黃冠文 p.100-119 Flashcards
peruse
read through sth.
intrepid
extremely brave
daunt
=discourage
ostentatious
炫富的
tractable
=docile
taut
拉緊的, 整潔的
sloven
懶散的人
makeshift
臨時代用的
propitious
會成功的
auspicious
吉利的
augury
預言
portent
預言
omen
預言
proxy
=substitute
procure
obtain by care
surrogate
replacing sb.
snappy
modern and stylish, smart
compliment
稱讚
encroach
侵犯
realm
=domain
innocuous
harmless
intrique
interest sb. a lot
immure
=imprison, enclose
seclude
島國(心態)的
redundant
多餘的
delineate
to describe in words
condone
寬恕
incipient
起初的
altercation
angry dispute
petty
瑣碎的
wrangle
=argue, dispute
tumult
violent and disturbance of a crowd
upheaval
舉起, 大變動
predicament
dangerous situation
affirm
堅稱, 申明
fester
惡化
withstand
stand against
annihilate
destroy completely
taunt
嘲弄
slipshod
untidy, careless
prophet
先知
erstwhile
former, previous
worldly-wise
=sophisticated
tempt
allure to do sth. wrong
compromise
妥協, 破壞
shed
get rid of sth. not necessary
filter
過濾
row
noisy argument or fight
commotion
暴動
slay
=kill, destroy
jeopardize
put sth. in danger