English Expressions with Colors (FUN!)

Check the Web site for detail!

http://www.cysh.cy.edu.tw/subject/english/resource/resourcecolor2.htm

e.g.
He got a black eye. =鼻青臉腫

catch sb. red-handed = 抓到某人做壞事

be born in the purple = 生於帝王之家, 生於顯貴之家

[轉錄]口譯必背片語

口譯中需要強記的片語
Give the floor to 請…發言
It is a great pleasure for me to 我很榮幸…
Relevant issues 相關問題
Updated research result 最新的調查結果
Attach the importance to 對…給予重視
Lead-edge technologies 領先技術
Minister Counselor 公使
Natural heritage 自然遺產
Shared concern 共同關心的問題
Well-deserved reputation 良好的信譽
express sincere gratitude to 對…表示衷心的感謝
Let' s welcome SB to give a speech 請…講話
bilateral conference 雙邊會議
propose the warmest applause to 以掌聲對…表示的最熱烈的歡迎
sponsor 主辦單位
the Award Ceremony 頒獎儀式
greeting speech 賀詞
observe the grand opening of 隆重舉行
Let's invite SB to present the award 請…頒獎
achieve complete ceremony 取得圓滿成功
global celebration ceremony 全球慶典
declare the closing of 宣佈…結束
Please rise for the national anthem. 請全體起立，奏國歌
Collective stewardship 集體管理
Competitive job market 充滿競爭的就業市場
Financial institutions 金融機構
Forward-looking 進取
Gross National Product 國民生產總值
Meet the challenges 迎接挑戰
Public authorities 公共機構
Regulatory mechanism 法規機制
The threshold of our transition into the new millennium 跨越新千年的門檻
UNCHS (United Nations Centre for Human Settlements) 聯合國人居中心
Urban residents 城市居民
Well-serviced formal city 服務齊全的高尚城市
place as the priority 把…列為重要內容
never neglect the work 不放鬆工作
water conservation 節約用水
extend our sincere congratulations on 對…表示衷心祝賀
model city of water conservation 節約用水先進城市
attain the results expected 使…取得預期效果
confer honorable awards on 授予…光榮稱號
strive for 為…而奮鬥
a city of severe water shortage 嚴重缺水城市
units concerned 有關單位
compared with STH, there is still some way to go 與…比有差距
wish a complete success 預祝…圓滿成功
broaden sources of income & reduce expenditure 開源與節流並重
seaport for foreign trade 對外貿易港口
National Gross Products 國內生產總值
merrily gather 歡聚一堂
vigorous economic region 活躍的經濟帶
solid foundation 基礎雄厚
may you have a most pleasant impression 留下最美好的印象
the grand occasion 盛世
wish a pleasant stay 願停留愉快
comprehensive commercial seaport 綜合性商港
spring is very much in the air 春意盎然
forest coverage 森林覆蓋率
global warming 全球變暖
principal element 主要因素
toxic emission 廢氣排放
ignite the sparks of understanding 迸發出心靈的火花
build the bridge for cooperation 建立合作橋梁
substantial in content 內容翔實
major province of energy 能源大省
tight in schedule 日程緊湊
call upon 號召
conservation benefits 節水的好處
industrial reuse and recycling 工業中水利用
pollution fines 污染罰款
urban water conservation 城市節水
water saving fixtures 節水裝置
regional economic 地區經濟
diversification in port operation 港口經營多元化
perform our duties and fulfill our obligations 責任和義務
a well-known regional event of the industry 地區行業盛會
initiating ports 發起港
break free 衝破藩籬
civil society 民間團體
ethnic lines 種族
genuine partnership 真正的合作夥伴
squatter settlements 違章建築區
without access to 享受不到
open dialogues 暢所欲言
the bounding of planning economy 計劃經濟的束縛
pressing issues 緊迫問題
vitalize the province by science and technology and sustainable development 科教興省和走可持續發展的道路
unprecedentedly inflated 空前膨脹
curb the trend of steep rise 控制增長勢頭
face severe challenges 面臨嚴峻挑戰
acutely aware 清醒地看到
ecological deterioration 生態惡化
strengthen the awareness 提高意識
respect each other, seek the common ground while putting aside difference,
enjoy equality and mutual benefits, complement each other's advantages, learn
each other's experience, expand the cooperation, stand from the present and
look forward to the future 相互尊重，求同存異，平等互利，優勢互補，借鑒經驗，
拓展合作，立足當前，著眼未來
take the opportunity of this seminar 以此會議為契機
lag behind 滯後
the transition of mechanism is slow 轉軌建制過程緩慢
draw lessons from the past 總結經驗教訓
community development oriented 以發展社區為宗旨的
deserved winners 當之無愧的獲獎者
ethnic minorities 少數民族
gainful employment 有報酬的
gender issues 性別問題
handicraft works 手工藝品
income generation 工薪階層
in-depth knowledge 深入了解
the handicapped 殘疾人
seek the best instead of the largest 不求最大，但求最好
industrial structure 產業結構
the unified design between the city and the countryside 城鄉一體化
short-term conduct 短期行為
real estate development 房地產開發
help and support the poor 扶貧幫困
public lawn 公共綠地
public utilities 公用事業
convention center 會展中心
infrastructure scale 基建規模
consciousness for the best 精品意識
model human settlements 精品住宅區
enterprise revenue 企業效益
civil bus ride 文明乘車
Hope Project 希望工程

ENG words

affable \AF-uh-bul\ adjective
和藹可親的、平易近人的
友善的、慈祥的
*1 : being pleasant and at ease in talking to others
2 : characterized by ease and friendliness

Example sentence:
Betty's father was so affable that when her friends came over they'd usually end up sitting and chatting with him.
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ENG words

poltroon \pahl-TROON\ noun
膽小鬼、懦夫
: a spiritless coward : craven

Example sentence:
In the end, their leader proved to be a traitorous poltroon whose main concern was saving his own skin.

• traitorous adj. 叛逆的、背信棄義的
  

同義字: =chicken=craven
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mimesis \muh-MEE-sis\ noun
模仿、【生】擬態
: imitation, mimicry

Example sentence:
Late in her career, the painter became less interested in mimesis and began to experiment in styles of abstraction.
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upbraid \up-BRAYD\ verb
責罵、訓斥
1 : to criticize severely : find fault with
*2 : to reproach severely : scold vehemently

• reproach v. 責備、訓斥
• vehemently adv. 激烈地、熱烈地、熱切地
  

Example sentence:
After being late to class for the third time in a week, Marshall was upbraided by his teacher and given detention.

ENG words

hinterland \HIN-ter-land\ noun
內地
1 : a region lying inland from a coast
2 a : a region remote from urban areas *b : a region lying beyond major metropolitan or cultural centers

Example sentence:
Ty and Saja spent a few days in the capital before setting off for the hinterland.

• set off 出發、動身
  

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orotund \OR-uh-tund\ adjective
聲音響亮的
1 : marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound : sonorous
*2 : pompous, bombastic

• sonorous adj. 能發出響亮聲音的
• pompous adj. 浮誇的、自負的
  
• bombastic adj. 誇張的
  

Example sentence:
Josh cleared his throat dramatically, then did a dead-on impression of the professor's orotund, patronizing speech.

• dead-on
• patronizing adj. 要人領情的
  

ENG words

pariah \puh-RYE-uh\ noun
印度階級中的賤民
被鄙視或排斥的人
1 : a member of a low caste of southern India
*2 : one that is despised or rejected : outcast

Example sentence:
Sasha became a pariah among the experts in her field after publishing a highly inflammatory article.

• inflammatory adj. 激動的
  

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consequential \kahn-suh-KWEN-shul\ adjective
間接的
隨之而來的
重要的
1 : of the nature of a secondary result : indirect
2 : following as a result or effect : consequent
*3 : having significant consequences : important

Example sentence:
Who would have thought stepping off the elevator on the wrong floor that day would be such a consequential moment in Wayne's life?

關聯字：

• consequence n.
  
• 結果、後果
• 重大、重要性
• 自大
• 推論
• consequent
• adj.
  
• 因..結果而引起的、隨之發生的(A severe flood struck the city and there was a consequent shortage of food.)
• 邏輯上一致的

• n. 結果、隨後的事

ENG words

tortuous \TOR-chuh-wus\ adjective
(道路)蜿蜒曲折的
囉囌的、不正直的、陰險的
*1 : marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
2 a : marked by devious or indirect tactics : crooked, tricky b : circuitous, involved

• devious adj. 蜿蜒的；步入歧途的、不坦率的
• crooked adj. 彎曲的、變形的；不正當的、不坦率的
• circuitous adj. 迂曲的、繞行的
  

Example sentence:
The road over the mountains was long and dangerously tortuous.
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weal \WEEL\ noun= wealth
福利、好運道
: a sound, healthy, or prosperous state : well-being

Example sentence:
"During his two years as county judge, other qualities ... became apparent. One was an unusual ability to persuade men to sacrifice for a common weal." (Robert Caro, The New Yorker, January 15, 1990)
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dearth \DERTH\ noun
缺乏、不足
饑荒
1 : scarcity that makes dear; specifically : famine
*2 : an inadequate supply : lack

• scarcity n. 缺乏、匱乏
  

Example sentence:
Teri had forgotten to bring a book, and the dearth of reading material in her uncle's house had her visiting the town library the first morning of her stay.
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jeunesse dorée \zheuh-ness-dor-RAY\ noun
: young people of wealth and fashion

Example sentence:
"On any sunny afternoon in Dublin, you will see the jeunesse dorée taking their ease under the awnings of pavement cafes." (Bruce Anderson, The Spectator, July 2001)

• awning n. 天棚
  

ENG words

discomfit \diss-KUM-fit\ verb
1.破壞、擾亂(計畫)
2.使為難
1 : to frustrate the plans of : thwart
*2 : to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert

• thwart v. 挫敗、阻撓
• adj. adv. 橫放著、橫的
• perplexity n. 困惑、茫然
• disconcert v. 使困惑、使張惶失措；挫折、擾亂(計畫)
  

Example sentence:
The governor appeared to be discomfited by the reporter's question, and he struggled for a way to change the subject.

ENG words

delate \dih-LAYT\ verb
1.控告
2.公開
*1: accuse, denounce
2 : report, relate

• denounce v. 指責、譴責
  

Example sentence:
"In that year Archbishop Blackadder of Glasgow delated some thirty heretics to James IV who let the matter go with a jest." (J.D. Mackie, A History of Scotland)

• Archbishop n. 樞機主教
• heretics n. 異教徒
• jest n. 笑料

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dog days \DOG-DAYZ\ noun
大熱天
*1 : the hot sultry period of summer between early July and early September in the northern hemisphere
2 : a period of stagnation or inactivity

• sultry adj. 悶熱的、酷熱的
  
• stagnation n. 淤塞、停滯
  

Example sentence:
With the steamy dog days upon us, air conditioners are selling like hotcakes.

ENG words

ilk \ILK\ noun
那種的
: sort, kind

Example sentence:
Mr. Reynolds ran a tight, efficient business with hard-working employees, and so he had no patience for slackers like Charlie and his ilk.

• slaker n. 偷懶的人、敷衍取巧者
  

ENG words

festinate \FESS-tuh-nut\ adjective
匆促的
: hasty

Example sentence:
"Even [the company's] successes . . . are vestiges of 1990s thinking. They may halt a festinate death, but you don't build a company around them." (Fritz Nelson, Network Computing, August 21, 2000)

• vestige n. 遺跡、殘骸 vestige of ancient religion
• (否定)一點兒、絲毫 not a vestige of truth

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ensky \in-SKYE\ verb
使飛上天空
: exalt

• exalt v.
• 使升高、高攀
• 提拔、提高 exalted to the position of president
  
• 讚揚
• 使得意、使喜悅 be exalted by the news
  
• 令人興奮、使人得意
  

Example sentence:
"Her first appearance in evening dress was a revelation to me; she was my idol, enskied and sacred." (Frank Harris, My Life and Loves)

• revelation n. 出乎意料的事、天啟、神示
• sacred adj. 神聖的
  

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quirk \KWURK\ verb
使彎曲、使扭轉
: curve, twist

Example sentence:
David quirked his eyebrow in perplexity at his companion's curious remark.

• perplexity n. 困惑、茫然
  

ENG words

yegg \YEG\ noun
盜賊(尤其指偷保險箱的賊)
: safecracker; also : robber

• safecracker n. 保險箱竊賊
  

Example sentence:
"[Her] attorney does admit that his client had developed 'platonic' relationships with two cons, a couple of yeggs named Ollie and Marvin, but only to gather information." (Fort Collins Coloradoan, December 6, 2002)

• platonic a. 理想的、不切實際的
  
• con n. 騙子、詐欺者

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undertaker \UN-der-tay-ker\ noun
承擔(風險)者、承辦人
承辦喪葬者=funeral director(<-比較常用) 1 : one that undertakes : one that takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur *2 : one whose business is to prepare the dead for burial and to arrange and manage funerals 3 : an Englishman taking over forfeited lands in Ireland in the 16th and 17th centuries

• forfeited adj. 被沒收的
• forfeit v. (因失職、違約、犯罪等而)喪失(權利、名譽、生命等)
• forfeit n. 喪失的東西、沒收物、罰金
  

Example sentence:
The undertaker offered the family several choices of coffin for the burial service.
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teleological \tel-ee-uh-LAH-jih-kul\ adjective
目的論的
: exhibiting or relating to design or purpose especially in nature

Example sentence:
"What is the true purpose of life's voyage?" wrote John R. Illingworth in 1907, posing what he termed "the great teleological question."

關聯字

• teleology n. 目的論= the study of ends and purposes
  
• teleologist n. 目的論者
  

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kinetic \kuh-NET-ik\ adjective
【物理】運動的、運動引起的
活躍的、有力的
1 : of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
*2 a : active, lively b : dynamic, energizing
3 : of or relating to art (as sculpture or assemblage) having mechanical parts which can be set in motion : of or relating to kinetic art

• therewith ad. 與此(有關的)
• assemblage n.
• 裝置藝術
• 集合在一起的人或物 He is one of the assemblage.
  
• 聚會、集會
• 裝配、裝置 the assemblage of parts of a machine
  

Example sentence:
The dancers infected the audience with their fierce kinetic energy.

ENG words

noisome \NOY-sum\ adjective
1.有害的，有害健康的
2.有惡臭的
*1 : noxious, harmful
2 a : offensive to the senses and especially to the sense of smell b : highly obnoxious or objectionable

• obnoxious a. 可憎的、令人非常不愉快的
  
• objectionable
• a. 令人討厭的
• a. 會引起反對的
  

Example sentence:
"The streets were narrow and very dirty, the air smoky and noisome, the people mostly wretched." ( Ken Follett, The Man from St. Petersburg)

• wretched a. 不幸的、可憐的、悲慘的

注意!! noisome 跟 noise 沒有關係~字義中並沒有任何:吵鬧 的意思存在
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jinni \JEE-nee\ noun
回教神話中的神靈
*1 : one of a class of spirits that according to Muslim demonology inhabit the earth, assume various forms, and exercise supernatural power
2 : a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who calls it : genie

• genie n. 神怪、神魔
  

Example sentence:
It's always best to stay on the good side of a jinni, and there are ways to placate a troublesome one.

• placate vt. 撫慰、和解

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deflagrate \DEF-luh-grayt\ verb
使突然燃燒
*1 : to burn rapidly with intense heat and sparks being given off
2 : to cause to burn in such a manner

Example sentence:
Certain materials, such as black powder, will deflagrate rather than cause a violent explosion when they are ignited.

ENG words

revenant \REV-uh-nahng (the final "ng" is not pronounced, but the vowel is nasalized)\ noun
歸來的人、亡魂
: one that returns after death or a long absence

Example sentence:
The play is about a family of revenants who come back to their ancestral home after years of political exile.

• ancestral adj. 祖傳的

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obloquy \AH-bluh-kwee\ noun
1.破口大罵
2.恥辱、污名
*1 : a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
2 : the condition of one that is discredited : bad repute

• utterance n. 發聲、表達
  

Example sentence:
The manager walked quickly back to the dugout as insults and obloquy rained down from the stands.

• dugout 【棒球】選手休息區

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kludge \KLOOJ\ noun
七拼八湊而成的電腦/系統
: a system and especially a computer system made up of poorly matched components

Example sentence:
"The original satellite contrivance was the asynchronous satellite downlink with a phone connection uplink. This was doomed to fail because it was a kludge." (John C. Dvorak, Boardwatch Magazine, February 2002)

• contrivance n. 裝置
• asynchronous adj. 非同期的
• downlink n. 下行線路
• uplink n. 上行線路
• doom to 註定要...

ENG words

omnipotent \ahm-NIP-uh-tunt\ adjective
全能的
: having virtually unlimited authority or influence

Example sentence:
Small children often believe their parents to be omnipotent, capable of commanding any situation or resolving any problem they find before them.

*omni- 全、總、泛 (=all)
關聯字：

• omniscient adj. 全知的
• omnivorous adj. 無所不吃的(形容動物)；無所不讀的

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warp speed \WORP-SPEED\ noun
迅雷不及掩耳的速度(比光速還要快的速度)
: the highest possible speed

Example sentence:
When Mario saw Helen enter the elevator, he grabbed his laptop and vaulted down the stairs at warp speed to get to the meeting room ahead of her.

• vault v. 跳躍
  

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mala fide \mal-uh-FYE-dee\ adverb or adjective
不誠實的、不守信用的
: with or in bad faith

Example sentence:
The judge concluded that the company had acted mala fide in concealing the information.

ENG words

spiel \SPEEL\ noun
流利誇張的講話、生意的言詞
: a voluble line of often extravagant talk : pitch

• voluble a. 健談的、口若懸河的
• pitch n. 叫賣、推銷
  

Example sentence:
We let the time-share salesman give us his opening spiel, but when he got to the high-pressure sales tactics, we cut him short and made it clear that we were not interested.
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caesura \sih-ZYUR-uh\ noun
【詩行中的】休止
1 : a break in the flow of sound usually in the middle of a line of verse
*2 : break, interruption
3 : a pause marking a rhythmic point of division in a melody

Example sentence:
"Without so much as the caesura of a drawn breath I was first shouting in joy, then screaming in shock." (E.L. Doctorow, World's Fair)

• drawn breath 喘口氣
  

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bedizen \bih-DYE-zen\ verb
過分地打扮
: to dress or adorn gaudily

• adorn v. 裝飾
• gaudily adv. 華麗而俗氣地
  

Example sentence:
"Adorned by minarets and spires and bedizened by more than a million lights, Coney Island embodied what has been called the 'architecture of exhilaration.'" (Blaine Harden, New York Times, August 28, 1999)

• minaret n. 清真寺的尖塔
• spire n. 尖頂
• embody v. 體現
• exhilaration n. 愉快的心情、高興
  

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foodie \FOO-dee\ noun
美食家、美食主義者
: a person having an avid interest in the latest food fads

• avid adj. 渴望的、貪心的
  
• fad n. 一時的流行、一時的風尚
  

Example sentence:
A serious foodie, Beryl reads cookbooks like novels and scours specialty shops in search of exotic ingredients.

• scour v. 走遍(某地)搜索(+ for)
• ingredient n. 烹調的原料
  

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sabot \sa-BOH\ noun
1.木鞋 2.砲彈軟殼 3.置牌盒
1 *a : a wooden shoe worn in various European countries b (1) : a strap across the instep in a shoe especially of the sandal type (2) : a shoe having a sabot strap

• strap n. (鞋)帶子
• instep n. 腳背
  

2 : a thrust-transmitting carrier that positions a missile in a gun barrel or launching tube and that prevents the escape of gas ahead of the missile
3 : a dealing box designed to hold several decks of playing cards

Example sentence:
"All her kind, at least in the countryside, wore... sabots, well past the century's end." (Eugen Weber, France, Fin de Siècle)
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expiate \EK-spee-ayt\ verb
贖罪、補償
transitive
1 : to extinguish the guilt incurred by
*2 : to make amends for
intransitive : to make expiation

• expiation n. 補償
  

Example sentence:
"It seemed to me that I was hurried on by an inevitable and unseen fate to this day of misery, and that now I was to expiate all my offences at the gallows...." (Daniel Defoe, Moll Flanders)

ENG words

cavalier \kav-uh-LEER\ adjective
(n. 騎士、騎兵)
漫不經心，無憂無慮的
傲慢、目空一切的
1 : debonair
*2 : marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful dismissal of important matters

• debonair 無憂無慮的
• offhand 即席的，不假思索的
• 即席演說 impromptu speech
  
• distainful 污辱的，貶低價值的
• distain v. 汙辱
  
• dismissal n.
  
• 解散、打發走
• 開除、解雇
• [法律】撤回訴訟
• dismiss v.
• 解散、打發走
• 開除、解雇(+from)
• 【法律】駁回、不受理
  

Example sentence:
"I'm tired of the cavalier way you brush off my concerns," Mom said, "so I'm taking away the car keys until you start listening to me."

• brush off 置之不理
  

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nidus \NYE-dus\ noun
【蟲】儲卵巢
發源地
1 : a nest or breeding place; especially : a place or substance in an animal or plant where bacteria or other organisms lodge and multiply
*2 : a place where something originates, develops, or is located

• lodge 寄宿
  

Example sentence:
The college, with its focus on human ecology, is widely known as a nidus of environmental activism.

關聯字:

• nidification n. 營巢(the process of building a nest)
• nidicolous a. 【鳥】孵化後留在巢中一個時期的(reared in a nest)

ENG words

mettlesome \MET-ul-sum\ adjective
精神抖擻的(多半拿來形容很有活力的馬)
: full of vigor and stamina : spirited

• vigor 精力、活力
• stamina 精力、活力
  

Example sentence:
The mettlesome bronco kicked and bucked, but the rider kept his balance and rode him out.

• bronco 美國野馬
• buck v. (馬)猛然彎背躍起(The horse bucked the rider off)
  
• ride out 安然度過(We were confident that we would be able to ride out the storm)
  

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chouse \CHOWSS ("OW" as in "cow")\ verb
欺騙、詐騙
: cheat, trick

Example sentence:
In Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities, Mr. Cruncher says, "If I ain't, what with piety and one blowed thing and another, been choused this last week into as bad luck as ever a poor devil of a honest tradesman met with!"

• piety n. 虔誠(They were drawn to the church not by piety but by curiosity)

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slugabed \SLUG-uh-bed\ noun
懶蟲
: a person who stays in bed after the usual or proper time to get up; broadly : sluggard

• sluggard 懶惰蟲、懶人

Example sentence:
Rather than be a slugabed for her entire vacation, Jeanne made it a goal to rise at 6:00 AM and go for a jog every morning.

關聯字:

• slug 蛞蝓、動作遲緩的人/生物
• abed 在床上= in bed
  

ENG words

esoteric \es-uh-TAIR-ik\ adjective
祕傳的，難理解的
限於圈內人的
*1 : designed for or understood by a small number of people; broadly: difficult to understand
2 : private, confidential

Example sentence:
Computer programming was once an esoteric subject, but beginner courses and how-to books have made it easier to grasp.

關聯字:

• exoteric 能理解的

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adduce \uh-DOOSS\ verb
引用，舉例
: to offer as example, reason, or proof in discussion or analysis

Example sentence:
"Leon has made some pretty strong accusations here tonight," said Tim, "but he has adduced no convincing evidence in support of them."

• accusation n. 指控
• accuse v. 指控

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mordant \MOR-dunt\ adjective
尖酸刻薄的
刺激性的
*1 : biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
2 : burning, pungent

• biting 尖銳刺人的、嘲諷的
• incisive 尖刻鋒利的
• pungent (氣味)有刺激性的、尖刻的
  

Example sentence:
As the guest of honor at the charity roast, Jacob good-naturedly received the mordant remarks directed at him by his friends, family, and colleagues.

• roast [美式]野外烤肉聚會