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standoff
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【美】僵持;均衡The political standoff ended when the army took over.
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tug
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猛拉;強大的拉力He gave the handle a gentle tug.競爭
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chants
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詠唱,吟誦The chant of the crowd was "Work for all".
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hurl
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猛力投擲[(+at/upon)]He hurled all the books out of the window.
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Parade
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使列隊行進;使遊街The captured criminals were paraded through the streets.
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duress
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強迫;脅迫
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plight
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境況;困境,苦境[C][S1]
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retreat
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隱退處;休養所[C]He went to his mountain retreat for the weekend.
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conjures
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令人想起The name Sahara conjures up images of a desert of aridity.
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hardline
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a. (形容詞 adjective)強硬的,不妥協的
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intercepted
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攔截;截住;截擊intercept a missile
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delegation
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代表團[C][G]The French delegation is just arriving at the conference.
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backtracked
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原路返回
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stroll
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散步,溜達;緩步走I used to stroll along the beach on Sundays.
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throes
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陣痛;痛苦的掙扎
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reiterate
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重做,反覆做;重申,反覆講Let me reiterate that we have absolutely no plans to increase taxation.
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undercut
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暗中破壞
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toll
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損失;傷亡人數[S]The death toll has risen to 200.
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flock
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【口】人群,群眾[(+of)]A flock of customers waited for the store to open.
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fair
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商品展覽會;博覽會A book fair is to be held next month.
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affiliate
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成員;成員組織;分會[C]
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cramped
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限制;約束;妨礙Her education was cramped by her lack of money
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drew
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吸引;招來Her shouts drew the attention of the police
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throng
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人群;大群[C][G][(+of)]Mike dashed through the throng of people on the street.
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pilgrimages
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朝聖,朝覲,旅行;漫遊Many music-lovers make pilgrimages to Mozart's birthplace.
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crops
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一熟,一次收穫(量),收成They get two crops of rice a year.
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dicey
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認命的;冒險性的
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splendor
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壯麗;壯觀;輝煌[U][C]We admired the splendor of the mountain scenery.
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shattered
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使破滅;毀壞;損害His hopes of finding a better job were shattered.
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hopped
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跳過,躍過The boy hopped the ditch and ran down the path
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stringing
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(用線)穿,串起;使排成一列These girls are stringing pearls.
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feat
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功績,業績;英勇事跡He did a marvellous feat.
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