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2022-07

Hostile - 敵對的 (hostile audience) Monumental - 龐大的 or 不朽的 (I t's been a monumental effort ) Stay intact - 保持原樣 Prosecute - 起訴 From the get go - 從一開始 Monkey branch - 騎驢找馬的更換伴侶 Chime in - 幫腔 or 加入討論  Vent - 發洩 (He had come to vent his rage and despair) Disguise - 偽裝 (We took elaborate measures to disguise ourselves as locals) *Serenity - 寧靜 *Loathe - 厭惡 (She loathed him on sight) *Knee jerk reaction - 膝跳反應 *Predicament - 困境 *In the nutshell - 簡而言之 *Amicably - 友好地 *Indifferent - 冷漠 *Apathetic - 麻木不仁 *Hypocrisies - 虛偽 or 假仁假義 *Mantra - 咒語 or 真言 *Advertorial - 廣告文案 *Hypertrophy - 肥大 (肌肉) *Miniscule - 微小的 *Hissy fit - 發病, 大多泛指女性發瘋行為 (She threw a hissy fit when she found out the last pair of shoes had been sold.) *Cremation - 火葬, 火化 *Altruistic - 利他主義  *Deviate - 偏離 (You must not deviate from the agreed route) *Pragmatic - 務實 *Semblance - 表象的 *Animosity - 敵意 (he no longer...

2022-06

*Beget - 產生/引起 *Reflexivity - 反身性 *Fluctuate - 波動 *Acupuncture - 針灸 *detrimental - 有害的 *Speculators - 參與者 *Capitulations - 投降者 *Delirious - 神智不清 *Embankment - 堤防 *Flusters - 心慌 *Sucrose - 蔗糖 *vernacular - 白話 (...XXX has been a part of our vernacular for years.)  *hypertension - 高血壓 *cardiology - 心臟科 Seacoast - 海岸 proprietary - 所有權 Maillard reaction - 梅納反應 knot - 結 Nuance - 細微差異 Good Usages The tables have turned - 情勢反轉 You put the blame in reverse Stretch out an olive branch