abundancePbun+nss/•nunaverylargequantity.thestateofhavingaverylargequantity;plentifulness:vinesgrewinabundance.theamountofsomethingpresentinaparticulararea,volume,orsample.一ORIGINLatinabundantia,fromabundare'overflow'一n.一大量，充足一Therewasanabundanceofcornlastyear.一去年玉米丰收一abundanceoftheheart一热情洋溢；感情充沛。a-bun-danceaccidental•adectiehappeningbyaccident.incidental;subsidiary.•nunMusicasignindicatingamomentarydeparturefromthekeysignaturebyraisingorloweringanote.—DERIVATIVESaccidentalladverb.一意外的；偶然（发生）的一OurmeetinginNewYorkwasquiteaccidental.—我们在纽约的会见完全是偶然的。—继承用法一accidentally一adv.—参考词汇—［同义词］一accidentalfortuitouscasualincidentaladventitiousacreage[□eikDrid3]n.英亩数Hehasaverylargeacreageundertheplough.他有很大面积的耕地。angle2•verbfishwitharodandline.2seeksomethingdesiredbyindirectlypromptingsomeonetoofferit:shewasanglingforsympathy.—DERIVATIVESanglernounanglingnoun.—ORIGINOldEnglish.—annual•adectiveoccurringonceayear.2calculatedoverorcoveringayear.(ofaplant)livingforayearorless.•nounabookormagazineofaseriespublishedonceayear.2anannualplant.—DERIVATIVESannuallyadverb.—ORIGINLatinannualis,fromannus'year'assault•nounaviolentattack.2Lawanactthatthreatensphysicalharmtoaperson.aconcentratedattempttodosomethingdifficult.•verbmakeanassaulton.—DERIVATIVESassaultiveadjective.一ORIGINfromOldFrenchassauter,fromLatinsaltare'toleap'.•noun(pi.berries)asmallroundishjuicyfruitwithoutastone.2Botanyafruitthathasitsseedsenclosedinafleshypulp,e.g.abananaortomato.—ORIGINOldEnglishcattle|•luralnounlargeruminantanimalswithhornsandclovenhoofs,domesticatedformeatormilkorasbeastsofburden;cowsandoxen.一ORIGINOldFrenchchatel'chattel'chorus|•noun(pi.choruses)apartofasongwhichisrepeatedaftereachverse.somethingsaidatthesametimebymanypeople.alargegroupofsingers,especiallyoneperformingwithanorchestra.apieceofchoralmusic,especiallyoneformingpartofanoperaororatorio.(inancientGreektragedy)agroupofperformerswhocommentonthemainaction.•er(chorused,chorusin)(ofagroupofpeople)saythesamethingatthesametime.一ORIGINLatin,fromGreekkhoros.colossal•adectieextremelylarge.—DERIVATIVEScolossalladverb.—ORIGINfromLatincolossus(seeOLOSSS).confined|•adectie(ofaspace)enclosed;cramped.consent•nounpermissionoragreement.•ergivepermission.agreetodo.一ORIGINfromLatinconsentire'agree'.consent[kenDsent]n.准许，同意，赞成Herparentsrefusedtheirconsenttothemarriage.她的父母对这桩婚姻持反对态度。vi.同意；赞成Myparentshaveconsented.我父母已经同意了。considerable•adectienotablylarge.significantornotable.—DERIVATIVESCOnsiderabladverbcontaminate•erbmakeimpurebyexposuretooradditionofapoisonousorpollutingsubstance.—DERIVATIVEScontaminantnouncontaminationnouncontaminatornoun.—ORIGINLatincontaminare‘makeimpure',fromcontamen‘contact,pollution'contend•erb(contenditaainst)struggletodealwith(adifficulty).(contendor)engageinastruggleorcampaigntoachieve.assertasapositioninanargument.—DERIVATIVEScontendernoun.一ORIGINLatincontendere,fromtendere‘stretch,strive'—•erb(contenditaainst)struggletodealwith(adifficulty).(contendor)engageinastruggleorcampaigntoachieve.assertasapositioninanargument.—DERIVATIVEScontendernoun.一ORIGINLatincontendere,fromtendere‘stretch,strive'.counterpart•nounapersonorthingthatcorrespondstoorhasthesamefunctionasanother.cr...
