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*Contrived - 做作 (The movie's contrived ending was a big disappointment.)

*Orbit - 軌道

*Obliterated - 抹殺

*Menace - 威脅

*Gratuity - 小費

*Effeminate - 柔弱

*Intricate - 錯綜複雜

*Capitulate - 投降 (Capitulate means that he stopped resistance more than surrendering)

*Commandments - 誡命

*Excavation - 挖掘

*Ostracizing - 排斥/排擠

Regurgitate - 反芻

Infringe - 侵犯

Good Usages

  • Get the importance it deserves - 得到該有的重視
  • On the other side of the fence - in a completely different situation or position from the one you are used to (He looked uncomfortable on the other side of the fence from his former colleagues.)

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