1. abrasion /ə'breɪʒn/

-- sacraping or wearing away of the skin by friction

The automobile was a total wreck, but the driver, luckily, escaped with minor cuts and abrasions.

那辆汽车撞成了一堆废铁，但幸运的是，驾驶员只有一点割伤和擦伤，逃过了一劫。

 

2. avocation /ˌævəʊ'keɪʃn/

-- occupation away from one's customary occupation; hobby

My uncle, an accountant, composes music as an avocation.

我叔叔是一位会计师，作曲是他的业余爱好。

 

3. abdicate /'æbdɪkeɪt/

-- formally remove oneself from; give up; relinquish; surrender

The aging king abdicated his throne and went into retirement.

那老国王逊位退休。（放弃）

 

4. abduct /æb'dʌkt/

-- carry off by force; kidnap

The Greeks attacked Troy to recover Helen, who had been abducted by the Trojan prince Paris.

希腊人袭击特洛伊城，想带回被特洛伊王子帕里斯绑架的海伦。

 

5. abhor /əb'hɔ:(r)/

-- shrink from; detest; loathe; hate

Janet is doing her best to pass English because she adhors the thought of having to repeat it in summer school.

珍妮厌恶在暑期学校重修英语，所以她尽全力使自己及格。

 

6. abscond /əb'skɒnd/

-- steal off and hide; depart secretly; flee

A wide search is under way for the manager who absconded with $10,000 of his employer's funds.

广泛的搜捕已经展开，以逮捕那个携1万美元公款潜逃的经理。

 

7. absolve /əb'zɒlv/

-- 1. set free from some duty or responsibility 

2. declare free from guilt or blame

The fact that you were absent when the assignment was given does not absolve you from doing the homework.

布置作业时你不在的事实不能免除你写作业的责任。

Of the three suspects, two were found guiltyand the third was absolved.

三个嫌疑犯中两个有罪，第三个无罪释放。

 

8. abstain /əb'steɪn/

-- withhold oneself from doing something; refrain

My dentist said I would have fewer cavities if I abstained from eating candy.

牙医说如果我不吃糖，龋齿就会少一些。

 

9. avert /ə'vɜ:t/

-- turn away; ward off; prevent

The mayor promised to do everything in his power to avert a strike by newspaper employees.

市长答应竭尽全力防止报社员工罢工。

 

10. abnormal /æbˈnɔ:məl/

-- deviating from the normal; unusual; irregular

We have three absences today, which is abnormal. Usually everyone is present.

今天很反常，有三个人缺席，通常每个人都会出席的。

 

11. abrupt /əˈbrʌpt/

-- broken off; sudden; unexpected

Today's art lesson came to an abrupt end when the gongs sounded for a fire drill.

今天的美术课在火灾演习的铃声响起时戛然而止。（突然的）

 

12. absorbing /əbˈsɔ:bɪŋ/

-- fully taking away one's attention; extremely interesting; engrossing

That was an absorbing book. It held my interest from begining to end. 

这是一本极有趣的书，从头到尾都让我感到兴致盎然。

 

13. averse /əˈvɜ:s/

-- (literally, "turned from") opposed; disinclined; unwilling

I am in favor of the dance, but I am averse to holding it on May 25.

我赞成这次舞会，但我反对在5月25日举行。