專八英語詞匯之閱讀篇（1）

 　　1. abhor 痛恨
    Most people abhor cruelty to animals.
    大多數(shù)人都痛恨虐待動(dòng)物
    2. abate 減輕
    The pain-killer abated his splitting headache.
    這種止痛藥減輕了他劇烈的頭痛.
    3. adjacent 鄰近的，毗連的
    The mountain village is adjacent to a highway.
    這座小山村毗鄰高速公路。
    4. admonish 告誡;勸告
    A good student does not need to be admonished about being absent too much.
    一個(gè)好學(xué)生不用別人來提醒他按時(shí)出勤。
    5. advent 到來
    People are much better informed since the advent of television.
    自從發(fā)明了電視，人們比以前了解到了更多的資訊。