abbreviate

[?'briv?'et] verb

~ sth (to sth) to make a word, phrase or name shorter by leaving out letters or using only the first letter of each word

縮略；把（詞語、名稱）縮寫（成……）

abbreviation：略語；縮寫詞；縮寫形式

abdicate

['?bd?ket] verb

to give up the position of being king or queen

退位；遜位

~ responsibility / your responsibilities to fail or refuse to perform a duty

失職；放棄職責(zé)

abdication noun

abdomen

['?bd?m?n] noun

the part of the body below the chest that contains the stomach, BOWELS, etc.

腹（部）

the end part of an insect's body that is attached to tis THORAX

（昆蟲的）腹部

abdominal adj. [only before noun]

abdominal pains 腹痛

abduct

[?b'd?kt] verb

～ sb to take sb away illegally, especially using force

誘拐；劫持；綁架

abductee：被劫持者；被綁架者；肉票

abductor：劫持者；綁架者；綁匪

abed

[?'b?d] adv.

(old use)?in bed

在床上

Aberdonian

[,?b?'d?uni?n] noun

a person from Aberdeen in Scotland

（蘇格蘭）阿伯丁人，阿伯丁居民

aberrant

[?'b?r?nt] adj.

not usual or not socially acceptable

違反常規(guī)的；反常的；異常的

aberration?noun 脫離常規(guī)；反?，F(xiàn)象；異常行為

abet

[?'b?t] verb

~ sb to help or encourage sb to do sth wrong

教唆；唆使；煽動(dòng)；慫恿

abeyance

[?'be?ns] noun

in abeyance?not being used, or being stopped for a period of time

擱置；暫停使用；暫時(shí)中止

abhor

[?b'h?r] verb

(not used in the progressive tenses) ~ sth to hate sth, for example a way of behaving or thinking, especially for moral reasons

（不用于進(jìn)行時(shí)）（尤指因道德原因而）憎恨，厭惡，憎惡

[SYN] detest, loathe

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