雅思阅读高频词汇（一）

1. to abandon oneself to

沉溺于；肆意

At the harvesting time, most of the villagers would abandon themselves to wining eating and even singing folk songs after dark.

秋收时节，大多数的村民在天黑以后都会开怀畅饮、大吃大喝，甚至还唱起山村民歌。

2. to be abashed at

因……而感到惭愧，窘迫，不好意思

Sandra was very much abashed at the sight that all the participants were wearing a formal dress while she was in mini-skirt.

当桑德拉看见到场的其他人都穿得很得体，而她却穿的是超短裙时，她感到非常的尴尬。

3. to take up one's abode with/in

和……住在一起；住在

Sandra's mother became very much abashed at the news that her daughter had taken up her abode with a guy she got acquainted with only recently.

当桑德拉的母亲得知她的女儿和一个她刚刚认识的男人住在了一起的时候她感到自己都没脸见人了。

4. to abound in/with

充满，盛产，有大量的

Rare and precious herbal plants abound in the mountains to the north of this *all city,and the deep valley to the west of the city abounds with hot springs.

这座小城市以北的山上生长着大量稀有珍贵的野生药材，而在位于该城西边的深山峡谷中温泉处处可见。

5. to keep abreast of/with

与……并驾齐驱；跟得上

To survive in a world full of intense competition,an enterprise must keep abreast with the most advanced development in its field.

一个企业要想在这个竞争激烈的社会生存下去，就必须掌握所在行业的最先进技术。

6. to absolve * from/of

免除（解除，宽恕）某人

The President intends to absolve Frank from his present post as the manager of the production section,but he doesn't have the heart to degrade him,as he had

contributed a lot to the development of the Group.

董事长有意免去富兰克生产部经理的职务,但由于他对集团事业的发展做出了很大的贡献，所以他又不忍心给他降职。

7. to be absorbed in

专心,全神贯注于；沉醉于

The professor is completely absorbed in the subject of his research and the writing of books on the subject,and nothing seems to be able to get him sidetracked.

那位教授完全沉醉于课题研究专著的撰写之中,似平什么事情也不能使其分心。

8. to abstract *'s attention from

转移某人对……的注意力

Nothing seems to be able to abstract the professor's attention from his research subject.

看来什么事也不能转移教授对其课题研究的注意力。

9.to heap abuse on

辱骂，谩骂，责骂

Soon after Georges News Comment was out of print,many artists and people engaged in acting, dancing and singing began to heap abuse on him. They simply went mad and their rage is like anything.

乔治的”新闻评论”发表后不久很多艺术家和从事歌舞和电影业的人开始辱骂乔治。他们简直疯狂至极怒不可。

10. to have access to

能够进入；使用；得到，获得

There are only a few colleges in China whose students have access to such magazines as Time,Newsweek,Economists and New York Post.

中国只有几所大学的学生能看到诸如《时代周刊》、《新闻周刊》、《经济学家》 以及《纽约邮报》之类的杂志。

11. to accommodate oneself to

使适应于……

You must learn to accommodate yourself to your surroundings before you are able to find a common ground with people from all walks of life.

你必须学会使自己适应周围的环境这样你才能找到与各界人士和睦相处的共同语言

12. to be accomplished in

擅长于；在……方面很有成就

Thomas is very much accomplished in the studies of Chinese literature and his recent book on Chinese modem literature is much acclaimed in the field.

托马斯在中国文学的研究方面成就斐然，他最近出版的有关中国现代文学的专著在该领域获得了很高的评价。

13. to do sth. of one's own accord

自愿干某事，主动干某事

You offered to help her of your own accord and now you complain about the time you have spent in helping her.Put that in your pipe and *oke it and you may then realize who are in the wrong

你主动提出要帮助她，可是现在又来抱怨你为她花了很多时间。这个事你再好好琢磨琢磨，也许你会认识到是谁的不对。