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afloat

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漂浮 He manage to keep afloat by holding on the side of the boat

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relinquish

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放棄

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amalgamate

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混合 The film has amalgamate with an American company

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renounce

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放棄

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ameliorate

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改良 syn. alleviate ant. exacerbate

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abyss

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地獄

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ambrosia

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美食

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anodyne

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止痛藥

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analphabetism

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文盲 syn. illiteracy

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anesthetic

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麻醉

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amnesia

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健忘症

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amorphous

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無形狀

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sanction

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批准 鼓勵

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atypical

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異常 Has the woman had one breast biopsy with atypical hyperplasia

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averse adj. aversion n.

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厌惡

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abjure

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棄絕 We don’t force anyone to abjure his religion

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abrogate

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取消 廢止 syn. repeal retract rescind revoke annul

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abscond

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畏罪谮逃

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downright

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= absolute 絕對

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abstemious

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有節制 syn. self-deny

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abstruse

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深奧 philosopher’s words are often abstruse

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actuate

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驅策 激勵 syn. incite animate

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agenda

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議程

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agile

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敏捷 輕快 syn. nimble brisk

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agitate

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擾亂 鼓勵 Don’t agitate yourself over it

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cogent

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使人信服 she presented cogent arguments to the jury

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enact

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演出 扮演 制定法律 Enact a law allowing unrestricted emigration

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exacting

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精確 苛求 I can never live up to my father’s exacting standard

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exactitude

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精密度

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exigent

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緊急的

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lethargy

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怠惰

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prodigal

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揮霍 奢侈

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repercussion

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反應 回響

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pedagogue

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教師

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atrocity

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兇惡 暴行 syn. barbarism massacre brutality

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acrid

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辛辣

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acrimony

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尖酸刻薄 The dispute was renewed with increasing acrimony

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acumen

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敏銳 MS. Johnson has business acumen

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acute

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劇烈 敏銳 your eyesight is acute acute disease

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acronym

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頭字語

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accent

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口音

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acclaim

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喝采 歡呼 we acclaimed him as the best player of the year

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acclimate

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適應

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accomondate

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容納

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accredit

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歸諸於 委任 The diplomats are accredited to a country

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accuse

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控訴

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acquit

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宣告無罪

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adhere

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堅持 黏著

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admonish

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婉轉警告 syn. reprimand, tip off

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affection

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感情 He will be remembered by many with affection as a faithful and kind friend.

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affinity

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鄰近 緣分 We have close affinity with the landscape with nostalgia

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affirm

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斷言 肯定

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afflict

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使苦惱 痛苦 He was afflicted with irregular heart rhythms

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affront

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冒犯 侮辱 The boy affronted the teacher by scurrilous words

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aggrandize

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提高 增大 All he desired was to aggrandizement his estate

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aggrieve

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使苦惱 悲傷

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allay

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減緩 Her fears were allayed by her mother’s consolation

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allegory

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寓言

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allegation

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聲稱

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alleviate

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減少

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allocate

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分配

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allude

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暗示

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allure

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引誘 The allure of the exotic and delicious foods drew hundreds of diners to the restaurant

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annex

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併吞 霸佔 Part of the country area was annexed to the city in recent months

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annotate

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註釋 The report was annotate

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apparel

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服裝 syn.attire

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appall

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使……驚嚇 The international community found the increase in patients stricken by the fatal disease appalling

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appeal

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懇求

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apprentice

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當學徒

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approbate

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批准 讚美

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appropriate

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適當 撥款 We should not appropriate other’s property without their permission

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asset

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資產

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assiduous

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勤勉的 syn. sedulous industrious diligent

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assignment

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作業 They were required to mimic human speech as their first assignment

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assimilate

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同化 吸收

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assorted

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各式各樣 miscellaneous a myriad of heterogeneous

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attire

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服裝

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agony

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痛楚 He was in agony because he had broken his leg

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antagonist

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對手

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nostalgia

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鄉愁

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adulterate

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摻混 Beef has been adulterated to increase its favor

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adultery

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私通 Mary divorces him on the ground of adultary

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alias

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別名

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altruism

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利他主義

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alternation

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交叉 交替 輪流 We are conscious of the adulternation of seasons

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alteration

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改變 更動

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heterodox

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非正統 異端 ant. orthodox

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heterogeneous

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不同的

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aliment

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營養 生計

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altar

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祭壇

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altarage

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香火錢 祭壇之祭品

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haughty

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傲慢的 syn. arrogant conceited

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amenity

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舒適

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ameliorate

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改良 改善 Good economic news or an optimistic message from President usually ameliorates the condition of the stock market

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amiable

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和藹可親的

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amicable

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友好的

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amorous

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多情的

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enamor

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傾心 迷戀

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paramour

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情婦

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ambidextrous

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兩手都靈巧

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ambience

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環境

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ambiguous

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語意含糊 syn. equivocal vague cryptic engimatic indefinite

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ambivalent

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矛盾

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ambivert

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內外向的人

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amphibian

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兩棲動物

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ambulant

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流動的

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amputate

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截肢

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animate

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賦予活力 活潑的 The soul animates body

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animadvert

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譴責 syn. denounce find fault with

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equanimity

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平靜 鎮定 syn. calmness composure poise serenity The man made a proposal with equanimity to her

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magnanimous

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慷慨

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animosity

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仇恨 syn. enmity acrimony hatred

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pusillanimous

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懦弱 syn. cowardly timidy

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longanimous

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堅忍

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centennial

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百年一次

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perennial

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多年生植物 永久的 syn. permanent perpetual eternal

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semiannual

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半年一次 syn biannual

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antedate

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較早發生 The great eternal truths and principles of life antedate all religions

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anthropology

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人類學

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anthropomorphic

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神人一體 (morphology 型態學)

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misanthrope

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憎恨人類者

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philanthropic

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仁慈的 syn. charitable benevolent

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inept

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不適合

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antipathy

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反感

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antiquated

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過時的 已廢棄的 These antiquated notions should be erased

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antique

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古代 古玩(antiquity 古物 古蹟)

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antithesis

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對照 對句

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antonym

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反義字

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antonym

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反義字

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antinomy

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自相矛盾 syn. paradox

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antiseptic

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防腐劑

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aquarium

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水槽 水族館

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ardent

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熱心

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ardous

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艱苦

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arson

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放火

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articulate

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清晰

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asterisk

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星狀物 星標

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cataclysm

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水災 巨變 syn. upheaval mishap

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calamity

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災禍

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starry

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燦爛輝煌

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archaic

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古代 早期

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arctic

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極寒的 北極的

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archetype

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典型

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hierarchical

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階級制的

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matriarch

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母系制度

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archaeologist

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考古學家

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aristocracy

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貴族政治

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audible

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聽得見的

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audience

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聽眾

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auditory

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聽覺

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otology

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耳科學

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autocracy

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獨裁政體

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autobiograph

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自傳

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autograph

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親筆簽名

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authentic

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真正的

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audacity

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大膽

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authority

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權力 權威

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authorize

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授權

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auxiliary

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輔助 syn.subsidiary

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avaricious

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貪婪的

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avidity

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貪心

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avian

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禽類

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auspice

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主辦 吉兆

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augur

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預言

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inauguration

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就職典禮

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inauguration

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就職典禮