English Words. Set 1

Front 1

Contraption, n

Back 1

Gadget, 發明品

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Peer,v

Back 2

凝視(because you are having difficulty seeing it)

(intransitive always + adverb/preposition)

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Flue, n

Back 3

煙道,散熱管

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Deploy, v

Back 4

1. 配置軍人，調配軍備

deploy forces/troops/weapons etc

2.To use something for a particular purpose, especially ideas, arguments etc，引入

British Englisha job in which a variety of professional skills will be deployed

Hint 4

2 meanings

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Cumbersome, adj

Back 5

1. A process or system ->slow and difficult

2. Heavy and difficult to move

3. Words or phrases ->冗長/艱深的

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Pull the plug (on something)

Back 6

中止計劃，生意（通過停止注資）

The Swiss entrepreneur has pulled the plug on any further investment in the firm.

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Curb, v

Back 7

Control/ limit

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A (whole) host of things/ people

Back 8

A large number of things/ people

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Kick start

Back 9

Start

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Niche, n

Back 10

1. If you find your niche, you find a job or activity that is very suitable for you

2. An opportunity to sell a product or service to a particular group of people who have similar needs, interests 針對特定群眾的銷售機會

niche in

He spotteda niche in the market.

3. A hollow place in a wall, often made to hold astatue 壁龕

Hint 10

3 meanings

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Niche, adj

Back 11

小眾的

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Brewery, n

Back 12

釀酒廠

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Torrential rain, n

Back 13

Heavy rain

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Downpour, n

Back 14

A lot of rain that falls in a short time

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Evacuation, n

Back 15

Noun of evacuate

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Evacuate, v

Back 16

1.To SEND people away from a dangerous place to a safe place

evacuate somebody from/to something

Several families were evacuated from their homes.

2.To empty a place by making all the people leave

The order was given to evacuate.

3.To empty yourbowels

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3 meanings

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Tributary, n

Back 17

A stream or river that flows into a larger river 支流

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Sewer, n

Back 18

污水管

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Free something up

Back 19

To make something available so that it can be used

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Free somebody (up) to do something

Back 20

To give someone time to do something by taking away other jobs that they have to do

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Mourn, v

Back 21

1. [= grieve for], 哀悼,(因為有人死所以傷感）

+ for

mourn somebody's death/loss/passing

2.To feel very sad because something no longer exists or is no longer as good as it used to be, 懷念

The old steam trains were much-loved, and we all mourntheir passing.

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2 meanings

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Mourning, n

Back 22

1. Noun of mourn

In mouring = feeling great sadness

2. 穿黑衣 -> sad because someone is dead

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Wring, v

Back 23

+ out

Wrang wrung

扭乾

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Search in your house

Back 24

小偷在屋中四處搜索

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Aware, adj

Back 25

[not before noun]aware of

well/fully/acutely aware

politically/socially/environmentally etc aware

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so/as far as I am aware

Back 26

Saying something that you think is true

Although you might be wrong because you do not know all the facts

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Dud, n

Back 27

廢柴, useless

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Dive, n

Back 28

A small, untidy,dirty restaurant

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A good 2 hours

Back 29

At least more than 2 hours

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Hot spot

Back 30

Popular space

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A nervous work

Back 31

A person who always worry

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Sucker, n

Back 32

容易被人玩的人

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Be bent on doing sth

Back 33

Determined to do something

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Be in and out

Back 34

忙碌進進出出

彎彎曲曲

I will be quick

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Be up front with somebody

Back 35

To be honest

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Attached to

Back 36

附屬於

愛慕

Linus attached to his blanket.

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On board

Back 37

Having something/ somebody on board

在飛機上/ 船上/ 車上

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Can do something in one's sleep

Back 38

Something is too easy to do it

吹嘘

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Can you drop the subject?

Back 39

轉話題

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Cocktail and mocktail

Back 40

With alcohol and without alcohol

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Soft drink

Back 41

Soda pop

Carbonated beverage

Fizzy drink

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Lollipop

Back 42

Sucker

棒棒糖

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Candies （AmE)

Back 43

Sweets (BrE, AuE)

Lollies（硬糖）(AuE)

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Ice lolly

Back 44

Popcycle

冰棒

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Jelly (BrE)

Back 45

Jello(AmE)

-NAmE = something similar.

to jam but only made from juice

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Tribunal, n

Back 46

審判處，法庭

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(Can't) hold one's liquid

Back 47

酒量大小

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Clue in

Back 48

Realize

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Down on me

Back 49

Realize

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Do a bang-up job

Back 50

Do a fantastic job

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Ring a bell

Back 51

Remember/ recall somthing

Hint 51

通常對方之前沒有說過這件事

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Freak out

Back 52

Be over-emotional

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Don't move a muscle

Back 53

Don't move

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Dressing/ ketchup on the side

Back 54

醬料/茄汁分開上

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Salad dressing

Back 55

沙律醬

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Feel blue

Back 56

Sad

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Get a head start

Back 57

領先

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Laminate, v

Back 58

過膠/ 制成簿片

Highlight/ demonstrate/ underline

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Drop somebody on the wall

Back 59

Make them be crazy

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Before long

Back 60

Soon

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On purpose

Back 61

Intentionally/ purposely

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Once in a while

Back 62

Occasionally

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Out of sight

Back 63

Hide something do that no one see it

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Potholder, n

Back 64

隔熱布

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Oven mitt, n

Back 65

隔熱手套

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Get by on (so little sleep/ time/ food)

Back 66

依賴

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Make the best of something

Back 67

Do something as best as possible

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Play out, v

Back 68

Tire out/ wear out/ exhaust

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Dubious, adj

Back 69

Doubtful/ unsure/ uncertain/ hesistant (person/ situation)

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Devious, adj

Back 70

Deceitful/ dishonest (person)

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For the most time

Back 71

Mostly

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Something is _ no use

Back 72

of = useless

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_ continent/ island

Back 73

On (實體）

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_ America/ Africa/ Asia

Back 74

In (沒有實體）

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We have a meeting _ twenty minutes.

Back 75

In = after

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I fell _ _ that tree.

Back 76

out of

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_ street

Back 77

On

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Brush hands

Back 78

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Charge, v

Back 79

向前衝/ 襲擊

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Bull fight

Back 80

鬥牛

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Bump, n

Back 81

腫瘤

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Endorse, v

Back 82

1.公開支持

2.代言

3.在支票上簽名確實

4.[usually passive]British Engish if your driving licenceis endorsed for a driving offence, an official record is made on it to show that you are guilty of the offence

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Fire up, phv

Back 83

Motivate/ make someone be enthusiastic

發動/ 點燃（引擎）

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Presumption, n

Back 84

1 something that you think is true because it is very likely 假定

presumption that

on the presumption that

2.the act of thinking something is true, bad, or good until it is shown to not be true, bad, or good 認定

presumption of

the presumption of innocence

presumption against/in favour of

3 formal behaviour that seems rude and too confident 傲慢

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Slick, adj

Back 85

1. 技巧熟練的， 花巧的，If something is slick, it is done in a skilful and attractive way and seems expensive, but it often contains no important or interesting ideas

2. 滑頭的, someone is slick, they are good at persuading people, often in a way that does not seem honest

3. done smoothly and quickly

4.smooth and slippery

slick with

5.very good or attractive (Old AmE)

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Throw somebody support

Back 86

Support somebody

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Bid, n

Back 87

1. 投標（拍賣會）

2.an offer to do work or provide services for a specific price

3.an attempt to achieve or obtain something

+ for

+ to do something

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Astute, adj

Back 88

able to understand situations or behaviour very well and very quickly, especially so that you can get an advantage for yourself 精明的

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Sport, v

Back 89

1. be sporting something , 穿上

to be wearing something or have something on your body and show it to people in a proud way

2.to play together happily

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Conciliatory, adj

Back 90

doing something that is intended to make someone stop arguing with youconciliatory approach/tone/gesture

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Incumbent, adj/ n

Back 91

1. It is incumbent upon someone

= this is someone's responsibility

2. 在職者

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Trail away/ off

Back 92

Opp of speak up

(voice becomes quiter and then stops)

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Trail, v

Back 93

1. to pull something behind you, especially along the ground, or to be pulled in this way

trail in/on/over etc

trail something in/across/through etc something

2. to walk slowly, behind other

people because you are tired or bored

trail behind/around

3. to be losing in a game, competition, or election

trail (somebody) by something

trail in/home (=finish in a bad position)

4. to follow someone by looking for signs that they have gone in a particular direction

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Open fire

Back 94

開槍

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Assailant, n

Back 95

Attacker

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Publicist, n

Back 96

公關人員，someone whose job is to make sure that people know about a new product, film, book etc or what a famous person is doing

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Pronounce, v

Back 97

1.to officially state that something is true

pronounce somebody/something sth

2. to give a judgment or opinion

pronounce on/upon

3.to give a legal judgment，宣判

pronounce sentence (=tell a court of law what punishment a criminal will have)

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Handful, n

Back 98

1. an amount that you can hold in your hand

handful of

2 a handful of something = a very small number of people or things

3. someone, especially a child, who is a handful is difficult to control

Be a handful

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Handful, n

Back 99

1. an amount that you can hold in your hand

handful of

2 a handful of something = a very small number of people or things

3. someone, especially a child, who is a handful is difficult to control

Be a handful

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Prominence, n

Back 100

1. the fact of being important and well-known

prominence ofcome to/rise to/achieve prominence (as something)

2. to treat something as specially important

give something prominence/give prominence to something

3. a part or place that is higher than what is around it

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Prominence, n

Back 101

1. the fact of being important and well-known

prominence of

come to/rise to/achieve prominence (as something)

2. to treat something as specially important

give something prominence/give prominence to something

3. a part or place that is higher than what is around it

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Rendition, n

Back 102

1. someone's performance of a play, piece of music

2. a translation of a piece of writing