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Question

incessant

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never stopping, especially in an annoying or unpleasant way 連續不斷的，沒完沒了的 incessant rain/noise/complaints incessantly adverb She talked incessantly about the most trivial things. 她沒完沒了地講著雞毛蒜皮的小事。

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to (make someone) feel something or want to do something （使）傾向於 The Prime Minister is believed to be inclining towards an April election.

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If a law court or a grand jury indicts someone, it accuses them officially of a crime 控告，告發；起訴 UK He was indicted on drug charges at Snaresbrook Crown Court. US Five people were indicted for making and selling counterfeit currency.

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naturally existing in a place or country rather than arriving from another place 當地的；本土的，土生土長的 Are there any species of frog indigenous to the area? 這個地區是否有本地品種的青蛙？ So who are the indigenous people of this land?

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to persuade someone to do something 誘使；勸說 They induced her to take the job by promising editorial freedom. 他們向她保證有編輯自由，以勸服她接受這項工作。 Nothing could induce me (= I definitely cannot be persuaded) to climb a mountain/ride a bike.

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using a particular set of facts or ideas to form a general principle 歸納法的；歸納的 inductive reasoning The difference is inductive v deductive approaches to the same cognitive goals. Inductive research tends to draw sneers from the editors of academic journals.

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continuing without any possibility of being stopped 不可阻攔的 the inexorable progress of science inexorably adverb These events led inexorably to war. inexorability noun [U]

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a baby or a very young child a newborn infant

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``` UK old use a hospital. It is now used mainly in the names of hospitals （尤用於名稱中）醫院 Leeds General Infirmary 裡茲總醫院 the Royal Infirmary ```

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to force someone to experience something very unpleasant These new bullets are capable of inflicting massive injuries. The suffering inflicted on these children was unimaginable.

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to break a rule, law, They infringed building regulations.

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a person who is kept in a prison or a hospital for people who are mentally ill Practically, you have to write to an inmate and you have to have an invitation from him or her in writing. The only white inmate in the penal system, he claims, he has been on trial for almost two years. In prison he organised the killing of another inmate.

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happening immediately, without any delay an instantaneous response/reply/reaction

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happening or done in a natural, often sudden way, without any planning or without being forced 自發的；非籌劃安排的；非勉強的 The liquid spontaneously ignited. They can bleed spontaneously in their joints during stressful moments. spontaneous His jokes seemed spontaneous, but were in fact carefully prepared beforehand. approving She's such a spontaneous, lively woman. spontaneity The script has a refreshing spontaneity and sparkle. 字跡揮灑自如，別具一格，令人眼前一亮。

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depending on each other All living things are interdependent

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connected with relationships between people 人際的 The successful applicant will have excellent interpersonal skills.

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happening within or involving the members of one school: At college she was active in intramural sports.

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having a lot of small parts or pieces arranged in a complicated way, and therefore sometimes difficult to understand in detail: The novel’s intricate plot will not be easy to translate into a movie.

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to interest someone, often because of an unusual or unexpected quality: I was intrigued by his slow, deliberate way of talking and the serious look in his eyes.

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very interesting because of being unusual or mysterious an intriguing possibility/question She has a really intriguing personality.

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affecting someone or something in an annoying, disturbing and unwanted way 打攪的；侵擾的 intrusive questioning intrusive lighting Over the past decades, federal education policy has veered between the incredibly intrusive to the appallingly supine.

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always The train is invariably late.

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impossible to change an irrevocable decision

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travelling from one place to another, usually to work for a short period （工作）巡迴的，流動的 an itinerant journalist/labourer/preacher

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to (cause something or someone to) move suddenly and violently （使）震動，（使）猛然搖動 The train stopped unexpectedly and we were jolted forwards. The truck jolted along the rough track through the field.

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to make a quick short note of something Could you jot your address and phone number in my address book?

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the authority of an official organization to make and deal with especially legal decisions 司法權；管轄權；審判權 The court has no jurisdiction in/over cases of this kind. School admissions are not under/within our jurisdiction.

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the part of a nut that is inside the shell and can be eaten the whole seed of the maize plant

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a type of large oven used for making bricks and clay objects hard after they have been shaped furnace a container which is heated to a very high temperature, so that substances that are put inside it, such as metal, will melt or burn

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involving or producing movement kinetic energy

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a skill or an ability to do something easily and well a knack for remembering faces She has the knack of making people feel comfortable. 。 There's a knack to using this corkscrew.

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a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost Finally, through a labyrinth of corridors she found his office. something which is very confusing He was no stranger to the labyrinth of love.

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carrying or holding a lot of something He always comes back from France laden with presents for everyone. The table, as always, was laden with food.

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to express sadness and feeling sorry about something The poem opens by lamenting (over) the death of a young man. My grandmother, as usual, lamented the decline in moral standards in today's society. The late lamented (= dead and remembered with love) Frank Giotto used to live here.

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to say or think that something is very bad We deeply deplore the loss of life. He said that he deplored all violence. UK The attitude of the Minister is to be deplored (= is very bad).

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a temporary failure a lapse of concentration The management's decision to ignore the safety warnings demonstrated a remarkable lapse of judgment. a memory lapse

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a form of an insect or an animal such as a frog that has left its egg but is not yet completely developed

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potentially Even though the F1 generation appears purple in color, it latently carries recessive white genes.

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relating to the sides of an object or to sideways movement 側面的；橫向運動的 lateral movement Trim the lateral shoots of the flower (= the ones which grow sideways from the main stem of a plant).

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a machine for changing the shape of a piece of wood, metal, etc. which works by turning the material while a sharp tool is pressed against it

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› describes writing or print that can be read easily （筆跡或字體）清晰的，易讀的，清楚的 Her handwriting is barely legible.

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a serious disease in which the body produces too many white blood cells 白血病

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an amount of money, such as a tax, that you have to pay to a government or organization 徵收額；稅款 They imposed a 5% levy on alcohol. 他們對酒品徵收5%的稅 levy verb A new tax was levied on consumers of luxury goods. 對奢侈品消費徵收一個新稅種。

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small pieces of rubbish that have been left lying on the ground in public places （散落在公共場所的）小塊垃圾，廢棄物 About 2% of fast-food packaging ends up as litter.

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[I usually + adv/prep] to wait or move in a secret way so that you cannot be seen, especially because you are about to attack someone or do something wrong （尤指爲攻擊某人或做壞事而）潛伏，隱蔽，悄悄移動 Someone was lurking in the shadows. Why are you lurking about in the corridor? › [I usually + adv/prep] (of an unpleasant feeling or quality) to exist although it is not always noticeable （不好的感覺或特徵）潛伏，潛藏 Danger lurks around every corner. It seems that old prejudices are still lurking beneath the surface.

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the large size or importance of something They don't seem to grasp the magnitude of the problem.

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describes a substance that is easily changed into a new shape. pliable = flexible = plastic = elastic Lead and tin are malleable metals. easily influenced, trained or controlled He had an actor's typically malleable features. Europe saw its colonies as a source of raw material and a malleable workforce.

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move skillfully or carefully. "the truck was unable to maneuver comfortably in the narrow street"

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to show something clearly, through signs or actions 顯示；表現；表明 The workers chose to manifest their dissatisfaction in a series of strikes. The illness first manifested itself in/as severe stomach pains. Lack of confidence in the company manifested itself in a fall in the share price.

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brink = verge the amount by which one thing is different from another 差數，差額 The Senate approved the use of military force by a margin of 52 votes to 47. The poll shows that the government is leading by the narrowest of margins.

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marlin fish

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ground near a lake, river or the sea, that often floods and is always wet 沼澤；濕地 At the mouth of the river is a large area of marsh. Rain had been falling steadily all day and the ground had become a marsh.

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a type of mammal from Australasia or South or Central America which is not completely developed when it is born and is carried around in a pocket on the mother's body where it is fed and protected until it is completely developed 有袋（目）動物 Marsupials include koalas, possums and kangaroos.

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describes work that is boring, makes you feel tired, and is given a low social value （工作）乏味的，低賤的，不體面的 It's fairly menial work, such as washing dishes and cleaning floors. a menial job/task

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when two or more companies join together （公司、企業等的）合併 She's an attorney who advises companies about mergers and takeovers. The merger of these two companies would create the world's biggest accounting firm.

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[C] a complete change 徹底的變化 Under the new editor, the magazine has undergone a metamorphosis. › [U] specialized the process by which the young form of insects and some animals, such as frogs, develops into the adult form

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a piece of rock or other matter from space that produces a bright light as it travels through the Earth's atmosphere

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very careful and with great attention to every detail 非常注意細節的 Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book.

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using mime 模仿的 The actors have to rely on their mimetic skills.

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``` a herb whose leaves have a strong fresh smell and taste and are used for giving flavour to food 薄荷 a sprig of mint 薄荷枝 mint-flavoured gum/toothpaste ```

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consisting of a mixture of various things which are not usually connected with each other 混雜的；各種各樣的 miscellaneous household items

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to make something less harmful, unpleasant or bad 使緩和；減輕（危害等） It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on the island.

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黴；黴菌

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the simplest unit of a chemical substance, usually a group of two or more atoms

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``` relating to the money in a country 貨幣的，金融的 monetary policy 貨幣政策 monetary control 貨幣管制 The monetary unit of the UK is the pound. ```

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using only black, white and grey, or using only one colour 黑白的；單色的 Kodak still produces monochrome film. The park in winter is a depressing monochrome brown.

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the scientific study of the structure and form of either animals and plants or words and phrases

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a pattern or design 圖案，式樣 We chose some curtains with a flower motif.

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a large picture that has been painted on the wall of a room or building

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dim = filmy =fuzzy = blurred = vague = murky dark and dirty or difficult to see through 黑暗的；不清楚的；骯髒的 The river was brown and murky after the storm.

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an illegal drug such as heroin or cocaine He faces three years in jail for selling narcotics.

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when you do not give enough care or attention to someone or something 疏忽，過失 My mother accuses me of negligence unless I phone her every day. medical negligence

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›in name or thought but not reality 名義上的；有名無實的 She's the nominal head of our college - the real work is done by her deputy.

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to officially suggest someone for an election, job, position or honour （為選舉、工作、職位或榮譽）提名，推薦 He's been nominated by the Green Party as their candidate in the next election. Would you like to nominate anyone for/as director? to state officially that a film, song, programme, etc. will be included in a competition for a prize The film was nominated for an Academy Award.

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a small space which is hidden or partly sheltered 角落；隱蔽處；幽深處 a cosy/sheltered/quiet nook

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a very slight difference in appearance, meaning, sound, （外表、意義、聲音等的）細微差別 The painter has managed to capture every nuance of the woman's expression. 畫家對這個女子面部表情的刻畫細緻入微。 Linguists explore the nuances of language.

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specialized the central part of an atom, usually made up of protons and neutrons 原子核 › specialized the part of a cell that controls its growth 細胞核 DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.

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something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you I've forgotten my umbrella - what a nuisance! [+ -ing verb] It's such a nuisance having to rewrite those letters. I hate to be a nuisance, but could you help me? Local residents claimed that the noise was causing a public nuisance.

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to take care of, feed and protect someone or something, especially young children or plants, and help them to develop She wants to stay at home and nurture her children. a carefully nurtured garden