2012年12月4日 星期二

abrasive

abrasive

noun. a substance used for rubbing away the surface of something, usually to clean it or make it shiny



abrasive

adj.

abrasive power, abrasive cleaner



abrasive

adj. rude and unfriendly

abrasive manner



abrasively

abrasiveness

abrasion

abrasion

the process of removing part of the surface of something by rubbing

abrade

abrade

ro remove part of the surface of something by rubbing

abracadabra

abracadabra

exclamation

said by someone who is performing a magic trick, in order to help them perform successfully

above-mentioned

above-mentioned

refers to things or people that have been mentioned earlier

above board

above board

describes a plan that is honest and not trying to deceive anyone

above

above

in or to a high position than something else


above

more than a level


above

the things or people listed earlier


above

more important than something else

about-turn

about-turn

noun

1. a change of direction
2. a complete change of opinion or behaviour

be about to do sth

be about to do sth

be going to do sth

about

about
connect with something



about

a little more or less than the stated number


about

moving or near a place without a clear direction

lying about on the floor

abound in/with

abound in/with

phrasal verb

if something aboudns in /with other things, it has a lot of them

The coast abound with rare plants

abound

abound

verb

to exist in large numbers

Theories abound about how the president was killed

abortionist

abortionist

a person who performs abortions to end unwanted pregnancies , often illegally and for money

abortive

abortive

He made two abortive attempts on the position

abortion

abortion

slang. a failure

This project is a completely abortion


abortion

the ending of a pregnancy usually by having medical operation

abort

abort

to cause something to stop before it is complete



abort

to stop the development of a pregnancy usually by have a medical operation

aborigine

aborigine

the dark-skinned people who were the first people to live in Australia

aboriginal

aboriginal

a person or living thing that has existed in a contry since the earliest time known to people

abominate

abominate

to hate something very much

abomination

abomination

something that disgusts you

Foxhunting is an abomination

abominable sonowman

abominable snowman

yeti

abominably

abominably

He behaved abominably towards her

abominable

abominable

very bad or unpleasant

He lives in abominalbe conditions
The weather has been abominable all week

abolitionist

abolitionist

a person who supports the abolition of something

abolish

abolish

to end an activity or custom officially

I think bullfighting should be abolished


abolition

abode

abode

the place where somebody lives

aboard

aboard

used when talking about getting onto a ship, aircraft, bus or train

Abo

Abo

the abbreviation for Aborigine. this word is generally considered offensive

abnormally

abnormally

The success rate was abnormally high

abnormality

abnormality

something abnormal, usually in the body

abnormal

abnormal

different from what is usual, especially in a way that is bad

abnormal behaviour, abnormal weather

ablution

ablution

the act of washing yourself


ablutions

plural noun. Humorous

I must perform my ablutions (wash myself)

able-bodied

able-bodied

adj. describes someone who is healthy and has no illness.

All able-bodied young men were foced to join the army

ablaze

ablaze

adj. burning very strongly

The house was ablaze

adj. full of energy, interest or emotions

Her eyes were ablaze with excitment

abjure

abjure

to state publicly that you no longer agree with a belief

He abjured his religion

abject

abject

adj abject misery/poverty

when someone is extremely poor, miserable, unhappy

ability

ability

the physical or mental power you have to do something

abiding

abiding

decribes a feeling or memory that you have for a long time

abiding memory

abide by sth

abide by sth

phrasal verb. to accept or obey a decision or rule

Competitiors must abide by the judge's decision

can't abide somebody/sth

can't abide somebody/sth

if you can't abide someone or something, you dislike them very mcuh

I can't abide you, fuck off

abide

abide


to live or stay somewhere

He abided in the wilderness for one month

abhor

abhor

to hate something because you think it is immoral

I abhor all forms of racism

abhorrent

abhorrence

abeyance

abeyance

noun, not happening at present

abet

abet

to encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal

aberrant

aberrant

adj, different from what is usual

aberrant sexuality, aberrant behaviour

aberration

abdominals

abdominals

plural, muscles in the abdomen

abdominal

abdominal

adj

abdominal pains

abdomen

abdomen

the lower part of a person's or animal's body, which contains the stomach, bowels and other organs

abdicate

abdicate

if a king or queen abdicates, they make a formal statement that they no longer want to be king or queen

abdication



abdicate

abdicate responsiblity, to stop controlling something that you are in charge of

the ABC

the ABC

abbreviation for the Australian Broadcasting Company

ABC

ABC

1. the English alphabet

2. basic information about a subject



ABC

abbreviation for American Broadcasting Company

abbreviate

abbreviate

to make a phrase or word shorter by using only the first letters of each word

abbreviation

abbot

abbot

a man who is in charge of a monastery

abbey

abbey


a building where monks and nuns live or used to live

abbess

abbess


a woman who is in charge of a convent

abattoir

abattoir

US. slaughterhouse

a place where animals are killed for their meat

abate

abate


Formal. to become less strong

storm/rain/wind has started to abate

abatement

abashed

abashed


embarrassed

He seemed to be very abashed when I told him that his wife had affairs with me

abase yourself

abase yourself

to make yourself seem to be less important, not to deserve respect

abasement

self-abasement

with wild/gay abandon

with wild/gay abandon

if you do something with wild/gay abandon, you are doing it in a completely uncontrolled way

They are dancing with wild abandon

abandon yourself to sth

abandon yourself to sth

phrasal verb. if you abandon yourself to something, you allow yourself to be controlled completely by a feeling

He abandoned himself to his emotions

abandon

abandon


1. to leave a place, thing or person forever

abandonment

abandoned

2. to stop doing something before you have finished it

abandonment

abalone

abalone


a small edible sea animal that lives in a shell that is the shape of an ear with a white shiny inside

abacus

abacus

a square or rectangular frame with small balls on rods or wires, used for counting, adding and subtracting

aback

aback

be taken aback: to be shocked or surprised

I was rather taken aback by your honesty

AB

AB


US for BA

aardvark

aardvark


an African mammal with a long nose and large ears which lives underground and eat insects

aah

aah


exclamation, another spelling of ah

AAA

AAA

Abbreciation for American Automobile Association: an American organization, the same as the AA in Britain

the AA

the AA

Abbreciation for the Automobile Association: a british organization which gives informations and help to drivers who are memembers of it

AA

AA

Abbreciation for Associate in Arts



AA

Abbreciation for Alcoholics Anonymous:an organization for people who drink too much alcohol and want to cure themslves of this habit

A4

A4

A standard European size of paper of 21 centimetres by 29.7 centimetres.

a sheet of A4 paper.

A4 paper

A

A.

noun. The first letter of the English alphabet

From A to B. from one place to another

From A to Z. including everything

A, a note in western music

A, a mark in an exam or a piece of work that your work is considered excellent

A, the abbreviation for amp electricity

Not particular
1. used before a single noun to mean something or someone that the readers or listeners don't necessarily know which one you are referring to

2. to mean anyone of the type of the things

3. to mean what type of thing or person you want to say

4. used before some uncountable nouns to limit the meaning in some way

5. used before some nouns of action

6. used before a container or unit especially something you drink or eat

7. used before the first but not the second of two nouns

8. used before a person's name or a family's name

9. used before the name of a day or month

10. used before some words which express a number or amount

A, one