練習英文 part 1

abscond vi. 潛逃, 逃亡
YiFu Lin abscond to China.
(林毅夫潛逃到大陸)

cadet n. 軍校生
He is a West Point cadet now.
(他現在是西點軍校的學生了)

abdicate vt. 正式放棄
= give up
When the king abdicated his throne, his brother became the king.
(當國王放棄王權時,他弟弟變繼之為王)

abet vt. 唆使
aid and abet sb
The man was accused of aiding and abetting someone in the commercial crime.
(該名男子被控教唆人犯下該項商業罪行)

abide vt. 遵守
abide abode abode
You must abide by the regulations of school.
(你必須遵守學校的規定)

abrogate vt. 取消, 廢止

abolition n. 廢除, 廢止, 消滅
We all hope for the abolition of war.
(我們都希望消滅戰爭)

abundance n. 豐富, 充足
There were deer in abundance in these forests.
(這些森林中有許多鹿)

absurd a. 荒謬的
absurdity n. 荒謬, 愚蠢
The idea that the number 13 brings bad luck is absurd.
(認為十三號會帶來噩運的想法是可笑的)
I don’t understand why so many people can’t free themselves from the absurdity superstition.
(我不懂為何許多人沉迷於可笑的迷信)

accent n. 重音, 口音
I couldn’t tell where she was from until she spoke with her native accent.
(直到她帶著家鄉口音說話, 我才知道她是哪裡人)

When the party was over, I accompanied Mary to her home.
(舞會結束後我陪伴瑪麗回家)

accord n. 一致, 相同
in accord with 與...一致
of one's own accord 自願地
He exchanged his car for my motorcycle of his own accord.
(他自願以他的汽車交換我的摩托車)

account vt. 把...視為
vi. 解釋 (+for)
account for 說明
on account of 由於
be of much account 非常重要的
significance
He could not account for his absence from school.
(他無法說清楚為什麼曠課)

accustom vt. 使習慣
be accustomed to 習慣於
=accustom oneself to
=be used to
He is accustomed to getting up at 5 a.m. every day.
(他習慣於每天早晨五點起床)