abbey▲ n. 修道院,大教堂,大寺院;修道士(总称) abbreviation▲ n. ① 缩写,缩短,节略: Please give an abbreviation of this long speech. 请缩短这篇冗长的演说。② 缩写词:“Dr.” is an abbreviation for “Doctor”. “Dr.”是 “Doctor”的缩写词。 abduct▲ vt. 绑架,诱拐:Local police believe Madeleine has been abducted. 当地警方认为马德琳被绑架了。 abide▲ vt. ① 容忍,忍耐,忍受: She cant abide her husbands rudeness. 她不能忍受丈夫的粗鲁行为。② 经受住,顶住: She resolved to abide the pressure her superiors put on her. 她决心顶住上司们向她施加的压力。③ 屈从于: How can you abide such a person? 你怎么能屈从于这样的人?vi. ① 遵守,坚持: He abides in sin. 他怙恶不悛。② 持续,延续: abide in sb.s love 继续得到某人的爱 【词组】 abide by 遵守,履行: I will abide by what I said. 我讲过的话是算数的。 【用法】作“容忍”解时往往用于疑问句或否定句中,可与动名词或动词不定式连用,意思无太大差别。【辨析】abide强调其耐心和不在乎苦乐。endure强调思想上的坚定和持久力。abort★ vt. ①使(胎儿)流产,使堕胎:The doctor had to abort the baby. 医生不得不把胎儿打掉。②使中止:The rescue mission had to be aborted. 营救任务不得不被中止。vi. ①流产,小产,堕胎:The disease causes pregnant animals to abort. 这种病会使一些怀孕的动物流产。②异常中断,中途失败,夭折:Their plans aborted. 他们的计划夭折了。 abound▲ vi. ① 大量存在: The hut abounded with vermin. 这间棚屋里害虫很多。② (in, with)充满,富于: The place abounds in legendary lore. 这个地方有许多神奇的传说。 abreast▲ ad. 并列,并排: We can easily find the ships docked four abreast. 我们可以很容易地找到四条并排停靠的船。 【词组】 keep abreast of 与…齐头并进,了解…的最新情况: We should keep abreast of the times. 我们应当跟上时代的发展。 abstain ▲ vi. ① 戒除(烟、酒等): Athletes usually abstain from alcohol. 运动员通常戒酒。② 节制: They have abstained from sex for over a year. 他们节制性欲已有一年多了。 【用法】常与from连用。【反义】 indulge vi. 放任,沉溺,纵容 【派生】 abstainer n. 节制者,戒酒者