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- abash /əˈbæʃ/【to make ashamed; to embarrass】
v. 使感到尴尬、困窘、局促不安或羞愧
E.g. Meredith felt abashed by her inability to remember her lines in the school chorus of “Old McDonald Had a Farm”.
Nothing can abash him. 什么也不会使他羞愧。
相关联想：
unabashedly /ˌʌnəˈbæʃɪdli/ adv. 不害臊地；不怕羞地
E.g. Karl handed in a term paper that he had unabashedly copied from Wikipedia.
- abate /əˈbeɪt/【to subside; to reduce】
v. <正式>（使）减轻，减少；<法律>废除；消除（妨碍行为）；（指令状、法律诉讼等）无效
E.g. George spilled a cup of hot coffee on his leg. It hurt quite a bit. Then, gradually, the agony abated.
Steps are to be taken to abate pollution. 应该采取措施减少污染。
As the brain matures, it changes in ways that may cause the negative symptoms to abate.
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unabated /ˌʌnəˈbeɪtɪd/ adj. (程度，数量)不减的
E.g. The rain continued unabated. 雨势一直没减弱。
The fighting has continued unabated for over 24 hours. 战斗在持续了超过24小时后激烈程度仍然没有减弱。
abatement /əˈbeɪtmənt/ n. 减少；消除；减轻
E.g. The safety net for the unemployed needs extension along with the payroll tax abatement.
- abdicate /ˈæbdɪkeɪt/【to step down from a position of power or responsibility】
v. 退位；推卸 (责任)
E.g. She was forced to abdicate the throne of Spain. 她被迫让出西班牙的王位。
Many parents simply abdicate all responsibility for their children. 很多父母干脆推卸掉他们对孩子的所有责任。
- aberration /ˌæbəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/【something not typical; a deviation from the standard】
n. 失常；脱离常规；反常现象；异常行为
E.g. A snowstorm in June is an aberration; snow doesn’t normally fall in June.
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration; it was not just a single incident. 已经很明确这次事件并不仅仅是一次失常，也不只是一个单独的事件。
What we have to realise is that this kind of failure is systematic, not an aberration.
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aberrant /əˈberənt; ˈæbərənt/ adj. 违反常规的；反常的；异常的
E.g. Ian’s rages and aberrant behaviour worsened. 伊恩的盛怒和变态行为愈演愈烈。
Doctors have spent decades using drugs to tweak aberrant brain chemicals, with only limited success.
- abhor /əbˈhɔː(r)/【to hate very, very much; to detest】
v. 憎恨，厌恶，憎恶
「To abhor something is to view it with horror. Hating a person is almost friendly in comparison with abhorring him or her.」
「To abhor raw chicken livers is to have an abhorrence of them or to find them abhorrent.」
E.g. Emanuel abhorred having to wake up before dawn.
He was a man who abhorred violence and was deeply committed to reconciliation. 他是一个憎恶暴力并极其致力于和解的人。
词形变化：
abhorrence /əbˈhɒrəns/ n. 痛恨，厌恶
abhorrent /əbˈhɒrənt/ adj. 可恶的；厌恶的；令人憎恶的