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Plot
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小塊土地; (小說,戲劇等的)情節; 陰謀;祕密計劃[(+against)][+to-v]
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sectarian
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a. (形容詞 adjective)宗派的;派別的;偏執的n. (名詞 noun)宗派成員;鬧宗派的人
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rage
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猖獗,肆虐,激烈進行The fire raged.流行,盛行
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bloodshed
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流血;殺人
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mediators
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調停者;傳遞者;中介物
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forged
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打(鐵等);鍛造These machine parts have to be forged with the finest steel. ;偽造He forged a signature and cashed the check. 編造
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foes
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敵人,仇敵This is the most serious challenge from his political foe
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firebrand
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火把;(紛爭、騷動的)挑動者He is represented by the media as a dangerous firebrand.
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preacher
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傳教士,牧師He inherited his eloquence from his father, a Christian preacher.
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hardline
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強硬的,不妥協的
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protestant
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新教的;新教徒的;(p-)提出異議的
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passionate
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熱情的;熱烈的,激昂的make a passionate speech
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embarked
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從事,著手[(+on/in/upon)]They embarked on a campaign to get people to vote.投(資)He embarked his fortune in trade.
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culmination
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頂點;高潮的到達
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pockmarked
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有痘痕的,有麻子的;佈滿凹痕(或凹坑、凹洞)的
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hardship
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艱難,困苦[U][C]He never feared hardship.
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Lavish
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非常慷慨的;浪費的,濫花的[(+of/with)]lavish entertainment
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dodged
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閃避,閃身躲開The vice president had to dodge flying tomatoes
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Defendant
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【律】被告[C]
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testaments
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【律】遺囑,遺言[C]
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bulbs
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電燈泡The bulb has burned out.
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assault
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攻擊,襲擊;譴責,抨擊[C][U][(+on/against)]The soldiers made a strong assault on the town.
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Informant
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消息(或情報)提供者;告密者They suspected that he was the informant.
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Imminent
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危險等)逼近的;即將發生的 War seems imminent.
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Obsession
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擺脫不了的思想(或情感)[C][(+about/with)]He has an unhealthy obsession with death.
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Sarcophagus
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石棺;大理石棺
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inscriptions
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銘刻;銘文;碑文;(鑄幣等上的)刻印文字The inscription above the door was in English. (書或畫的)題詞,獻詞Inside the front cover was an inscription: "To Virginia from Helena."
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