THE ACADEMIC WORD LIST
abandon v. go away from (a person or thing or place) not intending to return; forsake; desert 丢弃; 中止, 放弃; 遗弃, 抛弃; 使放纵
abstract adj. existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or practical existence 抽象的; 纯理论的; 深奥的
academy n. school for special training 学院; 研究院; 大学; 学会 access n. ~ means of approaching or entering (a place); way in 接近; 使用; 进入的权利, 接近的机会; 门路, 通道, 入口; 病菌的侵入; 允许进入一个电脑系统和/或接受资料 (计算机用语)
accommodate v. provide lodging or room for 调节, 使适应, 和解; 供应; 适应
accompany v. walk or travel with (sb) as a companion or helper; escort 陪同, 伴随; 随着...发生; 为...伴唱, 为...伴奏; 伴唱, 伴奏
accumulate v. gradually get or gather together an increasing number or quantity of get (sth) in this way积聚, 累积; 积攒; 积成堆; 累积, 聚积
accurate adj. free from error积聚, 累积; 积攒; 积成堆; 累积, 聚积 achieve v. gain or reach (sth), usu by effort, skill, courage, etc实现, 完成; 赢得, 达到; 达到目的
acknowledge v. accept the truth of admit (sth) 承认; 告知收到; 对...打招呼; 答谢
acquire v. gain (sth) by one's own ability, efforts or behaviour获得, 学到, 取得
adapt v. ~ sth (for sth) make sth suitable for a new use, situation, etc; modify sth使适应, 使适合; 改建, 改造; 改编, 改写; 适应
adequate adj. ~ satisfactory in quantity or quality; sufficient足够的, 能满足需要的; 胜任的; 适当的; 差强人意的, 尚可的
adjacent having a common endpoint or border also immediately preceding or following [ə'dʒeisnt] 毗连的, 邻近的, 接近
adjust v. put (sth) into the correct order or position; arrange [ə'dʒʌst] 调节; 校正; 改变...以适应; 校准; 调整, 适应于, 校准
administrate v. to administer调节; 校正; 改变...以适应; 校准; 调整, 适应于, 校准
adult adj. grown to full size or strength调节; 校正; 改变...以适应; 校准; 调整, 适应于, 校准
advocate v. speak publicly in favour of (sth); recommend; support拥护; 主张; 提倡; 鼓吹
affect v. have an influence on (sb/sth); produce an effect on影响, 爱好, 假装; 影响; 使感动, 使震动; 对...发生作用; 侵袭
aggregate v. ~ sb (fml ) be formed or bring sb into an assembled group or amount ['ægrigeit] 使聚集; 总计达
aid n. help帮助, 援助, 救助; 助手; 帮助者; 有辅助作用的事物 albeit conj although [ɔ:l'bi:it] 尽管, 虽然
allocate v. ~ sth allot or assign sth (to sb/sth) for a special purpose 分派; 分配, 放在一边; 指明某个任务或操作系统来源的一份 (计算机用语)
alter v. become different; change in character, position, size, shape, etc改变; 阉割, 去势; 修改; 变样, 改变
alternative adj. available in place of sth else; other两者择一的; 替代的; 非此即彼的; 供选择的
ambiguous adj. having more than one possible meaning模棱两可的, 含糊不清的
amend v. correct an error in (sth); make minor improvements in; change slightly修正, 改进
analogy n. ~ partial similarity between two things that are compared类比, 相似, 类似
analyze v. separate into its parts in order to study its nature or structure分析, 解析, 研究
annual adj. happening every year每年的; 一年一次的; 一年生的 anticipate v. expect预期, 期望; 预先考虑到; 预料; 预先做
apparent adj. clearly seen or understood; obvious明显的, 表面上的 append v. ~ sth (fml ) attach or add sth (esp in writing) 附加, 添加 appreciate v. understand and enjoy (sth); value highly欣赏, 赏识, 感激, 领会, 意识到 ; 增值
approach v. come near or nearer to in space or time靠近, 接近, 接洽, 要求,达到, 动手处理
appropriate adj. ~ suitable; right and proper适当的, 恰当的, 相称的 approximate adj. almost correct or exact but not completely so近似的, 大约的
arbitrary adj. based on personal opinion or impulse, not on reason 任意的, 专制的, 武断的, 霸道的
aspect n. particular part or feature of sth being considered方面, 方位, 外观;外貌
assemble v. come together; collect集合, 收集, 装配
assess v. ~ sth decide or fix the amount of sth评定, 评估, 估算 assign v. ~ sth to sb give sth to sb as a share of work to be done or of things to be used分配, 指定, 指派, 归因, 确定
assist v. ~ in/with sth; ~ (sb) in doing sth (fml ) help协助, 帮助; 支持, 促进; 协助, 帮助; 出席, 到场; 参加
assume v. accept as true before there is proof 假定, 设想, 承担, (想当然的)认为
assure v. tell (sb) positively or confidently 使确信, 使放心, 确保 attach v. ~ sth fasten or join sth (to sth) 附上, 系上, 贴上, 使依附, 使附属, 使附着
attain v. succeed in getting (sth); achieve 实现, 获得, 达到 attitude n. ~ way of thinking or behaving态度; 看法; 姿势
attribute v. ~ sth to sb/sth regard sth as belonging to, caused by or produced by sb/sth 把 ... 归于;归于, 属于
author n. writer of a book, play, etc 作家, 作者
authority n. power to give orders and make others obey权力, 官方, 当局, 职权, 权威
automate v. cause to operate by automation使自动化
available adj. that can be used or obtained可利用的, 可得到的, 有空的, 有效的
aware adj. ~ of sb/sth; ~ that... having knowledge or realization of sb/sth
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