Ell Unit 1- School Vocab (By Definition)

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advice

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an opinion or a suggestion about what sb should do in a particular situation

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勸告; 建議

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deal

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an agreement, especially in business, on particular conditions for buying or doing sth

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交易(協議)

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deserve

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have earned sth by good or bad actions or behavior ; be entitled to ; merit

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應得; 值得

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fortune

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a large amount of money

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大筆的錢, 財富

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frustration

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the act of upsetting or discourage (sb)

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沮喪; 灰心

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property

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thing or things owned; = possession 財產; land and buildings; = real estate

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房地產;

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fairy tale

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a traditional story written for children which usually involves imaginary creatures and magic

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童話故事

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fairy

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an imaginary creature with magical powers, usually represented as a very small person with wings

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仙女; 小精靈

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plot

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events in the story of a play or novel

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（戲劇或小說的）故事情節

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plot

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a secret plan made by a group of people to do sth wrong or illegal; = conspiracy

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陰謀

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setting

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place and time at which an event occurs or a play, novel, etc is set

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（某事, 戲劇﹑ 小說等的) 背景; 故事場景

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fortune

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chance or luck, especially in the way it affects people's lives

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機會; (好的或壞的) 運氣

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drawl

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to speak or say sth slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual

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拖長腔調慢吞吞地說

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yawn

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to open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply through it, usually because you are tired or bored

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打哈欠

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whine

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to complain in an annoying, crying voice

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( 發出哭聲) 抱怨

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spread

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to move your arms, legs, fingers, etc. far apart from each other

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伸展; 張開

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indicate

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show sth, esp by pointing

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指出; 顯示

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set out

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(idiom) leave a place and begin a journey出發; to start an activity with a particular aim

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(決心)開始

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greedy

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wanting a lot more food, money, etc. than you need

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貪心的

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grunt

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make a low rough sound from deep in the throat

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（指動物, 尤指豬）發出哼哼聲 ( 表示痛苦、厭煩、惱怒等或表示沒注意)

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bid

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offer (a price) in order to buy sth, esp at an auction

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出價; 競標

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bid

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(FM) to give a greeting to someone, or (old) to ask someone to do something

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打招呼; 吩咐

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count

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calculate the total of sth

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計算 (總數); 數(有多少)

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count

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(not used in the progressive tenses) to be important

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有價值; 有重要性 (算數)

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bale

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a large amount of a light material pressed tightly together and tied up

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一大捆

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bale

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money paid by or for a person accused of a crime, as security that he will return for his trial if he is allowed to go free until then

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保釋金

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rind

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the hard outer layer or covering of particular fruits and foods or of some foods, such as bacon or cheese

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果皮; 外皮

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astute

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clever and quick at seeing how to gain an advantage; =shrewd

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精明的;

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parcel

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= package; thing or things wrapped up for carrying or sending by post

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包裹

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parcel

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piece of land

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一塊地

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gigantic

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of very great size or extent; = immense; = huge

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巨大的

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pile

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number of things lying one upon another

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堆

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palace

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the official home of a king, queen, president,

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皇宮; 宮殿

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head off

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to leave to go to another place

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出發

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make up

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complete sth

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補足或補齊

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toil

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hard work, especially that which is physically tiring

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辛苦工作

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nap

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short sleep, esp during the day

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小睡, 打盹

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bite

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taking of bait by a fish

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魚上鉤

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peer

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to look closely or carefully at sth, especially when you cannot see it clearly

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凝視; 窺視

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skinny

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(infm)（usu. disapproving) very thin, esp. in a way that you find unpleasant or ugly

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骨瘦如柴的

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merely

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only; simply

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僅; 只; 不過

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famished

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(infm) very hungry; starving

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很餓的

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famine

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extreme scarcity of food in a region

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饑荒

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briefcase

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flat leather or plastic case for carrying documents

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公事包

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smooth

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(adj) (usu used of men) flattering and agreeable (but perhaps insincere); (too) polite

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(通常指男子)圓滑的; 八面玲瓏、油嘴滑舌的

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rusty

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affected with reddish-brown coating formed on iron or steel by the action of water and air

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生鏽的

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huff and puff

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(1) to breathe out in a noisy way, especially when you do something that involves a lot of physical effort; (2) to show clearly that you strongly disagree with or are annoyed about something

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氣喘吁吁;怒氣沖沖; 氣呼呼

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puff

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a small amount of air, smoke, etc. that is blown from somewhere

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一股 (煙、蒸氣等); 一口 (氣 )

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bulldozer

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a powerful motor vehicle with a broad steel blade in front, used for moving earth or knocking down buildings

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推土機

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rumble

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make a deep heavy continuous sound

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(發出持續的低沉的聲) (雷聲, 引擎聲)隆隆作響; (肚子)咕咕嚕響;

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chug

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if a car, train etc chugs somewhere, it moves there slowly, with the engine making a repeated low sound

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(引擎) 發出緩慢軋軋聲,

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churn

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cause sth to move violently; stir or disturb sth

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攪動, 翻騰

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tack

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small nail with a broad head

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(n) 大頭釘; (v) 以大頭針釘住

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casino

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public building or room for gambling and other amusements

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賭場

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shrug

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raise (one's shoulders) slightly to express doubt, indifference, ignorance, etc

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聳肩（以示懷疑、與己無關、 不知道等）:

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dotted line

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a line of small spots of ink that are very close together

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(文件上簽名處的)虛線

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bet

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an agreement to risk money on the result of a race, game etc or on something happening, or the money that you risk

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賭博; 賭注

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bellow

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say (sth) loudly or angrily; shout

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吼叫

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straighten

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make it tidy or put it in its proper position

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弄直; 弄正

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worth

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having a particular value, especially in money

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值得(某種價錢)的; 值得(做某事; 有（做某事）的價值

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pudgy

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Short and fat; chubby

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短而胖的；胖嘟嘟的

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slit

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(n) a long narrow cut or opening

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細縫

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slit

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(v) make a long narrow cut

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切開, 在..上開縫

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zoom

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(of aircraft, cars, etc) move very quickly, esp with a buzzing or humming noise

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(飛機或汽車 )快速移動 (尤指發出嗡嗡聲或轟轟聲)

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slap

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hit with the palm of the hand or with sth flat; = smack

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拍打

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vow

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swear solemnly

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發誓

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wager

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(old) bet

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賭博

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grin

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smile widely, so as to show the teeth, expressing amusement, foolish satisfaction, contempt, etc 露齒而笑

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（表示高興、愚蠢的滿足、輕蔑等）; 咧著嘴笑

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plain

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easy to see, hear or understand; clear

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清楚的; 明白的; 容易看見的

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plain

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large area of flat land; = prairie

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平原

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tornado

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violent and destructive storm over a small area; whirlwind

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龍捲風

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be better off (doing sth)

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be wiser (to do sth specified); to be in a better situation, if or after something happens

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較為明智的; 比較好的

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be better off

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to have more money than you had in the past or more money than most other people

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錢多一些

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swirl

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move or flow with twists and turns and with varying speed

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成漩渦

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sleazy

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(infm) (esp of a place) dirty and not respectable; =sordid

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（尤指地方）骯髒的

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get rid of

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(idiom) make sb/sth free from (sb/sth unpleasant or unwanted) ;remove or throw away sth unwanted

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擺脫; 除掉

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pest

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annoying person or thing; insect or animal that destroys plants, food

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讓人討厭的人或事; 害蟲;

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pluck

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gather or remove sth by pulling; pick sth

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拔除或摘除

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vine

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any plant with slender stems that trails (eg melons) or climbs (eg peas or hops)

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藤類蔓生植物（如瓜籐）; 攀緣植物（如豌豆﹑ 蛇麻草）

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sight

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range within which sb can see or sth can be seen

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視野; 視界

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command

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tell (sb) that he must do sth; order

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命令

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sheriff

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(US) the most senior police officer in a county

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（美國的）(縣) 警長; 警察

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plead

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ask for sth that you want very much, in a sincere and emotional way

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懇求

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sturdy

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strong and solid

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強壯的; 結實的; 堅固的