Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter A - Page 7
Abscission (n.) 切斷，除去，頓斷法 The state of being cut off. -- Sir T. Browne.
Abscission (n.) (Rhet.) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly: thus, "He is a man of so much honor and candor, and of such generosity -- but I need say no more."
Abscission (n.) Shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant.
Abscission (n.) The act of cutting something off [syn: abscission, cutting off].
Absconded (imp. & p. p.) of Abscond.
Absconding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abscond.
Abscond (v. i.) （為躲避罪責、債務等）潛逃；逃亡 To hide, withdraw, or be concealed.
The marmot absconds all winter. -- Ray.
Abscond (v. i.) To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor.
That very homesickness which, in regular armies, drives so many recruits to abscond. -- Macaulay.
Abscond (v. t.) 潛逃，逃匿 To hide; to conceal. [Obs.] -- Bentley.
Abscond (v.) Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe" [syn: abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off].
Abscond (v. i.) To "move in a mysterious way," commonly with the property of another.
Spring beckons! All things to the call respond; The trees are leaving and cashiers abscond. Phela Orm
Abscond (v.) [ I ] (Escape) 潛逃；逃遁；逃走 To go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere.
// Two prisoners absconded last night.
// She absconded from boarding school with her boyfriend.
Abscond (v.) [ I ] (Steal) （通常指攜款）潛逃 To go away suddenly and secretly because you have stolen something, usually money.
// They absconded with £10,000 of the company's money.
Abscondence (n.) 逃亡，失蹤 Fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding. [R.] -- Phillips.
Absconder (n.) (Escapee) 潛逃者；逃犯 One who absconds.
Absconder (n.) A fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution.
Absence (n.) 不在，缺席 [U] [C] [（+from）]；缺少，缺乏 [U] [（+of）] A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.
Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence. -- Phil. ii. 12.
Absence (n.) Want; destitution; withdrawal. "In the absence of conventional law." -- Kent.
Absence (n.) Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind. "Reflecting on the little absences and distractions of mankind." -- Addison.
To conquer that abstraction which is called absence. -- Landor.
Absence (n.) The state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation" [ant: presence].
Absence (n.) Failure to be present [ant: presence].
Absence (n.) The time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence".
Absence (n.) The occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy [syn: absence, absence seizure].
Absent (a.) 缺席的，不在的，缺乏的，漫不經心的 Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present. "Expecting absent friends." -- Shak.
Absent (a.) Not existing; lacking; as, the part was rudimental or absent.
Absent (a.) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; as, an absent air.
What is commonly called an absent man is commonly either a very weak or a very affected man. -- Chesterfield.
Syn: Absent, Abstracted.
Usage: These words both imply a lack of attention to surrounding objects. We speak of a man as absent when his thoughts wander unconsciously from present scenes or topics of discourse; we speak of him as abstracted when his mind (usually for a brief period) is drawn off from present things by some weighty matter for reflection. Absence of mind is usually the result of loose habits of thought; abstraction commonly arises either from engrossing interests and cares, or from unfortunate habits of association.
Absented (imp. & p. p.) of Absent.
Absenting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Absent.
Absent (v. t.) 缺席 To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun.
If after due summons any member absents himself, he is to be fined. -- Addison.
Absent (v. t.) To withhold from being present. [Obs.] "Go; for thy stay, not free, absents thee more." -- Milton.
Absent (a.) Not being in a specified place [ant: present].
Absent (a.) Nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking" [syn: lacking, absent, missing, wanting].
Absent (a.) Lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" [syn: absent, absentminded, abstracted, scatty].
Absent (v.) Go away or leave; "He absented himself" [syn: absent, remove].
Absent (a.) Peculiarly exposed to the tooth of detraction; vilifed; hopelessly in the wrong; superseded in the consideration and affection of another.
To men a man is but a mind. Who cares What face he carries or what form he wears? But woman's body is the woman. O, Stay thou, my sweetheart, and do never go, But heed the warning words the sage hath said: A woman absent is a woman dead. Jogo Tyree
Absentaneous (a.) (Obsolete) Pertaining to absence.
Absentation (n.) 缺席；不到 The act of absenting one's self.
Absentee (n.) 缺席者；不在場者 One who absents himself from his country, office, post, or duty; especially, a landholder who lives in another country or district than that where his estate is situated; as, an Irish absentee. -- Macaulay.
Absentee (n.) One that is absent or not in residence.
Absentee (n.) One who is away from his domicil, or usual place of residence.
Absentee (n.) After an absence of seven years without being heard from, the presumption of death arises. 2 Campb. R. 113; Hardin's R. 479; 18 Johns. R. 141 15 Mass. R. 805; Peake's Ev. c. 14, s. 1; 2 Stark. Ev. 457 8; 4 Barn. & A. 422; 1 Stark. C. 121 Park on Ins. 433; 1 Bl. R. 404; Burr v. Simm, 4 Wh. 150; Bradley v. Bradley, 4 Wh. 173.
Absentee (n.) In Louisiana, when a person possessed of either movable or immovable property within the state, leaves it, without having appointed somebody to take care of his estate; or when the person thus appointed dies, or is either unable or unwilling to continue to administer that estate, then and in that case, the judge of the place where the estate is situated, shall appoint a curator to administer the same. Civ. Code of Lo. art. 50. In the appointment of this curator the judge shall prefer the wife of the absentee to his presumptive heirs, the presumptive heirs to other relations; the relations to strangers, and creditors to those who are not otherwise interested, provided, however, that such persons be possessed of the necessary qualifications. Ib. art. 51. For the French law on this subject, vide Biret, de l'Absende; Code Civil, liv. l tit.. 4. Fouss. lib. 13 tit. 4, n. 379-487; Merl. Rep. h.t.; and see also Ayl. Pand. 269; Dig. 50, 16, 198; Ib. 50, 16, 173; Ib. 3, 3,,6; Code, 7 32 12.
Absentee (n.) A person with an income who has had the forethought to remove himself from the sphere of exaction.
Absenteeism (n.) 地主不在；怠工戰術 The state or practice of an absentee; esp. the practice of absenting one's self from the country or district where one's estate is situated.
Absenter (n.) One who absents one's self.
Absently (adv.) 心不在焉地，茫然地 In an absent or abstracted manner.
Absentment (n.) (Obsolete) 收回，退回，撤退 The state of being absent; withdrawal.
Absent-minded (a.) 心不在焉的，茫茫然的；健忘的Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied.
Absentness (n.) 心煩意亂地 The quality of being absent-minded.
Absentness (n.) (Rare) The quality or state of being absent in mind; distractedness, absent-mindedness.
Absey-book (n.) 入門書；初級課本 An A-B-C book; a primer.
Absinthate (n.) A combination of absinthic acid with a base or positive radical.
Absinth (n.) Alt. of Absinthe.
Absinthe (n.) The plant absinthium or common wormwood.
Absinthe (n.) A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy or alcohol.
Absinthial (a.) Of or pertaining to wormwood; absinthian.
Absinthian (n.) Of the nature of wormwood.
Absinthiate (v. t.) To impregnate with wormwood.
Absinthiated (a.) Impregnated with wormwood; as, absinthiated wine.
Absinthic (a.) Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it.
Absinthin (n.) The bitter principle of wormwood (Artemisia absinthium).
Absinthism (n.) The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinth.
Absinthium (n.) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter plant, used as a tonic and for making the oil of wormwood.
Absis (n.) See Apsis.
Absist (v. i.) To stand apart from; top leave off; to desist.
Absistence (n.) A standing aloof.
Absolute (a.) 絕對的，專制的，完全的，獨立的 Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promise or command; absolute power; an absolute monarch.
Absolute (a.) Complete in itself; perfect; consummate; faultless; as, absolute perfection; absolute beauty.
Absolute (a.) Viewed apart from modifying influences or without comparison with other objects; actual; real; -- opposed to relative and comparative; as, absolute motion; absolute time or space.
Absolute (a.) Loosed from, or unconnected by, dependence on any other being; self-existent; self-sufficing.
Absolute (a.) Capable of being thought or conceived by itself alone; unconditioned; non-relative.
Absolute (a.) Positive; clear; certain; not doubtful.
Absolute (a.) Authoritative; peremptory.
Absolute (a.) Pure; unmixed; as, absolute alcohol.
Absolute (a.) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence in government; as, the case absolute. See Ablative absolute, under Ablative.
Absolute (n.) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
Absolutely (adv.) In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; wholly; positively.
Absoluteness (n.) The quality of being absolute; independence of everything extraneous; unlimitedness; absolute power; independent reality; positiveness.
Absolution (n.) 免罪，赦免，懺悔式 An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
Absolution (n.) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring and accused person innocent.
Absolution (n.) The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven.
Absolution (n.) An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, -- for example, excommunication.
Absolution (n.) The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
Absolution (n.) Delivery, in speech.
Absolution (n.) The condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance.
Absolution (n.) The act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance [syn: {absolution}, {remission}, {remittal}, {remission of sin}].
Compare: Penance
Penance (n.) [Mass noun] （贖罪的）苦行，苦修 [U] [C]；（天主教、東正教的）補贖 [U] Punishment inflicted on oneself as an outward expression of repentance for wrongdoing.
‘He had done public penance for those hasty words.’
Penance (n.) [Mass noun] A sacrament in which a member of the Church confesses sins to a priest and is given absolution.
In the Roman Catholic Church often called Sacrament of reconciliation.
Sacrament of reconciliation (n.) (Chiefly in the Roman Catholic Church) 和好聖事 The practice of private confession of sins to a priest and the receiving of absolution.
Penance (n.) [Mass noun] A religious observance or other duty required of a person by a priest as part of this sacrament to indicate repentance.
Penance (v.) [With object] [Archaic] 悔過；使悔罪；使苦修；使補贖 Impose a penance on.
‘The Bishop penanced him severely for his conduct.’
Absolution (n.) [ U ] (Formal) （尤指基督教中的）赦罪，解罪；寬恕 The act of forgiving someone, especially in the Christian religion, for something bad that they have done or thought.
// She was granted/ given absolution.
Absolutism (n.) 專制政治；專制主義；絕對論；【哲】絕對主義 The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.
The element of absolutism and prelacy was controlling. -- Palfrey.
Absolutism (n.) (Theol.) Doctrine of absolute decrees. -- Ash.
Absolutism (n.) Dominance through threat of punishment and violence [syn: absolutism, tyranny, despotism].
Absolutism (n.) A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny].
Absolutism (n.) The principle of complete and unrestricted power in government [syn: absolutism, totalitarianism, totalism].
Absolutism (n.) The doctrine of an absolute being.
Absolutist (n.) 專制主義者；絕對論者 One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.
Absolutist (n.) (Metaph.) One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the absolute. -- Sir. W. Hamilton.
Absolutist (a.) Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; as, absolutist principles.
Absolutist (a.) Pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism [syn: absolutist, absolutistic].
Absolutist (n.) One who advocates absolutism.
Absolutistic (a.) Pertaining to absolutism; absolutist.
Absolutory (a.) Serving to absolve; absolving.
Absolvable (a.) That may be absolved.
Absolvatory (a.) Conferring absolution; absolutory.
Absolved (imp. & p. p.) of Absolve.
Absolving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Absolve.
Absolve (v. t.) 宣告…無罪，赦免，免除 To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or responsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such ties as it would be sin or guilt to violate; to pronounce free; as, to absolve a subject from his allegiance; to absolve an offender, which amounts to an acquittal and remission of his punishment.
Absolve (v. t.) To free from a penalty; to pardon; to remit (a sin); -- said of the sin or guilt.
Absolve (v. t.) To finish; to accomplish. [Obs.]
Absolve (v. t.) To resolve or explain. [Obs.]
Absolve (v.) Grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's" [syn: {shrive}, {absolve}].
Absolve (v.) Let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility" [syn: {absolve}, {justify}, {free}] [ant: {blame}, {fault}].
Absolve (v.) [ T ] (Formal) (Especially in religion or law) （尤指宗教或法律上）為（某人）解罪，赦免（某人）的罪，宣告（某人）無罪，免除（某人）的責任 To free someone from guilt, blame, or responsibility for something.
// The report absolved her from/ of all blame for the accident.
// The priest absolved him (of all his sins).
Absolvent (a.) 赦免的；寬恕的 Absolving.
Absolvent (n.) 赦免者；寬恕者 An absolver.
Absolver (n.) 赦免者 One who absolves.
Absonant (a.) 不調和的 Discordant; contrary; -- opposed to consonant.
Absonous (a.) 不調和的，不和的 Discordant; inharmonious; incongruous.
Absorbed (imp. & p. p.) of Absorb.
Absorbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Absorb.
Absorb (v. t.) 吸收（液體，氣體，光，聲等）；汲取，理解（知識等）；使全神貫注；吸引（注意等）[H] [（+in/by）] To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include. "Dark oblivion soon absorbs them all." -- Cowper.
The large cities absorb the wealth and fashion. -- W. Irving.
Absorb (v. t.) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body. -- Bacon.
Absorb (v. t.) To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, absorbed in study or the pursuit of wealth.
Absorb (v. t.) To take up by cohesive, chemical, or any molecular action, as when charcoal absorbs gases. So heat, light, and electricity are absorbed or taken up in the substances into which they pass. -- Nichol.
Syn: To {Absorb}, {Engross}, {Swallow up}, {Engulf}.
Usage: These words agree in one general idea, that of completely taking up. They are chiefly used in a figurative sense and may be distinguished by a reference to their etymology. We speak of a person as absorbed (lit., drawn in, swallowed up) in study or some other employment of the highest interest. We speak of a person as ebgrossed (lit., seized upon in the gross, or wholly) by something which occupies his whole time and thoughts, as the acquisition of wealth, or the attainment of honor. We speak of a person (under a stronger image) as swallowed up and lost in that which completely occupies his thoughts and feelings, as in grief at the death of a friend, or in the multiplied cares of life. We speak of a person as engulfed in that which (like a gulf) takes in all his hopes and interests; as, engulfed in misery, ruin, etc.
That grave question which had begun to absorb the Christian mind -- the marriage of the clergy. -- Milman.
Too long hath love engrossed Britannia's stage, And sunk to softness all our tragic rage. -- Tickell.
Should not the sad occasion swallow up My other cares? -- Addison.
And in destruction's river Engulf and swallow those. -- Sir P. Sidney.
Absorb (v.) Become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb."
Absorb (v.) Take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" [syn: {absorb}, {assimilate}, {ingest}, {take in}].
Absorb (v.) Take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something" [syn: {absorb}, {take over}].
Absorb (v.) Take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn: {absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck up}, {draw}, {take in}, {take up}].
Absorb (v.) Cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax."
Absorb (v.) Suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter" [syn: {absorb}, {take in}] [ant: {emit}, {give off}, {give out}].
Absorb (v.) Devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies" [syn: {steep}, {immerse}, {engulf}, {plunge}, {engross}, {absorb}, {soak up}].
Absorb (v.) Assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society."
Absorb (v.) Consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" [syn: {absorb}, {engross}, {engage}, {occupy}].
Absorb (v.) [ T ] (Take in) (B2) （尤指逐漸）吸收 To take something in, especially gradually.
// Plants absorb carbon dioxide.
// In cold climates, houses need to have walls that will absorb heat.
// Towels absorb moisture.
// The drug is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream.
/ Our countryside is increasingly being absorbed by/into the large cities.
Absorb (v.) [ T ] (Take in) 消減；緩解 To reduce the effect of a physical force, shock, or change.
// The barrier absorbed the main impact of the crash.
Absorb (v.) [ T ] (Understand) (C1) 理解；掌握 To understand facts or ideas completely and remember them.
// It's hard to absorb so much information.
Absorb (v.) [ T ] (Interest very much) (B2) （使）完全吸引住；（使）全神貫注於… To take up someone's attention completely.
// The project has absorbed her for several years.
Syn: Engross
Engross (v.) [ T ] 用大字體書寫，獨占，使全神貫注 If something engrosses you, it is so interesting that you give it all your attention.
// What is it about Harry Potter that so engrosses children?
Absorbability (n.) 被吸收，被吸收性 The state or quality of being absorbable.
Absorbable (a.) 可吸收的，容易被吸收的 Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.
Absorbedly (adv.) 入神地，全神貫注地，專心一意地 In a manner as if wholly engrossed or engaged.
Absorbency (n.) 吸收性；吸收能力；專注 Absorptiveness.
Absorbency (n.) The property of being absorbent [ant: nonabsorbency]
Absorbency (n.) [ U ] 吸收性；吸收能力 The ability to absorb liquid.
Absorbent (a.) 能吸收（液體）的 Able to take liquid in through the surface and to hold it.
// Absorbent paper.
Absorbent (a.) 能吸收（水、光等）的 Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.
Absorbent (n.) 吸收劑；吸收物 [C] [U] Anything which absorbs.
Absorbent (n.) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance e. g., iodine) which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.
Absorbent (n.) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
Compare: Extremity
Extremity (n.) (pl. Extremities) 末端；盡頭 [C]；極度；極端；絕境 [U] [S] The furthest point or limit of something.
‘The peninsula's western extremity.’
Extremity (n.) (pl. Extremities) The hands and feet.
‘Tingling and numbness in the extremities.’
Extremity (n.) [Mass noun] The degree to which something is extreme.
‘The extremity of the violence concerns us.’
Extremity (n.) A condition of extreme adversity.
‘The terror of an animal in extremity.’
Compare: Adversity
Adversity (n. ) (pl. Adversities) [Mass noun] 逆境；厄運；（經濟方面的）窘境 [U]； 災禍；災難；不幸的事 [C] [P1] A difficult or unpleasant situation.
‘Resilience in the face of adversity.’
[Count noun] ‘She overcame many adversities.’
Compare: Resilience
Resilience (n.) [Mass noun] (Also Resiliency) 彈回；彈性；恢復力（= resiliency） The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
‘The often remarkable resilience of so many British institutions.’
Resilience (n.) [Mass noun] The ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity.
‘Nylon is excellent in wearability, abrasion resistance and resilience.’
Absorber (n.) 吸收器；【物】吸收中子器 One who, or that which, absorbs.
Absorber (n.) A thing or person that soaks up or absorbs something.
‘Oceans are some of the earth's biggest absorbers of heat.’
‘Nowadays, we are passive absorbers of information and active distributors of it.’
Absorber (n.) A device that reduces the effect or intensity of sound or an impact.
‘Traditional acoustic absorbers need to be physically large to resonate and cushion noise at those frequencies.’
Absorbing (a.) Swallowing, engrossing; as, an absorbing pursuit.
Absorbition (n.) 吸收； 專注； 合併 Absorption.
Absorpt (a.) Absorbed. [Arcahic.] "Absorpt in care." -- Pope.