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ammunition
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KK [͵æmjəˋnɪʃən]
彈藥, 軍火 The ammunition depot is heavily guarded. 彈藥庫戒備森嚴。 |
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ammo
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[口語] 軍火
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crackdown
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鎮壓
suppress |
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curfew
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宵禁
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topple
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overthrow, overturn, tumble
vt. 使倒塌; 推翻; 顛覆[(+down/over)] This scandal could topple the government. 這一醜聞可能使政府倒臺。 vi. 不及物動詞 倒塌, 倒下[(+down/over)] The pile of bricks toppled over. 那磚堆倒塌了。 |
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detain
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留住; 使耽擱
Allow me to detain you for a moment. 請允許我耽擱你一會兒。 Well, mother, I won't detain you any longer. 好啦, 媽, 我不再留你了。 拘留, 扣留 The police detained the man to make further inquiries. 警察拘留了那個人以作進一步的審問。 |
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fallout
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1. (政治)餘波; 附帶結果
There was a lot of fallout after the police bribes were made public. 警察受賄案公開之後, 引起極大的餘波。 2. 輻射性落塵 |
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bloodshed
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流血、殺人
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vicinity
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vice 副的->vicinal附近的->vicinity
1. 附近地區; 近處, 近鄰[U][P1][(+of)] There is no high school in the vicinity. 附近沒有高中。 2. 鄰近, 接近[U][(+to/of)] The cost of the car is in the vicinity of 10, 000 dollars. 這輛汽車約值一萬元。 |
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epicenter
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震央; 中心
the epicenter of the protest movement |
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mosque
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[mɑsk]
清真寺 |
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dragnet
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搜索網
escaped an initial dragnet |
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dictatorship
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專政
獨裁政府 |
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installation
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=inauguration就職
=facility設施; 裝置 American nuclear installations in Europe 美國在歐洲的核設施 |
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tamper
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meddle, pry, busybody, intrude,
bribe falsify, alter 1. 損害, 削弱; 竄改 The letters may have been tampered with. 這封信有可能被竄改過。 2. (用不正當手段)影響; 賄賂 tamper with an official 賄賂官員 3. 瞎弄, 瞎搞 Please don't tamper with the clock radio. 請不要瞎弄那隻收音機鬧鐘。 “All those tempted to try to tamper with the security of the homeland and its resources will be confronted firmly and decisively and in accordance with the law,” the statement added. |
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spearhead
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先鋒; 先鋒部隊[S1][(+of)]
A spearhead of tanks led the infantry attack. 坦克先遣隊引導步兵進攻。 |
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coptic church
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埃及之土著基督教派
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oust
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驅逐, 攆走[(+from)]
oust a rival from the committee 將敵手從委員會中趕出去 |
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solidarity
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團結
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impunity
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免罪
If laws are not enforced, crimes are committed with impunity. 如果法律不能實施, 人們就會犯罪而不受懲罰。 |
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deployment
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佈署; 調度
make adjustment to its military deployment |
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homicide
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murder;murderer
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