscise

Answer 7

vt. 切除
vi. 脱离；被切除
- shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
- remove or separate by abscission

Question 8

Abscess

Answer 8

n. 脓肿；脓疮
vi. 形成脓肿
symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue

Question 9

Abort

Answer 9

vi. 流产；堕胎；夭折；发育不全
vt. 使流产；使中止
n. 中止计划
- the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
- terminate before completion
- cease development, die, and be aborted
- terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion