1. abide by =be faithful to ; obey 忠于;遵守。
2.absence or mind =being absent-minded 心不在焉
be absent from…. 缺席,不在
3.absorb =take up the attention of 吸引…的注意力(被动语态)
be absorbed in 全神贯注于… 近义:
be engrossed ; be lost in ;
be rapt in ; be concentrated on;
be focused on ; be centered on
4. (be) abundant in=be rich in; be well supplied with 富于,富有
5. have access (to) (不可数名词) 能接近,进入,了解
6.by accident =by chance, accidentally 偶然地,意外.
without accident =safely 安全地,
7.of one’s own accord
=without being asked; willingly; freely 自愿地 ,主动地
8. in accord with 与…一致 .
out of one’s accord with 同….不一致
9. with one accord = with everybody agreeing 一致地
10. in accordance with =in agreement with 依照,根据
11. on one’s own account 1) 为了某人的缘故, 为了某人自己的利益
2) =at one’s own risk 自行负责
3) =by oneself 依靠自己
on account 赊账;
on account of 因为;
on no account不论什么原因也不;
of …account 有…..重要性.
12. take…into account =consider 把...考虑进去
13. give sb. an account of 说明, 解释 (理由)
14. account for = give an explanation or reason for 解释, 说明.
15. on account of = because of 由于,因为.