1. absolute/’æbsəlu:t/a.絕對的;純粹的
2. absorb/əb’sɔ:b/vt.吸收;使專心
【例句 】Your child will naturally copy you so it is important that you are seen reading and enjoying books, newspapers and magazines rather than just absorbed in screens.
【譯文】你的孩子會自然地模仿你,因此你被孩子看見在閱讀並享受閱讀書籍,報紙和雜誌,而不是僅僅專注於屏幕,這是很重要的。
3. abstract/’æbstrækt/n.摘要 a.抽象的
【例句】The study, which followed more than 2,000 healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 60,
found that certain mental functions including measures of abstract reasoning, mental speed and puzzle solving started to dull as early as age 27.
【譯文】一項跟蹤 2000 多名 18 至 60 歲健康成年人的研究發現:某些心理功能 包括抽象推理方法,心理速度和解決問題能力 早在 27 歲的時候就開始變遲鈍。
4. abundant/ə’bΛndənt/a.豐富的;大量的
5. abuse/ə’bju:z, ə’bju:s/vt.濫用;虐待;辱罵 n.濫用;虐待
6. accelerate /æk’seləreit/vt.(使)加速;促進
【例句】It benefited from the accelerated rise in productivity.
【譯文】它受益於生產力的加速增長。
7. access/’ækses/n.接近;通道,入口
【例句】We keep our high value documents in a safe that I don’t even have access to.
【譯文】我們將高價值文件保存在一個我甚至無法訪問的保險箱中。
8. accommodate/ə’kɔmədeit/vt.容納;適應
【例句】The elementary school curriculum is being sped up to accommodate them.
【譯文】小學課程正在加速適應他們。
9. accommodation/ə,kɔmə’deiʃən/ n.住處,膳宿
【例句】Find her accommodation on campus.
【譯文】找到她在校園裏的住宿。
10. account /ə’kaunt/n.記述;解釋;帳目 vi.解釋
【例句 】McGraw Hill accounts for over one-fifth of the market share of college textbooks.
【譯文】麥格勞希爾占大學教科書市場份額的五分之一以上。
11. accumulate/ə’kju:mjuleit/vt.積累 vi.堆積
【例句】It was always known that the body accumulates damage.
【譯文】人們總是知道身體會累積傷害。
12. accurate/’ækjurit/a.精確的,準確的