abolish
取消(限制等),废除(法律等)
【例】Many barriers to international trade were abolished and local industry has had to compete with imports from abroad.
许多国际贸易的障碍取消了,当地工业现在不得不与海外进口货进行竞争。
abortive
无效果的,失败的
【例】We made an abortive attempt to secure that order.
为获取那笔订货,我们曾做过一次失败的尝试。
abound
盛产,丰富
①接用in,间或接用with,含义大致相同。仅用于一般时态,构成短语动词后也不用于被动形式。
【例】China abounds in natural resources.
中国自然资源丰富。