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deliberately

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adv故意地

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foil

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v.阻止

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assailant

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攻擊者

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cordon off

cordon

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v.封鎖

cordon警戒線/封鎖

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assault

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n攻擊

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The police said neither was believed to be the driver, who remained at large.

at large

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police said neither was believed to be the driver, who remained at large.在逃

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picturesque

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adj優美的

the most picturesque

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pledge cooperation

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承諾合作

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prevail
1.In a sign of the confusion that prevailed after the attack,S V

2.can you prevail on him to go

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v盛行

v說服

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besiege

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v包圍

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weave

The van driver wove back and forth

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編織

weave-wove-woven

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trajectory

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n.軌跡

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amid

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prep在中間

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panel

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嵌片

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careen

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v傾斜

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pierce

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v刺穿

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boulevard

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大道

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bleak

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荒涼的

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indiscrimately

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無差別地

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plow

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v奮力前行

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The Associated Press

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美聯社

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in riot gear

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著防暴裝

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The street was deserted

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街上空無一人

the street was deserted, with the exception（除了） of police officers with guns drawn or in riot gear.

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“It’s just kind of a tense situation,” The AP reported him as saying.

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美聯社引用他的話如是說

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cartilage

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軟骨

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archaebacteria

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古細菌

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underscore

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v.強調=emphasize

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counterterrorism

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反恐

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spaniard

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n西班牙人-european

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subsequent

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in a subsequent post
接續的貼文
subsequently adv隨後地 接著

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fictitious

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虛構的

n fiction

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propaganda

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n宣傳

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cross hair

Spain has been less in the cross hairs.

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目標

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incite

The methods is something ISIS encouraged and incited over and again.

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煽動

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rogue

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adj兇猛的

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appeasement

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n姑息

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monsoon rain

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季風雨

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aid officials

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救難官員

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unfold

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v蔓延

the catastrophe is unfolding

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wade through

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v涉水而過

The elephants wades through swirling waters

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rite

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n儀式

last rites 葬禮

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immensely

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adv非常地

I am immensely pleased to have this job.

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assessor

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n專員，顧問

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pledge

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v承諾

He pledged millions of dollars in assistance

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sprawl

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v/n蔓延

the sprawling suburbs（郊區）

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scurry

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v匆忙疾走

As people scurried up the sidewalks, the wind tore umbrellas out of their hands.

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densely

A low-lying and densely populated country of 165 million,S V.

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adv稠密地

low-lying 地勢低窪

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ravage

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v破壞

Bangladesh is chronically ravaged by flooding.孟加拉

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terrain

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n地域

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submerge

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v浸入水中

This year’s monsoons have left roughly a third of its terrain submerged.

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award

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v判定

n獎品

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talcum powder

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爽身粉

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a lawsuit tying ovarian cancer to talcum powder

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tie

tying

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medical receptionist

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導診員

receptionist接待者

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perineum

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n會陰

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intrusive

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adj侵入的，打擾的

intrusive advertisements

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dismay

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v使沮喪

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statue

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n雕像sculpture

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startle

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v震驚

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susceptible

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adj易受影響的
vulnerable
children are more susceptible to the effects of passive smoking.

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a seductive voice.

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adj迷人的seductive

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prohibitively

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adv過高地/禁止的

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janitor

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n守衛

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ramshackle

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adj破舊不堪的

a ramshackle old house

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gingerly

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adj謹慎地cautiously

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decisive

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adj決定性的

decisive evidence.

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mammoth

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n長毛象

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mink

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n貂，貂皮衣

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slippery

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adj光滑的

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suspicious

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adj可疑的

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skeptical

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adj好懷疑的

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repellent

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adj排斥的

resisting

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provisional

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adj臨時的

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forbiddingly

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adj令人生畏的

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sanitary

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adj衛生的

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ascribe

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ascribe to 歸因於

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prescribe

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規定的

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conscientiously

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良心上地

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counterfeit

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n贋品

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bail out

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助…解決困難

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redeem

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v贖回，兌換

1. redeem stocks.把股票兌換成現金

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melodious

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adj悅耳的

a melodious voice.

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avail

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v有助於

I availed myself of the opportunity 利用機會

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impractical

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adj不切實際的

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impracticable

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adj不能實行的

an impracticable road

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award

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v判賠

The jury awarded $55 million to one plaintiff原告

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thigh

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n大腿

inner thigh

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chafing

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n磨損

v激怒chafe

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chafing dish

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火鍋

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hygienic

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adj衛生的sanitary

hygienic paper衛生紙

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He would appeal the verdict handed up by a jury

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對…提上訴appeal

判決verdict

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ambivalent

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adj矛盾的

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formula

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n配方

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pugnacious

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adj好鬥的

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slang

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n俚語

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apparent

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adj明顯的

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pragmatic

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adj務實的

We need to adopt a more pragmatic approach

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a nasty accident

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一場嚴重車禍

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be nasty to sb

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對某人鬧彆扭

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accomplice

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n共犯

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acretinous

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n增加

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computation

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n估計
analog computation
模擬計算

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acquisition

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acquisition agreement收購約

獲得

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acquiesce

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vi默許the teacher acquiesced in our proposal.

acquiesce in=assent to 贊同+N

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epitomize

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vt成為…的縮影

Mr. Trump’s extreme remark epitomizes the tough choices that American policy makers face.

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missile

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n導彈

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tailspin

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n旋風甩尾

If it really started to send their economy into a tailspin,失控

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lash

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v鞭打

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stern

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adj嚴厲的stern warnings to sb

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slew

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n回轉/極多

slay slew slain殺害

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iron ore

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n礦 ore

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garment

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n衣服can

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textile

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adj/n紡織

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mill

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n工廠factory

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steel

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n鋼鐵

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resolution

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n決議

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flagrant

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adj公然的

the missile tests were a flagrant violation of United Nations resolutions.

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dispatch

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n派遣
v派遣
dispatch order

發運單

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stance

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n姿態/立場
the two countries opposed any measures that could destabilize North Korea, a stance Mr. Putin reaffirmed to Mr. Moon on Wednesday.

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arsenal

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n兵工廠

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foundry

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n鑄造廠

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arsenal

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n兵工廠

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suspend

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v暫停

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moratorium

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n正式的暫緩

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Seoul have rejected the idea out of hand

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立即out of hand

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tantamount

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adj相等於
equal
calling it tantamount to giving up legitimate defense exercises as a reward for halting the North’s weapons program,

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legitimate

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adj合情理的/合法的

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hilarious

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adj歡樂的

an old man was in hilarious conversation with three young men.

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indigenous

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adj本土的

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moratorium

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n暫停
suspension
postponement
abeyance

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forum

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n討論會
meeting
academic forum

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unleash

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v釋放
relinquish 釋放/交出
let go

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The strong do what they will

and the weak suffer what they must

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強者恣意所為，而弱者只能承受必須的苦痛

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rear

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v培養rear babies

adj 後面rear gate 後門

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craving

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n渴望

an intense craving to be with a particular person

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gratification

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n滿足

one is the sex drive: the craving for sexual

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preamble

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n前提/序文
;preamble
He spoke without preamble.
他沒有開場白地講起來。

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condolence

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n同情/弔唁acknowledgement

profound condolence深切弔唁

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profound

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adj深遠的

the two most profound social trends

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evolve

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we didn’t evolve to have the same brain

evolve to vt

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myriad

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adj/n無數的

the myriad fish in the ocean.

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compromise

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v/n 妥協/損害compromised sensory functions

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hyperbolic

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adj雙曲線

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sigmoid

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n. s形

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deficit

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n損傷

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undertreated

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未完全處理的

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impairment

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損傷

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impair

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v損害、減少

His vision was impaired

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consistency

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n一致性

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compromise

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;compromise 
v傷害/妥協/讓步
1. compromise of principle
原則上的讓步
2. compromise with a person
與人和解
3. a compromise of morality.
道德的淪喪
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quadruple

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v成四倍

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anesthetic

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n麻醉

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sovereign

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n.君主
adj獨立的
sovereign country主權國家

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intuitively

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adv直覺地/直觀地
She intuitively understood his need to be alone.
她憑直覺就知道他需要獨處。
intuitively it makes sense that 直觀解釋

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visceral

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adj內臟的 直觀的
2. the visceral nervous system.
內臟神經系統。

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This is not necessarily /a /one-way relationship

A

this is not necessarily 不一定

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dent

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v/n減少

Costco has made a huge dent in affordability

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garbled

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adj混亂的

the brain receives garbled signals

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atrophy

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n萎縮

brain atrophy

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glaucoma

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n青光眼

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cataracts

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n白內障

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macular degeneration

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黃斑病變

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jot

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匆忙寫下v

jot down

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mean三態

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meant

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rinse

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v沖洗

rinse her hair

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strike

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v打擊strike-struck-struck

It struck me…

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takeaway

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n發現

One of my biggest takeaways is

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prostitution

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vice crime賣淫

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fudge

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v竄改
we fudge the truth 捏造事實
n軟糖

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starkly

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adv明顯地

My journal pointed these instances out to me rather starkly.

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tackle

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v應付

tackle a difficult problem

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discrepancy

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n差異

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consciously

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有意識地

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versus

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prep對比The bottom line最重要的是 is focusing on honesty is a way to actively engage with the world, versus passively complain about it.

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cynicism

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n嘲諷/憤世嫉俗

There is no a trace of cynicism in his voice 語氣

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barrage

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n攻擊

a barrage of criticism 接二連三的批評

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grateful

A

adj感謝的

be grateful for

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meditation

A

n沈思
meditations on the Passion of Christ.
對耶穌基督受難的沈思。

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allegation

A

n控訴/陳述

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harass

A

v騷擾be harassed by anxiety

過著焦慮不安的苦日子

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bully

A

v恐嚇

n惡霸 attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter

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swaggering

A

adj傲慢的

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swagger

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v唬人
swagger sb. into concession
說大話嚇人讓步

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myeloid

A

adj骨髓的

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pervasive

A

adj遍佈的distributive
the pervasive odor of garlic.
瀰漫著蒜味

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unrepentant

A

adj不後悔的/不思悔改的unregenerate

the movie industry’s pervasive, unrepentant exploitation of women電影業對女性進行的普遍的、不思悔改的剝削

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penitent

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n懺悔者 adj後悔的penitent
repentant, regenerate
He is penitent about his mistake
他後悔犯了錯誤

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exploitation

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n開發/剝削
exploitation of unwary consumers.
對粗心消費者的不當利用

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perverse

A

adj反常的

1. This kind of reasoning is deeply perverse.推理違背常理

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predation

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n掠奪(者）pillage/plunder
hostility 敵意
sexual predation and assault
性掠奪和性侵

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pillage

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n/v掠奪

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banality

A

n平凡/陳腐

This banality of abuse性侵的司空見慣

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expiration

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n過期end
stamp expiration dates on older ones
貼上過氣標籤

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contemptuously

A 
adv輕蔑地
contemptuous
disdainful
1. His lips curled contemptuously.
他輕蔑地撇了撇嘴。
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disdainful

A

adj蔑視的
be disdainful of sb. [sth.]
蔑視某人[某事]

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niche

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n利基市場

;found her niche in life.定位

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aberration

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n偏差
event are aberrations from the norm.不合常規
He is not an aberration非特例

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sexism

A

性別歧視
He is an ordinary, malignant symptom of systemic sexism, as is everyone who facilitated him, shrugs it off now 對此事無動於衷or mendaciously asks why women didn’t say something sooner.

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gusty

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adj激昂的/大風的
a gusty, blustery day.大風呼嘯
a number of gusty women 勇敢的

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blustery

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adj吵鬧的

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rejoinder

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n反駁

They create a forceful rejoinder to the industry反抗

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facade

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n正面/假象
the ornate 華麗的
facade of the Palace

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nostalgic

A

懷舊的
nostalgically
talk nostalgically as they wandered slowly down the coast road.

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genteelly

A

adv文雅地chiefs are genteelly referred to as womanizers,好色之徒

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metaphor

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n隱喻

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odious

A

可憎的

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euphuism

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n美麗詞藻
another odious euphuism
另一個齷蹉的詞藻

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boasted that it has more stars than there_____ in heaven

are

A

擁有的明星比天上多

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tawdry

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adj/n庸俗的（物）

1. tawdry ornaments. 俗艷裝飾

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lore

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n傳統

the tawdry glimpse into the industry is deeply embedded in its lore齷蹉的一面深植傳統

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dewy

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adj帶露的（濕）
a dewy morning
the dewy young woman稚嫩

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shrewd

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adj精明的
He is a shrewd businessman.
a shrewd embrace of…

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progressive

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adj進步的

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diversification

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n多樣化

This is the moment we look back on and say, ‘That’s when it all started to change.’”

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comrade

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n夥伴；comrade

comrade in arms戰友

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en route to the next meeting

A

參加下一場會議

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rationale

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n理由

explained the rationale behind the change.

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noxiousness

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n有害性nocuousness

/不好的行為

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nocuousness

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n有害性

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sth don’t sell

A

不賣座 （用主動）

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hew

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v堅持
hew to the line堅持紀律
hews to the fundamental conservatism

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preservation

A

n保存

heritage preservation

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cede

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v放棄vt

Those in power don’t see an upside in ceding it.看不到放棄的好處

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allege

A

v提出/涉嫌a;llege
allege sth as a reason提出某事作為理由
an alleged child abuser涉嫌…者

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allegation

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n指控the allegations against Weinstein 針對..的指控

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deadening

A

adj死氣沈沈

deadening movie

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cliche

A

n陳腐思想;cliche

adj陳腐的trite

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navigate

A

v航行

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hatred

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n憎恨

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misogyny

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n厭女/性別歧視

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rage

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n/vi憤怒rage at

It’s the time for rage是憤怒的時刻

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behemoth

A

adj/n巨大的/巨獸be;hemoth

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blanket

A

v埋葬cover

n毯子

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magma

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n岩漿

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millennium

A

n數千年mi;llennium

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roam

A

v/n漫步

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bison

A

北美野牛

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haul

A

v拖拉

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dyslexic

A

adj閱讀困難

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speculation

A

n思考/推測

speculation on …對⋯的思考

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mystical

A

adj神秘的

mystical force神秘的力量

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interpretation

A

n解釋

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phlogiston

A

n熱素（O2)

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solicit

A

v徵求

I have learned to solicit a lot more verbal feedback

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pedagogue

A

-teacher/mentor

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endeavor

A

cn努力

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cult

A

禮拜cn

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taekwondo

A

n跆拳道

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badminton

A

n羽球

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obligation

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n責任
1. The obligation was thrust on him.
這責任內是強加給他的。

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pee

A

v

n尿

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potty mouth

A

髒話

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potty

A

adj微不足道的

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snatch

A

v搶奪

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is on a witch pursuit thing

A

獵殺女巫行動

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my life is a living hell

A

我在水深火熱中

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dude

A

ju

老兄

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folk

A

pl

人們

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marijuana

A

n大麻

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maternity wear

A

n孕婦裝

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vicious

A

adj凶惡的

vicious dog

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pug

A

哈巴狗

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telltale

A

adj/n 示警的

telltale lamp

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vision impairment

A

視力損傷

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hearing impairment

A

聽力損傷

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something jogs your memory

A

jog

v進行go on

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divert

A

v轉移vt

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ridge

A

n脊

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karma

A

n命運

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meadow

A

n草地

meadow mouse田鼠

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forge

A

v穿梭

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Q

legal tender

A

n合法貨幣

tender溫柔的

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memoir

A

回憶錄

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settle a score

A

處理宿怨

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peril

A

n危險
2. He is in peril of his life.
他命在旦夕。

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beard

A

鬍子ir

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nevertheless

A

adv/conj儘管如此/然而

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means

A

必加s

方法

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perception

A

n看法

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Q

hinterland

A

n內陸

In china’s hinterland

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Q

weather-beaten face

A

飽受風霜的臉
weather-beaten face
以後方名詞(欲修飾字）為主

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short-lived

A

短命的

catfish are short-lived

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Q

menial work

A

粗活

menial粗鄙的unskilled

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a lucrative business

A

adj賺錢的

獲利的

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grassy plains

A

長滿草的grassy

草原

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Q

Mongolia

A

n蒙古

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Q

when the boom ebbed

A

當繁榮boom退去

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Q

ebb

A

v衰退

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Q

currency

A

n貨幣

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Q

digital currency

A

數字貨幣
Bitcoin比特幣
Bitmain China

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that makes it appealing to a diverse group

A

make sth appealing to sb

吸引

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Q

the elderly

A

the elder

長者

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inmate

A

n居民

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Q

prison inmates

A

獄囚

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Q

marijuana

A

ganja大麻

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Q

ganja

A

大麻

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Q

famine

A

;famine 飢荒

a widespread famine hit the impoverished North

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Q

poverty

A

貧窮

impoverished 貧窮的adj

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Q

prosperity

A

n繁榮

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destitute

A

poor貧窮的impoverished

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Q

impoverished

A

destitute 貧窮的

poverty貧窮n

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Q

sentry

A

n哨兵

sentry post哨站

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Q

mine fields

A

地雷區

mine礦山

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Q

barbed wire

A

鐵絲網

有倒鉤刺的barbed

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Q

defect to the South

A

叛逃至南韓

defectors 叛逃者

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barrack

A

兵營

barbed wire鐵絲網

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Q

flee across the border

A

越過邊界逃離

flee fled

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platoon

squadron

A

platoon 排長 小隊長

squadron 中隊長

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intruder

A

入侵者

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shoot

A

v射擊
shoot shot shot

shot射門/開槍n

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Q

detention

A

拘捕

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grind

A

v磨牙
grind ground

ground著陸

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at the mercy of troops

A

控制

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feeble

A

adj虛弱的

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resemble

A

v類似於

some people resemble their dogs

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Q

dope

A

vi 吸毒

He confessed to having used doping

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Q

confess to ving

A

承認…

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Q

pester

A

vt 糾纏 puppy pester his mom

319
Q

to and fro

A

來回adv

320
Q

profile

A

簡介n

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Q

custodian

A

n看管人

322
Q

deportation

A

n驅逐出境

Deportation is a possibility

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churning

A

adj翻騰的

She led her sisters through churning, chest-high water

324
Q

S offer to serve Thanksgiving dinner at her Las Vegas home

A

願意

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Q

anti-immigrant rhetoric

A

n言論

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Q

fabulous

A

adj極好的

I look fabulous

327
Q

arena

A

n舞台

328
Q

stunt

A

n. 絕技；噱頭
vt. 阻礙…的正常生長或發展
vi. 表演特技；作驚人表演
publicity stunt作秀n

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Q

compelling

A

adj令人信服的，有說服力的

a compelling example

330
Q

dystopian

A

反烏托邦的

331
Q

surveil

A

vt對…監控

332
Q

surveillance

A

n監視

voice surveillance 語音監控

333
Q

compile a biometric voice database

A

建立生物語言資料庫

334
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scammer

A

n騙子

help the police target scammers

335
Q

telecommunications fraud

A

電信詐騙

336
Q

tabloid

A

n小報（報紙業）

337
Q

pin down

A

v鎖定

we work with the ministry of public security to pin down the criminals

338
Q

robust

A

adj健全的;bust

339
Q

ellipspoid

A

n橢圓

340
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tempting

A

adj吸引人的seductive

food in the negative is dangerously tempting

341
Q

insidious

A

adj潛藏的，危險的
insidious rumors; an insidious disease.
陰險的謠言；隱伏的惡疾

342
Q

fretting

A

adj煩躁的；苦腦的
What are you fretting about?
你在煩躁什麼？

343
Q

guise

A

n偽裝

344
Q

demonize

A

v污名化…vt

many of our most demonized foods are

345
Q

allure

A

v/n誘惑
They allured her into a snare.
他們誘她落入圈套。

346
Q

license

A

n自由、證照
v批准
it is easy to mistake new york as a sphere of license

347
Q

wistful

A

adj惆悵的

348
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audit

A

v旁聽

He let me audit

349
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mediocre

A

adj普通的 平庸的

i was the type of mediocre student i now disdain

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disdain

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v鄙視

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sophomore

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n大二

大三junior

大四senior

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obsessively

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adv過度地

you do not need to strive obsessively for perfection 追求完美

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intimidate

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v脅迫startle
felt intimidated by his opponent’s power and prestige.
為他對手的權力和威望嚇倒

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Q

regal

A

adj華麗的

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Q

undergraduate

A

大學生

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Q

triviality

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n瑣事

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Q

panel

A

研討會committee

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Q

witty

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adj詼諧的

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Q

pivotal

A

重要的

pivotal decision

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Q

propeller

A

n螺旋槳

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Q

cardinal

A

重要的,主要的

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Q

decimate

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v破壞，反駁

decimate each other’s arguments 反駁對方論點

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Q

confabulation

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n虛構/交談/妄想

虛構錯誤記憶

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Q

antidote

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n解藥disagreement is the antidote to groupthink

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concord

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adj和諧的

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Q

drill

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n演習

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Q

recur

A 
v重現；採用
1. recur to the use of force.
訴諸武力
2. Economic crises recur periodically.
經濟危機周期性地發生。
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Q

overhear

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vt /vi 無意中聽到

I overhear my father talking ….

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Q

embody

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v具體表現

words embody thoughts and feelings

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Q

entrenched

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adj根深蒂固的

the entrenched gender biases

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Q

biase

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n/adj/v偏見
13. Many parents are biased against popular music.
許多父母對流行音樂有偏見

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Q

indelibly

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adv無可抹滅地
the incident was etched indelibly in her mind.
這件事深深地印在她的腦海裏。

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Q

subtle

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adj隱約的/不易察覺的
the subtle rewards
敏銳的subtle thinker

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Q

inherently

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adv天生地
1. This doctrine holds that people are inherently good.
這種教義強調人性本善

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Q

acquiescence

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默認n

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Q

encumber

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v阻礙

the police is encumbered by the restrictions

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Q

presumptuous

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adj 專橫的adv/n
1. It was presumptuous of him to take charge.
他自拿主張, 太放肆了。

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Q

forte

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n長處

my forte is

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Q

sadist

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n施虐者

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Q

dull

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adj陰沈的

the sky is dull without you

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Q

masquerade

A

n 化妝舞會

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Q

detritus

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n碎片ai
1. the detritus of past civilizations.
舊時文明的碎片

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Q

lurking

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adj遺留的

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Q

gown

A

禮服

ball gowns舞會禮服

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Q

staircase

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n樓梯

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Q

by the entrance

A

在路口旁等

不可用on(面/線上）

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Q

event緊急事件

status進行狀態、人物地位

A

emergent event

in the event of=in case of

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Q

objective

A

n目標/adj客觀的

select. adj所挑選的

the objective of the training session is/will be to…

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Q

incentive

A

n激勵
give incentive to鼓勵

incent v激勵

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Q

recipient

A

n收件人

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Q

layout

A

n版面設計
page layout
n. 頁面

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Q

pterosaur

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n翼龍;te

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Q

paleontologist

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n古生物學家

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Q

colossal

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adj巨大的

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Q

address America directly

A

vt向…直接喊話

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Q

went too far in bullying others

A

欺人太甚

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Q

self-important自大

arrogant自負

A

自大自負

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Q

anodyne

A

n止痛藥

adj安慰人的

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Q

disseminate

A

v散播
宣傳
disseminate information

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Q

propaganda

A

un宣傳information
a piece of propaganda trumpery
一篇無聊的宣傳

trumpery n廢物

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Q

revenue

A

n收入income
a revenue of…
revenue streams收入來源

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Q

grill

A

v拷問
the executives were grilled
主管

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Q

communist

A

n

adj共產主義

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Q

court

A

n法院
v討好
he has spent years courting China

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Q

subtle

A

adj微妙的 隱含的
subtle shades of meaning.
意義上微妙的不同

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Q

idyllic

A

adj田園的

idyllic Chinese landscape

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Q

sway my mind

A

動搖

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Q

rebuke

A

v/n 責難
the judge publicly rebuked the jury.
法官當衆叱責陪審團。

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Q

Dutch

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n adj荷蘭

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Q

mundane

A

adj平凡的
世俗的
the most mundane thing like having a normal conversation

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Q

ambidextrous

A

adj左右開弓的

being ambidextrous involves having both sides of the brain talk to each other a lot

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Q

tariff

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n關稅

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Q

retaliation

A

n報復，反擊

the tariff will provoke retaliation abroad 關稅引發國外報復

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Q

parliament 立法院

A

await the landmark ruling
等待判決（不加for)

bill法案

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Q

the most revered architects

A

revere vt尊敬

reverence vt/n

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Q

Autonomy自主權

Beneficence行善

Do No Harm不傷害原則
(non-maleficence)

Confidentiality保密

Equality(Justice) 正義原則

A

正義原則

(1) 尊重病人的權利(權利正義)。
(2) 尊重道德允許的法律(法律正義)。
(3) 公平分配不足的資源(公平正義)。

不傷害：

(1) 醫師須有足夠的臨床知識與技術；
(2) 不得給病人過度或不足的治療；
(3) 治療過程中不再增加病人的傷害。

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Q

oeuvre 作品

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relish n/v享受
he accept the job with relish
興致勃勃

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Q

開始vt
commence a tour of great
Islamic architecture

A

plaudit

n讚美

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Q

setback挫折

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conspicuous
傑出 明顯

  1. a conspicuous statesman
    傑出的政治家
  2. a conspicuous landmark
    顯著的地標
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Q

high rise 高樓大廈

A

liability責任

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Q

parliament 立法院

A

await the landmark ruling
等待判決（不加for)

bill法案

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Q

the most revered architects

A

revere vt尊敬

reverence vt/n

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Q

Autonomy自主權

Beneficence行善

Do No Harm不傷害原則
(non-maleficence)

Confidentiality保密

Equality(Justice) 正義原則

A

正義原則

(1) 尊重病人的權利(權利正義)。
(2) 尊重道德允許的法律(法律正義)。
(3) 公平分配不足的資源(公平正義)。

不傷害：

(1) 醫師須有足夠的臨床知識與技術；
(2) 不得給病人過度或不足的治療；
(3) 治療過程中不再增加病人的傷害。

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Q

sequel

A

n續集

sequels

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Q

snob

A

勢利眼的人

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Q

hegemony

A

霸權
corporate hegemony
公司

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Q

菁英主義elitist

A

aggrieved

憤憤不平的

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Q

Ponchos斗篷 雨衣

護目鏡goggle

A

precautions預防

taking extreme precautions to protect themselves

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Q

biohazard suits.生化防護服

avoid using the lavatory

A

lavatory廁所

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Q

Lacking definitive information about…

A

不確知

明確definitive

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Q

hand sanitizer

A

洗手液

queries問題

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Q

perpetrate

perpetuate

A

perpetrate (vt)犯下perpetrate a murder
The people who have [perpetrated harassment] are just disgusting.
“那些（進行騷擾的）人真是令人噁心。

perpetuate(vt) 持續地做
Jokes perpetuate various national stereotypes.
笑話固化了對各民族的公式化看法

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Q

perpetrator

A

n肇事者

perpetrate a criminal

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Q

the world is your oyster

A

世界是你盡情揮灑的舞台

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