2009.02.04 New Words

involuntary adj. 不受意志控制的, 不由自主的

blush v. 臉紅

disclose v. 透露, 揭露

wrongdoing n. 做錯事, 罪行

conceal v. 隱藏, 隱瞞

immerse v. 使浸沒

disapprove v. 不贊成, 不同意

spontaneous adj. 自發的

indispensable adj. 必需的, 不可缺少的

mainly focus on 主要集中於

except for 除了 ... 之外

rather than 並非

inclusive of 包括

face the music 認錯受罰; 勇於面對現實

make believe 假裝

know the ropes 知道 ... 的訣竅

plat it cool 故作鎮定

    play it safe    謹慎行事, 穩紮穩打

    play dead    裝死

    play dumb    裝笨

self-conscious adj. 不自然的; 怕難為情的

    subconscious    潛意識的

    fashion-conscious    講究時髦的

    health-conscious    有健康意識的

    environmentally-conscious    有環保意識的

cool

    (as) cool as a cucumber    十分鎮靜

    keep a cool head    保持頭腦冷靜

    cool down    冷靜下來; 冷卻下來

    lose sb's cool    失去自制而激動起來

around 大約

    over    超過

    amid    在 ... 當中

    among    在 ... 之間, 在 ... 之中

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