英语专八单词表（英语专八单词第一天）

1. abase /əˈbeɪs/ verb

abase yourself :to behave in a way that shows you accept that someone has complete power over you

— abasement noun [U]

2. abate /əˈbeɪt/ verb

(formal) to become less strong or decrease. SYN subside

EG. We waited for the storm to abate.

3. abbreviate /əˈbriːvieɪt/ verb

to make a word or expression shorter by not including letters or using only the first letter of each word. SYN shorten

be abbreviated to something

EG. ‘Information technology’ is usually abbreviated to ‘IT’.

4. abdicate /ˈæbdɪkeɪt/ verb

1) to give up the position of being king or queen.

EG. The king was forced to abdicate the throne.

2) abdicate (your) responsibility (formal) to refuse to be responsible for something, when you should be or were before.

EG. The government has largely abdicated its responsibility in dealing with housing needs.

— abdication /ˌæbdˈkeɪʆn/ noun [C,U]

5. abduct /əbˈdʌkt/ verb

to take someone away by force. SYN kidnap

EG. The diplomat was abducted on his way to the airport.

6. abhor /əbˈhɔː /verb

(formal)to hate a kind of behaviour or way of thinking, especially because you think it is morally wrong.

EG. I abhor discrimination of any kind.

7. abide /əˈbaɪd/ verb

abide by something

to accept and obey a decision, rule, agreement etc, even though you may not agree with it.

EG. You have to abide by the referee’s decision.

8. Abject /ˈæbdʒekt/ adjective

1) abject poverty/misery/failure etc :the state of being extremely poor, unhappy, unsuccessful etc

2) an abject action or expression shows that you feel very ashamed

EG. an abject apology

9. abominable /əˈbɒmɪnəbl/ adjective

extremely unpleasant or of very bad quality. SYN terrible

EG. abominable cruelty

10. abort /əˈbɔːt/verb

1) to stop an activity because it would be difficult or dangerous to continue it

EG. The rescue mission had to be aborted.

2) to deliberately end a pregnancy when the baby is still too young to live

3) if a pregnant woman or animal aborts, the baby is born too early and is dead when it is born SYN miscarry.

EG. The disease causes pregnant animals to abort

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