abysmal

　　【考法1】adj. 极低的或极可怜的： immeasurably low or wretched

　　【例】abysmal living conditions 极可怜的生活条件

　　近 bottomless

　　反 shallow shoal

　　【考法2】adj. (程度)很深的、极端的：immeasurably great

　　【例】abysmal ignorance极端的无知;an abysmal cliff 深不见底的悬崖

　　【近】profound

　　【反】skin-deep, superficial 肤浅的

　　accede

　　【考法1】v. 赞成：to express approval or give consent

　　【例】acceded to their pleas 同意了他们的请愿

　　【近】acquiesce, assent, consent, subscribe, come round

　　【反】demur, dissent 反对

　　【考法2】v. 就任，就职：To arrive at or come into an office or dignity:

　　【例】accede to the throne 就任国王

　　accelerate

　　【考法1】v. 加速：to cause to move faster

　　【例】accelerate his steps 加快脚步

　　【近】balloon, escalate, snowball, mushroom, proliferate, burgeon, build up

　　【反】retard 减速

　　【考法2】v. 使提前发生：to bring about at an earlier time

　　【例】accelerate their departure 提前离开

　　【考法3】v. 变大，变多：to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number

　　【例】toy purchases accelerate dramatically during the Christmas season 玩具销售量在圣诞期间暴涨

　　【近】accumulate, balloon, enlarge, escalate, mushroom, proliferate, snowball, roll up

　　【反】contract, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, recede, wane

　　accessible

　　【考法1】adj. 可以到达的：situated within easy reach

　　【例】the town accessible by rail 有铁路通达的城镇

　　【近】handy, reachable

　　【反】inconvenient, unhandy, unreachable, untouchable

　　【考法2】adj. 可理解的： capable of being understood or appreciated

　　【例】The information ought to be made more accessible. 资讯应该更清晰易懂。