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再要你命1801-1950 Flashcards

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ponderable

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有價值的，值得考慮的：considerable

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ponderous

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沉重的：great weight；沉悶無聊的：unpleasantly dull

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pontificate

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傲慢地說或做：speak pompous

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pore

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仔細流覽，仔細研究：read or study attentively

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porous

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多孔可滲透的：admitting liquid

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portentous

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預兆性的，凶兆的：sign of evil；勾起興趣的，令人遐想的：eliciting amazement

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poseur

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故作姿態的，不真誠的人：affected insincere

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posit

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假定，斷定：affirm

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postulate

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前提條件：starting point；假定為真：assume true

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posture

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姿勢，姿態：way of holding the body；故作姿態，裝模作樣：pretended attitude

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potable

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飲品，尤指有酒精飲料：beverage；適於飲用的：suitable for drinking

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potentate

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有權勢的人：has the power

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potentiate

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啟動，加強：more active

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pout

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（尤指撅嘴或板著臉）表示不悅：show displeasure

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practitioner

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職業人士：profession

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prairie

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大草原：treeless grassland

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prate

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閒聊，空談：talk idly

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preach

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傳道，佈道：sermon

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precipice

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懸崖峭壁：steep

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precipitate

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匆忙的：careless speed；促使，導致：cause to happen

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precipitation

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沉積物，尤指降水：deposit, rain, snow；倉促：disorderly speed

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precipitous

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非常陡峭的：steep；匆忙的：careless speed

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preclude

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預先阻止：make impossible in advance；排斥：exclude

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precursor

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先驅者，先導：precedes

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predilection

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愛好，偏袒：disposition favor

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preeminent

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優秀的，重要的：paramount

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preempt

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預先佔有：seize, before others；替換：replace

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preen

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整理（羽毛）：smooth feathers；打扮修飾：dress oneself elaborate；自滿：take pride

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preface

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序言：preliminary statement

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pregnant

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重要的，意味深長的：full of meaning；懷孕的：containing offspring

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premeditate

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預先考慮：consider beforehand

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preoccupation

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非常關係，全神貫注：extreme concern

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preponderant

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佔優勢的，更重要的：superior importance

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prepossessing

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給人好感的，有魅力的：impress favorably

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preposterous

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荒謬的，不符合常理的：contrary common sense

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presage

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徵兆：sign or warning；預示，預言：predict

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prescription

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規定，傳統的規矩：rule

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preservative

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防腐劑：protect against decay

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prestige

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聲望，威望：respect

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presumptuous

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放肆的，冒昧的：overstepping bounds；傲慢的：feeling of superiority

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pretense

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虛假，偽裝：pretending deceive；自大，優越感：exaggerated sense of one’s importance

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preternatural

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超乎尋常：surpassing usual

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prevail

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盛行，戰勝：greater in strength

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prevaricate

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支吾其詞，撒謊：evade truth

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primordial

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原始的，最初的：happening first

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primp

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精心打扮：adorn finicky

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principal

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主要的，重要的：highest importance, rank

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pristine

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純淨的，質樸的，未被文明腐蝕的：pure, free from dirt or decay

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privation

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缺乏，窮困：lack

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probe

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深入調查：penetrating investigation

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probity

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正直：moral standards

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proclivity

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癖性，愛好：inclination

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procrastinate

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（因為懶散）拖延：put off laziness

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procure

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獲得，取得：get possession

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prod

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促使…行動：persuade

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prodigious

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巨大的：great in size；驚人的，了不起的：astonishment

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profane

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褻瀆：treat abuse, irreverence, contempt；濫用：bad or improper use

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proffer

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獻出，提供：offer

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proficient

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熟練的，精通的：advanced competence

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profusion

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豐富，大量：abundance；揮霍，浪費：wasteful

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proliferate

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快速繁殖；激增：grow or multiply by rapidly offspring

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prolix

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囉嗦的，冗長的：excessive length

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prologue

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序言：preface

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proofread

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正式宣佈：make known

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promulgate

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校對：find errors and mark corrections

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propensity

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傾向，癖好：inclination

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prophetic

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預言的，預示的：foretelling

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propitiate

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撫慰，勸解：appease

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propitious

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吉祥的：favorably happy outcome

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proponent

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建議者，支持者：support

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propriety

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禮節：conformity socially acceptable；適當，得體：suitable or fitting

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prosaic

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單調的，常見的：normal course of events；散文的

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proscribe

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禁止，排斥：forbid

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prosecution

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實行，執行：doing

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proselytize

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（使）改變信仰：change religious faith

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prospect

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探查，勘探：go into discovery；期待，期望的事物：looking forward to

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prosperous

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成功的，繁盛的：vigorous growth, well-being

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prostrate

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平躺（的），使平躺：lying flat；衰弱的，使衰竭：weakness

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protean

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善變的；多才多藝的：diversity, variety, versatile

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protocol

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正確的禮儀規範：correct conduct

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protrude

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突出：project

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protuberant

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隆起的，凸出的：thrusting out

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provident

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節儉的：frugal, economical；有遠見的：awareness for the future

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providential

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天意的，幸運（的）：divine intervention

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provincial

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狹隘（的）：limited perspective

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provisional

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臨時的：temporary

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provisory

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有附帶條件的；臨時的：conditional

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provoke

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激怒：incite anger；驅使，激起：stir feeling

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prowess

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英勇，勇敢：superior, courage

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prowl

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潛行於，巡遊以獵取食物，徘徊：roam through search of prey

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prude

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過分正經的人：一個過分關心自己是否得體、謙遜、或正確的人：greatly concerned seemly behavior and morally

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prudish

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過分守禮的：prudery

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prudent

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明智的：wisdom, judiciousness, wise；小心謹慎的，審慎的：circumspection

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prune

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梅幹：plum dried；修剪；修正

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pry

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刺探，打聽：inquire closely, curiously；

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pseudonym

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假名，筆名：fictitious

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psychology

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心理學：science mental process and behavior；心理戰術：subtle tactical action influence

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pucker

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撇（嘴），（使）收縮：contracted

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puckish

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淘氣的，頑皮的：mischievous, impish

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puerile

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幼稚的，不成熟的：immature

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puissance

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權力：power

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pulchritude

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美麗：beauty

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pulverize

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將…研磨成粉；將…徹底摧毀：complete end

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pun

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雙關語：humorous

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punctilious

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注意細節的，一絲不苟的：attentive details

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pundit

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權威人士，專家：opinions authoritative

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pungent

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辛辣的，諷刺的：use of wit cause hurt feelings

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puny

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微小的，弱小的：inferior size, weak

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purlieu

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常去的地方：socializing；臨近的地區：adjoining region

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purloin

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偷竊：steal

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purvey

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（大量）供給，供應：supply

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pusillanimous

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懦弱的，膽小得令人鄙視的：timidity

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quack

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冒牌醫生：pretender；庸醫的

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quaff

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大口地喝：drink heartily

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quail

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膽怯，畏縮：fear, cower

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quandary

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困惑，窘境：perplexity, doubt

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quarantine

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隔離：isolation

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quarry

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採石場：stone is obtained；目標，獵物：pursuit

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quash

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鎮壓，阻止：put a stop to

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quaver

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發顫音：quivering voice

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quell

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壓制：suppress；使平靜，使安靜：pacify

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quench

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熄滅：put out；使滿足：put a complete end to

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querulous

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抱怨的，愛發牢騷的：complaining

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quibble

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狡辯，謬論

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quiescent

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平靜的，靜止的：quiet, inactive

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quixotic

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不切實際的，空想的：more by ideals than by reality

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quota

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配額，限額：proportional

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quotidian

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每日的，平凡的：commonplace

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rabble

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混亂的人群；暴民；下層群眾：disorganized crowd of people

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rabid

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狂熱的，不冷靜的：fanatical

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racy

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活潑生動的：vigorous

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raffish

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低俗的：crudeness。infamous

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raffle

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垃圾，廢物：discarded, useless

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ragged

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衣衫襤褸的：threadbare clothes；凹凸不平的，不光滑的：not smooth

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rail

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猛罵，猛烈抨擊：revile or scold

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