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intrigue(v)

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to interest someone a lot, especially by being strange, unusual, or mysterious
(尤指因奇怪、不尋常或神秘而)使很感興趣,迷住

Throughout history, people have been intrigued by the question of whether there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
縱觀歷史,人們一直被這樣一個問題吸引著:宇宙的其他地方是否也存在著有智力的生物?

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monastery(n)

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a building in which monks live and worship
修道院;寺院;隱修院

monk(n) 修道士;僧侶

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wicked(adj)

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morally wrong and bad
邪惡的;壞的;缺德的

It was a wicked thing to do.
那是件缺德的事。

Of course, in the end, the wicked witch gets killed.
當然,最後邪惡的巫婆被殺掉了。

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miraculous(adj)

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very effective or surprising, or difficult to believe
奇跡般的;令人驚奇的;不可思議的

Well, you’ve made a miraculous recovery since last night!
哇,才一個晚上你便奇跡似地康復了!

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conversion(n)

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the process of converting something from one thing to another
改變,轉變;轉化

Solar power is the conversion of the sun’s energy into heat and electricity.
太陽能動力是將太陽能轉化為熱和電。

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