《广外英专考研同义词》.pdf

网站：/ 论坛：/ abase abase aabbaassee [E5beis] lower; degrade; humiliate lower; degrade; humiliate v. [abased; abased; abasing] lloowweerr;;ddeeggrraaddee;;hhuummiilliiaattee Anna expected to have to curtsy to the Kingof Siam;when told to cast herself downon the ground Anna expected to have to curtsy to the Kingof Siam;when told to cast herself downon the ground AAnnnnaa eexxppeecctteedd ttoo hhaavveettoo ccuurrttssyy ttoo tthhee KKiinnggooffSSiiaamm;;wwhheenn ttoolldd ttoo ccaasstthheerrsseellffddoowwnnoonn tthheeggrroouunndd before him,however she refused to abase herself. before him,however she refused to abase herself. bbeeffoorreehhiimm,,hhoowweevveerr sshheerreeffuusseedd ttoo aabbaassee hheerrsseellff.. abash abash aabbaasshh [E5bAF] embarrass embarrass v. [abashed; abashed; abashing] eemmbbaarrrraassss He wasnot at all abashedby her open admiration. He wasnot at all abashedby her open admiration. HHeewwaassnnoottaattaallll aabbaasshheeddbbyyhheerr ooppeenn aaddmmiirraattiioonn.. abate abate aabbaattee [E5beit] subside or moderate subside or moderate v. [abated; abated; abating] ssuubbssiiddee oorrmmooddeerraattee Rather thanleavingimmediately, theywaited for the storm to abate. Rather thanleavingimmediately, theywaited for the storm to abate. RRaatthheerr tthhaannlleeaavviinnggiimmmmeeddiiaatteellyy,, tthheeyywwaaiitteedd ffoorrtthhee ssttoorrmm ttoo aabbaattee.. abbreviate abbreviate aabbbbrreevviiaattee [E5bri:vieit] shorten shorten v. [abbreviated; abbreviated; abbreviating] sshhoorrtteenn Because wewere runningout of time, the lecturer had to abbreviateher speech. Because wewere runningou