Abet/deter
abet v.鼓动,唆使
They abetted the boy in a crime.
他们唆使那个小男孩犯罪。
deter v.制止
Failure did not deter him from trying again.
失败并没有制止他们再度尝试。
abhor/admire
abhor v.憎恶
She abhors flattery.
她极端厌恶奉承。
admire v.赞美
Do you admire it?
你赞美它吗?
ability/inability
ability n.能力,有能力
I don't doubt your ability to do the work.
我不怀疑你做这项工作的能力。
inability 无能力,无能
I must admit my inability.
我必须承认自己无能。
able/unable
able a.能,有能力的
He will be able to help you.
他能够帮助你。
unable a.不能,无能力的
My little sister is unable to write better.
我妹妹无法写得再好了。
abnormal/normal
abnormal a.异常的
This is abnormal.
这是异常的。
normal a.正常的
The normal temperature of the human body is 36.8℃。
人体的正常体温是36.8℃。
abolish/establish
abolish v.废除
This rule has been abolished.
这条规则已被废除.
establish v.建立,成立
They want to establish a new state.
他们想建立一个新的国家.
above/below
above ad. & prep.在…之上,在上面
The birds soared above.
鸟飞向高空.
below ad. & prep. 在…之下,在下面
The people in the room below are very noisy.
楼下房间里的人非常吵.
absence/presence
absence n.缺席,不在场
All this resulted in his absence from meeting.
所有这一切都是他开会缺席造成的.
presence n.出席,在场
He was clam in the presence of danger.
在危险当中他镇定自若.
absolve/charge
absolve v.赦免,免除
The priest absolved the dying man.
牧师宽恕了那个快死的人。
charge v.指控,使负罪
He was charged with murder.
他被控告犯有谋杀罪。
abstract/concrete
abstract a. 抽象的
A flower is beautiful, but beauty itself is abstract.
花是美的,但"美"本身是抽象的。
concrete 具体的
A lamp is concrete but its brightness is abstract.
灯是具体的,但光亮是抽象的。
abstract/insert
abstract v.抽出,取出
Abstract a book, give a summary of it.
抽出一本书,给它做一个概要。
insert v.插入
He inserted a key in a lock.
他把钥匙插入锁孔中。
accept/reject; decline
accept v. 接受
He asked her to marry him and she accepted him.
他向她求婚,她答应了他。
reject v.拒绝
Don't reject an offer of help.
不要拒绝别人提供的帮助。
decline v.谢绝
He declined an invitation of dinner.
他谢绝了吃饭的邀请。