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Meteor

Noun

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Shooting star

I have never seen a meteor shower

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Sling

Verb

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~ sth at; throw; hang over

Sling me a apple, will you?

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Lethal

Adj

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Fatal; deadly; causing death

A fatal does of poison

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Cataclysm

Noun

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A sudden disaster or violent event that cause change

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Disaster

Noun

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Unexpected event, such as a very bad accident, that kill lot of people

There was a air disaster in Taiwan.

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Brilliant
Adj
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1.shining brightly; sparkling
2.extremely impressing
3.very intelligent
Alice is a brilliant young scientist

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Vapor

Noun

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蒸氣 for instance steam

Water vapor

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Content
Noun
Verb
Adj

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Noun: 1. things that r contained in sth
He tipped the contents of his bag onto the table
2目錄; a table of contents
Adj: 1. Happy and satisfied with what you have
He seems more content, less bitter
2. Willing to do sth
I’m content to wait
Verb: 1. ~yourself with sth; be satisfied with sth
2. ~sb; make sb happy or satisfied
My apology seemed to content him

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Crucial

2

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Essential; critical

Winning this contract is crucial to the success of our company

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Saturate

Verb

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Make sth completely wet

The continues rain had saturated the soil

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Bitter
Adj
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極為不滿的
痛苦的
Not sweet
激烈的
Extremely cold and unpleasant
She is very bitter about losing her job.
Black coffee leave a bitter taste in my mouth.
It's really bitter out today
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Dispute

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爭執

糾紛

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Abate
Verb
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Alleviate; wane;make sth less strong
The storm showed no sign of abating.
They waited crowd’s fury to abate

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Intense

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Extreme

The manager was under intense pressure to resign

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Upheaval

Noun

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Big change that causes a lot of problems

I can’t face the upheaval of moving house again

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Slender

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苗條的
纖細的
少量的
He put his hands around her slender waist

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Fury

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Extreme anger that often includes violent behavior

Her eyes blazed with fury.

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blaze

Verb

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Burn brightly and strongly

Within few minutes the whole building was blazing

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Alleviate
Verb
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Abate;wane
Make sth less severe
A number of measures were “taken” to alleviate the problem.

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Severe
Adj
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Extremely bad
Not kind
Extremely difficult
She was severe woman who seldom smiled.
The marathon is a severe test of stamina.
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Seldom

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Rarely

He had seldom seen a child with so much talent.

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Hatred

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Hate+red

She looked at me with intense hatred

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Poverty

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貧困
貧窮
2 million people in the city live in abject(=very great) poverty

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Stamina

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The physical or mental strength that enable you to do sth difficult for long period of time
It takes a lot of stamina to run a marathon.

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Pantry

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茶水間

食物儲藏室

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Wane
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Verb

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1 become gradual weaker or less important
His popularity waned during that period.
2 of the moon to appear slightly smaller each day after being round and full
Opp: wax

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Slightly

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A little

I knew the fucking fudge packer slightly.

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Underlying

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Fundamental

Basic

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Celestial

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Pertaining to the sky or to the universe beyond the earth’s atmosphere

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Scratch

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抓、搔、擦、紮、刻、刮
We scratched the paintwork trying to get the bed into Mayha’s room.
Be careful not to scratch yourself “on” the roses.
I’m afraid I scratched some paint “off” the door as I was getting out of the car.

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Popularity

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The state of being liked, enjoyed or supported by a large number of people

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Crowd

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一大群人
A small crowd had gathered outside the church
一般人
We all like to think we stand out from crowd.

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Abet

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Help or encourage sb to do sth wrong

He was abetted in the deception by his wife

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Deception

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詐騙

The drama is full of lies and deception.

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Encourage

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支持；鼓勵；助長
My parents always encourage me “in” my choice of career.
Banks actively encourage people to borrow money.
They claim that some computer games encourage violent behavior in young child.

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assist

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Help
Anyone willing to assist can contact this number
Two men are assisting the police by their inquires(are questioned by the police

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Persuade

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說服

I allowed myself to be persuded into entering the competition.

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Merit

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Worth
Strength
Advantage
This plant is entirely without merits

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deserve

Verb

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值得
I deserve a rest after all the hard work.
What have I done to deserve this

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Enquiry

Noun

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A request for info about sth

We received over three hundred enquiries for the job.

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Abstain

Verb2

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Choose not to use a vote, either in favour of or against
Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained.

(~from sth) decide not to do sth or have sth, especially sth you like, because it’s bad for your health or considered morally wrong
Ricky shoud abstain from cigarette.

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Refrain

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(~from sth) to stop yourself from doing sth, especially sth that you want to do
April must refrain from alcohol

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Acclaim

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Praise sb/sth publicly

The work was acclaimed as masterpiece

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Applaud

Verb2

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  1. Show your approval of sb/sth by clapping yor hands
    He started to applaud and others jointed in.
  2. Praise for sb/sth because you approve of them or it
    I applaud fer for having the courage to refuse
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laud

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Praise sb/sth

She was lauded for her courage.

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Adapt
Verb3
2

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  1. Modify
    Most of these tools have been especially adapted for use by disabled people
  2. Adjust
    It took him a while to adapt “himself to his new surrounding.”
  3. 改編
    A series of epic fantasy novels has been adapted “for” television.
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Accommodate

Verb5

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  1. Provide sb with room or place to sleep, live or sit.
    The aircraft is capable of accommodating twenty eight passengers.
  2. Provide enough space for sth/sb
    Over seventy minutes of music can be accommodated “on” one CD
  3. To consider, such as opinion or a fact, and be influenced by it when you are deciding what to do
    She modified her view so as to accommodate objections of American feminist
  4. Oblige; help
    I’m sure the bank will be able to accommodate you
  5. 適應
    I needed to accommodate “to” the new situation
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O’blige
/ai/
Verb2

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  1. Help
    We needed a guide and he was happy to oblige
    2.強制
    The law obliges the company to pay decent wage to their employees
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Objection

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反對（的理由）
I have no objection to him coming to stay
The main objection to this plan was that it would cost too much.

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so as to do sth

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為了作sth

We went to concert earlier so as to get good seats.

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Adjust

Verb3

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1.調整
This button is for adjusting volume
2.adapt;適應
It took her while to adjust ““adjust to living”” alone
3. Move sth slightly
She smoothed her hair and adjusted her tie.

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Adduce
Verb
1

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Cite; to provide evidence, reasons, facts, etc. in order to explain sth
The defending lawyer was able to adduce “” evidence of his client’s innocence.

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Gradual

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Not sudden

Recovery from the disease is gradual.

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Dramatic

Adj 3

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  1. sudden
    The announcement had a dramatic effect on house prices.
    2.exciting and impressive;
    They watched dramatic pictures of police raid on TV.
  2. 引人住目的
    He flung out his arms in a dramatic gesture.
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raid

Noun2

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  1. Short surprise attack on an enemy by soldiers, ships or aircraft
  2. A surprise visit by police looking for criminal or illegal goods or drugs
    They were arrested ““during”” a dawn raid
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Dawn

Noun and verb

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Daybreak;sunrise

V. Begin

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Cite

vt

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Mention sth as a reason or an example to support what you are saying
He cited his heavy workload as a reason for his breakdown

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Counter

Noun and verb

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反對
The employers’ association was seen as counter to union power
Such arguments are not easily countered

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Esteem

N and v

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Great respect and admiration
Please accept this small gift as a token of our esteem
Admire and respect sb or sth very much
Many of these qualities are esteemed by managers

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Adulate
(Adulation)
V
3

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諂諛
Bitches always adulate their master
Flatter
Fawn 
Toady
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Flatter
V
3

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討好
Are you trying to flatter me?
高估+yourself
‘How will you manage without me?’ ‘ don’t flatter yourself’

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Fawn
Vi and n and adj
3

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Light yellow-brown in color
小鹿
討好
He seemed unaware of her fawning admiration

68
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Toady
Vi and n
3

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諂諛
I’m not prepared to toady “"”to””” him just to save my job
諂諛者

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