黃冠文 p.100-119 Flashcards by liu ti | Brainscape

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peruse

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read through sth.

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intrepid

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extremely brave

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daunt

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=discourage

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ostentatious

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炫富的

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tractable

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=docile

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taut

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拉緊的, 整潔的

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sloven

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懶散的人

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makeshift

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臨時代用的

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propitious

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會成功的

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auspicious

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吉利的

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augury

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預言

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portent

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預言

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omen

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預言

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proxy

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=substitute

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procure

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obtain by care

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surrogate

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replacing sb.

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snappy

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modern and stylish, smart

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compliment

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稱讚

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encroach

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侵犯

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realm

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=domain

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innocuous

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harmless

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intrique

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interest sb. a lot

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immure

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=imprison, enclose

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seclude

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島國(心態)的

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redundant

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多餘的

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delineate

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to describe in words

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condone

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寬恕

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incipient

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起初的

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altercation

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angry dispute

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petty

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瑣碎的

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wrangle

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=argue, dispute

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tumult

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violent and disturbance of a crowd

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upheaval

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舉起, 大變動

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predicament

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dangerous situation

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affirm

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堅稱, 申明

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fester

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惡化

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withstand

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stand against

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annihilate

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destroy completely

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taunt

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嘲弄

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slipshod

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untidy, careless

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prophet

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先知

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erstwhile

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former, previous

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worldly-wise

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=sophisticated

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tempt

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allure to do sth. wrong

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compromise

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妥協, 破壞

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shed

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get rid of sth. not necessary

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filter

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過濾

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row

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noisy argument or fight

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commotion

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暴動

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slay

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=kill, destroy

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jeopardize

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put sth. in danger