A 核心单词 Core Vocabulary
01 abandon [əˈbændən] 丢弃;抛弃;使听任;沉湎于
v. to give up something; to leave somebody or go away from a place, a vehicle, etc. permanently; to feel an emotion strongly and let it control you
• The manager was forced to abandon this project since no one supported him.
经理被迫放弃这个计划,因为没有人支持他。
• The crew are prepared to abandon ship. 全体船员准备弃船。
SYN. leave behind 留下 desert v. 遗弃
EXP. abandon oneself to an emotion 陷入或沉湎于(某种情感)
• He abandoned himself to despair. 他陷入绝望。
▲拆词记忆法
a(一个)+band(乐团)+on(在……之上)。
为了成为a band on stage“舞台上的乐团”,这些乐手不惜抛弃一切。
02 abide [əˈbaɪd] 容忍,忍受
v. if you cant abide somebody or something, you dislike somebody or something very much
• John was jealous. He couldnt abide his wifes success.
约翰很嫉妒,他无法忍受他妻子的成功。
SYN. tolerate v. 忍受 put up with 忍受
EXP. abide by 遵守,信守
• We have to abide by the new rules. 我们必须遵守新规则。
▲综合记忆法
把英语字母表中前五个字母abcde的c换成i,就得到abide。
NOTICE:abide做“容忍”解时,多用于否定句,搭配cant。
03 ability [əˈbɪlətɪ] 能力,才能,专门技能
n. the state of being able to do something
• As a leader, he has the ability to bring out the best in his team.
作为一名领导,他有能力把团队的最好一面展现出来。
SYN. capacity n. 能力,容量 capability n. 能力 potential n. 潜力
• We were all impressed by his capacity for deadpan humor.
他能够不动声色地表现出幽默,我们大家对此都感到印象深刻。
• The commander-in-chief implied that they had the capability to destroy the enemy in a few days.
总司令暗示,他们有能力在几天之内消灭敌人。
EXP. be able to 能够做……
• Novices though they are, they seem to be able to work quite efficiently.
尽管他们是新手,他们似乎能够非常高效率的工作。
▲综合记忆法
把able“能”和capable“有……能力的”一起记忆。
04 abolition [ˌæbəˈlɪʃn] 废除;废止;(美国的)废除黑人奴隶制度
n. the act of ending a law or practice
• At first, many of the townsmen were opposed to the abolition of slavery.
起初,许多住在城里的人反对废除奴隶制度。
SYN. ending n. 结束 termination n. 终结
EXP. abolish v. 废除
• The country abolished the death penalty in 1998.
这个国家在1998年废除了死刑。
▲综合记忆法
所谓abolition“废除”,当然是某种与liberation“解放”有关的事物。
助记造句 Abolition is something about liberation. 废除(abolition)是和解放的(liberation)有关的事。