Flashcards in A Deck (87)
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Abate
v. to decrease; reduce
減少,減弱,減輕
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Abdicate
v. to give up a position, right, or power
正式放棄(權力等);退(位);辭(職)
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Aberrant
adj. deviating from what is normal
偏離正道的,脫離常軌的
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Aberration
n. something different from the usual or normal
離開正道,脫離常軌;過失,犯規
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Abeyance
n. temporary suppression or suspension
中止;暫擱
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Abject
adj. miserable; pitiful
糟透的;淒苦的;難堪的
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Abjure
v. to reject; abandon formally
發誓棄絕;公開放棄(意見、信仰、權利、國籍等)
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Abscission
n. the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant
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Abscise
v. to cut off or away
切除;【植】自然脫落
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Abscond
v. to depart secretly
(為躲避罪責、債務等)潛逃;逃亡
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Abstemious
adj. moderate in appetite
有節制的
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Abysmal
adj. very bad
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Accretion
n. growth on size or increase in amount
增加物
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Accrue
v. to accumulate; grow by additions
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Adamant
adj. uncompromising; unyielding
堅定不移的;固執的
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Adjunct
n. something added, attached, or joined
附件,附屬物
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Admonish
v. to caution or reprimand(訓斥)
告誡;警告
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Adulterate
v. to corrupt or make impure
攙雜的,攙假的
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Aesthetic
adj. relating to beauty or art
美學的
n. a conception of what is artistically beautiful
美學;美學標準;審美觀
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Affected
adj. pretentious(矯飾的), phony(假的)
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Affinity
n. fondness; liking; similarity
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Abstinence
n. the giving up of certain pleasures
(飲食及享樂方面的)節制;禁飲;戒酒
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Aggrandize
v. to make larger or great
加大;強化
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Aggregate
adj. amounting to a whole; total
聚集的;合計的
v. to collect into a mass
n. collective mass or sum
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Alacrity
n. cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
樂意,欣然;活潑;輕快
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Alchemy
n. medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation
鍊金術;(將事物變得更好的)神奇力量
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Allay
v. to lessen; ease; soothe
使緩和,減輕
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Alleviate
v. to relieve; improve partially
減輕,(緩和痛苦或困難)
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Alloy
n. a combination; a mixture of two or more metals
合金;混合
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