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Aberration

N. 偏離軌道

The aberrations in his behaviour...

Ablaze

A. Illuminated, aflame

Abortive

Unsuccessful, fruitless

Abortive efforts in my project...

Aboveboard

A. Open, honourable

Abridge

Shorten, abbreviate, condense

Abridged version

Absolve

V. Acquit 釋放

Abstain

V. Refrain 戒絕

Abstain from drinking alcohol

Abstruse

Deep

Cosmology is an abstruse field of study.

Accrete

V. 附著 amass

Acquiesce

Submit, consent, 認める

Acquiesce to the demands of


...

Acquit

V. 宣告無罪

Amenable

Receptive, responsive, 願順服ㄉ

Amenity

N. 遊樂設施

Amoral

A. 無是非觀念

Amorous

情的

Anachronism

Something out of place in time

Anomalous

Abnormal, eccentric

Anomalous weather patterns

Antagonism

N. Enmity

The antagonism between...

Apparatus

Instrument

Append

Affix, attach

Arrogate

The new leader arrogated powers...

Artful

Deceitful

Artful behaviour

Ascetic

行禁慾ㄉ

Assuage

Alleviate

To assuage my mother's grief...

Asunder

Apart

Atrocious

Terrible

Atrocious crime

Attenuate

Weaken

Attenuate the risk

Audacious

A. 大膽無恥

Attrition

n. 擦磨損

Auspicious

Lucky, fortunate

Averse

Unwilling, opposed to

Avid

Zealous, enthusiastic

Avid reader

Avocation

Avow

State, admit

Barge

Flat -bottomed boat

Barter

以物易

Bash

Smash

Bashful

Shy

Bask

Enjoy, relish

The actor basked in the adoration of his fans .

Belch

V. 打嗝

Beguile

V. 欺騙

Belie

Bellicose

戰ㄉ

Belligerent

好戰

Benediction

Blessing

Beneficence

Benign

有益

His tumor was a benign one

Bequeath

Beseech

Beg

Beset

Bicker

V.

Bickered loudly

Billow

V.

Bluff

The prisoner bluffed the police with...

Bluster

He is just blustering

Boisterous

鬧ㄉ

Boisterous laughter

Boorish

Rude

His boorish behaviour

Booty

戰利

Botch

手笨腳

Botch everything

Brandish

舞著

A lunatic brandishing a kitchen knife

Breach

Breached the contract

Bristle

Stand erect

Neck bristle

Brittle

易碎ㄉ

Broil

V. 烤

Brusque

Rude

Budge

Move

Buffer

Buoyant

V. 有浮力ㄉ

Buoyant in the water

Bustle

鬧地移動

Bustling with people

Bypass

Dodge

Calamity

Disaster

Callous

硬無情

The callous person expressed no sympathy towards...

Canon

Standard

Cant

傾ける

Capacious

Broad

Capsize

Overturn

Caption

Subtitle

Carcass

Corpse

Cardinal

Primary

Caricature

皮肉なアニメ(?)

Cascade

V. 布式落下

Water cascading down the mountainsides.

Cask

N.

Casks of wine

Casket

N. Small box, coffin

Castigate

V. 申斥

...should be castigate severely...

Caustic

A. Sharp, bitter 刻薄ㄉ

His caustic comments just made matters worse.

Cede

V. 放棄,割讓

Hong Kong was ceded to Britain as the spoils of war in 1842.

Celestial

A. Heavenly

Celestial observations

Censure

V. Rebuke, condemn, blame

...censured by his superiors for...

Census

N. 人口普查

Centennial

A. 百年紀念ㄉ

Centennial celebration

Chasm

N. 裂口,斷層 gap,disparity

Chasm between the rich and the poor

Chide

V. Blame, scold

...Chide her for watching too much TV

Chivalrous

義ㄉ

Chunk

N. Piece (of indeterminate size and shape)

Churn

V. 攪拌

The surface of the sea was churned by the winds of the hurricane.

Circumscribe

V. Restrict

Circumspect

A. Careful, cautious

Circumspect attitude

Circumstantial

A. 偶然的,詳細的

Circumvent

Avoid

...circumvent paying even larger sums in taxes.

Clamour

Demand (loudly )

The people began to clamour for democratic government.

Clamp

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