高频词汇Unit 1词汇部分(1)
　　abandon[??b?nd?n]
　　vt.①丢弃;抛弃，遗弃 an abandoned car被抛弃的汽车 ②放弃,中止 abandon a project 放弃一项方案③~oneself(to sth./doing sth.)使放纵;使听任 Those who abandon themselves to despair can not succeed.那些自暴自弃的人无法成功。
　　真题例句：Some pessimistic experts see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned.(2002.1阅读2)
　　译文：一些悲观的专家认为在不久的将来，所有的汽车都会被丢弃。
　　辨析abandon desert leave
　　四个单词都有“抛弃”的意思。
　　①abandon 抛弃，离弃。一般指完全和永久地舍弃某人或某物。可用于褒义，也可以用于贬义。书面语用的多。 The sailors abandoned the burning ship.船员们放弃了着火的船。
　　②desert遗弃，离弃。指某人或某物无人问津，或在困难时或困境中被人背弃。多用于贬义，有时可引申为“失去”的意思。 All his friends have deserted him when he is in difficulties.在他困难的时候，他所有的朋友都背弃了他。

　　③leave 舍弃，遗弃。着重“离开”、“遗留下”的意思。 常见用法：～sb./sth.; ～sb./sth.to sb.; ～sb./sth.with sb.;～sth.for sth.常用短语：be left with给留下，被剩下;leave alone 不管;leave aside 搁置;leave behind 留下，遗忘。 Did he leave any message for me? 他有话留给我么?
　　ability[??b?l?t?]
　　n.①能力，本领 to the best of one’s ability尽某人的最大努力 ②才能，才智The acting abilities of both are well-known.两人的表演才能都是众所周知的。
　　真题例句：The fund-raising ability is largely a product of experience and necessity.(2009.12阅读2)
　　译文：筹款能力主要是经验和迫切需要的产物。
　　able[?e?b?l]
　　a.①[后接不定式]能够……的，得以……的 be able to do sth.能够做某事 ②有才干的，能力出众的，有能力的 an able lawyer一位能干的律师
　　真题例句：The agents were able to utilize their full potential and experiences to build up the company.(2009.6快速阅读)
　　译文：代理人能够充分利用其潜力和经验创立公司。
　　abolish[??b?l??]
　　vt.彻底废除，废止 Bad customs and laws ought to be abolished.不良的习俗和法规应予以废除。
　　abrupt[??br?pt]
　　a.①突然的，意外的 an abrupt rolling or pitching 突然的摇晃或坠落 ②(举止、言谈等)唐突的，鲁莽的 She was offended by his abrupt manner.他粗率无礼的举止触怒了她。
　　absorb[?b?s??b]
　　vt.①吸收 Dry sand absorbs water.干沙吸收水分。②be~in sth./doing sth.吸引……的注意，使全神贯注 The old man was utterly absorbed in the book.老人全神贯注地读这本书。
　　真题例句：The writer was so absorbed in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the room.(2005.6词汇47题)
　　译文：这位作家如此全神贯注地工作以至于都没有注意到他走进了房间。
　　abstract [??bstr?kt]
　　a.①抽象的 in the abstract抽象地，在理论上 ②抽象派的 abstract art抽象派艺术 n.①摘要，梗概 Harper made an abstract of Prof.Hunter’s lecture.哈珀将亨特教授的讲座做了摘要。vt.①做……的摘要 The author abstracted his book.作者为他的书写了内容提要。②提取，抽取 abstract metal from ore 从矿砂中提取金属
　　真题例句：I really like those abstract paintings we saw yesterday.(2008.12听力15题)
　　译文：我真的很喜欢我们昨天看的那些抽象画。
　　abuse[??bju?z]
　　n.①滥用，妄用drug abuse 滥用麻醉药品②虐待，伤害child abuse虐待儿童 ③辱骂，毁谤She attacked him with a torrent of abuse.她用连珠炮似的谩骂来攻击他。 vt.①滥用，妄用abuse one’s authority滥用权威 ②虐待，伤害All the children had been physically and emotionally abused.所有的孩子都受到过身体上和精神上的虐待。③辱骂，毁谤You are always abusing and offending people.你总是出言不逊得罪人。
　　真题例句：Lawyers can specialize in “elder law,” which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing?home abuse and age discrimination.(2002.1阅读3)
　　译文：律师可以专攻“老年法”，其中包括从信托和财产到疗养院虐待和年龄歧视等各方面。