English 13 Flashcards
(99 cards)
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halibut
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比目魚
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scallop
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扇貝
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mussel
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蚌
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fuckwit
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(n) an unpleasant or stupid person
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be a fly on the wall
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If you say that you would like to be a fly on the wall on an occasion, you mean that you would like to hear what will be said or see what will happen while not being noticed:
I’d love to be a fly on the wall when those two get home!
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resonate
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If an experience or memory resonates, it makes you think of another similar one: 引起共鳴
Her experiences resonate powerfully with me, living, as I do, in a similar family situation.
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spool
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to be knackered
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to be exhausted
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to be skint
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to be broke
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quid
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englsih pound
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to be quids in
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to congrats people when they gain money luckily
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tener, fiver
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ten dollars, five dollor
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to be pants
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it is rubbish, bad
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to swear down
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I swear to you, i pormise
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to throw a spanner in the work
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to prevent something happening smoothly in the way that it was planned
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beat around the bush
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To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally.
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shell out (something)
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to pay a lot of money for something, especially unwillingly
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made of money
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. Having a lot of money. The phrase is often used in the negative as part of a denial to a request for one to lend money to or purchase something for someone
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dime a dozen
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extremely common, and therefore not very valuable or special
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make a splash
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attract a great deal of attention.
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to take something by storm
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to win popularity quickly
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hitch
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a temporary difficulty that causes a short delay:
Due to a slight technical hitch the concert will be starting half an hour late.
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get/have something under your belt
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to achieve something that is important and useful
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by far
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by a great amount:
They are by far the best students in the class.
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get down to business
to **start talking about** the subject to be discussed:
If the introductions are over I'd like to get down to business.
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beside the point
not relevant
The fact that he doesn't want to come is beside the point - he should have been invited.
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to count on sb
to **depend on** someone to do what you want or expect them to do for you. The whole team was counting on me, and I let them down.
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to be crazy about
to like very much
She is so crazy about tennis, she'd like to play every day
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full of yourself
thinking that you are **very important** in a way that **annoys** other people
I doubt he even thought about what you might need, he’s so full of himself.
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give someone the cold shoulder
to **intentionally ignore** someone or treat someone in an **unfriendly** way
I thought she really liked me, but the next day she gave me the cold shoulder.
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It's a deal
i agree ( to a proposal or offer)
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kid around
to be **silly** or not serious:
Stop kidding around and listen to me!
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talk someone/yourself into something
to **persuade** someone to do something, or to decide to do something:
I tried to talk her into ordering ice cream.
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declaration form
申報單（機場）
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don't get me wrong
when you want to **make sure** that someone does not get an incorrect idea about **what you are doing** or saying, or about why you are doing or saying it.
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rummage
(V) 翻找
## Footnote
to **search** for something by moving things **around carelessly** and looking into, under, and behind them:
She **rummaged in/through** all the drawers, looking for a pen.
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slump
(of prices, values, or sales) **to fall suddenly:**
The value of property has slumped.
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abase yourself
to **make** **yourself** seem to be **less importan**t or to not deserve respect
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aghast
suddenly filled with strong feelings of **shock** and **worry**:
He looked at her aghast.
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stilted
(adj) (disapproving) (of a person's behaviour or way of speaking or writing) too formal and **not smooth or natural:**
He writes in a formal and somewhat stilted style.
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dart a glance/look at sb
to **look quickly** at someone:
She darted an angry look at me.
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scuttle
(v) to move quickly, with **small, short steps**, especially in order to **escape**:
A crab scuttled away under a rock as we passed.
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engrossed
(adj) giving all your **attention** to something:
She was so **engrossed by/in** the book that she forgot the cookies in the oven.
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lighthearted
(adj) amusing and **not serious:**
The documentary **takes a lighthearted look** at the world of filmmaking.
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dogsbody
(n) a person who has to do all the **boring or unpleasant jobs** that other people do not want to do 打雜小妹
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startle
(v) to do something **unexpected** that **surprises** and sometimes **worries** a person or animal:
The noise of the car startled the birds and the whole flock flew up into the air.
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quizzical
seeming to ask a **question without saying** anything:
She gave me a quizzical look/glance/smile.
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disheveled
(of people or their appearance) not neat; **messy**:
disheveled hair/clothes
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shirk
(V)
## Footnote
to **avoid work, duties**, or responsibilities, especially if they are **difficult** or unpleasant: 逃避（責任）
If you shirk your responsibilities/duties now, the situation will be much harder to deal with next month.
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at any rate
**whatever happens** or may have happened.
for the moment, at any rate, he was safe
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rumple
(v)
## Footnote
to make something become **creased 用皺** (= not smooth) or **untidy**:
You'll **rumple your jacket** if you don't hang it up properly.
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hoarse
(adj) (of a voice or a person) having a **rough** **voice**, often because of a sore throat or a **cold**: 沙啞
She sounded a bit hoarse.
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fiddling
(adj)
## Footnote
**not important**, or of no real interest:
**fiddling little details**
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have got something down
do or have something with ease
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pandemic
(adj) (of a **disease**) **existing in almost all** of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants . 大規模流行病
## Footnote
In some parts of the world malaria is still pandemic.
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wondrous
(adj) extremely and **surprisingly good**:
a wondrous sight/sound/thing
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latch
(n) 門閂 a **device** for keeping a door or **gate closed**, consisting of a metal bar that fits into a hole and is lifted by pushing down on another bar
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call on/upon sb
to **ask formally** for someone to do something:
If you're ever called upon at work to give a talk, the very prospect of 'getting up there in front of all those people' can be intimidating.
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crusade
(n)
## Footnote
a **long** and **determined** attempt to **achieve** something that you believe in strongly:
They have long been involved in a crusade for racial equality.
or 十字軍東征
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morale
(n)
## Footnote
the amount of **confidence** felt by a person or group of people, especially when in a **dangerous** or **difficult situation: 士氣**
A couple of victories would **improve the team's morale enormously.**
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anecdote
(n) a short, often funny story, especially about something someone has done:
He told one or two amusing anecdotes about his years as a policeman.
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vector
(n) 向量 something physical such as a force that **has size and direction**
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scalar
（n) 純量 something that **has size** but no direction, such as a quantity, distance, speed, or temperature
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bloodshed
(n) killing and violence
## Footnote
The army was brought in to try to prevent further bloodshed.
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cultivated
(adj) Someone who is cultivated has had a **good education** and knows a lot about and likes **art, music**, painting, etc.
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embody
(v) to **represent** a quality or an idea exactly:
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a done deal
an agreement or arrangement that has been made and is **now certain to happen:**
The takeover is far from a done deal.
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succumb
to **lose the determination** to oppose something; to accept defeat
I'm afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of cheesecake.
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revulsion
(n) a strong, often sudden, **feeling** that something is extremely **unpleasant**
He expressed his revulsion at/against/towards the whale hunting.
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dogma
a **fixed**, especially **religious, belief** or set of beliefs that people are expected to accept without any doubts
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remorse
(n)
## Footnote
a feeling of sadness and being sorry for something you have done . 自責
He felt no remorse for the murders he had committed.
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walkout
(n) the act of **leaving** an official meeting as a group in order to **show disapproval**, or of leaving a place of work to start a **strike**:
Senior union workers **staged (= had) a walkout** this afternoon at the annual conference over the proposed changes in funding.
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overhaul
(V)
## Footnote
to **repair** or improve something so that every part of it works as it should:
I got the engine overhauled.
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activate
(v)
## Footnote
to **cause** something to **start**:
The alarm is activated by the lightest pressure.
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feud
(n)
## Footnote
an **argument** that has existed for a **long time** between two people or groups, causing a lot of anger or violence 世仇
a family feud
a ten-year-old feud between the two countries
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penal
(adj)
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of or relating to **punishment** given by **law**:
Many people believe that execution has no place in the **penal system** of a civilized society.
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I made a reservation about a year ago
I booked it about one year ago
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I have a resevation under the name Lin
我以林先生的名義預訂
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morph (into)
(v)
## Footnote
to **gradually change**, or change someone or something, from one thing to another:
When someone brings up politics at a party, a casual conversation can quickly **morph into** an ugly argument.
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I've never given it much thoughts
I haven't thought about it much
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that's a bit pricey
it's a bit expensive
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that's a great deal
it's worth the money
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it's a little chiily
it's a bit cold
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dither
(v) to be unable to make a decision about doing something
Stop dithering and choose which one you want!
She's still dithering over whether to accept the job she's just been offered.
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quell
(v) 平息，鎮壓
## Footnote
to stop something, especially by using force:
Police in riot gear were called in to quell the disturbances/unrest.
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guillotine
(n) 斷頭台
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shoe are scuffed up
鞋子擦（磨）傷
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do sth in a heartbeat
do something in a brief time
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zero in on sb/sth
to direct all your **attention towards** a particular person or thing:
We must decide on our target market and zero in on it.
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a given
something that is **certain to happen**:
You can **take it as a given** that there will be champagne at the wedding.
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locus
(n) 關注的焦點
## Footnote
the place where something happens or the **central area of interest** in something being **discussed**:
The locus of decision-making is sometimes far from the government's offices.
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integrity
(n) (honesty)
## Footnote
the quality of being **honest** and having **strong moral principles** that you refuse to change:
No one doubted that the president was a man of the highest integrity.
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it looks like the reoccurrence of the same problem
it is happening again
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a verdict
(n)
## Footnote
an opinion or decision made after judging the facts that are given, especially one made at the **end of a trial** 判決
The jury **reached/returned a unanimous verdict** of (not) guilty.
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be in a rut
to **not have changed** what you do or how you do it for a very **long time** so that it is not interesting any longer:
I was in a rut and couldn’t get out of it.
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all in all
**considering all the different parts** of the situation together:
All in all, I think you've done very well.
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go all out
to do something with **as much effort as possible**
When he has a party, he likes to go all out.
Her company always went all out to make the customer happy.
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double down (on sth)
to **continue to do something** in an even **more determined** way than before:
Expect to see Fox double down on its marketing efforts to give the movie a big boost.
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Longevity
(n) remaining popular or useful for a long time:
For longevity in car design, you really need to keep it simple.
