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※ 引述《henrithl1984》之銘言：
> <font color=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"#FFFFCC\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\">abacus</font>(n.)
> a frame holding wires on which small balls can be moved, used for counting
> 算盤
His wife was so angry bout him that she told him to kneel on a abacus.
> <font color=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"#FFFFCC\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\">abandon</font>(v.)
> 1. to leave completely and for ever
> 離棄,遺棄,拋棄
> Ex: Jim abandoned his girlfriend and went away with all their money.
He abondoned a plastic bag on the hallway, and I sent it back.
> 2. to give up, especially without finishing; stop
> 放棄,(尤指)半途而廢;停止
> Ex: The search for Jim was abandoned when night came.
I\'m searching for a new topic for my master program because I want to abandon my current one.
> <font color=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"#FFFFCC\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\">abase</font>(v.)
> to make(someone, especially oneself) have less selfrespect; make humble
> 有損(某人,尤指自己)尊嚴;貶低
> Ex: Jim would not abase himself by showing childishness.
A joker always abases himself to entertain others.
> abasement - (n)
Abasement is sometimes a kind of sense of humor.
> <font color=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"#FFFFCC\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\">abashed</font>(adj.)
> uncomfortable and ashamed, especially in the presence of others
> 難為情,不好意思;侷促不安,羞愧
> Ex: Jim felt abashed because he forgot to wear his pants.
She felt abashed when she farted in an elevator filled with people.
> 反義:unabashed
She felt unabashed when she farted in an elevator filled with people, I guess she doesn\'t have self-respect.
Respect others, respect yourself.
> <font color=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"#FFFFCC\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\">abate</font>
> (of storm, pain, sounds, etc.) to become less fierce;decrease
> (暴風雨,疼痛,聲音等)減輕減弱
> Ex: The ship waited in the harbour until the typhoon abated.
Gay males usually exploit KY for abating their pain in ass.

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※ 作者: nick  來自: 140.112.175.133  時間: 2008-09-19 15:44:43
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