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TOEFL-20 Flashcards

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essence

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n. 本質, 實質

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emissary

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n. 使者, 間諜
adj. 間諜的

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outcry

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n. 高聲叫喊, 尖叫; 公開反對

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kindred

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adj. 同類的, 同族的, 血緣的
n. 親屬關係

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cataclysm

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n. (突然降臨的)大災難

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fiery

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adj. 燃燒般的; 熱烈的, 熾烈的

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crest

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n. (尤指上的)頂, (波浪的)峰; 鳥冠, 羽冠

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furnace

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n. 火爐, 熔爐

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hydrology

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n. 水文學, 水文地理學

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spring

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n. 泉, 源泉; 春天

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sterility

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n. 不毛; 不孕; 內容貧乏

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prophet

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n. 預言家, 先知

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prophecy

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n. 預言(能力)

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barren

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adj. 貧瘠的

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detonation

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n. 爆炸 (聲)
detonation wave 爆震波

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globule

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n. 水珠; 藥丸; 血球; 小球體

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vitrify

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v. 玻璃化, 使成玻璃狀

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strata

rock strata

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n. (地)層

岩層

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meteorite

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n. 隕星

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vicinity

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n. (接)近, 鄰近

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propel

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v. 推進, 驅使
A volcano erupted and propelled rocks high into the sky.

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uranium

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n. [化]鈾

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crude

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adj. 粗糙的; 天然的, 未加工的
n. 天然的物質; 原油

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engrave

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v. 雕刻; 銘記

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glaze

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v. 裝玻璃
n. 上釉的表面, 釉面
colored glaze 彩釉

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ceramic

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n. 陶器製造/工藝; 陶瓷

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devolve

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v. 被移交, 轉讓, 轉移

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clumsy

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adj. 笨拙的, 笨重的

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inferior

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adj. 下級的, 下等的

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epicenter

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n. <地>震中, 中心</地>

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crystallize

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v. 使結晶; 具體化

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blast

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n. 爆炸; 衝擊波

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scatter

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n.v. (使)分散/散開/散射

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flatten

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v. 使……平坦; 摧毀; 變單調

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provocative

His provocative words only fueled the argument further.

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adj. 煽動性的, 刺激性的, 挑釁的

他的挑釁性講話只能使爭論進一步激化。

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projectile

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n. 拋射體

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incandescent

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adj. 十分明亮的, 耀眼的

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splendor

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n. 光彩; 壯麗; 顯赫
I’ve only just discovered the splendors of the countryside.

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gigantic

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adj. 巨大的, 龐大的

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pottery

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n. 陶器

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infect

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v. 感染, 傳染

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descriptive

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adj. 說明的; 解釋的

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fortune

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n. 運氣, 命運; 財富
v. 給予財富

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cost a fortune

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花大價錢, 價格很高

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crew

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n. 全體人員

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bound

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adj. 一定的, 必定的
v. 跳; 給…劃界, 限制
n. 跳; 界限, 範圍

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consensus

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n. (意見等)一致, 一致同意

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footage

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n. 連續鏡頭

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gist

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n. 要點, 主旨
Can you give me the gist of this report?

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petroleum

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n. 石油

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chiefly

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adv. 主要地; 首先

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optical

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adj. 光學的; 眼睛的, 視覺的

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decomposition

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n. 分解, 腐爛

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aquifer

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n. 地下蓄水層; 砂石含水層

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analogous

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adj. 相似的,可比擬的

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porous

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adj. 能滲透的, 有氣孔的

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segregated

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adj. 分開的, 被隔離的, (尤指)實行種族隔離的

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basin

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n. 盆(地); 臉盆

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barrel

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v. 把……裝入桶內
n. 桶

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intensive

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adj. 密集的, 加強的, 集中的

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metaphor

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n. 隱喻

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awe

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v. 使敬畏, 使畏怯
n. 敬畏

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ingenuity

We were amazed at the ingenuity with which they solved their difficulties.

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n. 足智多謀, 心靈手巧

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critique

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n.v. 批評, 評論(文章)

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distort

Evidence can get distorted, taken out of context.

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v. 扭曲, 曲解, 變形

證據會被曲解，會被斷章取義。

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conform

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v. 符合; (使)遵照, (使)順從; 適應環境

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fabric

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n. 織物, 布; 構造, 組織

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gadget

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n. 小器具, 小裝置

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friction

There is some friction among the family members.

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n. 摩擦(力)

家庭成員間有些摩擦。

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contemporary

contemporary art/literature

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adj. 當代的

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perception

visual/aesthetic perception

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n. 感知(能力), 覺察(力)

視覺感知/美感

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oblige

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v. 強制, 迫使; 賜, 施恩惠

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lave

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v. 洗滌, 給…沐浴, (水)沖刷

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partition

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v.n. 分開, 分割(物)

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invariably

We always invariably support him.

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adv. 始終不變地, 總是

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discriminate

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v. 分別, 區分; 歧視

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inductive

inductive method

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adj. 歸納的

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overwhelming

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adj. 勢不可擋的, 壓倒性的, 巨大的

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heterogeneous

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adj. 由很多種類組成的, 各種各樣的; 異質的

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peripheral

peripheral nerve

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adj. 非本質的, 次要的; 周圍的, 邊緣的

末梢神經, 外周神經

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hearth

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n. 壁爐

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dean

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n. 院長, 系主任

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exception

make an exception

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n. 例外

例外, 破例

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ordinance

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n. <正>條例, 法令</正>

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not likely

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不太可能

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willing

be willing to do

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adj. 樂意的; 自願的

樂意做某事

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communal

communal property

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adj. 公共的

公有財產

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colony

There lived a colony of bees on the tree

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n. 殖民地

樹上生活著一群蜜蜂。

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instinctively

Some people told the truth instantly and instinctively.

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adv. (出於)本能地; 憑直覺

有些人會立刻本能地說出真相。

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instantly

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adv. 立即, 馬上

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disdain

We should treat them with the disdain they deserve.

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n.v. 鄙視, 輕蔑

我們應該對它們不屑一顧，那是它們應得的。

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disposal

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n. 清除, 處理, 處置

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stagnant

a stagnant economy

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adj. 停滯的; 不景氣的

停滯的經濟

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restrain

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v. 抑制, 管制, 約束

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alternative

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adj. 可供選擇的, 可供替代的

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handicap

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n. 障礙, 殘疾

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mediate

They mediated the settlement between labor and management.

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v. 調解, 調停; 居中

他們通過調停解決了勞資糾紛。

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discredit

Her honor was discredited in the newspapers.

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v. 敗壞…的名聲; 懷疑; 證實…為假
n. 喪失信譽/名譽

她的名聲被報紙敗壞了。

Zoe - TOEFL (20 decks)

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