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abandon vt. /?’ b?nd?n/ i to leave sb/sth to… ; to give up 抛弃，遗弃，放弃，舍弃 The mother abandoned her baby. The old man is abandoned to the care of a stranger. To save their life, the sailors had to abandon their sinking ship. They had to abandon their lands to their enemies. ii to stop doing helping/supporting/ believing in/having… The country abandoned its political leaders after the war. They had to abandon the match because of the rain. iii ~ yourself to sth 陷入，沉湎于某种感情（literary） to feel an emotion so strongly that you can feel nothing else He abandoned himself to despair. * abandonment n. 离弃，放弃，停止做 * abandon n. 放任，放纵（written） He signed cheques with careless abandon. 他无所顾忌地乱开支票 * abandoned adj. i 被离弃的 ~ cars/houses… ii 人/行为放纵的，堕落的（written） adverse adj. /’?dv?:rs/ [usually before noun] negative, unpleasant, not likely to produce good results ~ change/weather conditions/circumstances Lack of money will have an adverse effect on our research program. This drug is known to have adverse side effects. * adversely adv. In a harmful way, negatively Her health was affected ~ by the climate. * adversity n. a difficult/unpleasant situation 困境，逆境 He always has courage in the face of adversity. 3. aggregate adj./n./vt. i adj. [only before noun] gathered into or amounting to a whole. 总数的，总计的 ~ demand/investment/turnover/sum/numbers… ii n. 总数，合计 The three smaller parties gained an ~ of 25 per cent of the vote. 三个小政党获得了总数25%的选票 iii vt. [usually passive] 总计，合计 ~ sth with sth（formal or technical） The scores were aggregated with the first round totals to decide the winner. 此次得分与第一轮总分合计决出胜者 cultivation n. i 耕种，栽培, 开垦 rice/wheat cultivation With the development of land cultivation, hunters and gatherers were able to settle in one place. ii the deliberate development of a particular relationship, quality or skill 关系/技能…的培养 the cultivation of a good relationship with local firms. * cultivate vt. 栽培，开垦，培养 ~ rice/beans; She tried to ~ an air of sophist