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significant [sɪgˋnɪfəkənt] gra'mmatically simultaneous [͵saɪm!ˋtenɪəs][͵sɪm!ˋtenɪəs] via, opinion [əˋpɪnjən] 'relative, co'mmittee executive [ɪgˋzɛkjʊtɪv] 'arbitr.a.ry al'ternative, in'tu.itive ad'vertisement, 'advertise, 'advertising |
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wager [ˋwedʒɚ] |
n.賭注、賭博 v.押注、保證、打賭,賭博 e.g. Would you like to place a small wager of $5 on it? I'll wager you $100 that he is there. You can double your wager by winning that. |
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significant [sɪgˋnɪfəkənt] significance [sɪgˋnɪfəkəns] |
adj. 有意義的、顯著的,重大的 n. 有意義的事物、象徵,標誌 n.意義,含義,意思、重要性 |
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concentration [͵kɑnsɛnˋtreʃən] |
n. 濃度、聚集、專注 |
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rally [ˋrælɪ] |
v. 聚集,集合 重新集合,重整、團結 重新振作,(身)恢復 n.聚集、集會、集合、振作,恢復 |
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attend [əˋtɛnd] |
v. 照料、陪同、注意(to)、出席參加 She didn't attend to what I was saying. There was no one to attend him but Tina. Each nurse attends 15 patients. |
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heed [hid] |
v. n. 留心、注意 She didn't heed my advice. Take heed of these warnings. |
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assume |
v. 承擔,擔任、裝出,假裝、to take、to begin to have e.g. The prince assumed power and responsibility when he was only fifteen. He assumed a look of surprise. The problem assumes greater importance now. His illness assumed a very grave character. Under certain conditions, the chemical will assume the appearance of ice. We'll be arriving around noon. That's assuming that our flight is on time. |
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grave |
adj. (serious)嚴重的, 嚴肅的, 認真的 v.雕刻,銘記 |
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banquet [ˋbæŋkwɪt] |
n. 宴會 v. 參加宴會、to treat xxx with a banquet They banqueted him like a king. |
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partake [pɑrˋtek] |
v.分擔,分享分享(in/of)、 參與(in) We will partake in the celebration. Can I partake of that banquet ? |
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hinder [ˋhɪndɚ] |
v. 阻礙拖累 adj. 後面的 Age hinders me from moving about. It's not clear whether the change will help or hinder our project. |
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impede [ɪmˋpid] |
v. 妨礙,阻止,拖延 The attempt to rescue the climbers was impeded by bad weather. |
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campo [ˋkæmpo] |
草原 |
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off the cuff |
Not prepared in advance |
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cold call |
突然的、無預期的電話或者被叫住, 通常是指推銷電話 |
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spontaneous |
自願的、自然的、無意識的不由自主的 |
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prevalent [ˋprɛvələnt] |
盛行的、普遍的 |
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so and so |
1.a person or thing not definitely named. 2.某個傢伙,某個渾蛋,某件令人不悅的事情的委婉說法 e.g. 1. so-and-so came to see me. 2. which so-and-sobroke my razor?. |
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fly attendant |
空姐 |
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knackered [ˋnækɚd] |
(英) exhausted |
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shuteye [ˋʃʌt͵aɪ] |
n. sleep I'm going to get some shuteye |
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to crash to crash out |
to fall asleep very quickly I got home and I just crashed. I got home and I just crashed out. I got home and I just passed out. |
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doze |
v. to sleep n. sleep I'm going to have a little doze. (british) I'm going to have a siesta. (spanish) |
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recurring [rɪˋkɝɪŋ] dream |
一再發生的相同夢境 |
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snore |
v.n. 打齁 |
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insomnia [ɪnˋsɑmnɪə] |
失眠 I have insomnia. |
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to be wide awake |
v.失眠 I'm wide awake all the time. |
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alarm go off ;miss the alarm |
鬧鐘響了 My alarm went off. 沒聽到鬧鐘 I missed my alarm. |
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to have a lie in |
to sleep in |
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presumably [prɪˋzuməblɪ] |
adv. 據推測、大概、可能 |
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whatsoever [ˌwɒtsəʊˈevə(r)] |
任何事物、無論什麼 諸如此類的東西 |
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ministry [ˋmɪnɪstrɪ] |
(政府) 部、內閣、全體閣員 部長 牧師 全體牧師 |
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criterion [kraɪˋtɪrɪən] |
準則 |
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personnel [͵pɝsnˋɛl] |
員工 人事部門 |
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initiative [ɪˋnɪʃətɪv] |
n. 進取積極心、首創提倡 主動性、主動行為、主動權 adj. 初始的 Charles is shy and does not take the initiative in making acquaintances. He did not have the initiative to start his own business. It was evident that they had lost the initiative. |
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curtain |
簾布 |
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grocery [ˋgrosərɪ] |
雜貨店 |
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desperate |
情急拼命的,鋌而走險的,危急的 孤注一擲的極度渴望的 He was desperate for work to provide for a large family. 絕望的 極端的 險惡的 |
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flake |
n. 1.An unreliable person; someone who agrees to do something, but never follows through. 2.簿片、簿層 e.g. 1. John called in sick to work again today. He's such a flake. 2.Snow is falling in large flakes. |
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to be stood up to get stood up |
約會、會面被放鳥 |
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better untaught than ill taught |
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leave no stone unturned |
to search in every possible place |
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deface |
v. 毀壞...的外貌, 損壞、塗汙(難辨認) |
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sombre [ˈsɒmbə] |
adj. 灰暗的, 陰鬱的, 沉重的, 沮喪的 |
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vandalism [ˋvændlɪzəm] |
n. (文化, 藝術)破壞行為 (汪爾達人作風) |
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depict [dɪˋpɪkt] |
v.描畫、描述 |
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correspondent [͵kɔrɪˋspɑndənt] |
n.通訊記者、特派員、對應物、通信者、(商)客戶 adj.符合的、一致的 |
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scrawl[skrɔl] |
v. 潦草的寫,畫、塗鴉,亂塗亂寫 |
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pivotal [ˋpɪvət!] |
adj. 樞軸的,中樞的,重要的,關鍵的 |
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revoke [rɪˋvok] |
徹回、取消、廢除 |
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bid ;bidding (preterite: bade/bid) (participle: bidden/bid) |
v. 命令、喊價、表達 n.出價投標、爭取、(橋牌)叫牌 ; bidding : 命令、出價、努力、嘗試 e.g. We bade our guests good-bye. I'll bid $100 for the lamp but no higher. He plans to stop bidding if the bids go over $500. Do as you are bidden. Do as I bid you. He bade me hold my tongue. Bids for the new bridge were invited from firms both at home and abroad. Our firm won the bid. |
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obsolete [ˋɑbsə͵lit] |
淘汰的; 過期的; 過時的退化的,老式的,荒廢的 |
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tender [ˋtɛndɚ] |
v. 投標, 提出, 提供 n.投標,offer, 照料人, 看管人, 投標人, adj. 嫩的,柔軟的, 敏感的 一觸就痛的, 脆弱的, 幼弱未成熟的, 溫柔的, 慈愛的 e.g. He gave her a tender look. She was tender and loving with her new child. Cook the pasta until it is just tender. There are lots of tender blossoms in the garden. Her bruised knee is still tender. The nurse was very tender toward the sick children. It is hard to have the tender situation in hand. children of tender years |
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bruise [bruz] bruised |
v. 易碰傷, 易受傷, 使受瘀傷,碰傷 ; bruised : 青腫的,碰傷的,挫傷的,(感情)受傷害的 |
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soggy |
潮濕的, 有濕氣的, 沉悶的, 滲透的, 浸水的 |
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hay fever |
花粉症 |
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mild[maɪld] |
溫和的溫柔的、淡的、輕微的、不重大的 |
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i'mmune system 'allergy, a'llergic |
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tissue |
(生物) 組織 |
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spectacular [spɛkˋtækjəlɚ] |
壯觀的引人注目的; 驚人的 |
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culprit [ˋkʌlprɪt] |
犯錯的人; 罪犯問題的根源 首犯主凶罪魁禍首主要原因被控犯罪的人刑事被告 罪犯未決犯 |
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deprecate [ˋdɛprə͵ket] |
v. 反對, 輕視 , 表達不贊成 |
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lethal [ˋliθəl] |
致命的危險的 In situations like this, she wished she had a gun or some lethal weapon . Don't touch the bottle. It contains lethal chemicals. |
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awayday |
a day that employees spend together away from their usual workplace |
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cerebral [ˋsɛrəbrəl] |
大腦的、知力的、理智的 |
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brainy |
聰明的 |
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compulsory [kəmˋpʌlsərɪ] |
adj. 義務的、必修的、強制的 |
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be catching on catch on caught on |
to become fashionable I wonder if the game will ever catch on with young people. |
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stressed-out |
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intimidating [ɪnˋtɪmə͵detɪŋ] ; intimidate [ɪnˋtɪmə͵det] |
adj. 嚇人的、令人生畏的 ; intimidate: v. 威嚇脅迫 |
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transcend[trænˋsɛnd] |
v. 超越、優於 |
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gel[dʒɛl] ; jell |
gel : n. 膠 v. 膠化、聚集團結
jell : n.果凍 v. 定形、聚集團結 both : people get on well with each other e.g. Me and Paul get on well. We gel. We just didn't jell as a group. |
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instinctively [ɪnˋstɪŋktɪvlɪ] ; instinct [ˋɪnstɪŋkt] |
本能地憑直覺地 ; instinct : n.本能、天性、直覺 e.g. Our first instinct was to run. Mere instinct alerted her to the danger. He knew by instinct what not to say. He has a strong survival instinct. |
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on the button |
He got here at one o'clock on the button. That's it! You're right on the button. |
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morale [məˋræl] |
士氣,精神 The army recovered its morale and fighting power. The team is playing well and their morale is high. The President's speech boosted the morale of the troops. The team's morale is low. |
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shake a leg |
1.to hurry, to move faster 2.to dance e.g. 1. Let's shake a leg, you guys. We gotta be there in twenty minutes. She told me to shake a leg, so I hurried the best I could. 2. Let's shake a leg. The music's great. Hey, Jill! You wanna shake a leg with me? |
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to fall on one's knees |
to kneel down, usually in respect. The people fell on their knees and prayed in gratitude for their salvation from theflood. They fell to their knees in awe. |
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fad [fæd] |
n.名詞1. 一時的流行一時的風尚[C] |
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blemish [ˋblɛmɪʃ] |
n. ( 身體的傷疤、瑕疵、汙點、缺點 The wine glasses were sold at half price because of blemishes in the crystal. v. 使有缺點 His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. |
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nutritious [njuˋtrɪʃəs] ;nutrition [njuˋtrɪʃən] |
adj. 營養的、滋養的 Milk is very nutritious. ; nutrition : n. 營養 Because of his poor nutrition, he has grown weaker and weaker. |
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pest [pɛst] |
n. 害蟲、有害的動植物 The severe frost killed off most of the insect pests. (口)討厭鬼、害人精 That guy is a regular pest. |
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humid [ˋhjumɪd] |
adj. 潮濕的 |
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take their toll take a toll take their toll |
to have a bad effect on someone or something to cause harm or suffering e.g. Divorce takes its toll on the children involved. The disease has taken a horrendous toll in parts of western Africa. The heavy truck traffic has taken its toll on the highways . |
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irrigation [͵ɪrəˋgeʃən] |
n.灌溉 Irrigation is needed to make crops grow in dry areas. |
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cape [kep] |
披肩、斗篷 |
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affection committee[kəˋmɪtɪ] |
(main)愛、感情、喜愛、鍾愛; 影響、屬性、感染 ;committee : 監護人、委員會 |
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dose[dos] |
(藥、苦事)一劑一服 a dose of cod-liver oil Failing the exam was a hard dose to swallow. |
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like a dose of salts go through money like water get through money like water |
like a dose of salts : 很快、一下子 He gets through his pay like a dose of salts, and by Monday he's broke. This new dishwasher will get through all the dirty dishes like a dose of salts. |
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diagnosis [͵daɪəgˋnosɪs] diagnoses [͵daɪəgˋnosis] |
診斷 The two doctors made different diagnoses of my disease. The committees undertook a comprehensive diagnosis of the city's problems. |
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out of the woods |
past a critical phase; out of the unknown, Out of difficulties, danger or trouble e.g. The patient is now out of the woods. As soon as hertemperature is down, she’ll be out of the woods. |
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mend [mɛnd] |
v. 修理縫補、改善改良改正、漸癒好轉 n. 修繕部位、好轉、痊癒 He asked her to mend his socks. He pledged that he would mend his ways. The child is mending nicely. It is never too late to mend. The mend in your dress scarcely shows. The coat has a mend on the elbow. The economy is on the mend. His health is on the mend. |
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make a gesture gesture |
做小舉動 舉動 I always make small gestures to people I love. I like leaving small, romantic notes to my boyfriend around the house. |
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lamp post lamppost |
街燈柱 |
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everlasting |
永遠的、無窮的 |
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padlock |
掛 鎖( U型鎖) |
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bolt cutter ;bolt |
斷線鉗 ; bolt : n.門閂、螺栓、閃電、弩箭、逃跑 v. 閂上、用螺栓拴緊、(黨、活動、競選)脫離、逃走衝出 adj.突然地、直接地、筆直地 She slid the bolt back and opened the door. A bolt of lightning lit up the sky. At the sight of the policemen coming towards the house, the suspect made a bolt for the door. He bolted all the doors and windows. He decided to bolt the ticket. He bolted out of the room in a rage. He sat bolt upright. |
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overall |
n. 工作褲、罩衣 adj. 從頭到尾的、全面的全部的 The laboratory worker in a white overall turned out to be the president's daughter. |
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fabric rust |
fabric : n. 建築物、結構、織布 rust: n.鏽、鐵鏽色 v.生鏽 She read extensively to keep her mind from rust. The leaves slowly rusted in the fall. Don't let your mind rust during the vacation. A six-year lay-off has not rusted his skills. |
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spark |
n.火花、一點點、跡象、生氣、煥發 v.激勵鼓舞、start,initiate He showed not a spark of interest in the plan. The spark of life still flickered in him. He still retains a spark of decency. They were scheming to spark a revolt . It was this incident that sparked her interest in politics. Her mother sparked to the idea of an early wedding date. |
