動詞
abandon 〔E'bAndEn〕遺棄
The mother abandoned her baby. 這母親遺棄她的嬰兒。
abolish 〔E'balIS〕廢除
They are going to abolish the old rules.
他們要廢除老舊的規矩。
absorb 〔Eb'sCrb〕全神貫注
I've been very absorbed in my work recently.
我最近把大把精力用在工作上。
abuse 〔E'bjuz〕虐待
Don't abuse the stray dogs. 別虐待流浪狗。
accelerate 〔Ak'sWlE,ret〕加速
The airplane accelerated down the runway.
飛機在跑道上加速起飛。
accept 〔Ek'sWpt〕接受
Her application was accepted by the manager.
經理接受她的申請書。
accompany 〔E'kVmpEnI〕陪伴
I will accompany her home. 我會陪她回家。
accomplish 〔E'kamplIS〕完成、實現
If you don't try, you'll never accomplish anything.
如果妳不試試看,妳什麼也不會實現。
accumulate 〔E'kjumjE,let〕累積
She has accumulated a lot of money. 她累積許多錢。
accuse 〔E'kjuz〕指控、指責
They accused us of stealing their money.
他們指控我們偷了他們的錢。
achieve 〔E'tSiv〕達到
We're hoping to achieve better results with this new method. 我們希望使用新方法能得到較佳的結果。
acknowledge 〔Ek'nalId5〕承認
He acknowledged that he'd been wrong.
他承認自己錯了。
acquire 〔E'kw1r〕獲得
We acquired a lot of experiences from her.
我們從她身上獲得很多經驗。
adapt 〔E'dApt〕採用
This movie was adapted from a novel.
這部電影取材自小說。
add 〔Ad〕增加
You should add the salt after the water boils.
水滾後妳該加點鹽。
addict 〔E'dIkt〕上癮
He needs to get help because he's become addicted to drugs. 他需要找人協助,因為他吸毒上了癮。
address 〔E'drWs〕演說
A spokesperson addressed the reporters at the press conference. 發言人在新聞會議上對記者演講。
adhere 〔Ed'hIr〕堅持
He adhered to his original position.
他堅持自己原本的立場。
名詞
ability 〔E'bIlEtI〕能力
She has the ability to lead the whole team.
她有領導全隊的能力。
absence 〔'AbsNs〕缺席
Tim helped the teacher in my absence.
我不在的時候,提姆幫老師的忙。
academy 〔E'kAdEmI〕學術
Pat won Academy Award. 派特贏得學術獎。
accent 〔'AksWnt〕腔調
Did you have a hard time understanding her accent?
你有聽不懂她的腔調的難題嗎?
acceptance 〔Ek'sWptEns〕接受
The boss' acceptance of the plan cheered the team.
老闆接受此計畫鼓舞了團隊。
access 〔'AksWs〕途徑
Access to the CEO is tightly regulated.
升到執行首長的管道嚴格限制。
accident 〔'AksEdEnt〕意外
Her aunt died in a car accident.
她姑媽在一次車禍中喪生。
account 〔E'k0nt〕帳戶
I plan to open a new bank account after I move.
搬家後我打算重新開一個銀行帳戶。
accuracy 〔'AkjErEsI〕準確
Accuracy is very important for fixing a watch.