abhor
vt.憎惡,厭惡,討厭
They abhor all forms of discrimination on the basis of race or sex.
她們憎惡種族和性別上的歧視。
abate
vt. & vi.減少,減輕,減退;消除
The storm began to abate slightly.
風暴開始稍有所減弱。
adjacent
adj. 鄰近的
These young students lives in adjacent rooms.
這些年輕的學生住在毗連的房間里。
admonish
vt.勸告,訓誡
The teacher admonished the boys for being lazy.
老師告誡學生不要偷懶。
advent
n.出現,到來
Since the advent of atomic power, there have been great changes in industry.
自從原子能問世以來,工業領域起了很大變化。