Tuesdays With Morrie Flashcards

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afterglow

A

the afterglow of the sunset

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2
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audit

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I audited an English literature class last semester.

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3
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in lieu of/in place of/instead of

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You can use your ATM card in lieu of cash.

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4
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tan

A

a tan coat

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5
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syllabus

A

課題列表

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6
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curriculum

A

課程規劃

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7
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commandeer

A

(軍事)強行徵用

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8
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shed

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The trees are shedding their leaves.

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9
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sticky

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The weather was hot and sticky.

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10
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adrenaline

A

I felt a rush of adrenaline as I walked onto the stage.

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11
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large/small intestine

A

大(小)腸

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12
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inexplicably

A

The files have inexplicably disappeared.

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13
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biopsy

A

a skin biopsy

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14
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calf

A

小腿肚子

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15
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demise

A

She had/owned no property at the time of her demise.

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16
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hobble

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She picked up her cane and hobbled across the room.

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17
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trip

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Be careful. Don’t trip.

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18
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normalcy

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Let’s hope for an end to the war and return to normalcy.

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19
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classifieds

A

分類廣告

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20
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pancreatic cancer

A

胰腺癌

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21
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avert

A

迴避

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22
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insatiable

A

沒有止境的

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23
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hypocritical

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虛偽的

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24
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spout

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滔滔不絕地講

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in demand
受歡迎的
26
portfolio
證券投資組合
27
courtship
求偶時期、戀愛時期
28
flick through
瀏覽
29
audiovisual
視聽設備、視聽教材
30
Jot down
草草記下
31
singsong
單調的
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clamor
喧嘩
33
go easy on
手下留情
34
narcissist
自戀者
35
composure
沈著冷靜
36
flank
位於側面
37
gaunt
憔悴的、骨瘦如柴的
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pronounced
明顯的
39
spew
噴出(唾液、食物殘渣等)
40
siren song
危險的誘惑
41
grapple
Every parent has to grapple with [cope with] a variety of serious issues.
42
walker
助步器
43
beaker
燒杯
44
inviting
有魅力的、有吸引力的
45
gingerly
小心翼翼地
46
atrophy
(肌肉)萎縮
47
steep
沈浸
48
phlegm
唾液
49
articulate
表述
50
hokey
矯揉造作的
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paraphrase
轉述
52
vulnerability
脆弱
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sensitize
使敏感
54
cathartic/catharsis
情感宣洩的、宣洩
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civilly
謙恭地
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inclusion
包容
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suppress
抑制
58
deteriorate
惡化
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slurred
大舌頭、口齒不清的
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ingrained
根深蒂固的
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inhibit
抑制
62
declining
辭謝,謝絕
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propriety
禮貌、禮儀
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incapacitated
沒有行為能力的
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autonomy
人身自由
66
debilitating
使人感到虛弱
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berate
痛斥
68
act up
(病痛)復發
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on a regular basis
定期
70
vent
發洩
71
alleviate
減緩、緩和
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defuse
化解
73
proving ground
試驗場
74
bowel
腸道
75
grouse
抱怨、發牢騷
76
escalate
逐步升級
77
impoverished
貧困的、貧窮的
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admission fee
入場費、門票
79
steroid
類固醇
80
extremities
四肢、手足
81
composed
鎮定的
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contagious
有傳染性的
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wrestling match
摔跤比賽
84
tabloid
通俗小報
85
in full swing
如火如荼地進行
86
cubical
辦公學習的小隔間
87
plead one's case
為自己辯護
88
ramble
漫談
89
wicker chair
藤椅
90
true to form
一如既往
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dwindling
日漸減少的
92
radiator
散熱器、暖氣片
93
nasal breathing
鼻息
94
time warp
時間扭曲、時間隧道
95
replacement workers
替工
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confrontation
對抗、衝突
97
in light of
根據
98
compassion
惻隱之心
99
vermicelli
天使麵
100
reclining chair
躺椅
101
go on the commode
上廁所
102
wilt
枯萎、憔悴
103
befriend
照顧
104
imminent
迫在眉睫的
105
ambivalence
矛盾心理
106
medics
醫務人員
107
keel over
暈倒
108
egotistical
自我本位的、自我中心的
109
opiate
鴉片
110
throw rug
小地毯
111
heavyset
體格魁梧的
112
communal
公用的
113
polio
小兒痲痹症
114
hawk
叫賣
115
rollaway bed
折疊床
116
antidote
解藥
117
exploit
剝削
118
rule out
排除可能性
119
celebrity
出名
120
agnostic
無神論者
121
exuberance
興高采烈
122
stillborn
未生即死的
123
lavaliere
佩戴式話筒
124
tie down
束縛
125
chemotherapy
化療
126
hold at bay
不使接近
127
runners
滑行裝置
128
parka
派克大衣
129
lilting
音樂般美妙的(聲音)
130
Ativan
安定文
131
laxative
瀉藥
132
Selestone
一種哮喘藥
133
naproxen
一種止痛藥
134
detach
超然、超脫
135
impermanent
無常的
136
reincarnation
輪迴
137
deceptively
看似
138
soil
弄髒
139
intravenously
以靜脈注射的方式
140
standoff
對峙
141
revel
陶醉
142
sultry
性感的
143
manipulate
操縱
144
mogul
大亨
145
a capella
無伴奏合唱
146
deplete
耗盡、用盡
147
rail against
反對
148
inconsequential
無足輕重的、無關緊要的
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obsessed
著迷的、癡迷的
150
catheter
導尿管
151
scoff
嘲笑
152
replenish
補充
153
blender
攪拌機
154
calisthenics
柔軟體操
155
inherent
天生的、稟賦的
156
hullabaloo
喧囂
157
buoyant
活潑開朗
158
hospice
臨終關懷
159
tear ducts
淚腺
160
immediate family
直系親屬
161
as per
按照
162
advance money
預付款