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22 Cards in this Set
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hulk
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n 大而笨重的人或物; 廢船
The stolen works include the enormous --- a hulking two-ton sculpture by Henry Moore. |
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dung
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n (牛、馬等的)糞;糞肥;污穢
vt 施糞肥於 And the comparatively modest --- a three-foot-long dung beetle by the artist Wendy Taylor. |
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beetle
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n 甲蟲,形似甲蟲的昆蟲(如蟑螂等);
近視者 vi (甲蟲般地)急忙來回;瞎撞; 【口】飛走,離開[(+off/away)] And the comparatively modest --- a three-foot-long dung beetle by the artist Wendy Taylor. |
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warthog
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n 【動】(非洲野生)疣豬
In between, there was a seven-foot lion, a life-size warthog. |
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bronze
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n . 青銅[U],塑像由青銅鑄成;
青銅色,古銅色[U] adj 青銅製的;青銅色的 v 鍍青銅於;上青銅色於;被曬黑 It's a massive increase in the normal number of thefts of large bronzes. |
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heave
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n (用力)舉起,拉起,提起[O]
v 舉起,拉起,提起 The thieves arrive with a van or a truck in the middle of the night, heave the works into the back and drive off. |
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stymie
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n 困境,妨礙
vt (使陷)困境,妨礙 The police are stymied. |
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Metropolitan
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n 大都市,大城市
adj 大都市的,大城市的 Chief of the Metropolitan Police art and antiques squad. |
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squad
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n 小組,小隊,班
Chief of the Metropolitan Police art and antiques squad. |
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Detective
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n 偵探;私家偵探[C]
a. 偵探的;偵探小說;偵查用的;探測的 Detective Sgt. (sergeant) |
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unsalable
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adj 銷路不好的,賣不掉的
Since such works are virtually unsalable. |
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scrap
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n 碎片,小塊,破爛,垃圾;切削;
廢料,廢金屬;少量,一點點 vt 將...作為廢物;將...拆毀;廢棄 It is most likely that the works are being melted down and sold for scrap. |
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dismay
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n 驚慌,沮喪,氣餒[U]
vt 使驚慌,使沮喪,使氣餒[H][(+at/by)] Not only is that possibility dismaying from an art-appreciation perspective, but for some it is even more annoying from an economic one. |
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burglary
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n 夜盜,搶劫
At least three of the bronze burglaries have taken place in Kent in southeastern England. |
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nursery
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n 托兒所,幼兒室;
苗圃;養魚場;動物繁殖場 Last July, someone stole three statues from a nursery in Sevenoaks. |
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menagerie
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n [C]動物園;獸欄(或籠);
(總稱)(供展覽用的)野生動物 Wells along with a menagerie of small ones, including five little ducks. |
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stash
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n 藏匿處,藏匿物
v 【俚】存放,貯藏,藏起來 Having ruled out terrorism and the existence of a crooked art aficionado building up a stash of stolen bronzes for a private sculpture park on a remote island. |
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crook
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n 【口】騙子;偷兒;壞蛋;使彎曲,
使成鉤形 v 【美】【俚】偷竊;欺騙; 彎曲的東西;鉤 Having ruled out terrorism and the existence of a crooked art aficionado building up a stash of stolen bronzes for a private sculpture park on a remote island. |
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aficionado
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n (西)...狂,...迷
Having ruled out terrorism and the existence of a crooked art aficionado building up a stash of stolen bronzes for a private sculpture park on a remote island. |
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flat-backed
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a flat-backed truck
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statue
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n. 雕像,塑像[C]
Last July, someone stole three statues from a nursery in Sevenoaks. |
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Sgt. =
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n [C] 警察小隊長,警官
1. 陸軍中士;海軍陸戰隊中士 2. 【英】空軍中士 3. (法庭,議會等處的)警衛官 4. 【英】【史】高等律師 Detective Sgt. Vernon Rapley |
