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30 Cards in this Set
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Bring your friends by all means - just ( xx l______ xx ) I know how many are coming. ( = only if )
[ by all means = of course; certainly 當然可以 ] |
so long as
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All our hard work will be worth it ( xxx the l____ r___). ( = eventually )
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in the long run
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I hardly ever talk to my brother; we just don't have anything ( xxx c______n ).
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in common
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He didn't seem in the least ( c________ned xxxxx ) her safety. ( = worried)
[ not in the least 一點也不 ] |
concerned about
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Her job is something ( c________ned xxxxx) computers. ( = involved in sth )
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concerned with
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Everyone who was directly ( c_______ned ) in the incident has now resigned. ( = involved )
[ incident 事件; resign 辭職 ] |
concerned
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Please pay attention because this information ( c_______) all of you. ( = affect; involve )
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concerns
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The train is timed to ( c_______t xxxx ) the ferry. [ 渡輪 ].
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connect with
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After waiting 10 minutes, I was ( c_______ted ) with my boss.
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connected
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The plumber ( c________ted ) up all the pipes and turned on the tap. ( = join together )
[ plumber 水電工; tap 水龍頭 ] |
connected
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I was surprised to hear them mentioned together: I've never ( c____________ted ) them before. ( = relate; assoicate)
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connected
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The two substances are now ( xxx c_______t xxxxx ) each other, and a chemical reaction is occurring.
[ chemical reaction 化學反應 ] |
in contact wirh
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Have you kept ( xx c_________t xxxx ) any of your friends from college ? ( = communication )
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in contact with
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There is a ( d______t l______k ) between smoking and lung cancer. ( = straight; immediate )
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direct link
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He is very ( d_______t ), so you always know what his real views are. ( = straightforward )
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direct
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A new manager has been appointed to ( d_________t ) the project？ ( = control; be in charge )
[ = appoint 任命 ] |
direct
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I couldn't find the station, so I asked someone if they could ( d________t ) me. ( = show sb how to get somewhere )
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direct
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The guide ( d________ted ) our attention to the other picture. ( = aim sth in a particular direction )
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directed
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The judge ( d________ted ) that the mother be given custody of the children. ( = order )
[ custody 監護權 ] |
directed
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This kind of situation was all too ( f_________r xxxx) John. ( = knowing sth very well )
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familiar to
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He is ( f________r xxxxx ) old japanese customs. ( = knowing ver well )
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familiar with
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"That'll be five pounds, dear", he said in an irritatingly ( f__________r ) way. (= very informal )[ irritate 讓人生氣,不快 ]
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familiar
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(n) Over the years, he gained greater ( f_________ity ) with the culture and way of life in the country. ( = good knowledge of sth )
[ culture 文化 ] |
familiarity
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It has a highly ( i__________r ) shape, covered in bumps and indentations.
[ bump 隆起; indentation 凹陷 ] |
irregular
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He's receiving medication for an ( i__________r ) heartbeat. ( = varying or unequal ) [ medication藥物治療 ]
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irregular
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This dictionary has several appendices, including one on ( i__________r ) verbs. ( = contrary to the rules or to what is normal )
[appendix ( pl. appendices ) 附錄 ] [ contrary 相反的, 相違的 ] |
irregular
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Releasing the goods without an invoice is most ( i__________r ). ( = contrary to the rules)
[ release 放走; invoice 發票 ] |
irregular
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The ( i_____________rity ) of English spelling means that it is easy to make mistakes. (= the lack of rules )
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irregularity
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We were dressed up for the party but she was still in her ( o____________y ) clothes. ( = normal; usual )
[ dress up 穿著 ] |
ordinary
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For the police, the incident seemed nothing ( o___ xxx the o__________y ). ( = unusual )
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out of the ordinary
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