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共選編了1000多組英語同義詞和近義詞，涉及詞匯5700余個。所選詞匯主要以教育部對高等學校非英語專業本科生的推薦詞匯量為基準，即4795個單詞和700個詞組（含中學應掌握的詞匯），同時參照《大學英語課程教學要求》中所附的《大學英語參考詞匯表》，對其中所列的單詞盡量予以吸收，基本涵蓋了英語學習中經常遇到的同義詞和近義詞問題。

A
a (an), one
a couple of, a pair of
a few, a number of, several, some
a great deal of, a lot of, plenty of
a little, a bit
abandon, abdicate, desert, give up, quit, renounce, waive
ABC, alphabet
ability, capability, capacity, competence
able, capable
abominable, contemptible, despicable, detestable
about, concerning, regarding, respecting
above, over
absolutely, certainly, surely
absorb, assimilate, imbibe