n.[C](pl.-cuses /-kǝsIz/) calculating instrument with balls moving smoothly on wire算盘:on the ～用算盘,打算盘/work〔use〕 an ～用算盘,打算盘...[继续阅读]

    n. ①hell 地狱 ②the Devil魔鬼...[继续阅读]

    ■adv. in or towards stern of ship 〈海〉在船尾,向船尾■prep. nearer stern than 比…更近船尾...[继续阅读]

    n. (the shell of) a kind of shellfish, used as food and known for its shell, which is lined with mother-of-pearl鲍鱼,石决明...[继续阅读]

    ■vt. ①go away from,not intending to return to 离弃,丢弃:～ wrecked ship丢弃失事的轮船/The car was badly damaged, so they abandoned it.那辆车坏得太厉害了,所以他们丢弃了它。②forsake;desert 遗弃,抛弃:～ ones friends抛弃朋友/The cruel man abandoned his wife an...[继续阅读]

    adj. ①deserted被抛弃的 ②unrestrained无约束的...[继续阅读]

    vt. ①humiliate使谦卑,使感到羞耻 ②degrade使降低(地位、身份等) □abasement n. 贬低;降低...[继续阅读]

    vt.embarrass使羞愧,使局促,使窘迫:He refused to abash himself in the eyes of others.他不愿在他人面前被贬低。...[继续阅读]

    adj. ①embarrassed窘迫的 ②disconcerted不知所措的...[继续阅读]

    vti. ①make or become less减少,减轻,减退:～ a tax减税/～ sb.s pain减轻某人的痛苦/～ oneself(暴风雨等)减弱,减缓 ②do away with消除:～ a nuisance排除骚扰□abatement n. 减少,减轻,减退...[继续阅读]