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1. abide by​

  • 遵守
  • abide by a rule/law/restriction 遵守规则/法律/禁令
  • abide by a ceasefire/agreement 遵守停火/协议
    同义词 observe, obey, adhere to
    反义词 disobey

2. abnormal​

  • 异常, 反常

abnormal heart rhythms and high anxiety levels 心律失常且过度焦虑
a child with an abnormal fear of strangers 异常怕生的孩子
Nothing abnormal was detected. 没有发现异常。

  • abnormal bleeding/cells/behaviour 异常出血/细胞/举动
  • an abnormal heartbeat/rhythm/smear/mammogram 心律不齐/心律失常/涂片异常/乳房X射线检查异常
  • 同义词 aberrant, deviant, irregular, unusual
  • 反义词 normal

abnormally​

  • 反常地

abnormally high levels of glucose 高血糖
This stops the cells from growing abnormally. 这能防止细胞变异。

  • abnormally high/low/large/thin 异常高/低/大/瘦的
  • grow/behave/develop abnormally 生长/举止/发育异常
  • 同义词 unusually
  • 反义词 normally

3. abstract​

  • 摘要

[+ of] Many scientists only have enough time to read the abstracts of papers. 许多科学家只有时间读论文的摘要。
[+ of] Some indexes also have abstracts or summaries of articles. 许多索引也有文章摘要或概要。

  • an abstract of something 某物的摘要
  • an abstract of a paper/article 论文/文章摘要
  • read/write/review/submit an abstract 读/写/综述/提交摘要
  • 同义词 summary, précis

ACADEMIC WRITING: Academic summaries

summary 泛指一篇简短的文章或口语表述，它浓缩了较长内容的要点。可以在许多不同的上下文中使用summary一词。

Each manager receives a summary of this information. This article provides a brief summary of some of the main evidence available.

précis 是一个更正式的词，指的是一小段文字或一段口头表述，它只给出较长文本的主要内容。

George gives a succinct oral précis of Fernando Joao's novel.

abstract 专指一篇学术论文的摘要，它出现在论文的开头，使读者能够看到主要的观点，以决定是否阅读全文。它也可以是一个学术演讲的书面总结，例如，在一个会议上。abstract 通常有一个固定的结构和长度。

We reviewed all abstracts and selected relevant, research-based articles.

4. abundant​

  • 大量的 形容词 Something that is abundant is present in large quantities.

There is an abundant supply of cheap labour. 那里廉价劳动力充足。
Birds are abundant in the tall vegetation. 高树上鸟类繁多。
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. 氢是宇宙中含量最多的元素。

  • abundant wildlife/evidence/resources 丰富的野生动植物/证据/资源
  • an abundant supply/element 大量的供给/元素
  • 同义词 plentiful
  • 反义词 sparse

abundantly​

  • 大量地

a plant that grows abundantly in the United States 在美国生长繁多的一种植物
All the pages are abundantly illustrated with colour photographs. 每一页都用大量的彩图注释。

  • grow/flower abundantly 大量生长/开花
  • abundantly documented/illustrated/demonstrated 充分记录的/解释的/论证的
  • 同义词 plentifully
  • 反义词 sparsely

5. accelerate​

    1. 加速，促进

[+ to] Growth will accelerate to 2.9 per cent next year. 明年经济增长率将增加到2.9%。
The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme. 政府将加快其私有化进程。

    1. 加速运动

Traffic calming often created extra noise as motorists accelerated and braked around traffic islands.
当司机们在交通岛周围加速和刹车时，交通缓行措施常常会造成过多的噪音。
[+ to] A police video showed the patrol car accelerating to 115mph. 警方录像显示巡逻警车加速到时速115英里。

  • accelerate to x 加速至多少
  • accelerate pace/growth 加快步伐/增长
  • accelerate a process/trend/timetable 加快进程/趋势/时间表
  • accelerate smoothly/gradually/rapidly/sharply 平稳/逐渐/迅速/急剧加速
  • a car/driver accelerates 车辆/司机加速
  • inflation/growth/decline accelerates 通货膨胀/增长/下降加速
  • 同义词 hasten
  • 反义词 decelerate

acceleration​

  • 不可数名词 促进，加速运动

[+ of] He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms. 他同时呼吁加快政治改革。
[+ in] the sharp acceleration in job losses 失业率的急剧加快
Acceleration to 60 mph takes a mere 5.7 seconds. 加速到时速60英里只用了5.7秒。
The flexible engine provides smooth acceleration at low speeds. 灵活的引擎在低速状态下会平稳加速。

  • acceleration of/in something 某物的加速
  • acceleration of growth/change/cuts 加速的增长/变化/削减
  • quick/rapid/sudden acceleration 快速/迅速/突然的加速
  • provide/show acceleration 提供/展现加速
  • 反义词 deceleration

6. acclimatize​

  • 动词 适应 /ə'klaimətaiz/ When you acclimatize or are acclimatized to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it. [FORMAL; in BRIT, also use acclimatise]

[+ to] Childhood eczema is caused by the body becoming acclimatized to the type of diet that we now eat. 小儿湿疹源于身体对我们现在饮食的适应。
soldiers struggling to acclimatize themselves 努力适应的士兵们 If you are changing altitudes rapidly, allow time to acclimatize. 如果你所处的海拔变化迅速，需要时间适应。

  • acclimatize to something 适应某事物
  • 同义词 adapt, adjust

7. account for​

/ə'kaunt fɔː, STRONG fɔːr/

  1. 构成，占比

Computers account for 5% of the country's commercial electricity consumption. 电脑用电耗费了该国5%的商业用电。
Pension funds currently account for around a third of all equity investment in Britain. 目前养老基金占英国所有股本投资的1/3左右。

  • account for an amount of something 占某物的一定数量
  • account for x per cent of something 占某物的百分之几
  • account for a portion/proportion of something 占某物的一部分/比例
  • account for a third/quarter of something 占某物的1/3或1/4
  • account for the majority/bulk of something 占某物的大部分
  • account for half/two-thirds of something 占某物的一半或2/3
  • currently/collectively account for something 目前/全部占某物的比重
  1. 导致

The blood pressure in veins is less than in arteries, and this accounts for the differences in their structures. 静脉的血压比动脉低，这导致它们结构的差异。

  • account for a discrepancy/disparity/difference 导致差异
  • 同义词 explain
  1. 解释，说明

How do you account for the company's alarmingly high staff turnover? 你如何解释公司的员工流动率高得惊人？ Public money has to be properly accounted for. 公款必须妥善核算。

  • properly account for something 合理解释某事
  • 同义词 explain