2022-10

*Drenched in sweat - 汗流浹背

*Atrium - 心房 / 中庭

*Contaminate - 汙染

*Mortem - 屍檢

*Rhetoric - 修辭

*Tropes - 比喻

*Terse - 簡潔

*Swanky - 時髦

*Inflammation - 發炎

*Saga - 傳奇

*Stifle - 窒息

Contiguous - 連續的

Propeller - 螺旋槳

Ergonomic - 人體工學

Stipend - 助學金

Euphoria - 欣快感

Unsolicited - 不請自來的

Captivated - 著迷

Pledges - 誓言

Good Usages

  • I don't want to burn the bridge - 不想要沒有後路
  • Get worked up - 被激怒
  • Get bent out of shape - 被激怒 (I'm not getting bent out of shape because people don't respect my opinion. I'm used to that.)
  • Take it with a grain of salt - 對事情半信半疑

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