absolute

　　【考法1】adj. 专制的： unconstrained by constitutional or other provisions

　　【例】absolute ruler 专制的统治者

　　【近】arbitrary, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, monocratic, tyrannical

　　【考法 2】adj. 无限的： unqualified in extent or degree; total

　　【例】absolute silence 鸦雀无声

　　【近】complete, utter, deadly, downright, out-and-out

　　【反】qualified 有限的，有保留的

　　【考法3】adj. 完美的、纯净不掺杂的：free from imperfection free or relatively; free from mixture

　　【例】absolute alcohol 无水酒精(纯酒精)

　　【近】plain, refined, unadulterated, unalloyed, undiluted, unmixed

　　【反】adulterated, alloyed, diluted, impure, mixed 掺杂的，不纯的

　　【考法4】adj. 不容置疑的，确凿的： positive, unquestionable

　　【例】absolute proof 确凿的证据

　　【近】clear, deciding, decisive, definitive

　　【反】inconclusive, indecisive, unclear 不明确的

　　absolve

　　【考法1】v. 使无罪，解除责任：to set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt, exculpate

　　【例】absolve somebody from blame 使某人免受责备

　　【近】acquit, exonerate, vindicate

　　【反】blame, criminate, incriminate 定罪

　　abstain

　　【考法1】v. 自我克制，主动戒绝：to refrain from something by one's own choice

　　【例】abstain from smoking/voting 戒烟，弃权

　　【近】forgo, keep from, refrain from, withhold (from)

　　【反】bow to, give in to, submit to, succumb to, surrender to, yield to 屈服于

　　abstemious

　　【考法1】adj. (吃喝等)有节制的，节俭的：marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or

　　alcohol, sparring

　　【例】an abstemious diet有节制的饮食， abstemious meals 节俭的晚餐

　　【近】continent, temperate, self-abnegating, self-denying