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2009.02.02 New Words

solemnly    adv. 莊嚴地; 正式地

swear    v. 宣誓

cathartic    adj. 淨化的

diorama    n. 西洋鏡

polychromatic    adj. 色彩變化的

cadences    n. 抑揚頓挫

address    n. 演說,致詞

giddiness    n. 暈眩;眼花;輕浮

breathtaking    adj. 激動人心的

liberality    n. 心胸開闊

fare    v. 過活;遭遇;進展

mangle    v. 亂撕

oath    n. 宣誓

bumpy    adj. 崎嶇不平的

benighted    adj. 愚昧的

tenure    n. 任期

catchphrase    n. 引人注意的話

vibrant    adj. 充滿生氣的

unflinching    adj. 不畏縮的,堅定的

heralded    v. 預示 ... 的來臨

prudent    adj. 審慎的, 小心的

wage    n. 薪水   

paean    n. 讚頌歌, 歡樂歌

unalloyed    adj. 純粹的, 真正的

prosper    v. 使繁榮, 使成功

prosperous    adj. 繁榮的, 富足的

summon    v. 召喚, 請求

foreclose    v. 取消贖回權

piled    v. 堆積, 累積

zingers    n. 有力的反駁, 精神抖擻的人, 不尋常的事物

denounce    v. 譴責, 指控, 通告廢除(終止)

defiant    adj. 蔑視的, 大膽的, 目空一切的

resolute    adj. 果敢的, 堅定的

suffuse    v. 充滿, 遍佈

sobriety    n. 清醒, 冷靜, 嚴肅

slaughtering    adj. 好殺戮的

outlast    v. 叫 ... 持久, 比 ... 命長

gaseous    adj. 氣體的, 氣體狀態的

oratory    n. 演講術

preternatural    adj. 超自然的, 異常的,不可思議的

primary    n. 初選

rhetoric    n. 雄辯, 修辭

 

the tourism industry 觀光業

just the ticket 正是想要的東西/對得選擇 (口語)

a/the ticket to sth. 達到某目的的途徑

 

polish sth. up / polish up on sth. 改善, 磨練

take the plunge 冒險嘗試

 

the/a majority of + 複數名詞 大多數

be in the majority 佔多數

minority 少數

set off /out on (a trip / journey / holiday) 出發

set off / out for + 地點 出發前往某地

set out to V 著手進行某事

= start V-ing

challenge

meet challenge 面對挑戰

respond to challenge 回應挑戰

challenge face sb. 某人面對的挑戰

great challenge 極大的挑戰

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