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random

We asked a random sample/selection of people what they thought.

adj.任意的；隨機的；胡亂的

nickname

We always use the nickname Beth for our daughter Elizabeth.

n.外號；綽號；諢名

solution

There's no easy solution to this problem.

n.解決辦法；解決方案

guidance

I've always looked to my father for guidance in these matters.

n.指導，引導

forbidden

Smoking is forbidden in the cinema.

adj.（尤指法律）禁止的，不准的

oppressive

an oppressive government/military regime

adj.壓迫的；壓制的；暴虐的

frown

She frowned at me, clearly annoyed.

v.皺眉，蹙額

uninhibited

We watched two hours of glorious, uninhibited tennis.

adj.自由的；縱情的；無拘無束的

consequence

I told the hairdresser to do what she wanted to my hair, and look at the consequences!

n.（常指不好或不利的）結果，後果

devastating

The drought has had devastating consequences/effects.

adj.毀滅性的，破壞性極大的

suffering

The war will cause widespread human suffering.

n.疼痛；折磨；痛苦

forum

Discussion forums are a way of contacting people with similar interests from all over the world.

n.（網際網路上的）論壇

deficit

The UK's deficit in manufactured goods fell slightly in the last three months.

n.赤字；逆差；虧損

empathy

The nurse should try to have empathy between for the patient.

.同情；同感，共鳴

bound

You're bound to forget people's names occasionally.

.肯定的；極有可能的；必然的；註定了的

intimidation

The campaign of violence and intimidation against them intensifies daily.

.恫嚇，恐嚇

swearing

He went along muttering words and swearing .

n.詛咒，咒罵

abusive

He was apparently abusive to the flight attendants.

adj.辱駡的；譭謗的；惡語的

liberating

Taking all your clothes off can be a very liberating experience.

adj.令人感到自由的；令人暢快的；令人自由自在的

taboo

In this society there is a taboo on/against any sort of public display of affection.

n.（宗教或社會習俗方面的）禁忌，忌諱

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attend

Over two hundred people attended the funeral.

v.出席，參加；到場

standpoint

I have to put aside my emotions," he says, "and consider it from a professional standpoint."

n.觀點，立場

ignore

She can be really irritating but I try to ignore her.

v.不理睬，忽視

situation

Her news put me in a difficult situation.

n.處境，情況，形勢

instead

There's no coffee - would you like a cup of tea instead?

adv.作為替代

prohibit

Motor vehicles are prohibited from driving in the town centre.

v.禁止；阻止

geography

Others are only emerging, like law and geography and law and bioethics.

n.地理；地理學

diversification

The government offered help for diversification into new farm products and food processing.

n.（產品或服務的）多樣化

alienate

All these changes to the newspaper have alienated its traditional readers.

v.離間；使背離；使不友好

aspect

Which aspects of the job do you most enjoy?

n.方面；層面

critical

The report is highly critical of safety standards at the factory.

adj.批評的；批判的；挑剔的；謹嚴的

encounter

We encountered a problem with the fuel pump during safety tests.

v.偶然相遇，邂逅

annoyed

I was so annoyed with him for turning up late.

adj.生氣的, 煩惱的…

offensive

He told some really offensive sexist jokes.

adj.冒犯的, 討厭的

attentive

The actor also keeps attentive to the breath.

adj.聆聽, 認真傾聽的, 專心的…

opt

Mike opted for early retirement.

v.選擇，挑選

conflict

The results of the new research would seem to conflict with existing theories.

v.衝突, 分歧, 爭論…

balance

The toddler wobbled and lost his balance

n.相等, 平衡,

conscious

She’s out of surgery but not fully conscious yet.

adj.意識到, 醒著的, 有意識的…

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repercussion

Any decrease in tourism could have serious repercussions for the local economy.

n.（尤指壞的）影響，反響；惡果

phenomenon

Gravity is a natural phenomenon.

n.（尤指不尋常的或有趣的）現象

coin

I asked for £10 in 20p coins.

n.硬幣；金屬貨幣

dictate

The UN will dictate the terms of troop withdrawal from the region.

v.命令，下（令）；決定，規定

restrain

When he started fighting, it took four police officers to restrain him.

v.阻止，制止；遏制

disinhibition

去抑制

benign

a benign old lady

adj.慈祥的；和善的

expense

Buying a bigger car has proved to be well worth the expense.

n.花錢；支付；耗費

deliberately

I'm sure he says these things deliberately to annoy me.

adv.故意地

purposely

The trial has been purposely delayed.

adv.故意地，刻意地

troll

A well-constructed troll will provoke irate or confused responses from flamers and newbies.

n.網路怪論

civility

She greeted them with civility, but not much warmth.

n.禮貌，客氣（的言語）

civil

Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use.

adj.文職的；民用的；平民的，國民的

allot

They allotted everyone a separate desk.

v.分配；分派

embarrassment

She blushed with embarrassment.

n.尷尬，窘迫

anonymity

The police have reassured witnesses that they will be guaranteed anonymity.

n.匿名；無名；不公開姓名

necessarily

The fact that something is cheap doesn't necessarily mean it's of low quality.

adv.不可避免地，必然地

anxiety

Children normally feel a lot of anxiety about their first day at school.

n.焦慮，不安，擔心

available

Is this dress available in a larger size?

adj.可獲得的；可用的

comment

I don't want any comments on/about my new haircut, thank you!

n.評論；意見；評價；評語

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con

I know when I’m being conned.

v.騙，詐騙，哄騙（通常指錢財）

pro

We had to weigh up the pros and cons of outsourcing the work.

n.好處，益處

reap

One pepper farmer showed lack of interest in his crop, it became overgrown by weeds and nothing was reaped.

v.收割，收穫, 獲得…

strain

There was no conserved drug resistance profile among the epidemic strains.

n.壓力, 拉力

emoji

Android devices support emoji differently depending on the operating system version.

n.表情圖像, 表情符號…

resentment

He harbours a deep resentment against his parents for his miserable childhood.

n.怨恨

misconstrue

She said Harris had misconstrued her comments.

v.誤解…的意思（或意圖）…

millennial

Millennials have grown up with the internet and can't imagine a world without it.

adj.一千年的

prohibition

The environmental group is demanding a complete prohibition against the hunting of whales.

n.禁止, 禁令, 禁酒時期

hostility

They showed open (= obvious) hostility to/towards their new neighbours.

n.不友好

dilemma

The president is clearly in a dilemma about/over how to tackle the crisis.

n.左右為難，兩難境地…

companionship

I lived on my own for a while but I missed the companionship of others.

n.友誼

alienated

These women tell us that they feel very alienated from other women.

adj.疏遠

instantaneously

Participants in chat rooms respond instantaneously to each other.

adv.瞬間

confide

He confided (to her) that his hair was not his own.

v.吐露，傾訴（秘密）

incur

The play has incurred the wrath/anger of both audiences and critics.

v.招致；遭受

proximity

The best thing about the location of the house is its proximity to the town centre.

n.接近，鄰近；臨近

nurture

She wants to stay at home and nurture her children.

v.養育，培育（尤指幼兒或植物）

diversify

Millions of years ago, changes in the earth's climate caused animal and plant life to diversify.

v.多樣化；差異化