# ab-
背离，否定
# abandon
vt. / n. 放弃
abandon the doctrine 放弃一种哲学/理念
abandon one's pursuit of one‘s dream 放弃对于某个人梦想的追求
Abandoning the doctrine of "juggling your life", and making the alternative move into "downshifting" brings with it far greater rewards than financial success and social status.
放弃“忙忙碌碌”的生活哲学，转而过一种“放慢生活节奏”的生活所带来的回报，比经济成功和社会地位更有价值。(2001 Text 5)
# abrupt
ab- 背离 rupt- 断，断开
adj. 突然的
abruptly follow sth 突然地跟随
abrupt change 突然的改变
Beethoven's habit of increasing the volume with an intense crescendo and then abruptly following it with a sudden soft passage was only rarely used by composers before him.
贝多芬习惯于先把乐曲的音量增到最大，然后再突然衔接一段轻柔的段落，在他之前，鲜有作曲家运用这样的方式。(2014 Translation)
# absent
adj. 缺席
be absent from 缺席
absence of economic advantage 缺乏经济价值
We have no land ethic yet, but we have at least drawn near the point of admitting that birds should continue as a matter of intrinsic right, regardless of the presence or absence of economic advantage to us.
虽然我们还没有土地的伦理观，但是我们至少已几乎承认，不管鸟类对我们而言有没有经济价值，它们都有其固有的权利，都应该生存下来。(2010 Translation)
# abound
ab- 否定 ound- 低下
vi. 丰富
abound with 大量
the sea abounds with various kinds of fish 海里有好多鱼
In the firsting drawing, in the year of 1990 the sea abounds with various kinds of fish.
在第一幅图画中，1990 年大海里富含各种鱼类。(2000 年考研写作范文)
# absorb
sorb- 吮吸
vt. 吸收
absorb and reflect on law 吸收并思考法律知识
absorb knowledge 吸收知识
Journalists should sharpen judgment by absorbing and reflecting on law.
记者们应当通过吸收法律知识并深入思考法律问题来提高判断能力。(2007 Translation)
# absolute
ab- 背离，否定 sol- 一，唯一 ute- 形容词尾缀
adj. 绝对的
absolute reality 绝对的现实
Curiously, my experiment in what the Americans term "downshifting" had turned my tired excuse into an absolute reality.
奇怪的是，我这种被美国人称为放慢生活节奏的尝试已经将我那老掉牙的借口变成了绝对的现实。(2001 Text 5)
# abundant
ab- 背离 und- 向下 ant- 形容词尾缀
adj. 大量的
be abundant
abundantly clear 特别清晰
to make sth abundantly clear (to sb) （对某人）彻底讲清楚某事
Refusing a lesser reward completely makes these feelings abundantly clear to other members of the group.
拒绝接受较少的酬劳使这些情绪得以极其清晰地传达给其他成员。(2005 Text 1)
# abuse
ab- 不 use- 用
vt. n. 滥用；虐待
child abuse 儿童虐待
drag abuse 药物滥用
The phrase "substance abuse" is often used instead of "drug abuse".
他们常用“物质滥用”来代替“药物滥用”这个词。(1997 Text 3)