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civil
relating to the citizens of a country
公民的; 民間的; 國內
civil
polite in a formal but not very friendly way
禮貌性的;
determined
with one's mind firmly made up; resolute
有決心的; 堅決的
equality
a situation in which people have the same rights
平等;
integrate
combine sth in such a way that it becomes fully a part of sth else
融合; 整合; 結為一體
integrate
become fully a member of a community, rather than remaining in a separate (esp racial) group
(族群) 融入
prejudice
an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge
偏見; 成見
protest
(v) express strong disagreement or disapproval about (sth)
抗議, 反對(某事物); 對(某事物)提出異議
protest
(n) statement or an action that shows one's strong dispproval or disagreement
抗議
segregation
act of separate people of different races, religions or sexes and treat them differently
隔離
separate
(adj) forming a unit by itself; existing apart
分開的
separate
(v) come apart; divide
(使事物或人與人)分離, 分開
make believe (that...)
pretend
假裝
make-believe
(n) pretending or imagining things; fantasizing
假裝; 想像; 幻想
caption
short title or heading of an article in a magazine, etc; words printed with an illustration or a photograph in order to describe or explain it
(雜誌等文章中的)標題;(附於插圖﹑ 照片上的)說明文字.
chronological
arranged in the order in which they occurred
按時間年代順序排的:
suburb
( usu. Plural ) district outside the central part of a town or city
( 常為複數) 郊區
suburban
relating to an outlying part of a city or town
郊區的
widespread
existing or happening over a large area or among many people
分布廣泛的; 普遍的
funeral
a (usually religious) ceremony for burying or burning the body of a dead person
葬禮
funeral home
An establishment in which the dead are prepared for burial or cremation and in which wakes and funerals may be held.
殯儀館
trap
to keep sb in a dangerous place or bad situation that they want to get out of but cannot
使人落入陷阱; 陷入困境
slum
an area of a city that is very poor and where the houses are dirty and in bad condition
貧民窟
eliminate
remove (esp sb/sth that is not wanted or needed)
消除, 排除
discrimination
treating a person or group differently (usu worse) than others
歧視
humor
the quality in sth that makes it funny or amusing
幽默
border
line dividing two countries or areas
邊界; 邊境; 國界; 界限
calm
(n) a quiet and peaceful time or situation
平靜 ( calm 通常指平靜的狀態或平靜的時光; calmness 通常指人的冷靜,平靜' )
recall
remember a particular fact, event, or situation from the past; recollect
回想
desegregate
end a system in which people of different races are kept separate; =integrate
廢除種族隔離政策
mob
a large noisy crowd, especially one that is angry and violent; (infm) (informal) the people involved in organized crime; = the mafia
群情激憤的民眾; 暴民;幫派份子
step in
(idiom) become involved in an activity, discussion, or disagreement, sometimes in order to stop trouble; = intervene
介入; 插手干預
course
forward movement in time
(時間的)進程, 過程
dignity
quality that earns or deserves respect
尊嚴
organize
manage a group of people who are doing something; arrange (parts, people) into an efficient system
組織;
organize
make arrangements for something to happen;
安排或準備
minister
priest, esp in the Presbyterian and some Nonconformist churches ; =pastor, vicar
( 長老會) , Baptist (浸信會) ; 牧師
minister
person at the head of a government department or a main branch of one (and often a member of the Cabinet)
部長;
excel
be exceptionally good at sth
擅長; 表現優異
gifted
having a great deal of natural ability or talent
有天才的; 有天賦的
gifted
natural talent or ability
天賦
Reverend
a title for a minister of the Christian church; abbrivation = Rev, revd
牧師的稱呼
pastor
minister, esp of a Nonconformist church
preach
give a sermon, esp in church
布道
take place
happen
發生, 舉行
boycott
to refuse to buy, use or take part in sth as a way of protesting
抵制
rule
make an official decision about something, especially a legal problem or as some other authority
(法庭) 裁定
give in
to finally agree to do or accept sth that you had at first opposed, esp. because someone has forced or persuaded you to
最終接受(原先不同意) ; 屈服
pour
come or go in a continuous stream
(使人或事物)不斷地湧入或湧現
publicity
the attention that is given to sb/sth by newspapers, television
公眾矚目; 媒體注意
publicity
providing information in order to attract public attention; advertising
宣傳
jam
crowd (an area, etc) so as to block; obstruct
擁擠; 堵塞(某地方等)
bend to
force or persuade sb to do what you want or to accept your opinions; (force sb to) submit to sth
迫使某人屈服, 順從 [原意為彎曲 ]
stage
(v) put (sth) before the public arrange for (sth) to take place; carry out
將(戲劇等)搬上舞台; 上演;進行; 舉行
vote
show by marking a paper, raising your hand etc which person you want to elect or whether you support a particular plan
投票
appoint
choose sb for a position or a job
任命
bill
draft of a proposed law, to be discussed by a parliament
(提交議會討論的)法案, 草案
march
procession from one place to another by many people, esp as a protest
遊行; (尤指)示威遊行; [ procession 隊伍 ]
restless
unable to be still or quiet, esp because of boredom, impatience, anxiety, etc
煩躁不安的; 停不下來的
electrify
to make sb feel very excited and enthusiastic about sth
刺激某人(像電到一樣 )
assassinate
murder an important person
暗殺
succeed
come next after (sb/sth) and take his/its place
接替(某人/ 某事); 繼任
ban
officially forbid (sth)
明令禁止
abhor
hate
憎恨; 厭惡; 討厭