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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abolition | a system or practice's formal ending |
| academy | 學院 |
| accommodate | to provide soimebody with a place to live or stay |
| accustomed | 習慣性通常會做的 |
| ace | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field |
| acknowledge | accept or admit |
| advocate | recommand publicly |
| agenda | a list of things to do in one's daily work |
| agony | great physical or mental pains |
| aisle | passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores |
| allegation | statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove |
| allege | to assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court without proof |
| ample | more than enough in size or scope or capacity |
| apparatus | equipment designed to serve a specific function |
| appendix | 闌尾 |
| apprentice | a person who works for an expert to learn a skill |
| arena | a playing field where sports events take place |
| armchair | a big comfortable chair with a support on each side for arms |
| armor | a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles such as tanks |
| arouse | cause to become awake or conscious |
| assault | a strong attack on an area held by the enemy |
| astronaut | a person trained to travel in a spacecraft |
| attendant | a person who participates in a meeting |
| attorney | a professional person authorized to practice law |
| bald | lacking hair on all or most of the scalp |
| ballot | a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting |
| banner | long strip of cloth for decoration or advertising |
| barn | an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals |
| bass | the lowest adult male singing voice |
| bathe | clean one's body by immersion into water |
| bazaar | a sale to raise money for charity |
| belly | stomach or abdomen |
| bid | propose a payment for something that is being sold |
| bishop | (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color |
| blaze | shine brightly and intensively |
| blush | turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame |
| boiler | a metal pot for stewing or boiling |
| boredom | the feeling of being bored by something tedious |
| boycott | a group's refusal to be involved or have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies |
| breach | violate an agreement, a law or a promise |
| breadth | the extent of something from side to side or its range |
| bronze | 青銅 |
| bruise | an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration |
| brutal | cruel and violent |
| bud | a small pointed lump that appears on a tree or plant and develops into a leaf or flower |
| bulb | 球莖（根） |
| bureaucracy | overregulated administrative system marked by red tape |
| businesslike | deal with things in an efficient way without wasting time |
| butcher | a retailer of meat |
| calf | a young cow |
| canyon | 峽谷 |
| caravan | a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file |
| casualty | a person or a thing that has suffered badly as result of an event or situation |
| cater | provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance |
| cement | 水泥 |
| cemetery | 公墓 |
| chancellor | the honorary or titular head of a university |
| chef | a professional cook |
| choke | cannot breathe property or get enough air into the lungs |
| click | something is suddenly understood |
| climax | 成為...高潮頂點 |
| cling | to hold onto someone or something tightly |
| cloak | a long, loose, sleeveles piece of clothing used by people to wear over their other clothes when they went out |
| cluster | 花簇 |
| clutch | to hold something tightly due to fear or anxiety |
| cock | an adult male chicken |
| commissioner | a member of a commission |
| commitment | a promise to do something |
| commodity | goods sold for money |
| commonwealth | 共和國 |
| compel | to force somebody to do something |
| competence | the ability to do something well or efficiently |
| competent | efficient and effective |
| compliment | a polite remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration |
| comply | be in accordance with what is required or expected |
| compulsory | required by rule |
| concession | the act of conceding or yielding |
| concede | to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true or correct |
| confer | have a conference with several people in order to talk something over |
| confession | a public declaration of your faith |
| confrontation | the act of opposing groups confronting each other |
| conquest | the act of conquering a country or group of people |
| conspiracy | a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) |
| constituency | an area for which someone is elected as representitive in a parliament or government |
| constitutional | of or relating to a constitution |
| contemplate | to consider thoughtfully |
| contempt | lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike |
| controversial | marked by or capable of arousing controversy |
| controversy | a dispute between sides holding opposite views. an argument or debate |
| convict | find or declare guilty |
| convict | a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison |
| cord | strong, thick string |
| corps | a part of the army which has special duties |
| corpse | the dead body of a human being |
| correspondence | the close similarity or connection between two or more objects that are matched |
| corruption | lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery) |
| costly | having a high price |
| couch | 長沙發 |
| counsel | advice or advise |
| counselor | some who gives advice about personal problems |
| crisp | pleasantly hard or have a pleasant hard surface |
| crouch | bend legs so as to be close to the ground and leaning forward slightly |
| cue | something said or done as a signal that provides information about what to do |
| dairy | a farm where dairy products are produced |
| dart | a sudden quick movement |
| debut | one's first public performance, appearance or recording |
| deficit | a state where more money is spent than received |
| defy | resist or confront with resistance |
| deprive | to take something away from someone or prevent them from having it |
| deputy | an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent |
| dictate | to say or read aloud for another person to transcribe or for a machine to record |
| digest | to convert food into absorbable substances |
| dim | lacking in light |
| dip | to put something into a liquid |
| diplomat | an official engaged in international negotiations |
| disastrous | (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences |
| disguise | any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity |
| disgusting | a strong feeling of dislike caused especially by something sickening or evil |
| disposal | 差遣處置 |
| distress | psychological suffering or extremely physical pain |
| ditch | 水溝 |
| divert | 交通上的轉移，注意力的分散 |
| dividend | that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders |
| doctrine | a set of principles or beliefs, especially religious ones |
| documentary | relating to or consisting of or derived from documents |
| dread | a feeling of great anxiety and fear about something that may happen |
| drip | fall in drops |
| dwarf | 侏儒 |
| dwell | to live or to keep thinking about |
| dwelling | housing that someone is living in |
| elaborate | complicated or of too much detail |
| embark | to go on board |
| embassy | 大使館 |
| endeavor | to try very hard to do something |
| endorse | to say publicly one's approval of someone or something |
| envious | to show extreme cupidity on someone or something |
| erect | straight and upright |
| escort | the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them |
| exert | to make a great effort at a mental or physical task |
| exile | the act of expelling a person from their native land |
| expenditure | the act of spending money for goods or services |
| fascinate | to cause someone to be interested or curious |
| ferry | a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule |
| fig | 無花果 |
| fitness | health |
| flap | to move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion |
| fling | to throw with a lot of force or recklessness |
| flush | face goes red |
| foam | a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid |
| footstep | the sound of a step of someone's walking |
| formidable | extremely impressive in strength or excellence |
| forthcoming | happening in the near future; ready; willing to help |
| fortnight | a period of two weeks |
| foster | providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties |
| foul | dirty and smells or tastes unpleasant |
| furnish | provide or equip with furniture or furnishings |
| fury | violent or very strong anger |
| fuss | worry unnecessarily or excessively about unimportant matters |
| garment | an article of clothing |
| gasp | a short quick breath of air that one takes in through the mouth, especially when he or she is surprised, shocked or in pain |
| glare | shine intensely with a bright light |
| gleam | a pale clear light |
| glitter | shine with a bright, shimmering, reflected light |
| gown | long, usually formal, woman's dress or a loose black garment worn on formal occasions by people such as lawyers and academics |
| grim | bad, unattractive, unpleasant and depressing |
| gind | 磨成粉 |
| groan | a long low sound made because of pain or disapproval of something |
| hail | small balls of ice that fall to the ground |
| halfway | at a point midway between two extremes |
| haul | to draw something slowly or heavily |
| haunt | a frequently visited place |
| hay | grass mowed and dried for use as fodder |
| hazard | an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another |
| headmaster | presiding officer of a school |
| hedge | a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes |
| heir | a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another |
| herd | a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals of the same kind that live together |
| hillside | a sloping side of a hill |
| hiss | a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) |
| homesick | unhappy at being away from home and longing for familiar things or persons |
| hood | 頭巾 |
| hospitality | kindness in welcoming guests or strangers |
| howl | a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound |
| humble | not proud and does not believe to be better than others |
| ignorant | lacking information or knowledge |
| incentive | a positive motivational influence |
| incorporate | unite or merge with something already in existence |
| incredible | beyond belief or understanding because it is unusually good |
| inflict | impose something unpleasant such as harm or damage |
| inheritance | property or money willed to a person. |
| inland | situated away from an area's coast or border |
| insure | to pay money to an insurance company so as to get compensation in case of loss or damage in the future |
| invariably | in an invariable manner |
| ivory | 象牙 |
| jerk | pull, or move with a sudden movement |
| jew | 猶太 |
| jewish | belonging or relating to the religion of Judaism or to Jews |
| jolly | full of or showing high-spirited merriment |
| judicial | relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge |
| lark | 雲雀 |
| leaflet | a little book or a piece of paper containing information about a particular subject |
| lease | to grant use or occupation of under a term of contract |
| legacy | money or property handed down from ancestors |
| lever | a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum |
| liable | held legally responsible |
| lick | to touch with the tongue |
| linen | 亞麻布 |
| lining | a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment to make it thicker, warmer |
| litter | rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places) |
| loaf | a shaped mass of baked bread |
| locomotive | 火車頭 |
| loop | anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) |
| magistrate | a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice |
| mainland | the main land mass of a country or continent |
| majesty | impressiveness in scale or proportion |
| manhood | the status of being a man rather than a boy |
| manuscript | the original handwritten version of a book or document |
| mat | a thick flat pad used as a floor covering |
| mattress | a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed |
| meadow | a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay |
| memorandum | a written proposal or reminder |
| mend | the act of putting something in working order again |
| mercury | 水銀 |
| Mercury | 水星 |
| midday | the middle of the day |
| miniature | a copy that reproduces something in greatly reduced size |
| moan | to make a low sound expressing pain or disapproval |
| mock | to treat with contempt |
| mold | a container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens |
| momentary | lasting for a markedly brief time |
| monarch | a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right |
| monarchy | an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority |
| mortality | the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area |
| mortage | a long-term loan extended to someone who buys property |
| moss | a very small soft green plant which grows on damp soil or on wood or stone |
| narrative | consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story or a series of events |
| nickel | 鎳 |
| nobleman | a man who is a member of the nobility |
| nomination | an official suggestion of someone as a candidate in an election or for a job |
| notable | worthy of notice and important |
| nuisance | a bothersome annoying person, thing or behavior |
| nun | a woman religious |
| nylon | 尼龍 |
| oar | 船槳 |
| offspring | the immediate descendants of a person or an animal |
| onward | moving toward a position ahead |
| ornament | a attractive object displayed in one's home, garden or yard |
| orthodox | adhering to what is commonly accepted |
| ounce | 盎司 |
| outbreak | a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) |
| outfit | a set of clothing (with accessories) or equipments |
| outlet | 出水口 |
| outrage | an intense feeling of anger and shock |
| overtake | to catch up with and possibly pass |
| overthrow | the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) |
| oyster | 牡蠣 |
| ozone | 臭氧 |
| pad | a fairly thick, flat piece of material such as cloth or rubber used to clean, protect something |
| pamphlet | a very thin book, with a paper cover, which gives information about something |
| pastime | hobby, something you enjoy doing in free time |
| pasture | a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock |
| patchwork | sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern |
| patron | someone who supports or champions something like money |
| peg | a small hook or knob attached to a wall or door and is used for hanging things on |
| pelican | 鵜鶘 |
| penetrate | to succeed in getting into or passing through some area, group or organization |
| perch | support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) |
| petition | 請願(書) |
| physician | （內科）醫師 |
| pierce | to penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument |
| pillar | (architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure |
| pinch | to squeeze tightly between the fingers |
| plague | 瘟疫 |
| planetarium | 天象儀、天文館 |
| pledge | make a serious promise to do or not to do something |
| plow | a large farming tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing |
| plug | blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly |
| plunge | to fall, rush or throw oneself into water |
| pocketbook | a bag or a pocket-size case used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) |
| pony | 小馬 |
| portfolio | a case for carrying papers or drawings or maps |
| premier | 首相總理 |
| premium | payment for insurance, , having or reflecting superior quality or value, , reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military |
| preschool | an educational institution for children too young for elementary school |
| presently | immediately at this time or period, quite soon |
| presumably | by reasonable assumption |
| presume | to assume reasonably |
| prey | creatures hunted or to live by catching other creatures |
| procession | a group of persons, vehicles, or objects moving along in an orderly line as part of a public event |
| processor | someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.) |
| proclaim | to declare formally |
| profound | very great or intense |
| projection | an estimate of a future amount |
| prolong | to make last longer |
| propaganda | information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some political cause |
| prose | ordinary written language in contrast to poetry |
| prosecution | the act of charging someone with a crime and putting them on trial |
| prospective | someone who wants to be or is likely to be the thing mentioned or something forthcoming |
| prosperous | rich and successful |
| punctual | acting, arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed |
| quest | the act of searching to obtain something |
| rack | 機架子 |
| rag | 破舊布料 |
| raid | to make a sudden armed attach at the aim of causing damage |
| raisin | dried grapes |
| reassure | to cause to feel sure and not to worry |
| rebellion | a violent oorganized action by a large group of people who are trying to change their country's political system |
| reckon | to make a mathematical calculation or computation |
| reconcile | to bring into consonance or accord |
| referee | 運動裁判 |
| regain | to get something back again |
| regime | a government or system of running a country |
| rehearsal | a practice of a play, dance or piece of music in preparation for a performance |
| reinforce | to make somehting stronger or more intense |
| Renaissance | 文藝復興 |
| rental | 租金 |
| resentment | a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
| reside | to live and stay |
| respectable | deserving of esteem and respect or reputable |
| revelation | the act of making something known |
| revolt | an illegal and often violent attempt by a group of people to change their country's political system |
| rib | 肋骨 |
| ridge | a long narrow piece of raised land |
| rinse | to wash lightly in clean water in order to remove soap |
| riot | a public act of violence by an unruly mob |
| rip | to tear forcibly by hands or with tools |
| rug | a piece of material like a carpet covering a smaller area |
| saddle | 鞍、機踏車座 |
| scar | 疤痕 |
| scarce | deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand |
| scramble | to climb or move quickly over rocks or hills |
| scrape | to rub against something, making a noise or causing slight damage |
| seaweed | 海草 |
| seesaw | 翹翹板 |
| selective | characterized by very careful or fastidious selection |
| sentiment | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty |
| sergeant | 陸軍或海陸中士 |
| server | a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) |
| sew | to join or fasten by stitches, to work with needle and thread |
| shaft | a rod in a machine that turns continually in order to transfer movement |
| shatter | to break into a lot of small pieces |
| shepherd | 牧羊人 |
| shiver | to tremble convulsively, as from fear or cold |
| skycraper | 摩天大樓 |
| slap | to hit someone with the palm of the hand |
| slender | attracktively thin and graceful |
| slot | 投幣孔槽 |
| snatch | the act of catching an object with the hands |
| soak | to submerge something in a liquid |
| soar | the act of rising upward into the air |
| sob | 啜泣抽咽 |
| sober | not drunk |
| solitary | characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life |
| specimen | 標本 |
| spectator | a person who watches something, especially a sporting event |
| spit | to force an amount of liquid out of the mouth to show hatred or contempt |
| splash | to cause water or another liquid to fly about and get people wet or dirty |
| spontaneous | said or done without being planned or human labor |
| sprinkle | 噴灑液體 |
| spur | 馬靴刺 |
| squad | a small group or team |
| stab | to poke or thrust abruptly |
| stagger | 蹣跚地走 |
| standing | 立場 |
| startle | to surprise and frighten someone slightly and unexpectedly |
| steamship | 汽船 |
| steer | 掌舵 |
| steward | a man who works on a ship, plane or train, looking after passengers and serving meals to them |
| stitch | 一針或針跡 |
| stool | a simple seat without a back or arms |
| strand | line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable |
| strap | an elongated leather strip (or or strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position |
| stray | to wander or lose one's way |
| stride | a long step in walking or running |
| stripe | a long line which is a different color from the areas next to it |
| strive | to exert much effort or energy to do or to get something |
| stumble | an unintentional but embarrassing blunder |
| suite | 套房 |
| summon | 召喚 |
| superb | very good in quality |
| surplus | more than is needed, desired, or required |
| suspense | a state of excitement or anxiety about something that is going to happen very soon |
| suspension | the act of delaying or stopping it for a while or until a decision is made about it |
| sway | to lean or swing slowly from one side to the other |
| syllable | a part of a word that contains a single vowel sound and that is pronounced as a unit. |
| tablet | a small solid round mass of medicine which one swallows |
| tan | to make skin darker than usual by spending a lot of time in the sun |
| tariff | a tax that a government collects on goods coming into a country |
| tease | to laugh at or make jokes about people in order to embarrass, annoy, or upset them |
| terrific | causing extreme terror |
| textile | types of cloth or fabric, especially ones that have been woven |
| thereafter | after the event or date mentioned |
| thereby | as a result |
| thigh | 大腿 |
| throne | a decorative chair used by a king, queen, or emperor on important official occasions |
| timeless | 永恆經典跨越時間的 |
| timid | shy, nervous, and have no courage or confidence |
| tomb | a large grave that is above ground and that usually has a sculpture or other decoration on it |
| topping | excellent |
| torch | 火炬 |
| torture | extreme mental distress or , unbearable physical pain |
| tread | to put your foot on something when walking or standing |
| trendy | very fashionable and modern |
| tribute | something said, done or made to show admiration and respect for someone |
| trivial | unimportant and not serious |
| tuck | to make several folds in |
| twilight | the small amount of light that there is outside just after the sun has gone down |
| undermine | to make something less strong or less secure than it was before, often by a gradual process or by repeated efforts |
| undress | to take off one's clothes or someone else's clothes |
| uneasy | feeling anxious, afraid, or embarrassed, because you think that something is wrong or that there is danger |
| unwilling | wanting not to do something and will not agree to do it |
| uphold | to support and maintain something |
| Uranus | 天王星 |
| valve | 瓣膜 |
| varied | consisting of things of different types, sizes, or qualities |
| vein | 靜脈 |
| Venus | 金星 |
| velvet | 天鵝絨 |
| verbal | to indicate that something is connected with words and the use of words |
| vicious | cruel and intended to upset someone |
| vigorous | strong, healthy and full of energy |
| villa | a fairly large house, especially one that is used for holidays in Mediterranean countries |
| virtually | nearly true that for most purposes it can be regarded as true |
| warrant | a legal document that allows someone to do something, especially one that is signed by a judge or magistrate and gives the police permission to arrest someone or search their house |
| waterproof | letting no water pass through |
| weed | a wild plant that grows in gardens or fields of crops and prevents the plants that you want from growing properly |
| weird | strange |
| woodland | land with a lot of trees |
| worship | to show one's respect to the god by saying prayers, or to show a lot of love or admiration to them |
| yarn | thread used for knitting or making cloth |
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