英语重点词汇语法详解abilityability/ blt; blt/n（1）U capacity or power to do sth physical or mental 做体力 脑力或机械工作的能力或力量:a machine with the ability to cope with large loads能处理大负荷量的机器*He has the ability to do the work.他有做这项工作的能力.(2) U cleverness; intelligence 智慧; 才智:a woman of great ability很有才能的女子.(3) U, C talent 天资; 天分:have a great musical ability很有音乐天才*We found him work more suited to his abilities.我们给他找到了更适合他的能力的工作.【习语】to the best of ones ability:using all ones ability 尽其所能abandon oneself to：give oneself up completely to a feeling or desire；surrender oneself to, lose all restraint, become addicted放任；纵情；（感情）陷于；沉溺于；yield completely to (an emotion or impulse) ；feel an emotion so strongly that you let it control you completely完全屈从于（某种情感或冲动）:Heabandoned himself todespair.他陷入绝望中*Heabandoned himself togrief他陷于悲伤之中。*Neverabandon yourself todespair切勿自暴自弃。*You mustntabandon yourself topleasures你不该一味享乐。*Do notabandon yourself todrinking不要沉溺于饮酒。*Pleaseabandon yourself tostudying.请让你自己沉溺于学习。*Please dontabandon yourself tocomputer games.请不要沉溺于电脑游戏。*Technique, expertise and knowledge are just tools; the key is toabandon oneself tothe energy that fuels the birth of all things.技巧、专业的经验和知识等都只不过是工具，重点在于舍弃自己而融入那个生出万物的能量。*However, I think that one canabandon oneself tonew experiences when overseas without treating ones training with abandon.我个人的理解是，一个人在海外时可以沉溺于新的体验而不让自己的学习深造受到影响。【up in the air】uncertain; undecided; not yet settled 未确定的; 悬而未决的:If a matter isup in the air, it is uncertain, often because other matters have to be decided first:*Our plans arein the air我们的计划还悬而未决。The company is going to build a new factory, but the location is stillup in the air.公司正准备建一个新工厂，但是位置还没有选好。The whole future of the project is stillup in the air.这个项目的未来还不确定。I would like to go with you, but my tour schedule is very muchup in the air.我很想跟你一起去，但是我的行程还没有定好。【put on airs】pretend to be very grand；behave in an unnatural or affected way in order to impress others 装模作样; 装腔作势；摆架子*She puts on airs all the time to try to impress new acquaintances她总是摆架子，以期给新结识的人留下印象。*Im tired of those who put on airs我讨厌摆架子的人。Trudy is always putting on airs. Trudy老是装腔作势。