1. abide

  vt. 遵守;容忍,忍受;等候;

  vi. 持续;经受住,顶住;居住,逗留;

  [例句]I can't abide people who can't make up their minds.

  我受不了优柔寡断的人。

  2. abnormal

  adj. 反常的,异常的;不规则的;变态的,畸形的;邪门儿;

  [例句]He concluded that Oswald was somewhat abnormal.

  他断定奥斯瓦尔德有点不正常。

  3. abolish

  vt. 消灭;撤销;废除,废止;取消,革除;

  [例句]The following year Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for murder.

  议会于翌年表决对谋杀罪废除死刑。

  4. abrupt

  adj. 陡峭的;突然的,意外的;无理的,唐突的;不连贯的;

  [例句]Rosie's idyllic world came to an abrupt end when her parents 'marriage broke up.

  父母婚姻的破裂使得罗茜田园诗般美好的世界陡然画上了句号。

  5. absolute

  adj. 绝对的,完全的;不受任何限制[约束]的;无条件的;有无上权力或权威的;

  n. 绝对;绝对事物;

  [例句]It's not really suited to absolute beginners.

  它并不真正适合从零开始的初学者。

  6. absorb

  vt. 吸收(液体、气体等);吸引(注意);吞并,合并;忍受,承担(费用);

  [例句]Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and moisture from the soil.

  植物从空气中吸收二氧化碳并从土壤中汲取水分。

  7. abstract

  adj. 抽象的,理论上的;难解的;抽象派的;茫然的;

  n. 摘要;抽象概念;抽象派艺术作品;[化]萃取物;

  vt. 提取,分离;转移(注意等);概括,摘录;<婉辞>剽窃;

  [例句]It's not a question of some abstract concept.

  这不是某个抽象概念的问题。

  8. absurd

  adj. 荒谬的;荒唐的;无理性的,杂乱无章的;荒诞主义的,荒诞的;

  n. 无价值,无意义;

  [例句]It is absurd to be discussing compulsory redundancy policies for teachers.

  讨论针对教师的强制裁员政策真是滑稽可笑。

  9. abuse

  n. 滥用;恶习;侮辱;恶言;

  vt. 滥用;虐待;辱骂;

  [例句]I was left shouting abuse as the car sped off.

  汽车飞驰而去,留下我在那里大声咒骂。

  10. aaccelerate

  vt. 促进;(使)加快,(使)增速;加速,催促;速度增加;

  vi. 加快,加速;

  [例句]Growth will accelerate to 2.9 per cent next year.

  明年的增长会加快到2.9%。