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ab·duct
verb
\ab-ˈdəkt\
A
- VERB 诱拐；劫持；绑架 If someone is abducted by another person, he or she is taken away illegally, usually using force.
His car was held up and he was abducted by four gunmen…
他的车遭遇拦劫，随后他被4名持枪歹徒劫持。
She was charged with abducting a six-month-old child.
她被控诱拐一个6个月大的孩子。
abduction: …the abduction of four youths.对4名青年的绑架
— ab·duc·tor -ˈdək-tər\ noun
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abol·ish
verb
\ə-ˈbä-lish\
A
- VERB 废除，废止（制度、习俗等） If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
The following year Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for murder…
议会于翌年表决对谋杀罪废除死刑。
The whole system should be abolished.
整个制度应该被废除。
— abol·ish·able -li-shə-bəl\ adjective
— abol·ish·er noun
— abol·ish·ment -mənt\ noun
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ab·o·li·tion·ism
noun
-ˈli-shən-ˌi-zəm\
A
- N-COUNT 废除主义者;主张废除（某种制度或习俗）的人 An abolitionist is someone who campaigns for the abolition of a particular system or practice.
By 1838, the abolitionists had shamed parliament into ending slavery in British colonies…
到1838年，废奴主义者迫使议会出于道德压力而废除了英国殖民地的奴隶制。
As long as most people are happy to have the monarchy, the abolitionist position is an arrogant fantasy.
只要大多数人还乐意保留君主制，废除它的主张就是痴人说梦。
— ab·o·li·tion·ist -ist\ noun or adjective
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ab·ro·gate
verb
\ˈa-brə-ˌgāt\
A
n.取消，废除
— ab·ro·ga·tion \ˌa-brə-ˈgā-shən\ noun
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abrupt
adj
\ə-ˈbrəpt\
A
adv.突然地； 意外地； (言谈举止)唐突地； <地质>陡起地
— abrupt·ly \ə-ˈbrəp(t)-lē\ adverb
— abrupt·ness \ə-ˈbrəp(t)-nəs\ noun
There was an abrupt change in the weather.
The road came to an abrupt end.
The storm caused an abrupt power failure.
She has an abrupt manner.
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Q
ab·scis·ic acid
noun
\ˌab-ˈsi-zik-\
A
植物学
<名>
1.脱落酸
生物化学
<名>
1.脱落酸
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ab·scis·sa
noun
\ab-ˈsi-sə\
A
n.<数>横坐标； 横轴线
8
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absolute value
A
n.绝对值
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ab·sti·nence
noun
\ˈab-stə-nən(t)s\
A
- N-UNCOUNT 戒绝；节制；禁欲 Abstinence is the practice of abstaining from something such as alcoholic drink or sex, often for health or religious reasons.
…six months of abstinence.
禁欲6个月
…total abstinence from alcohol.
彻底戒酒
— ab·sti·nent -nənt\ adjective
— ab·sti·nent·ly adverb
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ab·sur·di·ty
noun
\əb-ˈsər-də-tē\
A
n.极端无理性； 荒谬； 谬论； 荒谬的行为
<to say men can’t cook as well as women is of course an absurdity>
<the absurdity of expecting a 98-year-old woman to adequately supervise four six-year-olds>
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ac·cel·er·ate
verb
-lə-ˌrāt\
A
- V-ERG （使）加快；（使）增速 If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
Growth will accelerate to 2.9 per cent next year…
明年的增长会加快到2.9%。
The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme.
政府将加快其私有化计划的进程。 - VERB （运动中的车辆）加速 When a moving vehicle accelerates, it goes faster and faster.
Suddenly the car accelerated…
汽车突然加速。
She accelerated away from the kerb.
她加速驶离了马路牙子。
— ac·cel·er·at·ing·ly -ˌrā-tiŋ-lē\ adverb
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ac·cess
noun
\ˈak-ˌses\
A
- N-UNCOUNT 进入（权）；通道;入径 If you have access to a building or other place, you are able or allowed to go into it.
The facilities have been adapted to give access to wheelchair users.
这些设施已经改造过以方便轮椅使用者进入。
Scientists have only recently been able to gain access to the area…
科学家直到最近才得以进入该地区。 - N-UNCOUNT 查阅（或使用）的机会（或权利） If you have access to something such as information or equipment, you have the opportunity or right to see it or use it.
…a Code of Practice that would give patients right of access to their medical records.
允许病人查看自己病历的职业准则
…whether one has access to a dish and the other accoutrements needed to watch satellite TV.
是否能使用碟型卫星天线以及其他观看卫星电视所需要的装备 - N-UNCOUNT 接近（或面见）的机会（或权利） If you have access to a person, you have the opportunity or right to see them or meet them.
He was not allowed access to a lawyer.
他未被获准见律师。
My ex-wife deliberately sabotages my access to the children.
我的前妻蓄意阻挠我见孩子。 - VERB 存取，访问(计算机信息） If you access something, especially information held on a computer, you succeed in finding or obtaining it.
You’ve illegally accessed and misused confidential security files.
你已经非法访问并盗用了机密的安全文件。
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ac·ci·den·tal
adj
\ˌak-sə-ˈden-təl\
A
- ADJ 意外的；偶然（发生）的 An accidental event happens by chance or as the result of an accident, and is not deliberately intended.
The jury returned a verdict of accidental death…
陪审团作出意外死亡的正式裁决。
His hand brushed against hers; it could have been either accidental or deliberate.
就在有意无意间，他的手轻轻拂过她的手。
accidentally: A policeman accidentally killed his two best friends with a single bullet…一名警察不慎一枪打死了他的两个挚友。A special locking system means the door cannot be opened accidentally.特殊的锁定系统使门不会被意外打开。
— ac·ci·den·tal·ly -ˈden-təl-ē\
— ac·ci·dent·ly -ˈdent-lē\ adverb
— ac·ci·den·tal·ness -ˈden-təl-nəs\ noun
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ac·cli·mate
verb
\ˈa-klə-ˌmāt\
A
v.使适应新环境，使服水土 服水土，适应
I acclimated myself to the hot weather.
You might need to acclimate your plants to bright sunlight gradually.
We took a few days to get acclimated to our new teacher.
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ac·com·mo·da·tion
noun
\ə-ˌkä-mə-ˈdā-shən\
A
- N-UNCOUNT 住处；住所 Accommodation is used to refer to buildings or rooms where people live or stay.
The government will provide temporary accommodation for up to three thousand people…
政府将给多达3,000人提供临时住处。
Prices start at £1,095 per person, including flights, hotel accommodation and various excursions…
起价为单人1,095英镑，包括机票、旅店住宿和各种出游费用。
in AM, use 美国英语用 accommodations - N-UNCOUNT （楼房或交通工具内的）空间，座位，铺位 Accommodation is space in buildings or vehicles that is available for certain things, people, or activities.
The school occupies split-site accommodation on the main campus…
该学院分散在主校区不同地点。
Some trains carry bicycles, but accommodation is restricted so a reservation is essential.
有些火车可以运载自行车，但因空间有限需要提前预订。
Usage Note :
Be careful with the spelling of this word.
注意该词的拼写。 - N-COUNT 和解；调和 An accommodation is an agreement between different people which enables them to exist together without trouble.
His instinct would be to seek a new accommodation with the nationalists…
他本能的反应会是寻求与民族主义者取得新的和解。
Religions, to survive, must make accommodations with the larger political structures that nurture them.
为了生存，宗教必须同其赖以存在的更大的政治体系相调和。
— ac·com·mo·da·tion·al -shə-nəl\ adjective
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ac·cord
verb
\ə-ˈkȯrd\
A
- N-COUNT （国家、团体之间的正式）协定，协议，条约 An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
…a fitting way to celebrate the peace accord.
庆祝和平协定的恰当的方式 - VERB 使受到，给予（某种待遇） If you are accorded a particular kind of treatment, people act towards you or treat you in that way.
His predecessor was accorded an equally tumultuous welcome… 他的前任受到了同样热烈的欢迎。
The government accorded him the rank of Colonel…
政府授予他上校军衔。 - VERB （与…）一致，符合 If one fact, idea, or condition accords with another, they are in agreement and there is no conflict between them.
Such an approach accords with the principles of socialist ideology. 这种方法与社会主义意识形态的原则相符。
…scientific evidence that did not fully accord with the facts uncovered by the police.
与警方所掌握的情况不完全一致的科学证据 - See also: according to
- PHRASE （与…）一致；（与…）相符 If one person, action, or fact is in accord with another, they are in agreement and there is no conflict between them. You can also say that two people or things are in accord.
…this military action, taken in accord with United Nations resolutions… 依据联合国决议而采取的本次军事行动
Old enemies can become new friends even if all their national interests are not in complete accord.
即使国家利益不尽相同，他们也可以化敌为友。 - PHRASE 自动地;不借助外力地 If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
In many cases the disease will clear up of its own accord.
这种病很多情况下会自愈。 - PHRASE 自愿地；主动地 If you do something of your own accord, you do it because you want to, without being asked or forced.
He did not quit as France’s prime minister of his own accord. 他辞去法国总理职务并非出于自愿。 - PHRASE 一致地；一致同意地 If a number of people do something with one accord, they do it together or at the same time, because they agree about what should be done.
With one accord they turned and walked back over the grass. 他们步调一致地转身走过草坪。
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ac·cord·ing·ly
adv
\ə-ˈkȯr-diŋ-lē\
A
- ADV 因此；于是 You use accordingly to introduce a fact or situation which is a result or consequence of something that you have just referred to.
We have a different background, a different history. Accordingly, we have the right to different futures…
我们有不同的背景和不同的历史。因此，我们有权拥有不同的未来。
The workforce have recently been calling for their working hours to be reduced. Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week.
工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。 - ADV 照着;相应地 If you consider a situation and then act accordingly, the way you act depends on the nature of the situation.
It is a difficult job and they should be paid accordingly…
这是份棘手的工作，他们应得到相应的报酬。
The new government will make a judgment about its interests and act accordingly.
新政府将对其利害得失作出判断，并采取相应的行动。
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account for
A
- PHRASAL VERB （数量或比例上）占 If a particular thing accounts for a part or proportion of something, that part or proportion consists of that thing, or is used or produced by it.
Computers account for 5% of the country’s commercial electricity consumption.
计算机占去该国商业用电的5%。 - PHRASAL VERB 导致；解释 If something accounts for a particular fact or situation, it causes or explains it.
Now, the gene they discovered today doesn’t account for all those cases.
不过，他们现在发现的基因无法解释所有的病例。 - PHRASAL VERB 为…提出理由;对…作出说明 If you can account for something, you can explain it or give the necessary information about it.
How do you account for the company’s alarmingly high staff turnover?…
你怎么解释这家公司高得令人忧虑的人员流动率？
He said only 200 of the train’s 600 passengers had been accounted for.
他说火车上的600名乘客中仅有200名乘客的信息得已查明。 - PHRASAL VERB 对（行动、政策等）负有责任 If someone has to account for an action or policy, they are responsible for it, and may be required to explain it to other people or be punished if it fails.
The President and the President alone must account for his government’s reforms.
总统必须为他的政府改革负责，而且是负全责。 - PHRASAL VERB 将（钱款）列入预算 If a sum of money is accounted for in a budget, it has been included in that budget for a particular purpose.
The really heavy redundancy costs have been accounted for.
非常庞大的裁员开支已被列入预算。 - PHRASAL VERB 杀死；消灭；打败 If you account for an enemy or opponent, you kill, destroy, or beat them.
In the first ten days of May our squadron accounted for at least seven enemy aircraft…
5月的头10天里我们中队至少报销了7架敌机。
In the final they accounted for Brentford by three goals to two.
决赛时他们以3比2击败了布伦特福德队。
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ac·crue
verb
\ə-ˈkrü\
A
- V-ERG （使）（钱或利息）逐渐增加 If money or interest accrues or if you accrue it, it gradually increases in amount over a period of time.
I owed £5,000 — part of this was accrued interest…
我欠款5,000英镑，其中一部分是累计的利息。
If you do not pay within 28 days, interest will accrue…
如果28天之内不付款，就会自然生息。 - V-ERG （利润、好处等）累积，积聚，增加 If things such as profits or benefits accrue to someone, they are added to over a period of time.
…the expectation that profits will accrue.
希望利润会增加的期待
…a project from which considerable benefit will accrue to the community…
使社区持续受益的项目
— ac·cru·able -ˈkrü-ə-bəl\ adjective
— ac·crue·ment -ˈkrü-mənt\ noun
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ac·qui·esce
verb
\ˌa-kwē-ˈes\
A
- VERB 同意；默认；默许；顺从 If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do.
Steve seemed to acquiesce in the decision…
史蒂夫好像默认了这个决定。
He has gradually acquiesced to the demands of the opposition…
他渐渐顺从了反对派的要求。
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ac·quired
adj
\ə-ˈkwī(-ə)rd\
A
adj. (尤指靠自己的努力或行动)获得的； 习得的； <医>后天的； 起初不喜欢但后来逐渐培养的爱好
v. 获得( acquire的过去式和过去分词 )； (使用探测器)捕获(目标)； 取得； (计算机、机器人等)捕捉
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ac·qui·si·tion
noun
\ˌa-kwə-ˈzi-shən\
A
- N-VAR （对公司的）收购，并购 If a company or business person makes an acquisition, they buy another company or part of a company.
…the acquisition of a profitable paper recycling company.
对一家效益好的纸张回收公司的收购
…the number of mergers and acquisitions made by Europe’s 1,000 leading firms.
欧洲1,000家龙头企业的合并和收购案例的数目 - N-COUNT 购买;添置 If you make an acquisition, you buy or obtain something, often to add to things that you already have.
How did you go about making this marvellous acquisition then?
那么你是怎么买到这一绝品的？
…the President’s recent acquisition of a helicopter.
总统最近添置的直升机 - N-COUNT 购得物;获得物;增添物 You can use acquisition to refer to an object that you buy or obtain, often to add to things that you already have.
From her wardrobe Laura took her latest acquisition, a bright red dress.
劳拉从衣柜里拿出了她最近的购物战果，一件鲜红色连衣裙。 - N-UNCOUNT （知识、技能等的）获得，习得 The acquisition of a skill or a particular type of knowledge is the process of learning it or developing it.
…language acquisition.
语言习得
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ac·quit·tal
noun
\ə-ˈkwi-təl\
A
- N-VAR 宣告无罪；无罪的判决 Acquittal is a formal declaration in a court of law that someone who has been accused of a crime is innocent.
…the acquittal of six police officers charged with beating a suspect…
对6名被控殴打嫌犯的警官作出的无罪判决
The jury voted 8-to-4 in favor of acquittal…
陪审团以8比4的投票结果赞成无罪判决。
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ac·ri·dine
noun
\ˈa-krə-ˌdēn\
A
n.吖啶，氮蒽
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acryl·ic
adj
\ə-ˈkri-lik\
1. N-UNCOUNT 丙烯酸 Acrylic material is artificial and is manufactured by a chemical process.
2. N-MASS 丙烯酸颜料 Acrylics or acrylic paint is a type of paint used by artists.
I use watercolours much less than I do oils or acrylics.
我用水彩比用油画颜料或丙烯酸颜料要少得多。
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ac·ti·vate
verb
\ˈak-tə-ˌvāt\
1. VERB 使运作；使起作用；激活 If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working.
Video cameras with night vision can be activated by movement.
带夜视镜的摄像机一有动静就会启动。
...a voice-activated computer.
声控电脑
activation: A computer controls the activation of an air bag.电脑控制着气囊的启动。
— ac·ti·va·tion \ˌak-tə-ˈvā-shən\ noun
— ac·ti·va·tor \ˈak-tə-ˌvā-tər\ noun
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ac·tu·ate
verb
\ˈak-chə-ˌwāt\
1. VERB 激励;驱使;开动 If a person is actuated by an emotion, that emotion makes them act in a certain way. If something actuates a device, the device starts working.
They were actuated by desire...
他们受到欲望的驱使。
The flow of current actuates the signal.
电流发出了信号。
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acu·punc·ture
noun
\-ˌpəŋ(k)-chər\
1. N-UNCOUNT 针刺；针刺疗法 Acupuncture is the treatment of a person's illness or pain by sticking small needles into their body at certain places.
All of those who received the true acupuncture experienced pain relief.
所有接受了针刺治疗的人都感到疼痛减轻了。
— acupuncture transitive verb
— acu·punc·tur·ist \-ˌpəŋ(k)-chə-rist\ noun
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acute
adj
\ə-ˈkyüt\
1. ADJ-GRADED （情况）严重的；（感觉）强烈的 You can use acute to indicate that an undesirable situation or feeling is very severe or intense.
The war has aggravated an acute economic crisis...
战争加剧了原本已很严重的经济危机。
The report has caused acute embarrassment to the government...
报告将政府置于窘境。
2. ADJ 急性的（Compare 比较 chronic.） An acute illness is one that becomes severe very quickly but does not last very long.
...a patient with acute rheumatoid arthritis.
患急性风湿性关节炎的病人
...an acute case of dysentery.
急性痢疾病例
3. ADJ-GRADED （感官）灵敏的 If a person's or animal's sight, hearing, or sense of smell is acute, it is sensitive and powerful.
In the dark my sense of hearing becomes so acute.
黑暗中我的听觉变得异常灵敏。
4. ADJ-GRADED 敏锐的；有洞察力的 If you say that someone is acute or has an acute mind, you mean that they are quick to notice things and are able to understand them clearly.
Into her nineties, her thinking remained acute and her character forceful...
虽已年届九旬，她依然头脑敏锐，个性很强。
His relaxed exterior hides an extremely acute mind.
他表面上大大咧咧，内心却无比敏锐。
acuteness: Everything he writes demonstrates the acuteness of his intelligence.从他的文笔可以看出他思维敏捷。
5. ADJ-GRADED 锐角的（Compare 比较 obtuse angle.） An acute angle is less than 90°.
6. ADJ （标在元音等上面的符号）尖音的，重音的
— acute·ly adverb
— acute·ness noun
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acute angle
n.锐角
Noun
1. an angle less than 90 degrees but more than 0 degrees
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ad·a·mant
noun
\ˈa-də-mənt\
1. ADJ-GRADED 坚决的;坚定不移的 If someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it.
The prime minister is adamant that he will not resign...
首相坚决不辞职。
Sue was adamant about that job in Australia.
对澳大利亚的那份工作，休的态度很坚决。
adamantly: She was adamantly opposed to her husband travelling to Brussels.她坚决反对丈夫前往布鲁塞尔。
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ad·di·tion
noun
\ə-ˈdi-shən\
1. PHRASE 另外;加之;除…之外 You use in addition when you want to mention another item connected with the subject you are discussing.
Part-time English classes are offered. In addition, students can take classes in word-processing and computing...
开设了非全日制的英语班。另外，学生可以修读文字处理和计算机课程。
There's a postage and packing fee in addition to the repair charge.
除修理费之外还有邮寄和包装费。
2. N-COUNT 增加物；添加物 An addition to something is a thing which is added to it.
This is a fine book; a worthy addition to the Cambridge Encyclopedia series...
这是一本好书，对剑桥百科全书系列是一个很好的补充。
This plywood addition helps to strengthen the structure.
多层胶合板有助于加固结构。
3. N-UNCOUNT 增加；添加 The addition of something is the fact that it is added to something else.
It was completely refurbished in 1987, with the addition of a picnic site.
它在1987年经过了彻底翻修，加盖了一个野餐点。
4. N-UNCOUNT 加；算总数 Addition is the process of calculating the total of two or more numbers.
...simple addition and subtraction problems.
简单的加减题
— in addition
: also
— in addition to
: combined or associated with :
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ad·di·tive
adj
\ˈa-də-tiv\
1. N-COUNT 添加物;添加剂 An additive is a substance which is added in small amounts to foods or other things in order to improve them or to make them last longer.
Strict safety tests are carried out on food additives.
对食品添加剂进行了严格的安全检测。
...additive-free baby foods.
不含添加剂的婴儿食品
— ad·di·tive·ly adverb
— ad·di·tiv·i·ty \ˌa-də-ˈti-və-tē\ noun
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ad·i·pose
adj
\ˈa-də-ˌpōs\
adj. 含动物脂肪的； 动物脂肪(似)的； 脂肪质的； 脂肪多的
n. (储于脂肪组织中的)动物脂肪； 肥胖
— ad·i·pos·i·ty \ˌa-də-ˈpä-sə-tē\ noun
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adjacent angle
邻角
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ad·join·ing
adj. 毗连的，邻近的
v. 邻近， 毗连( adjoin的现在分词 )
Adjective
1. having a common boundary or edge; touching;
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ad·ju·di·ca·tion
noun
\ə-ˌjü-di-ˈkā-shən\
n.判决，宣判
Noun
1. the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented
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ad·mo·ni·tion
noun
\ˌad-mə-ˈni-shən\
1. N-VAR 告诫；警告；责备 An admonition is a warning or criticism about someone's behaviour.
She ignored the admonitions of her mother.
她对母亲的告诫置若罔闻。
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adopt
verb
\ə-ˈdäpt\
1. VERB 采取；采纳；采用 If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.
Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the complete withdrawal of troops...
议会采纳了要求全部撤军的决议。
Pupils should be helped to adopt a positive approach to the environment.
应帮助学生对环境采取积极的态度。
adoption: ...the adoption of Japanese management practices by British manufacturing.英国制造业采取日本的管理方法
2. VERB 收养;领养 If you adopt someone else's child, you take it into your own family and make it legally your son or daughter.
There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child...
有数以百计的人渴望领养孩子。
The adopted child has the right to see his birth certificate.
被收养的孩子有权看自己的出生证明。
adopter: A social worker is appointed to interview the prospective adopters.一名社工被任命对有意收养者进行面试。
3. VERB 采用，保持（姿势） If you adopt a physical position, you move yourself into it.
I tried to adopt a curled-up position to avoid damaging my limbs.
我努力保持蜷曲的姿势以免四肢受伤。
4. VERB 移居（某国）;选择（某国）定居 If you adopt a country, you choose it as a place to live.
Podulski had joined the U.S. Navy as an aviator, adopting a new country and a new profession.
波度尔斯基加入美国海军当上了飞行员，不仅改了国籍还换了行当。
...their adopted home in England.
他们移居英国的家
5. VERB 采用（语气、口音等） If you adopt an accent or a particular tone of voice, you speak differently from normal, especially to create an effect in a particular situation.
He has adopted the accent of a Second World War newscaster...
他承袭了二战时期播音员的口音。
The girl was uncertain what to do, or what tone of voice to adopt.
女孩不知道该做什么，也不知道该用什么口气说。
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ad·re·nal
noun
\ə-ˈdrē-nəl\
adj.\<解\>肾上的，肾旁的，肾上腺的
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ad·u·la·tion
noun
\ˌa-jə-ˈlā-shən\
1. ADJ-GRADED 奉承的；谄媚的 If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
...adulatory reviews.
奉承话
— ad·u·late \ˈa-jə-ˌlāt\ transitive verb
— ad·u·la·tor \-ˌlā-tər\ noun
— ad·u·la·to·ry \-lə-ˌtȯr-ē\ adjective
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ad·ver·sar·i·al
adj
\ˌad-və(r)-ˈser-ē-əl\
1. ADJ-GRADED 对立的；敌对的 If you describe something as adversarial, you mean that it involves two or more people or organizations who are opposing each other.
In our country there is an adversarial relationship between government and business.
在我国，官商之间存在一种对立关系。
...an adversarial legal system.
两派对立的法律制度
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ad·verse
adj
\ad-ˈvərs\
1. ADJ-GRADED 不利的;有害的 Adverse decisions, conditions, or effects are unfavourable to you.
The police said Mr Hadfield's decision would have no adverse effect on the progress of the investigation...
警方称哈德菲尔德先生的决定将不会对调查的进展造成不利影响。
Despite the adverse conditions, the road was finished in just eight months.
尽管存在种种不利情况，公路还是仅用8个月就完工了。
adversely: Price changes must not adversely affect the living standards of the people.物价变化一定不能给人们的生活水准带来负面影响。
— ad·verse·ly adverb
— ad·verse·ness noun
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aer·o·bic
adj
\ˌer-ˈō-bik\
1. ADJ-GRADED 有氧健身的 Aerobic activity exercises and strengthens your heart and lungs.
Aerobic exercise gets the heart pumping and helps you to burn up the fat.
有氧运动加速心脏跳动，有助于消耗更多脂肪。
— aer·o·bi·cal·ly \-bi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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aero·nau·tics
noun
\ˌer-ə-ˈnȯ-tiks, -ˈnä-\
1. N-UNCOUNT 航空学；飞机制造学 Aeronautics is the science of designing and building aeroplanes.
— aero·nau·ti·cal \-ti-kəl\
— aero·nau·tic \-tik\ adjective
— aero·nau·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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aero·sol
noun
\ˈer-ə-ˌsäl\
1. N-COUNT （装涂料、除臭剂等的）小型喷雾器 An aerosol is a small container in which a liquid such as paint or deodorant is kept under pressure. When you press a button, the liquid is forced out as a fine spray or foam.
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af·fin·i·ty
noun
\ə-ˈfi-nə-tē\
1. N-SING 亲近；熟稔 If you have an affinity with someone or something, you feel that you are similar to them or that you know and understand them very well.
He has a close affinity with the landscape he knew when he was growing up...
他对这片从小就了解的土地有着一种归属感。
There is a natural affinity between British and Asian women.
英国女性和亚洲女性之间有一种自然的亲近感。
2. N-COUNT 类似；近似 If people or things have an affinity with each other, they are similar in some ways.
The two plots share certain obvious affinities.
这两个情节有某种明显的相似。
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af·flict
verb
\ə-ˈflikt\
1. VERB 折磨;使痛苦 If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer.
Italy has been afflicted by political corruption for decades...
几十年来意大利一直饱受政治腐败之苦。
There are two main problems which afflict people with hearing impairments...
听力有障碍的人们主要受到两大问题的困扰。
The afflicted are people who are afflicted.受苦的人
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af·flu·ence
noun
\ˈa-(ˌ)flü-ən(t)s\
1. N-UNCOUNT 富裕；富足 Affluence is the state of having a lot of money or a high standard of living.
The postwar era was one of new affluence for the working class. 战后是工人阶级富裕起来的全新时期。
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afoul
adj
\ə-ˈfau̇(-ə)l\
1. PHRASE 与…纠缠；同…发生冲突 If you run afoul of someone or something, you do something which causes problems with them.
All of them had run afoul of the law at some time or other.
他们所有人都曾触犯过法律。
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