abandon vt. ①离弃,丢弃 ②遗弃,抛弃 ③放弃 抛妻弃子~ ones wife and children 抛弃处于危难中的朋友~ a friend in trouble 戒烟~ smoking 放弃希望/搜救~ the hope/the search 听任某人,由……摆布~ sb. to the mercy of... 沉溺于酗酒~ oneself to drinking 陷入悲痛/绝望中~ oneself to grief/despair
ability n. ①能力,本领 ②才能,才智 竭尽全力to the best of ones ~ 力所不及beyond ones ~ 音乐才能the ~ in/for music 做某事的能力the ~ to do sth. 多方面的才干manifold abilities 培养/发挥/赏识某人的才干cultivate/ develop/appreciate ones ~ (in sth.) 有才能的人a man of ~ 一点能力(也没有)(not) an ounce of ~
abroad ad. ①到国外,在国外 ②在传播,在流传 出国go ~ 从国外回来return from ~ 在国内外at home and ~ 传开spread ~
absence n. ①缺席,不在 ②缺席的时间,外出期 ③缺乏 缺乏……时,当……不在时in the ~ of sth./sb. 请假,准假leave of ~ 屡次缺勤repeated ~ from work 心不在焉~ of mind 缺乏积极性show an ~ of initiative 久别情深。Absence makes the heart grow fonder.