A 核心单词 Core Vocabulary
01 abandon [??bnd?n] 丢弃;抛弃;使听任;沉湎于
v. to give up something; to leave somebody
or go away from a place, a vehicle, etc. permanently; to feel an emotion
strongly and let it control you
The manager was forced to abandon this project since no one
supported him.
经理被迫放弃这个计划,因为没有人支持他。
The crew are prepared to abandon ship. 全体船员准备弃船。
SYN. leave behind 留下 desert v. 遗弃
EXP. abandon oneself to an emotion 陷入或沉湎于(某种情感)
He abandoned himself to despair. 他陷入绝望。
▲拆词记忆法
a(一个) band(乐团) on(在之上)。
为了成为a band on stage舞台上的乐团,这些乐手不惜抛弃一切。
02 abide [??ba?d] 容忍,忍受
v. if you can''t abide somebody or
something, you dislike somebody or something very much
John was jealous. He couldn''t abide his wife''s success.
约翰很嫉妒,他无法忍受他妻子的成功。
SYN. tolerate v. 忍受 put up
with 忍受
EXP. abide by 遵守,信守
We have to abide by the new rules. 我们必须遵守新规则。
▲综合记忆法
把英语字母表中前五个字母abcde的c换成i,就得到abide。
NOTICE:abide做容忍解时,多用于否定句,搭配can''t。
03 ability [??b?l?t?] 能力,才能,专门技能
n. the state of being able to do something
As a leader, he has the ability to bring out the best in his team.
作为一名领导,他有能力把团队的最好一面展现出来。
SYN. capacity n. 能力,容量
capability n. 能力 potential n. 潜力
We were all impressed by his capacity for deadpan humor.
他能够不动声色地表现出幽默,我们大家对此都感到印象深刻。
The commander-in-chief implied that they had the capability to
destroy the enemy in a few days.
总司令暗示,他们有能力在几天之内消灭敌人。
EXP. be able to 能够做
Novices though they are, they seem to be able to work quite
efficiently.
尽管他们是新手,他们似乎能够非常高效率的工作。
▲综合记忆法
把able能和capable有能力的一起记忆。
04 abolition [?b??l??n] 废除;废止;(美国的)废除黑人奴隶制度
n. the act of ending a law or practice
At first, many of the townsmen were opposed to the abolition of
slavery.
起初,许多住在城里的人反对废除奴隶制度。
SYN. ending n. 结束
termination n. 终结
EXP. abolish v. 废除
The country abolished the death penalty in 1998.
这个国家在1998年废除了死刑。
▲综合记忆法
所谓abolition废除,当然是某种与liberation解放有关的事物。
助记造句 Abolition is something about liberation. 废除(abolition)是和解放的(liberation)有关的事。