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amendment

(n.) A chang or changes made to the words of a text

修正案

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ample

(adj.) More than enough

充足的

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amuse

(v.) to entertain someone, especially by humorous speech or action or by making them laugh or smile

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analysis

(n.) the act of studying or examining something in detail, in order to discover or understand more about it, or your opinion and judgment after doing this

分析

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ancestor

(n.) a person related to you who lived a long time ago

祖先;先驅者;前身

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ancestry

(n.) your ancestors who lived a long time ago, or the origin of your family

血統

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anonymous

(adj.) made or done by someone whose name is not known or not made public

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anticipate

(v.) to imagine or expect that something will happen

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antique

(n.) something made in an earlier period that is collected and considered to have value because it is beautiful, rare, old, or of high quality

古董

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anxiety

(n.) an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future

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apparatus

(n.) a set of equipment or tools or a machine that is used for a particular purpose

設備;儀器

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apparel

(n.) clothes of a particular type when they are being sold in a shop

服裝

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scandal

(n.) (an action or event that causes) a public feeling of shock and strong moral disapproval

醜聞

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appeal

(v.) a request to the public for money, information, or help; a request made to a court of law or to someone in authority to change a previous decision

懇求;申訴;迎合

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appliance

(n.) a device, machine, or piece of equipment, especially an electrical one that is used in the house, such as a cooker or washing machine

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applicant

(n.) a person who formally requests something, especially a job, or to study at a college or university

申請人

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application

(n.) an official request for something, usually in writing

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appoint

(v.) to choose someone officially for a job or responsibility; to arrange a date or time when a meeting or other event will happen

任命;安排(日期、)時間)

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appointment

(n.) a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time and place; the act of officially choosing someone for a job, or the job itself

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appropriate

(adj.) suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion;

適當的

(v.) to keep an amount of money to use for a particular purpose

撥款;挪用

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approval

(n.) the feeling of having a positive opinion of someone or something; official permission

贊成;批准

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disapprove

(v.) to feel that something or someone is bad, wrong, etc.

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approximately

(adv.) close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time

大約

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be apt to

傾向於...;易於…

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architect

(n.) a person whose job is to design new buildings and make certain that they are built correctly

建築師

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architecture

(n.) the art and practice of designing and making buildings; the style in which buildings are made

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arise (from)

(v.) to start to happen or exist; to get out of bed

起因於;發生;起床

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articulate

(adj.) able to express thoughts and feelings easily and clearly, or showing this quality;

(v.) to express in word

清楚地表達

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aspire

(v.) to have a strong wish or hope to do or have something

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assembly

(n.) 集會

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assembly line

生產線

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assert

(v.) to behave in a way that expresses your confidence, importance, or power and earns you respect from others

堅稱;主張

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assess

(v.) to judge or decide the amount, value, quality, or importance of something

評估

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asset

(n.) something valuable belonging to a person or organization that can be used for the payment of debts

資產

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assimilate

(v.) to become part of a group, country, society, etc., or to make someone or something become part of a group, country, society, etc.;

to understand and remember new information and make it part of your basic knowledge so that you can use it as your own;

to absorb food or a substance into the tissue of a living organism

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assure somebody of something

向某人保證某事

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attitude

(n.) a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused by this

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attorney

(n.) a lawyer

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attribute A to B

將A歸因於B

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audit

(v.) to make an official examination of the accounts of a business and produce a report;

to go to a class or educational course for pleasure or interest, without being tested or receiving a grade at the end

審計、稽核;旁聽

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auditorium

a large public building where meetings, concerts, etc. are held;

the part of a theatre, or similar building, where the people who are watching and listening sit

劇院、禮堂、演講廳;觀眾席

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authentic

(adj.) If something is authentic, it is real, true, or what people say it is

真的、真跡的、正宗的

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aviation

(n.) the activity of flying aircraft, or of designing, producing, and keeping them in good condition

航空(術)、航空製造業

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be aware of

察覺到…

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awful

(adj.) extremely bad or unpleasant;

very great

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ballot

(n.) a system or occasion of secret voting

選票

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ban somebody from something

禁止某人某事

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impose a ban on

對…實施禁令

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lift the ban on

解除…的禁令

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bankruptcy

(n.) a situation in which a business or a person becomes bankrupt

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banquet

(n.) a large formal meal for many people, often followed by speeches in honour of someone

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barely

(adv).) by the smallest amount

僅僅、幾乎沒有

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barren

(adj.) unable to produce plants, fruit or children

貧脊的;不孕的

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be coming along

順利進行

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be on the smae page

意見一致

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bear

(v.) to accept, tolerate, or endure something, especially something unpleasant;

to give birth to young

忍受;生小孩

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beforehand

(adv.) earlier (than a particular time)

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on behalf of someone

作為某人的代表

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besides

(adv.) in addition to; also

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bias

(n.) the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment

偏見、偏袒

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bid

(v.) to offer a particular amount of money for something that is for sale and compete against other people to buy it, especially at a public sale of goods or property

競標;投標

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bill

(n.) a formal statement of a planned new law that is discussed before being voted on

法案;帳單

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biography

(n.) the life story of a person written by someone else

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blend

(v.) to mix or combine things together, or to mix or combine with something else, to make one substance;

(n.) a mixture of different things or styles

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boast

(v.) something you are proud of and like to tell people about

自豪;自誇

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bold

(adj.) not frightened of danger;

not shy, especially in a way that shows no respect

大膽的;魯莽的

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bound

(adj.) certain or extremely likely to happen;

having a moral or legal duty to do something

註定的;(法律或道德上)有義務的

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be bound for

開往/駛往某地

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bounce

(v.) to (cause a cheque to) not be paid or accepted by a bank because there is no money in the account;

to (cause to) move up or away after hitting a surface

(支票)跳票;彈起

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be in breach of

違反…

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breach

(v.) (n.) to break a law, promise, agreement, or relationship

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brief

(v.) to give someone detailed instructions or information

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brim

(v.) to become full of something, especially a liquid;

(n.) the very top edge of a container

注滿;邊緣

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brochure

(n.) a type of small magazine that contains pictures and information on a product or a company

小冊子

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browse through

瀏覽

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bug

(v.) to place or hide a listening device inside something;

to annoy or worry someone

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bulk

(n.) something or someone that is very large

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bulky

(adj.) A bulky object takes up a lot of space, or is difficult to move or carry

龐大的;笨重的

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bump into someone

巧遇某人

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bump

(v.) to hit something

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assume the burden of

負起...的重擔

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burden

(n.) a heavy load that you carry

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bureaucracy

(n.) a system for controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number of officials employed to follow rules carefully

繁文縟節;官僚體制

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burst

(v.) to break open or apart suddenly, or to make something do this

爆破;突然(發生/出現)

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bury

to cover something or someone completely with a large quantity of something

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cab

(n.) a taxi

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campaign

(n.) a planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim

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cancellation

(n.) the act of deciding that an organized event will not happen or of stopping an order for something

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candidate

(n.) a person who is competing to get a job or elected position

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capacity

(n.) the total amount that can be contained or produced

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capital

(n.) a city that is the centre of government of a country or smaller political area;

a letter of the alphabet in the form and larger size that is used at the beginning of sentences and names;

money and possessions, especially a large amount of money used for producing more wealth or for starting a new business

首都;大寫;資金

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capitalize

(v.) to write a letter of the alphabet as a capital, or to write the first letter of a word as a capital

用大寫字母書寫

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captialize on

利用(capitalize)

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cash in on

利用(cash)

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cast

(n.) the actors in a film, play, or show;

(v.) to throw something;

卡司;投擲

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casualty

(n.) a person or thing that suffers as a result of something else happening

受害者;傷亡人數

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category

(n.) (in a system for dividing things according to appearance, quality, etc.) a type, or a group of things having some features that are the same

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cater to

迎合

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cellular

(adj.) connected with the cells of a plant or animal;

made of small parts

細胞的;由小單位(部分)組成的;細胞狀的、蜂窩狀的

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censure

(v.) strong criticism or disapproval

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