GRE出國(guó)考試單詞表(1)

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Abacus abacus[5AbEkEs]n. 算盤
    (考) abacus: calculate / sextant: navigate
    (算盤用來(lái)計(jì)算/六分儀用來(lái)航海)
    Abandon abandon[E5bAndEn]v./n.放棄; 放縱
    (英) v./n.放棄(to give up completely; desert, forsake);
    放縱(unrestrained freedom or emotion)
    (考) inhibition: abandon / agitation: tranquility
    (禁欲不放縱 / 躁動(dòng)不寧?kù)o)
    abandon : inhibition / despair : hope
    (放縱無(wú)禁止/絕望無(wú)希望)
    (記) 尤其要記住GRE中??嫉?放縱"一義(abandoned behavior)
    (同) n. abandonment
    Abase ABASE v.貶抑,使卑下(to humble or humiliate;disgrace)
    (記)a+base(降低) →貶低
    Abashed abase[E5beIs]v.貶抑,使卑下
    (英) v.貶抑,使卑下(to humble or humiliate; disgrace);
    (記) a+base(降低)→貶低
    (同) 同根詞:debase(貶低); basement(地下室)
    abate abate[E5beIt]v.減輕,減少
    (英) v.減輕,減少(to make less in amount; wane)
    (考) abate : tax / alleviate : distress
    (減少稅收/減輕壓力)
    反義詞: augment(增加); intensify(加強(qiáng)); promote(促進(jìn))
    (記) a+bate(走,打)→走下去→減輕
    (同) 同根詞:rebate(回扣), debate(辯論)
    Abbreviate abbreviate[E5brI:vIeIt]縮短;縮寫(xiě)
    (英) v. 縮短(make shorter);縮寫(xiě)(shorten a word or phrase);
    (考) abbreviate : sentence / abridge : essay
    (縮短句子/縮寫(xiě)文章)
    反義詞: extend(擴(kuò)展); prolong(延長(zhǎng))
    (記) ab+brev(短)+iate
    (同) 派生詞: abbreviation(縮短, 縮寫(xiě))
    同根詞:brevity(簡(jiǎn)短)
    abdicate abdicate[5AbdIkeIt]v.讓位,辭職,放棄
    (英) v.讓位,辭職,放棄(to give up a throne, authority)
    (考) abdicate : throne / resign : office
    (放棄王位/放棄職位)