aardvark

['ɑ:d,vɑ:k] noun

an animal from southern Africa that has a long nose and tongue and that eats insects

土豚（非洲食蚁兽）

tongue [tʌŋ]：舌头

insects：昆虫

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aback

[ə'bæk] adv.

be taken aback (by sb/sth) to be shocked or surprised by sb/sth

被（……）吓了一跳；大吃一惊

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abacus

['æbəkəs] noun

a frame with small balls which slide along wires. It is used as a tool or toy for counting

算盘

slide：滑动

wires：金属丝

toy：玩具

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abalone

[,æbə'loni] noun

a SHELLFISH that can be eaten and whose shell contains MOTHER-OF-PEARL

鲍鱼

SHELLFISH：甲壳类动物；贝类等有壳的水生动物

MOTHER-OF-PEARL：珍珠母

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abase

[ə'bes] verb

~ yourself to act in a way that shows that you accept sb's power over you

表现卑微；卑躬屈膝；屈从

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abashed

[ə'bæʃt] adj.

[not before noun]

embarrassed and ashamed because of sth that you have done

羞愧；窘迫；尴尬

[opp] unabashed

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abate

[ə'bet] verb

to become less strong; to make sth less strong

（使）减弱，减退，减轻，减少

abatement noun

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abbess

['æbɛs] noun

a women who is the head of a CONVENT

女修院院长

CONVENT：女修道院

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abbey

['æbi] noun

a large church together with a group of buildings in which MONKS of NUNS live or lived in the past

（大）隐修院；（曾为大隐修院的）大教堂

MONKS：修道士

NUNS：修女

Westminster Abbey 威斯敏斯特教堂

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abbot

['æbət] noun

a man who is the head of a MONASTERY or an ABBEY

男修院院长

MONASTERY：修道院

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