vocabulary

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diversify

v.多樣化；差異化

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

nurture

v.養育，培育（尤指幼兒或植物）

She wants to stay at home and nurture her children.

proximity

n.接近，鄰近；臨近

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

incur

v.招致；遭受

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

confide

v.吐露，傾訴（秘密）

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

instantaneously

adv.瞬間

Participants in chat rooms respond instantaneously to each other.

alienated

adj.疏遠

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

companionship

n.友誼

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

dilemma

n.左右為難，兩難境地…

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

hostility

n.不友好

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

prohibition

n.禁止, 禁令, 禁酒時期

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

millennial

adj.一千年的

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

misconstrue

v.誤解…的意思（或意圖）…

She said Harris had misconstrued her comments.

resentment

n.怨恨

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

emoji

n.表情圖像, 表情符號…

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

strain

n.壓力, 拉力

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

reap

v.收割，收穫, 獲得…

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

pro

n.好處，益處

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

con

v.騙，詐騙，哄騙（通常指錢財）

I know when I’m being conned.

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comment

n.評論；意見；評價；評語

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

available

adj.可獲得的；可用的

Is this dress available in a larger size?

anxiety

n.焦慮，不安，擔心

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

necessarily

adv.不可避免地，必然地

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

anonymity

n.匿名；無名；不公開姓名

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

embarrassment

n.尷尬，窘迫

She blushed with embarrassment.

allot

v.分配；分派

They allotted everyone a separate desk.

civil

adj.文職的；民用的；平民的，國民的

Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use.

civility

n.禮貌，客氣（的言語）

She greeted them with civility, but not much warmth.

troll

n.網路怪論

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

purposely

adv.故意地，刻意地

The trial has been purposely delayed.

deliberately

adv.故意地

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

expense

n.花錢；支付；耗費

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

benign

adj.慈祥的；和善的

a benign old lady

disinhibition

去抑制

restrain

v.阻止，制止；遏制

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

dictate

v.命令，下（令）；決定，規定

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

coin

n.硬幣；金屬貨幣

I asked for £10 in 20p coins.

phenomenon

n.（尤指不尋常的或有趣的）現象

Gravity is a natural phenomenon.

repercussion

n.（尤指壞的）影響，反響；惡果

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

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conscious

adj.意識到, 醒著的, 有意識的…

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

balance

n.相等, 平衡,

The toddler wobbled and lost his balance

conflict

v.衝突, 分歧, 爭論…

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

opt

v.選擇，挑選

Mike opted for early retirement.

attentive

adj.聆聽, 認真傾聽的, 專心的…

The actor also keeps attentive to the breath.

offensive

adj.冒犯的, 討厭的

He told some really offensive sexist jokes.

annoyed

adj.生氣的, 煩惱的…

I was so annoyed with him for turning up late.

encounter

v.偶然相遇，邂逅

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

critical

adj.批評的；批判的；挑剔的；謹嚴的

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

aspect

n.方面；層面

Which aspects of the job do you most enjoy?

alienate

v.離間；使背離；使不友好

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

diversification

n.（產品或服務的）多樣化

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

geography

n.地理；地理學

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

prohibit

v.禁止；阻止

Motor vehicles are prohibited from driving in the town centre.

instead

adv.作為替代

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

situation

n.處境，情況，形勢

Her news put me in a difficult situation.

ignore

v.不理睬，忽視

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

standpoint

n.觀點，立場

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

attend

v.出席，參加；到場

Over two hundred people attended the funeral.

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taboo

n.（宗教或社會習俗方面的）禁忌，忌諱

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

liberating

adj.令人感到自由的；令人暢快的；令人自由自在的

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

abusive

adj.辱駡的；譭謗的；惡語的

He was apparently abusive to the flight attendants.

swearing

n.詛咒，咒罵

He went along muttering words and swearing .

intimidation

.恫嚇，恐嚇

The campaign of violence and intimidation against them intensifies daily.

bound

.肯定的；極有可能的；必然的；註定了的

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

empathy

.同情；同感，共鳴

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

deficit

n.赤字；逆差；虧損

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

forum

n.（網際網路上的）論壇

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

suffering

n.疼痛；折磨；痛苦

The war will cause widespread human suffering.

devastating

adj.毀滅性的，破壞性極大的

The drought has had devastating consequences/effects.

consequence

n.（常指不好或不利的）結果，後果

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

uninhibited

adj.自由的；縱情的；無拘無束的

We watched two hours of glorious, uninhibited tennis.

frown

v.皺眉，蹙額

She frowned at me, clearly annoyed.

oppressive

adj.壓迫的；壓制的；暴虐的

an oppressive government/military regime

forbidden

adj.（尤指法律）禁止的，不准的

Smoking is forbidden in the cinema.

guidance

n.指導，引導

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

solution

n.解決辦法；解決方案

There's no easy solution to this problem.

nickname

n.外號；綽號；諢名

We always use the nickname Beth for our daughter Elizabeth.

random

adj.任意的；隨機的；胡亂的

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