2010年12月英語四六級口語考試練對話記單詞(1)

　　A

　　A: What is NY an abbreviation for ?

　　B: New York.

　　abbreviation

　　n.縮寫, 縮寫詞

　　A: You always abide by the law.

　　B: Yes, I think it is important for national governance

　　abide

　　vt. 容忍

　　abide by

　　遵守，履行

　　A: I think my child’s behaviour is abnormal.

　　B: No, he just has a lot of energy.

　　abnormal

　　a.反常的，異常的

　　A: I think they should abolish all the rules in this school.

　　B: But then there would be chaos.

　　abolish

　　vt. 廢止, 廢除(法律、制度、習(xí)俗等)

　　A: Can you have an abortion in your country?

　　B: Yes, do you agree with it?

　　abortion

　　n. 流產(chǎn), 墮胎

　　A: Henry abounds with energy.

　　B: I know I can never keep up with him.

　　abound

　　vi. 1. 大量存在

　　2.(in,with) 充滿 ,富于

　　A: Do you read the newspaper every morning?

　　B: Yes, I at least try to keep abreast of current affairs.

　　abreast

　　ad. 并列，并排

　　keep abreast of

　　與……齊頭并進(jìn)，了解……的最新情況

　　A: I heard that you were nearly in an accident.

　　B: Yes, it was a close call—but the car came to an abrupt stop just in time.

　　abrupt

　　a. 1. 突然的,意外的

　　2.(舉止、言談等)唐突的，魯莽的

　　A: Why do you abstain from alcohol?

　　B: I think it is better for my health.

　　abstain

　　vi. 1.棄權(quán)

　　2.(from)戒除

　　A: That was an absurd joke.

　　B: Maybe, but it was still funny.

　　absurd

　　a. 荒謬的，荒唐的

　　A: There are an abundance of flies outside.

　　B: I think that is because of the warm weather.