中國 Flashcards

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autism

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自我中心

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pretext

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n/v藉口
1. pretext an early appointment in town next morning
以第二天早晨鎮上有約會爲借口

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at the end of the 1920’s

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the+1920’s

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no single innovation has ___ being regarded as a kind of watershed

come close to
可當成

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sth
come close to +Ving
come near to Ving
接近於

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overshadow

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v遮蔽

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paradigm shift

典範轉移;思考模式的轉移

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paradigm

mindset思考模式轉移

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污名stigma

dishonor

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stigma污名

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disarray

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n/v雜亂
the inspection disarrayed the usual schedule.
這次視察打亂了平時的日程安排。

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dissonance

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n不一致 不協調
cognitive dissonance
認知失調

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出現come into being

come into existence

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appear

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fall back on sth

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依賴

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unravel

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v解開
unravel the mystery of his disappearance
解開他的失蹤之謎

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hamper

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v妨礙
hamper growth

hamper the production of sth

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harangue

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n長篇大論declamation
vt 訓斥
he harangued the public on their ignorance.
他慷慨激昂地斥責公衆的無知。

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construe

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解釋vt

her withdrawal was construed as a protest

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edify

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v啟發 教育
They tried to edify the child with music.
他們試圖用音樂陶冶這孩子。

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enchase

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鑲嵌
雕刻
enchase a brooch.
別上胸針

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temperament

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個性

mercurial temperament喜怒無常的性情

mercurial temperament
erratic

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mercurial

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adj喜怒無常的

erratic

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impaired memor/hearing

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聽力受損

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comestible

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adj可食用的

n食物food

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fecund

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fertile

肥沃的 多產的

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brindled

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有斑紋的

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anthropoid

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adj類人猿

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percolate

The idea percolates through my mind

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percolate
v滲透

流行percolate down

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pertain

his remark doesn’t pertain to our goal

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v屬於

His remark did not pertain to the question.
他的話同這個問題不相干

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perforate

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v在…上穿孔
perforate a target by bullets
用子彈射穿靶子

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perpetrator

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n加害者

perpetrate a crime犯罪

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perspire

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v流汗excrete

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impecunious

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adj貧窮的

abject poverty
赤貧

abject可憐的/卑鄙的

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imperative

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adj必要的
the imperative of survival
生存上的需要

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impregnable

invulnerable

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adj堅不可摧的

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culprit

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罪人

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ephemeral

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短暫的

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precarious

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adj危險的
不確定的
不牢靠的

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stupendous

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adj巨大的

驚人的

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37
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verse

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詩篇

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38
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reimburse

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賠償

compensate = repay

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litigate

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v提出訴訟

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40
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pilfer

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小偷

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meander

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曲流n/v
1. the meanders of the law
法律程序的繁復

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cumbersome

onerous

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adj笨重的

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brazen

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厚顏無恥的
黃銅的

brazen arrogance.
恬不知恥的狂妄自大。

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credulous

credible

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輕信的

credulous superstition
幼稚的迷信

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bootless

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adj無用的

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inured

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adj習慣的
The prisoners quickly became inured to the harsh conditions.
囚犯們很快就適應了苛刻的條件。

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47
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impinge on sth

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產生影響力

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48
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復甦
rebound
pull through

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pull through 復甦

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formidable

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adj令人敬畏的

a formidable opponent

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forbidding 令人害怕的

dreadful adj可怕的

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  1. there’s been a dreadful accident.

發生了一場可怕的事故。

51
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miraculous

supernatural

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adj神奇的

超自然的

52
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litmus test石蕊試紙

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試金石litmus test

53
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spice

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n香料 少許

spicy辛辣的

54
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hue

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n色彩

55
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cinnamon 肉桂
nutmeg 豆蔻
paprika辣椒

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turmeric 薑黃 助食慾

56
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keep a stiff upper lip

v. 堅定不移

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stiff堅硬的

57
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keep a stiff upper lip

v. 堅定不移

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stiff堅硬的

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adoptee
被收養者

adoptive families收養家庭

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the concern for adoptees over adoptive families

59
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subsidy

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allowance

津貼

60
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insurance

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保險n

61
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revenue from the institute has doubled

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從機構的收入增倍

62
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dispatch executives to the company wanting help

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dispatch調派

executive人員

63
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the company is in great shape

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經營得很好

clueless愚蠢的

64
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chafe at the company’s strict rules

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對…生氣

65
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allow women to forgo pantyhose

forgo 不用
pantyhose褲襪

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chafe at
be angry at
be annoyed at
be irritated by!!!被激怒

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contemplate Ving沉思
meditate to Ving沉思

contemporary當代的

compromise. n妥協

extemporaneous
impromptu
ad-lib即席的

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  1. compromise of principle
    原則上的讓步
  2. compromise with a person
    與人和解

provisional臨時的
1. a provisional government.
臨時政府。

province省份

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in compliance with labor laws

完全同意

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decipher辨識/解讀

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rift
crack
fissure
crevice

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the leader works hard to heal the rift inside the party

rift裂縫n
rift
crack
fissure
crevice
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colloquial

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adj口語的;會話的
They have little acquaintance with colloquial English.
他們對英語會話幾乎一竅不通。

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petulant
huffy
snappish
grouchy

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壞脾氣的
irritable
petulant
huffy
snappish
grouchy
71
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sparse

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adj稀疏的

72
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an arduous work艱難的工作

an arduous winter寒冬

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sth is a passing fad

fad
vogue流行

73
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quaff half the contents of his glass in one gulp

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quaff

quaff off大口喝

74
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a sensational murder trial.

一次轟動性的謀殺審判。

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sensational轟動的

75
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gregarious mammal

a. social
b. omnivorous

ans:a

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gregarious animals

social animals群居的動物

76
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muddle

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n困境muddle=mess

he tried to sort out the muddle of financial problems從困境中掙脫

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embezzle

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misappropriate
embezzle a million dollars from the funds
vt 盜用

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forfeit

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n/adj喪失的(東西)
vt 喪失
1. forfeit a motor licence
汽車執照被沒收

forfeit one’s life on the battlefield
陣亡

79
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while under house arrest

conj+ 分詞(介+N)

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acceptance speech

N+. N受獎演說

80
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during…, it felt _____ I were no longer a part of the real world

A.even if
B. as though

ans: B彷彿

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inaugural
adj就職的
2. the inaugural issue of a magazine.
一本雜志的創刊號
3. a gala ball after the inaugural ceremony.
就職典禮儀式後的慶祝舞會
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coronation
n加冕
2. The coronation was conducted with great pomp.
加冕禮盛大而隆重

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farewell
n告別;歡送
farewell party
n. 惜別會

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pull through

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the economy will rebound after such a downturn

rebound
pull through渡過難關

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interminable

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incessant 無止盡的

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cumbersome

onerous

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笨拙的

麻煩的

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impecunious

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貧窮的

86
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delirious

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adj欣喜若狂的

delirium 精神錯亂n

87
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ecstasy

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n欣喜若狂
elation

delirious adj

88
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deceptive

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adj欺騙的

deceptive calm不真實的平靜

89
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contentious

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adj爭議的

contentious case抗爭事件

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contention

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競爭n

vying for the job競爭
vie vi

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maintain

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insist

vt 主張

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presumptuous

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自以為是的
It is too presumptuous of him to do so.
他這樣做太放肆了。

93
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reprimand

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n/vt 訓斥

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fabricate

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vt 偽造

fabricate a document

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fabric

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n. texture 織物

synthetic fabrics

96
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vow to vrt發誓..

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veer =turn

veer the car to the left

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veer

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turn

veer the car to the left

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vie

vying

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競爭vi

vying for the job

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unsubstantiated

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無實質的

unsubstantiated sources

100
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monetary incentives

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金錢誘因

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veneering

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adj表面的

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tweak

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improvement 進步

v擰

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obnoxious

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n/adj/adv

offensive 惹人厭的

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surreptitious

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adj/adv
偷偷摸摸的concealed
1. a surreptitious glance
偷看

105
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parley

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v談判
negotiate
conference

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compatible

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adj相容的 一致的

congruent

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congenital

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adj先天的congenital

congenial adj舒適的

108
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imposter

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n騙子pretender

109
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a portion of food
a tiny minority
a handful of customers

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少部分
食物-量詞用portion
人-量詞用handful

minority當代名詞

—-my

110
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elude

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vt 逃避

elude a deeper understanding of their working

111
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contentious
polemical
disputatious

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adj爭議的

112
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stark

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adj完全的
明顯的
in stark contrast ,S V

113
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guzzle

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vt /vi/ n狂飲、爆食

gas-guzzling

114
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sedan轎車
SUVs跑車
make up more than 70% of the market

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make up組成

sth take up 2%占有occupy

115
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paucity

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n缺乏

116
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prospective consumers
可能購買的消費者

respond to possibilities about
在意…

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how EVs save them big bucks

省下一筆錢

117
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speculate

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v推測,猜測
1. speculate about the origin of the universe
推測宇宙的起源

118
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analyses have produced insight

as to how S V…

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as to

about 介

119
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fire damage
火災

fire brigade消防大隊

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dichotic二重聽覺的

120
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a warrant of authenticity;
對真實性的擔保;
a warrant for success.
成功的保證

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warrant
v/n擔保
needed需求