第一组（P7-14） Flashcards
(73 cards)
acquiescence
vi:
1: to accept, agree, or comply silently or passively
默认接受，默许；默认；顺从
acquire
vt:
1: to come into possession of especially by one’s own efforts : gain
2: to come to have as a characteristic, trait, or ability often by sustained effort
3: to develop after birth usually as a result of environmental forces
（通过努力，能力，行为表现）获得，得到
acquisition
n:
1: the act of acquiring
2: something acquired or gained
acquittal
n:
1: the setting free of a person from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process
acrid
adj.:
1: biting or bitter in taste or odor
2: bitterly irritating to the feelings
acrobat
n:
1: one that performs feats requiring agility and balance
2: one skilled at swiftly changing position or viewpoint
acronym
n:
1: a word (as radar) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term
action figure
n:
1: a small scale figure (as of a superhero) used especially as a toy
acute
adj.:
1: being or forming an angle measuring less than 90 degrees
2: composed of acute angles
3: marked by keen discernment or intellectual perception especially of subtle distinctions : penetrating
adage
n:
1: an old and well-known saying that expresses a general truth
adamant
n:
1: a stone (as a diamond) formerly believed to be of impenetrable hardness
2: an extremely hard substance
adj.:
1: unshakable or immovable especially in opposition : unyielding
Adam’s apple
n:
1: the projection in the front of the neck formed by the largest cartilage of the larynx
addend
n:
1: a number that is to be added to another number
addendum
n:
1: a thing added (as to a book) : addition
adder
n:
1: a poisonous European viper; also : any of several related snakes
2: any of several harmless North American snakes (as a hognose snake)
n:
1: one that adds
n:
1: a fern whose spore-bearing stalk resembles a snake’s tongue
2: dogtooth violet
n:
1: hognose snake
n:
1: any of several rather small harmless stout-bodied North American snakes that have an upturned snout and that hiss or play dead when disturbed —called also puff adder
additive
adj.:
1: relating to, characterized by, or produced by addition
n:
1: a substance added to another in relatively small amounts to add or improve desirable properties or suppress undesirable properties
n:
1: an element (as zero in the set of real numbers) of a mathematical set that leaves every element of the set unchanged when added to it
n:
1: a number that when added to a given number sums to zero
addle
v:
1: to make or become confused
2: to become rotten : spoil
adenoid
n:
1: either of two masses of lymphoid tissue at the back of the pharynx that usually obstruct breathing when abnormally enlarged —usually used in plural
adj.:
1: of or relating to the adenoids
2: relating to or affected with abnormally enlarged adenoids
adj.:
1: exhibiting the characteristics (as voice nasality) of one affected with abnormally enlarged adenoids : adenoid —not usually used technically
adept
n:
1: a highly skilled or well-trained individual : expert
adj.:
1: thoroughly proficient : expert
adherence
n:
1: the action or quality of adhering
2: steady or faithful attachment : fidelity
adhesion
n:
1: steady or firm attachment : adherence
2: the action or state of adhering
3: the abnormal union of tissues by fibrous tissue following inflammation (as after surgery)
adjoin
vt:
1: to add or attach by joining
2: to lie next to or in contact with
adjutant
n:
1: a staff officer (as in the army) assisting the commanding officer and responsible especially for correspondence
2: one who helps : assistant
n:
1: the chief administrative officer of an army or of one of its major units (as a division or corps)
adlib
adj.:
1: spoken, composed, or performed without preparation
v:
1: to deliver spontaneously
2: to improvise lines or a speech
adv.:
1: without restraint or limit
