1 考研英语熟词生义归纳(一) 1
abide (by ) v
① 遵守,服从We must abide by the promise made by us
我们必须遵守我们作出的诺言
② 忍受,忍耐 You will have to abide by the consequences
你将必须忍受其后果
abroad adj
① 在国外,到国外;② everywhere 遍布,到处 There is a rumor abroad that he is a liar
谣言到处说他是个骗子
above / beyond: 介词,后面接抽象而不是具体名词时表示“无法做到”,例如:“above comprehension”的意思是“无法理解”,beyond dispute 毋庸置疑
in the absence of something: “缺少,没有”,用于替代“in short of”或者“be lacking in”
be absorbed in something: “专注于某事”
abuse: 用在物品词后面表示“过量使用”,比如 drug abuse(药物或毒品滥用),用在有生命的事物后面则表示“虐待”
systematic patient abuse (蓄意对病人的虐待) 7
have access to something: 通道,通路;机会
比如“have access to town”表示“有道路通往市区”,“ have access to the teacher”则是“有条件向老师请教”
account “帐户,解释,解说,叙述”
An agreed account 共识;on account of 因为 9
account for “解释,说明”,但常理解翻译成“是…的原因”