一句话记住6个雅思核心词汇：abashed, abate, abdicate, abduct, abhor

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The victim was abducted and the kidnapper attempted to abdicate responsibility, but the police's quick actions abated the danger and led to the kidnapper being abashed as he was caught and abhorred by the justice system for his actions of abandoningall moral principles.

1. abandon [əˈbændən] v. 放弃，抛弃

词根/词源：源自法语abandonner，意为“放弃，遗弃”。

同根词：abandoned (被遗弃的)，abandonment (遗弃，抛弃)

例句：He abandoned his car and walked the rest of the way

（他弃车走完了剩下的路。）

2. abashed [əˈbæʃt] adj. 窘迫的，尴尬的

词根/词源：源自中古英语的“abaschen”，意为“使羞愧”。

记忆法：a-bash-ed，当你被bash（打）了一顿，你会感到尴尬。

同根词：abashment (尴尬)，abashable (可羞愧的)

例句：I felt abashed when I realized I was wearing the wrong outfit.

（当我意识到穿错了衣服时，我感到很尴尬。）

3. abate

音标：[əˈbeɪt]

词义：v. 减轻，减少

词根/词源：源自古法语“abattre”，意为“打倒，减少”。

同根词：abatement (减轻，减少)，abatable (可减少的)

例句：The storm began to abate as the night wore on.

（随着夜幕的降临，暴风雨开始减弱。）

4. abdicate

音标：[ˈæbdɪkeɪt]

词义：v. 退位，放弃职责

词根/词源：源自拉丁语“abdico”，意为“放弃，让出”。

记忆法：a-bdi-cate，“啊，不得不辞去”，就像退位放弃职责一样。

同根词：abdication (退位，放弃职责)，abdicator (退位者)

例句：The king was forced to abdicate the throne.

（国王被迫放弃王位。）

5. abduct

音标：[æbˈdʌkt]

词义：v. 绑架，诱拐

词根/词源：源自拉丁语“abductus”，意为“拉走，绑架”。

记忆法：a-b-duct，就像你需要将一个人拉进一条duct（管道）中一样，绑架他。

同根词：abduction (绑架，诱拐)，abductor (绑匪)

例句：The child was abducted from his home by strangers.

（这个孩子被陌生人从家里拐走了。）

6. abhor

音标：[əbˈhɔr]

词义：v. 憎恶，厌恶

词根/词源：源自古英语“abhoren”，意为“憎恶，厌恶”。

记忆法：a-bhor，当你想到a horror（一件可怕的事情），你会感到厌恶。

同根词：abhorrence (憎恶，厌恶)，abhorrent (可憎的)

例句：She abhorred the idea of eating meat.

（她厌恶吃肉的想法。）

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The victim was abducted and the kidnapper attempted to abdicate responsibility, but the police's quick actions abated the danger and led to the kidnapper being abashed as he was caught and abhorred by the justice system for his actions of abandoningall moral principles.

（受害者被绑架，绑架者试图推卸责任，但警方的快速行动减轻了危险，并导致绑架者感到羞愧，因为他被司法系统抓获，并因其抛弃所有道德原则的行为而受到憎恶。）